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German bisque doll with her trunk of clothes and accessories, c. 1908. (Museum object #1966.408.1) |
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Marquetry table made by August Schlaak as a Christmas present for his daughter, 1923-1929. (Museum object #2003.78.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Pink flamingo from the flock that graced Bascom Hill on on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, 1979. (Museum object #1979.302A-C) |
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Engine fragment from the van used in the Sterling Hall bombing, 1970. (Museum object #1994.8) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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United States Flag used to drape the caskets of both Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and Jr. (Museum object #1951.187) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Dress worn by Marti Hall to the spring prom at Madison West High School in 1966. (Museum object #2004.135.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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"Miniature Home Delivery Kit" used to instruct expectant mothers by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, c. 1938. (Museum object #1995.6.1-51) |
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Charred bread slices recovered from the Alden's Corners archaeological site in Dane County, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2002.211.1,3,5) |
The Capital's First Drunkard |
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Read the story of Madison's first and most beloved drunkard, Pinneo. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Vest worn by Charles C.P. Arndt when he was shot on the floor of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, 1842. (Museum object #1963.300) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Trade figure from the Big Boy restaurant on South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 1971-1985. (Museum object #1993.52) |
The Story of Lost Bird |
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Discover this harrowing story that brings together a feminist pioneer and the infant her husband found in the aftermath of Wounded Knee. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1) |
A Strange Man's Strange Dwelling |
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Discover the bizarre story of a castle built on the shore of Lake Mendota in the 1800's. |
From Under a Tree to Madison's Most Popular Lodge |
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Discover the story surrounding the planning and construction of the first building erected in Madison. |
How Plans to Make Madison's First Home Went up in Flames |
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Discover the Brief History and Tragic Ending of Madison's First Home |
The Constitutional Convention's Influence on the City |
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Find out where some of the most traveled streets of Madison got their names. |
Speculating on a Dream |
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Join cantankerous British geologist George Featherstonehaugh as he travels to Madison in 1837 and finds things not as he expected them to be. |
Argument and an Unpopular Choice |
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Discover how Madison became the capitol city during the first Wisconsin territorial convention |
The First White Men in Madison |
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The first white residents of Madison were fur traders Wallace Rowan, Olivier Ammel and Michel St. Cyr. |
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