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| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | Foldout map of a sketch of the town grid of Calumet. |
| Spiritualist, Social Reformer and Politician |
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| Biography of spiritualist, social reformer and politician Warren Chase. |
| Leart about Dutch immigration to Wisconsin, which peaked between 1840 and 1890 and was divided into Protestant and Catholic group. |
| Learn about the Disciples of Christ, who first became active in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politican, "War Democrat", U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador |
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| Read about General Edward Stuybesant Bragg from Fond du Lac, who served with the Iron Brigade in the Civil War. |
| A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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| Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fond du Lac Manufacturer |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Wisconsin Board of Regents Member |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fruit Famer, Postmaster |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| Read about this ardent abolitionist who rose from company captain to brigadier general. |
| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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| Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Shows plat of town, local streets, Fond du Lac River, and part of Lake Winnebago. |
| Date: | 1845 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of James Monroe Gillet, around the time he founded the newspaper The Fond du Lac Whig. |
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