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| Read about the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other Adventist goups in Wisconsin in the 19th century, including the Scandinavian adventist communities. |
| Learn about the Greeks immigrants who came to Wisconsin in the early 20th century. |
| Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century. |
| Brief history of the General Motors plant in Janesville. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Women's coveralls worn by Teresa Kuykendall while working in a factory in Beloit, Wisconsin during World War II. (Museum object #2007.92.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Warner "Auto-Meter," Model K-2, made by the Warner Instrument Company of Beloit, Wisconsin, c. 1906-1910. (Museum object #1989.81.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Trim lathe used by the Parker Pen Company of Janesville, Wisconsin to manufacture pen barrels and caps, c. 1946-1999. (Museum Object #2001.51.1) |
| Where Exactly did it Start? |
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| When and where did The Gideons International really begin? There are more answers then you would think. Give this a read and decide for yourself. |
| Spirits Lead a Woman to Fortune |
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| Morris Pratt was a well known psychic medium whose legacy is his eponymous spiritualist institution in Whitewater, known locally as "Pratt's Folly." |
| Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century. |
| How a Disaster Made Wisconsin the Dairy State |
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| Discover how Wisconsin became the nation's leader in wheat long before it was renowned for dairy, and the disaster that made it all possible. |
| Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car |
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| Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
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