Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era. |
Founder of Sauk City |
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Read about Agoston Haraszthy, the Hungarian immigrant who founded Sauk City and planted the first hops in Wisconsin. |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Baraboo, Wisconsin. |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Lake Delton, Wisconsin. |
3,000 Dam the Red River |
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Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Wonder Spot "Book" sign that greeted thousands of visitors to the beloved Wonder Spot attraction in the Wisconsin Dells area, c. 1990. (Museum Object #2007 |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Automobile baby bottle warmer lined with asbestos, made by the Hankscraft Company, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, c. 1955. (Museum object #1979.316.21) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Lead-melting bowl used at the Wisconsin Shot Company Shot Tower, Helena, Wisconsin, c. 1833. (Museum object #1992.12) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Duncan Butterfly yo-yo manufactured by the Flambeau Corporation, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 1988-1995. (Museum object #2001.83.13) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Sleigh bells used for stage runs and recreational trips in Sauk County, Wisconsin during the 1870s. (Museum object #1967.341.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Landscape view of the Martin Luetscher II farmstead, Honey Creek Township, Wisconsin, c. 1875 (Museum object #2005.182.1) |
Hero of the Confederacy |
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Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Chest of drawers with mirror designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for commercial market, c. 1955. (Museum object #1995.2.2.1-2) |
This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
Learn about the rise of Wisconsin Dells tourism, and read about the creation and collapse of the man-made river it was founded on. |
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