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Our Archaeology Programs and Services

Archaeology Programs and Services
Information and resources about Wisconsin archaeology programs managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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About the Somos Latinas Project Oral Histories Online Collection

Voices of Wisconsin Latina activists engaged in their communities
Oral history interviews of Latinas in Wisconsin engaged in their communities to positively impact society
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Visual Materials Subject Overview

Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives
News Release

March 1, 2018 - Old World Wisconsin Partners with Milwaukee School of Engineering on STEM Project

For Immediate Release
Old World Wisconsin and the MSOE have partnered on a project to develop interactive programming that will integrate STEM learning and history.
Feature Story

Marin Webster Denning

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Marin Webster Denning, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Feature Story

Drs. Robert and Patricia Kern Receive 2008 'Jane Bradley Pettit Award for Distinction in Philanthropy'

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Read about the Wisconsin couple, founders of Generac Power Systems, manufactuerer of complete engine-driven generator systems.
Classroom Material

Understanding Bias

A Classroom Resource for grades 6-8
Students use political cartoons of the past to understand bias in the media
Classroom Material

What Makes Wisconsin, Wisconsin?

A lesson plan for grades K-5
Students choose a photograph from a curated set of images and discuss why that image embodies the idea of Wisconsin to them.
Classroom Material

Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes Discussion Guide

Activities, vocabulary, discussion questions, and extensions for using Sport with your students.
Discussion guide intended for use with Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes.
Classroom Material

Education Materials for Remembering the Holocaust

Teaching the Holocaust with survivors' oral histories
Classroom Material

Civil Rights Movement Lesson Plans

from Tools for Teaching the History of Civil Rights in Milwaukee and the Nation (Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2015)
Field Trip or Tour

Hands-On History

Bring the museum experience to your classroom!
Onsite object based education units for grade bands K-2 and 3-5
Photograph

Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ...
Photograph

First Three Buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1865
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison campus showing the first three buildings on campus, South Hall (left), University Hall [Bascom Hall] (center), and North Ha...
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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
Photograph

Students Conducting Scientific Research

Date: 1900
Description: Downer College students working in a laboratory in which a human skeleton, a frog, a bat and stuffed birds are displayed.
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Women's Physical Education Class

Date: 1911
Description: A group of female students wearing sports uniforms, participating in exercises as part of their physical education curriculum. Lathrop Hall, University of ...
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Cooking Classes at Hillside Home School

Date: 
Description: Students in cooking class at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school, operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Photographers Learn How to Shoot a Crime Scene

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Description: Elevated view of photographers being instructed on how to shoot a crime scene. A teacher is demonstrating photographic techniques while a group of students...
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AAA Driver's Education Class and Instructor

Date: 10 27 1938
Description: AAA driver's training instructor with group of students, posing with dual control driver's education car, in front of Madison East High School.

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