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Photograph

Emigranten Office

Date: 1920
Description: The Emigranten Office at King and Webster Streets. The Emigranten was published here in the 1850s and 1860s.
Historical Essay

Jews in Wisconsin

Brief history of Jews in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Episcopals in Wisconsin

Brief history of Episcopals in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Early Madison Hand-Carved Table

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1)
Historical Essay

The Creation of Wisconsin Territory

A Plot of Land Becomes a City
Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city.
Historical Essay

20th Century Immigration

The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin
Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century.
Historical Essay

African American Migration

World War II and it Effect on Blacks
Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin.
Article

Sheila Cohen

Speakers Bureau
Sheila Cohen is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau.

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