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| Packing a traveler's trunk offers students the opportunity to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in this lesson |
| Examine the oral history and migration experiences of Rubie Bond, an African-American resident of Beloit featured on Wisconsin Public Television |
| Date: | 05 18 1919 |
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| Description: | Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee's new citizens. |
| Date: | 09 02 1954 |
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| Description: | A group of newly naturalized citizens registering to vote at City Hall. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Emigranten Office at King and Webster Streets. The Emigranten was published here in the 1850s and 1860s. |
| Learn about the German Austrianswho emigrated to Wisconsin in the latter half of the 19th century, mainly settling in cities and towns. |
| Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
| Learn about the Croatian immigrants who came to Wisconsin, primarily between 1890 and 1914. |
| Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era. |
| Learn about the history of Arab communities in Wisconsin. This article includes statistical data on countries of origin and the process of assimilation. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Window from "The White Shul", a Sheboygan, Wisconsin synagogue, c. 1910. (Museum object #2006.108.1.1) |
| The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
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