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Historical Essay

Wild Rice

A Brief History of one of Wisconsin's Earliest Crops
Discover the history of wild rice in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

A Brief Introduction
A brief history of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Visit the links to learn more about Menominee history, culture and community.
Historical Essay

Baird, Elizabeth, 1810-1890, and Baird, Henry, 1800-1875

Influential Early Wisconsin Settlers
Historical Essay

Shu'nuni'u (Souligny), 1783-1867

Menominee War Chief
Learn about the leadership of this Menominee War Chief and his negotiations with the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Manuscript

Calendared Treaty of Green Bay

Date: 08 18 1821
Description: The reverse side of the Green Bay treaty, August 18, 1821. The treaty is signed by the chiefs of the six Indian nations for the possession of lands near th...
Map or Atlas

Map of Menominee Indian Reservation Wisconsin

Date: 1929
Description: Map of the Menominee Indian Reservation. Legend reads: "Topographic and cultural data were obtained from field notes of a timber cruise and land classifica...
Map or Atlas

Menominee Place Names Map

Date: 2013
Description: Map is the most extensive endeavor to date to accurately locate and document both prehistoric place names and natural features of the Menominee language wi...
Historical Object

Men's Moccasin's

Date: 
Description: Men's buckskin moccasins. Puckered toes with purple cloth flaps that are patially decorated with floral pattern in seed beads. Sewn with the spot stich, bl...
Drawing

Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Waist-up pen and ink drawing of Chief Oshkosh. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. He wears a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded neckpouch and a blanket w...
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1961
Description: World War I veteran Edward J. Starr watches the Memorial Day service at the State Capitol while holding a small American flag. He is from a Menominee India...
Photograph

Memorial Day

Date: 05 30 1961
Description: A Gold Star Mother shown holding her hand over her heart during the invocation at a Memorial Day service on the steps of the capitol.
Photograph

Olivia King

Date: 11 26 1970
Description: A candid portrait of Olivia King in her kitchen at their home on Rabbit Ridge on the Menominee reservation.
Map or Atlas

Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This illustrated map shows counties, highways, rivers, roads, present and proposed state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monumen...
Photograph

Ada Deer

Date: 
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Ada Deer.
Map or Atlas

Soil Association Map : Menominee Indian Reservation

Date: 1956
Description: This map shows reservation boundaries, U.S. township lines, highways, roads, rivers, and lakes. The lower left corner of the map includes a legend of "Conv...
Photograph

Menominee Man Standing in a Canoe

Date: 
Description: View across water of a Menominee man standing in a canoe in a marsh. He is holding a paddle in his hand. Behind him on the left is another canoe with three...
Map or Atlas

City of Menomonie Wisconsin : A Plan for Pleasure Roads and Reservations System

Date: 1907
Description: This blueprint map shows a proposed plan for pleasure roads and reservation system. It also shows schools, cemeteries, old river channel, proposed bridge, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Eastern Wisconsin: Showing Rivers, Lakes, Trails, Indian Villages, Distances, Boundaries of Tracts Ceded by "the Munnomonee, Winnebaygoes, and New York Indians, August 1821"

Date: 1930
Description: This map shows rivers, lakes, trails, Indian villages, distances, and boundaries of tracts ceded by the Munnomonee, Winnebaygoes, and New York Indians Trib...
Map or Atlas

Menominee County : [Showing General Land Ownership]

Date: 1970
Description: This map shows land owned by Menominee Enterprise Inc., land sold to Menominee shareholders, and land sold to non-Menominees. The map also includes water a...
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1846
Description: This map shows the plotting of the various townships in Wisconsin, both those that had been surveyed and some outlines for those which have not. A note in ...

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