List of Wisconsin's territorial governors from 1836 to 1848 and a brief summation of the responsibilities of the position. |
Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
Brief biography of fomer WI governor William Augustus Barstow (1813 - 1865). |
U.S. Senator, Frontiersman, Soldier |
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Brief biography of Henry Dodge (1782 - 1867). |
A Dishonest Democrat and a Radical Republican |
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Learn about the election that was so close that Wisconsin briefly had two governors until one was exposed for tampering with ballots. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Ceremonial container made from a gourd, presented to Wisconsin Governor William R. Taylor, 1874. (Museum object #1993.53) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Appointment book made of ivory, used by Wisconsin politician and businessman Cassius Fairchild of Madison, WI, during the 1850s. (Museum object #1971.19) |
Creating the Wisconsin Territory |
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Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Gown made by Charles Frederick Worth of Paris for Frances Fairchild of Madison, Wisconsin, 1880. (Museum object #1945.960,A) |
The Rise and Fall of Private Currencies |
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Discover the history of currency in Wisconsin, and how paper money led the state to adopt a new constitution in 1848. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Portrait of Lucius Fairchild by John Singer Sargent, 1887. (Museum object #1942.305) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Iron collar removed from a freedom seeker by Wisconsin soldiers in 1862. (Museum object #1961.73) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after his challenge to duel with a Virginia congressman, 1860. (Museum object #1957.112) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Ojibwe pipe presented to Wisconsin territorial governor James Duane Doty, 1844. (Museum object #1955.399,A) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Vest worn by Charles C.P. Arndt when he was shot on the floor of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, 1842. (Museum object #1963.300) |
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