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Historical Essay

Barbee, Lloyd A. (1925-2002)

Civil Rights Advocate and Legislator
Biography of Lloyd A. Barbee, Milwaukee civil rights advocate and legislator.
Historical Essay

Edgerton Bible Case

Brief explanation of The Edgerton Bible case and its wider ramifications.
Historical Essay

Development of a Public Education System in Wisconsin

Read about the development of an official public education system in Wisconsin. This article includes several links.
Historical Essay

Early 20th-Century Education - Image Gallery Essay

Grant County Rural Schools
Historical Essay

Wisconsin's Early Schools

How the University was Began
Discover how the lack of educational opportunities in Wisconsin helped create the University of Wisconsin.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Many coming to biennial reunion of schoolmates

Date: 1922-06-19
County: Winnebago
City: Omro
Newspaper Article/Clipping

School near Oregon may be called "John Muir" in honor of naturalist

Date: 1926-06-16
County: Dane
City: Oregon
Newspaper Article/Clipping

History of the Tipple School from 1850

Date: 1917-01-04
County: Dane
City: Oregon
Newspaper Article/Clipping

From Milwaukee's album

Date: 1934-06-22
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Our fathers studied hard in Milwaukee early high school

Date: 1915-06-24
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Old school of memories soon will be one itself

Date: 1930-01-26
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Milwaukee high schools: their history, etc.

Date: 1887-02-20
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

History of Milwaukee high school

Date: 1887-03-20
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

School delay laid to law

Date: 1930-05-17
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Janes school, its past and its present

Date: 1924-10-30
County: Racine
City: Racine
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Racine public schools in territorial days

Date: 1922-04-01
County: Racine
City: Racine
Newspaper Article/Clipping

First graduation at the Racine high school

Date: 1922-04-22
County: Racine
City: Racine
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Five high school buildings in Racine since the year 1853

Date: 1929-02-02
County: Racine
City: Racine

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