Pioneer Fur Trader |
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Brief biography of pioneer fur trader Michael Cadotte. |
Fur Trader |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau. |
Fur Trader |
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Biography of John Lawe, a fur trader for Astor's American Fur Company in Green Bay. |
Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
Fur Trader, Merchant, Judge and Territorial Legislator |
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Biography of fur trader, merchant, judge and territorial legislator James Henry Lockwood. |
Fur Trader and Chief Justice |
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Biography of fur trader and chief justice of the Brown County Court Jacques Porlier. |
Fur Trader and Settler |
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Biography of French-Canadian fur trader Michel Brisbois, who founded the first permanent white settlement in Prairie du Chien. |
Fur Trader |
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Brief bio of Augustin Grignon, a fur trader who ran a gristmill and flour mill at Kaukauna. |
Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
Brief history of The American Revolution (in Wisconsin). |
fur trader, pioneer land speculator |
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Brief biography of [Jean] Joseph Rolette (1781 - 1842). |
An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
Learn about the first extreme winters in Wisconsin suffered by explorers and settlers in the 17th through 19th centuries, with links to other articles |
How Native Life was Transformed |
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Discover how white contact disrupted and transformed Indian life in Wisconsin in the 17th and 18th centuries. |
When the Beaver was King |
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Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
Read an account of the French explorer who claimed much of Wisconsin for France and who traded with several Indian tribes near Green Bay, Wisconsin. |
French Fur Trader |
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Learn about one of the first French fur traders to visit Wisconsin. Read about his experiences with Indian tribes and his exploration of the countryside. |
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