Read the history of Pleasant Ridge, Wisconsin, a unique a community developed by formerly enslaved African American slaves in the mid-19th century. |
Brief history of the Alice In Dairyland program, which promotes Wisconsin's dairy industry nationwide. |
Brief timeline of Wisconsin history from 1900 to 1999. |
Read about the Home for Women, a reformatory for women aged 18 -31, and the State Prison for Women, which became the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. |
Read about tornadoes in Wisconsin, including some of the worst to have struck the state. |
Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
Learn about the Disciples of Christ, who first became active in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
Learn about the Kreiter Piano Company, which produced pianos in Milwaukee and Marinette between 1880 and 1945. |
Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era. |
Read about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) , the New Deal program to conserve natural resources |
Read about the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun, which opened in 1851 and housed men and women prisoners. |
Read about the Milwaukee Industrial School reform school, later the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls and Oakhill Correctional Institution in Oregon |
Read about the school for juvenile delinquents that was formed in Waukesha, WI. This article contains links to images and official reports. |
Madison Wisconsin on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona in Dane County |
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Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Madison, Wisconsin. |
Brief history of the General Motors plant in Janesville. |
Historian and Educator |
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Brief biography of George Lachmann Mosse (1918-1999). |
Journalist, Clubwoman, Philanthropist, |
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Brief biography of Ruth Miriam Kohler [De Young] (1906-1953) |
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