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| Follow links to documents by missionaries, traders, Indian agents, linguists and anthropologists which help preserve more than 20 endangered languages. |
| The Society owns one of the nation's richest collections of Civil Rights movement records, including more than 100 manuscript collections on Freedom Summer |
| Information and resources on the Centennial of the Wisconsin Capitol in 2017 |
| A Traveling Display |
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| Meet some of our LGBTQ+ visionaries, changemakers, and storytellers, get inspired, and share your story. |
| Information on over 7,000 photographers who were active in Wisconsin from about 1840 to 1976. |
| Brief descriptions and links to original documents created by CORE, SNCC, COFO, local residents, volunteers and opponents. Organized by topic |
| A comprehensive guide of the most important primary sources for teachers, students and researchers wanting to study Freedom Summer. |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Thomas Blake, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Debra Amesqua, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Edward R. Farber, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Ben Barkin, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Wisconsin History Maker Award |
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| Learn about the co-founder of Manpower, Inc, the world's largest temporary job service company who actively promoted peace in the Middle East. |
| Packing a traveler's trunk offers students the opportunity to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in this lesson |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 9 supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 11 supplemental materials for the 4th grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story' |
| Sourcebook, PowerPoint Presentation, Video |
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| Help students learn about the civil rights era with resources designed for teaching about Freedom Summer. Access original source documents, images, video |
| Introduce students to Freedom Summer with this overview of key events. Each slide contains images of original documents and notes to help guide discussion |
| Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir |
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| Useful facts about polio and post-polio syndrome |
| Teaching Materials |
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| Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin." |
| Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin' |
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| Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom. |
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