Date: | 01 07 1855 |
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Description: | Sketch of the defeat of General Braddock during an ambush in the French and Indian War. Caption reads: "Defeat of General Braddock, in the French and India... |
Date: | 1903 |
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Description: | An important event of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was commissioned in 1903 by Robert Laird McCormick, president of the State Historical Society o... |
New Tribes Brought to Wisconsin by French Commerce |
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Learn how contact with Europeans, the fur trade and warfare among their tribes drove many Indians to the Wisconsin territory in the 17th century. |
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. |
History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
Influential Early Wisconsin Settlers |
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Evidence of First Feasts |
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Take a look at some first hand accounts of the ways Native Americans of Wisconsin celebrated their own Thanksgiving ceremonies. |
Date: | 1758 |
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Description: | This detailed map of north eastern America shows the boundaries, cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, Native American land and towns, and roads from east of t... |
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. |
Read about the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the subsequent Treety of Greenville which compelled the Indians to treat with the United States |
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