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Waukesha Freeman Building

Date: 1919
Description: Front view of the Waukesha Freeman building, where an abolition paper was published in the 1850's.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Slave's crusade in Wisconsin

Date: ????-12-21
County: Waukesha
City: Waukesha
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Centennial festival opens in Waukesha

Date: 1934-05-06
County: Waukesha
City: Waukesha
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Sherman Booth arrives in Oconomowoc

Date: 1884-08-12
County: Waukesha
City: Oconomowoc
Newspaper Article/Clipping

The underground railway in Wisconsin

Date: 1907-09-26
County: Waukesha
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Historical Essay

Morality in America

Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities
Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality
Historical Essay

Waukesha, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Quarlls, Caroline (1824-1892)

Fugitive Slave
Biography of Caroline Quarlls, the first fugitive slave conducted through Wisconsin's underground railroad network to freedom.
Historical Essay

Booth, Sherman Miller 1812-1904

Temperance Lecturer, Abolitionist and Newspaper Editor
Biography of temperance lecturer, abolitionist and newspaper editor Sherman Miller Booth.
Historical Essay

The Underground Railroad in Wisconsin

Read about the most famous actions of freedom seekers along Wisconsin's Underground Railroad. Includes links to primary sources.

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