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| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| On March 26, 1914, Chief Big Sky of the Flambeau Band of the Ojibwe Indians described how he captured an eaglet from its nest in the spring of 1861 |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 31st Wisconsin Infantry was organized by companies at Prairie du Chien and at Camp Utley in Racine. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 10th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1861-1864 and lost 244 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Pink flamingo from the flock that graced Bascom Hill on on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, 1979. (Museum object #1979.302A-C) |
| Read about the history of one of Wisconsin's largest and most successful printing firms during World War II. Includes links to images. |
| Ojibwe Chief |
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| Biography of Ojibwe chief Joe Gishkitawag "Cut Ear" White, who was murdered by white game wardens. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Elaborately beaded jacket worn by pianist, performer, and Wisconsin native Liberace during his performances in the late 1970s. (Museum object #2008.77.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Eagle feather from Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. (Museum object #1972.59) |
| Discover the history of ecologist and University of Wisconsin professor Aldo Leopold |
| The Power of the Pumpkin |
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| Read the story of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Madison. |
| From Bear Hunting on the Capitol Square to a Fully-incorporated City |
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| Discover how Madison went from a small village in 1836 to being organized and governed as a city in 20 years time |
| Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| How the State was Formed |
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| Discover how Wisconsin was formed. |
| A People and Their Structures |
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| Learn how the Effigy Mounds communities that transformed Native American life |
| 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. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Punt gun used to hunt waterfowl on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1866-1870. (Museum object #1947.1743) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Cast iron Wisconsin effigy mound model in the shape of a "trunk and arms of a man", designed by Increase A. Lapham, c. 1875. (Museum object #1975.8.12) |
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