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Historical Essay

Americanization and the Bennett Law

Assimilation
Discover how the government tried to assimilate Germans and Indians into their culture.
Historical Essay

Mississippi Culture and Aztalan

The Genesis of Modern Wisconsin
Discovery the history of the Woodland and Middle Mississippean Indian cultures and their relationship to modern Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Bull, Ole Borneman 1810-1880

Musician and Concert Violinist
Read about Ole Bull, the Norwegian musician and concert violinist who resided in Madison for several years in the 1870s.
Resource Description

1930s Folklore Interviews Go Online

Read about thousands of interviews with small-town residents preserving folklore traditions that would otherwise die out. Includes link to interviews.
Historical Essay

World War I

The Struggles at Home
Discover the how American patriotism during World War I led to Xenophobia and fear of Germans.
Historical Essay

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

A Brief Introduction
Read about the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin and learn more through links to the Oneida website and to visual materials in our collections.
Historical Essay

Effigy Mounds Culture

A People and Their Structures
Learn how the Effigy Mounds communities that transformed Native American life
Historical Essay

Ancient Land and First Peoples

A Short History of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

A Brief Introduction
A brief history of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Visit the links to learn more about Menominee history, culture and community.
Historical Essay

Indian schools in Wisconsin

Brief history of Indian schools in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Oscar Mayer Wiener Song

Brief history of the Oscar Mayer Wiener Song.
Historical Essay

Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Band of Mohican Indians

A Brief Introduction
Read about the Stockbridge-Munsee community in Wisconsin and learn more through links to the band's website and to visual materials in our collections.
General Information

Ojibwe Storytelling Series

Winter is Storytelling Season
Join the Wisconsin Historical Society to celebrate winter's "storytelling season" with four Ojibwe storytellers.
Historical Essay

Hmong in Wisconsin

Bries explanation of Hmong communities in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Beekeeping and Honey Production

Brief history of beekeeping and honey production in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

New Holstein, Wisconsin - A Brief History

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

1930s UW Gym Suit

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
University of Wisconsin student gym suit worn by George Williams, 1933-1934. (Museum object #2005.144.1.1-2)
Historical Essay

Rosemaled Norwegian Immigrant Trunk

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Decorated trunk brought to Wisconsin from Norway by immigrant Mette Kristina Larsdotter Mokrid, c. 1845. (Museum object #2000.77.1)
Historical Essay

Armstrong, Benjamin Green (1820-1900)

Interpreter
Biography of interpreter Benjamin Green Armstrong who helped reverse the Indian removal order of 1849.
Classroom Material

Stephen Bonga - Voyageur of the Northwest

Learn more about the history of Stephen Bonga and the Fur Trade

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