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Historical Essay

Indian schools in Wisconsin

Brief history of Indian schools in Wisconsin.
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

Deer Hide Jacket

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Deer hide jacket of Ruel Garnich Baldwin, c. 1915. (Museum object #2005.147.1)
Historical Essay

Milwaukee, Wisconsin History

History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

The Iroquois Wars

New Tribes Brought to Wisconsin by French Commerce
Learn how contact with Europeans, the fur trade and warfare among their tribes drove many Indians to the Wisconsin territory in the 17th century.
Historical Essay

Wild Rice Threshing Machine

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Improvised wild rice threshing machine used on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1990. (Museum object #1999.61.5)
Historical Essay

Colonialism and Indian Life in Wisconsin

How Native Life was Transformed
Discover how white contact disrupted and transformed Indian life in Wisconsin in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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