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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.
Historical Essay

Ancient Land and First Peoples

A Short History of Wisconsin
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

Effigy Mounds Culture

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

Armstrong, Benjamin Green (1820-1900)

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

Benjamin Green Armstrong (1820 - 1900)

Interpreter
Discover the history of Benjamin Green Armstrong
Historical Essay

Indian schools in Wisconsin

Brief history of Indian schools in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Hmong in Wisconsin

Bries explanation of Hmong communities in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Oscar Mayer Wiener Song

Brief history of the Oscar Mayer Wiener Song.
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

Automobile Culture

Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car
Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture.
Historical Essay

Exploring the History of Aztalan

A Middle Mississippian Settlement
Learn the history of Aztalan.
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

Black River Falls, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Wau

Read about the possible historic origins of the frequently used syllable "wau" in the geographic names of Wisconsin.
Field Trip or Tour

'Exploring the Encounter of Cultures' Field Trip

Madeline Island Museum
Cross the waters of Lake Superior and experience a cultural encounter at the Madeline Island Museum.

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