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| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Letterhead from the office of J. Vandervort, Practicle Apiarist and Manufacturer of Comb Foundation Machines. Laceyville, PA., July 28 1884. |
| Assimilation |
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| Discover how the government tried to assimilate Germans and Indians into their culture. |
| Musician and Concert Violinist |
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| Read about Ole Bull, the Norwegian musician and concert violinist who resided in Madison for several years in the 1870s. |
| Community: | Caledonia |
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| County: | Racine |
| Historic Name: | Bohemian Schoolhouse |
| Reference Number: | 12019 |
| Interpreter |
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| Biography of interpreter Benjamin Green Armstrong who helped reverse the Indian removal order of 1849. |
| Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car |
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| Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture. |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | McCullough & Dixon Steam Laundry & Soap Company |
| Reference Number: | 115918 |
| Automobiles in Wisconsin History |
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| Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture. |
| Community: | Sauk City |
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| County: | Sauk |
| Historic Name: | Freethinkers Hall |
| Reference Number: | 91439 |
| Mississippi River Town |
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| View 19th century photographs of life on the Mississippi River logging town of Alma, Wisconsin. |
| During the Progressive Era, this Milwaukeean helped Jewish immigrants assimilate into American society while maintaining their ethnic heritage. |
| Community: | Watertown |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| Historic Name: | Evangelical Lutheran St. Markus Kirche |
| Reference Number: | 75231 |
| Packing a traveler's trunk offers students the opportunity to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in this lesson |
| Community: | Elm Grove |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| Historic Name: | St. Mary's Church Rectory |
| Reference Number: | 7899 |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Hand-painted earthenware jar manufactured by the Pauline Pottery, Edgerton, Wisconsin, 1888-1892. (Museum object # 1964.95.1,A) |
| The Industry That Changed the State |
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| Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present. |
| Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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