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| Use a letter written home by a Norwegian immigrant to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in 1840s Wisconsin |
| National History Day in Wisconsin |
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| Example recruitment and confirmation letters to school-level event judges for National History Day in Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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| In this lesson students will examine the letter of John Cronk to learn more about Camp Randall and the role Wisconsin played in the Civil War |
| Origin of Mackford, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Mackford, Wisconsin. |
| Read a brief description of the Milwaukee 14 when Vietnam War protesters set fire to 10,000 draft files. |
| 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) |
| National History Day in Wisconsin |
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| What to do before holding a National History Day event at your school |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Read a soldier's letter describing how some soldiers generally treated chaplains during the Siege of Vicksburg. |
| Brief explanation Thomas Jefferson's descendants in Wisconsin. |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about the pre-WWI peace movement by having students take a closer look at Julia Grace Wales |
| Students will learn more about the history of their own family as well as the larger history of immigration to Wisconsin |
| Learn more about life in a lumber camp by using primary sources |
| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Concentration camp sweater worn by Tadeusz Kowalczyk while a prisoner at Auschwitz during World War II. (Museum object #1985.92) |
| Wisconsin and the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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| Use the letters of Civil War solders to take a closer look at Camp Randall and Wisconsin's role in the Civil War |
| Read a brief article about a academic controversy surrounding a 202 stone slab found in Minnesota. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 53rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison during March and April 1865, at the very end of the war. |
| Learn about the pottery company that developed in Edgerton, Wisconsin. |
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