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Mappe-Monde Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. del’Academie Royale des Sciences, etc. Augmentees de Nouveau

Date: 1720
Description: Double hemispherical world map showing routes of Tasman, Magellan, Mendana, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Title in oak wreath cartouche. Map between four ...
Historical Essay

Black History in Wisconsin

Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources.
Historical Essay

Oshkosh, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Historical Details
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Ho-poe-kaw (Glory of the Morning)

Last Known Female Ho-Chunk Chief
Read an account of the success and legacy of the last known Ho-Chunk female chief and her children.
Historical Essay

The Fur Trade Era: 1650s to 1850s

A Short History of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Grignon, Augustin (1780-1860)

Fur Trader
Brief bio of Augustin Grignon, a fur trader who ran a gristmill and flour mill at Kaukauna.
Historical Essay

Williams, Eleazer 1788-1858

Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist
Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin.
Classroom Material

Chapter 4: The Fur Trade Era: Exploration and Exchange

Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story'
Chapter 4 description and supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story'
Historical Essay

Wild Rice

A Brief History of one of Wisconsin's Earliest Crops
Discover the history of wild rice in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Black Hawk (1767-1838)

Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians
Biography of Black Hawk

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