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| Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
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| This novelist based much of her writings on her hometown of Portage, Wisconsin. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. |
| Author and Editor |
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| Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Trim lathe used by the Parker Pen Company of Janesville, Wisconsin to manufacture pen barrels and caps, c. 1946-1999. (Museum Object #2001.51.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Sholes & Glidden typewriter developed by Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and marketed c. 1874. (Museum object #1964.31) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Doll depicting Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox made by Milwaukee artist Joan (Beringer) Pripps, 1947-1948. (Museum object #2007.139.19) |
| Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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| Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author |
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| Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work. |
| Lawyer, Land Agent, Banker and Lumberman |
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| Biography of lawyer, land agent, banker and lumberman Cyrus Woodman. |
| Learn about the Slovenians who settled in cities in the southern and eastern parts of the state in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| Educator Resources on the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches for Grades K-12 |
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| Learn about the Society's ongoing partnership with March On, Milwaukee to commemorate the fair housing movement and to promote education on local topics. |
| Artist and Author |
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| Biography of author and artist George Catlin, who painted Indians. |
| Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist |
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| Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin. |
| Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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| Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
| 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. |
| The Story of Jonathan Walker, Abolitionist |
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| Discover the story of Jonathan Walker, "Slave Stealer." |
| Read an account of the French explorer who claimed much of Wisconsin for France and who traded with several Indian tribes near Green Bay, Wisconsin. |
| Learn more about this Madisonian's contribution to the literary community. This article details his Pulitzer prize-winning plays and novels. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Police captain's badge prop worn by Wisconsin's Daniel J. Travanti on the television series Hill Street Blues, 1981-1987. (Museum object #2007.41.2) |
| Professor, Geologist and University President |
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| Biography of Charles Richard Van Hise, professor, geologist and president of the University of Wisconsin. |
| Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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| Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
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