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Wisconsin in the Civil War
This digital collection should be your first stop for information about Wisconsin in the Civil War. Built for the 150th anniversary of the war, the collection answers basic questions and displays more than 20,000 pages of original historical documents. Browse soldiers' diaries and letters, view 1,000 pictures and maps, peruse contemporary newspaper accounts, and read compelling true stories.
Recollection Wisconsin
Wisconsin Heritage Online has a new name and much-enhanced Web site. It's a statewide consortium of historical organizations sharing pictures, books, manuscripts, maps and museum artifacts on the Web. Now you can also share your own stories and connect with other people who love history. Enjoy 100,000 items from more than 80 Wisconsin historical organizations at Recollection Wisconsin.
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Harry Selfridge, Merchant PrinceThis week public television aired the first episode of a new British series dramatizing the life of Wisconsin native Harry Gordon Selfridge. The producers call him, "the flamboyant entrepreneur and showman seeking to provide London's shoppers with the ultimate merchandise and the ultimate thrill." That may be hyperbole, but in fact much of the consumer culture that surrounds us began,...
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Wisconsin Magazine of History
The spring issue of the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" features articles on the "Girl-Man" of Milwaukee, the first normal school kindergarten in the United States, the roots of Wisconsin genealogy, and fashionable dresses worn by influential Wisconsin women over a period of 60 years.
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A Look at the History of the Bicycle in America
