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Wisconsin Survivors of the Holocaust
Three decades ago, Wisconsin Historical Society staff interviewed 22 survivors of the Nazi Holocaust who settled in our state. The complete audio recordings and typed transcripts of those interviews are now available online. Browse excerpts, jump to specific topics, view photos, and download classroom resources at the new Wisconsin Survivors of the Holocaust digital collection.

New Labor History Requirement
Gov. Doyle recently signed Assembly Bill 172, which requires schools to teach labor history. Original documents on the birth of the labor movement in Wisconsin are online at Turning Points in Wisconsin History and a lesson plan for secondary grades that uses some of these materials, "The Bay View Tragedy of 1886," is also available.

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Plain Speaking & Fair Dealing
Thomas Bowen (1808-1883) settled on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois, just south of Monroe, in 1836. He had such a prosperous farm that five years later he raised 4,000 bushels of corn. This flooded the market, and corn became almost worthless, bringing only 10 cents a bushel. In frustration Bowen swore that he wouldn't take less than 25 cents...