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May 14, 2008 — Wisconsin Works, 12 Years On
May 12, 2008 — Old World Wisconsin Revels in Rituals of Spring
May 9, 2008 — Hometown Stories: La Crosse Debuts May 12
May 7, 2008 — Team Wisconsin, Ready for Nationals
May 5, 2008 — New Exhibit: Chris Farley Remembered
May 2, 2008 — Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month
Apr 30, 2008 — Preserving Wartime Correspondence
Apr 28, 2008 — Wisconsin Historic Sites Begin Seasons in May
Apr 25, 2008 — George Pollard (1920-2008)
Apr 23, 2008 — A Taste of Wisconsin's Potluck Traditions
Apr 21, 2008 — An Earth Day Gallery in Gaylord Nelson's Honor
Apr 18, 2008 — April 19, 1862: Governor Harvey Drowns!
Apr 16, 2008 — Past Presidential Elections Recalled at Museum
Apr 14, 2008 — Don't Stress, but it's Tax Day
Apr 11, 2008 — Museum Talk Explores the Mysteries of Aztalan
Apr 9, 2008 — Spring into the Season with the Magazine
Apr 7, 2008 — All Jane Austen Film Series to Begin April 13
Apr 4, 2008 — Gala to Salute Five Wisconsin History Makers
Apr 2, 2008 — "Bowie Knife" Potter Recalled
Mar 31, 2008 — Come Play Cineplexity at the Museum
Mar 28, 2008 — Danky Research Fellowship Available
Mar 26, 2008 — Wisconsin Ceramic Art Goes Online
Mar 25, 2008 — Invest In Something You Believe In
Mar 21, 2008 — The Images of Richard Quinney
Mar 19, 2008 — Spring Local History and Museum Workshops
Mar 18, 2008 — American Indian Language Materials Go Online
Mar 13, 2008 — Great Circus Parade to Return to Milwaukee
Mar 12, 2008 — Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker
Mar 10, 2008 — Reading Room Rehabilitation
Mar 7, 2008 — Wade House Hearthside Dinners a Big Hit
Mar 5, 2008 — New Fourth-Grade Textbook Coming
Mar 3, 2008 — More Women's History Sources Go Online
Feb 29, 2008 — Sign Up for Wade House Summer Day Camps
Feb 27, 2008 — Record-Setting Winter in Wisconsin
Feb 25, 2008 — Sign Up for Old World Wisconsin Day Camps
Feb 20, 2008 — Images of a Milwaukee Manufacturing Giant
Feb 18, 2008 — Presidential Visits to Wisconsin
Feb 15, 2008 — Origins of the Wisconsin Primary
Feb 13, 2008 — Genealogy Workshops Filling Rapidly
Feb 11, 2008 — Museum's Sampler Collection Goes Online
Feb 8, 2008 — New Black History Manuscripts Acquired
Feb 5, 2008 — Honor Black History Month with a New Book
Feb 4, 2008 — Historic House Museums Workshop March 10-11
Feb 1, 2008 — Nominations Sought for 2008 Awards
Jan 28, 2008 — Celebrate Winter at the Museum on the Square
Jan 25, 2008 — Old World Wisconsin Announces New Workshops
Jan 23, 2008 — Images of the Underground Go Online
Jan 18, 2008 — Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month
Jan 15, 2008 — The Other Packers-Giants Game at Lambeau Field
Jan 14, 2008 — Howard's End: Read It & See It
Jan 11, 2008 — Private Soldiers — Now a Traveling Exhibit
Jan 8, 2008 — Remembering Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus
Jan 7, 2008 — New Exhibit Offers Window to the Fur Trade Era
Jan 4, 2008 — The Year in Review — 2007
Dec 28, 2007 — Historical Museum's Doll Collection Goes Online
Dec 26, 2007 — Last Chance to See World Series Wisconsin
Dec 19, 2007 — Wisconsin History's Top 10 News Stories of 2007
Dec 17, 2007 — Farley and Festivus: 10th Anniversary
Dec 14, 2007 — Stir Up the Holidays with a New Cookbook
Dec 12, 2007 — Images of the Highlander Folk School
Dec 10, 2007 — Small-Scale Homes ... Large-Scale Fun!
Dec 7, 2007 — Curly Lambeau: Building the Green Bay Packers
Dec 5, 2007 — Winter Wisconsin Magazine of History is Here
Dec 3, 2007 — Celebrate an 1860s Christmas at Wade House
Nov 30, 2007 — 'Tis the Season to Give from Your Heart
Nov 29, 2007 — Holiday Shopping at Old World Wisconsin
Nov 26, 2007 — A Banner Season at Wisconsin's Historic Sites
Nov 21, 2007 — 2007 State Capitol Ornament Available Now
Nov 19, 2007 — Villa Louis to Celebrate an 1890s Christmas
Nov 16, 2007 — Discover the Spirit of Christmas Past
Nov 14, 2007 — Digitization of the Magazine of History Complete
Nov 12, 2007 — Like History? Become a Member!
Nov 9, 2007 — A Salute to Our Newest Veterans
Nov 7, 2007 — The Museum's Moccasin Collection Goes Online
Nov 5, 2007 — From Water to Power: the Prairie du Sac Dam
Nov 2, 2007 — Leave a Legacy through Planned Giving
Oct 31, 2007 — Preserving a Sense of Place Conference
Oct 29, 2007 — Take Part in Wade House Hearthside Dinners
Oct 26, 2007 — A Roll Through Milwaukee's Bowling Past
Oct 24, 2007 — It's Horror Week at the Museum!
Oct 22, 2007 — November Workshops at Old World Wisconsin
Oct 19, 2007 — Grant to Fund Final Villa Louis Restoration Phase
Oct 17, 2007 — Historical Museum's Quilts Featured in New Book
Oct 15, 2007 — It's Autumn on the Farms at Old World Wisconsin
Oct 12, 2007 — National History Day Winner Impresses All
Oct 10, 2007 — Online Image Collection Reaches 30,000
Oct 8, 2007 — It's a Celebration of Autumn at Wade House!
Oct 6, 2007 — Preserving a Sense of Place
Oct 5, 2007 — Barry Bauman Has a Passion for Preservation
Oct 3, 2007 — Sports Memorabilia Appraisers at the Museum
Oct 1, 2007 — When Death Comes Calling
Sep 26, 2007 — Commemorating 50 Years of Integration
Sep 24, 2007 — It's Civil War Weekend — September 29 & 30!
Sep 21, 2007 — Wisconsinites' World War II Letters Go Online
Sep 19, 2007 — Private Soldiers: An Inside Look at a Year in Iraq
Sep 17, 2007 — Love and War: an Old World Wedding, 1917
Sep 14, 2007 — Fall in to the Wisconsin Magazine of History
Sep 12, 2007 — Old World Wisconsin Names New Director
Sep 10, 2007 — Old World Wisconsin Announces Fall Workshops
Sep 7, 2007 — The Age of Innocence: Read It & See It
Sep 5, 2007 — Villa Louis Carriage Classic September 8 & 9
Sep 4, 2007 — Labor Day, Labor History
Aug 31, 2007 — Meet the Mascots at the Museum!
Aug 29, 2007 — All New Edition of Third Down and a War to Go
Aug 27, 2007 — Old World Wisconsin and Lee's Final Retreat
Aug 24, 2007 — Genealogy Workshops Coming This Fall
Aug 22, 2007 — Political Maverick William Proxmire
Aug 20, 2007 — Pickles, Preserves and Produce on Parade
Aug 17, 2007 — Odd Wisconsin: A Blog Becomes a Book
Aug 15, 2007 — Mississippi Steamboat Memories
Aug 13, 2007 — All Aboard for Railroad Day at Stonefield
Aug 10, 2007 — Eighty-eight Years with the Pack
Aug 8, 2007 — Authenticating Sports Memorabilia: How it's Done
Aug 6, 2007 — Don't Miss the Magnificent Motor Car Exhibition!
Aug 3, 2007 — Wisconsin's Fair-est Season
Aug 1, 2007 — Local History Regional Conventions Coming Up
Jul 30, 2007 — World Series Exhibit Promoted by Pro Baseball
Jul 27, 2007 — Laura Ingalls Wilder Day at Old World Wisconsin
Jul 25, 2007 — Attendance Up at Wisconsin's Historic Sites
Jul 23, 2007 — New Book Celebrates Wisconsin's Swiss Settlers
Jul 20, 2007 — Hoops & Bustles: A Look at Victorian Fashion
Jul 18, 2007 — Heirloom Gardens Showcase Botanical History
Jul 16, 2007 — New Museum Exhibit Recalls World Series Past
Jul 13, 2007 — Tattoos in Wisconsin History
Jul 11, 2007 — Fill 'er Up at Wisconsin's Historic Gas Stations
Jul 9, 2007 — Old World Wisconsin, Villa Louis Tell War Stories
Jul 5, 2007 — Unique Milwaukee Photo Archive Acquired
Jul 2, 2007 — Ring in the Fourth of July — 19th-Century Style
Jun 28, 2007 — Preserving Wisconsin's Brewing History
Jun 27, 2007 — 2007 Award Winners Announced
Jun 25, 2007 — Discover the Allure of Madeline Island
Jun 22, 2007 — Museum Artifacts Travel Far and Wide
Jun 20, 2007 — Society Press Author Jerry Apps Recognized
Jun 18, 2007 — Sleuthing Mineral Point's Early Furniture Trade
Jun 15, 2007 — Spending Summers in the Apostle Islands
Jun 13, 2007 — Summer Reading from the Magazine of History
Jun 11, 2007 — Batter Up at the Historic Sites — 1860s Style!
Jun 8, 2007 — Wisconsin Students Head to National Finals
Jun 6, 2007 — Grand Opening of Reed School Set for June 10
Jun 4, 2007 — Celebrate Two Wisconsin Baseball Anniversaries
Jun 1, 2007 — A Dairy Month for the Dairy State
May 30, 2007 — Black Hawk Powwow Grounds Added to Register
May 29, 2007 — Don't Miss Circus of Chefs ... The Gala 2007!
May 25, 2007 — Wisconsin GIs' World War II Letters to Go Online
May 23, 2007 — Historic Electric Streetcar on the Move Again
May 21, 2007 — Decoration Day Traces Origins of Memorial Day
May 18, 2007 — May is Archaeology Month
May 16, 2007 — Wisconsin's Historic Sites Swing Into Spring
May 14, 2007 — Celebrate International Museum Day!
May 11, 2007 — Five Leaders Honored for Making History
May 9, 2007 — Remembering Joseph McCarthy, 50 Years Later
May 7, 2007 — Seven Decades Now Online
May 4, 2007 — Historic Preservation & Archaeology Month
May 2, 2007 — Washington Square: Read It & See It
Apr 30, 2007 — State History Day Finalists Head to Nationals
Apr 27, 2007 — Daily Documents from the Black Hawk War
Apr 25, 2007 — Meet the Teenie Weenies
Apr 23, 2007 — Historic Sites Celebrate the Arrival of Spring!
Apr 20, 2007 — Society Acquires Track Champion's Racing Spikes
Apr 18, 2007 — New Book Uncovers the Life of a Runaway Slave
Apr 16, 2007 — Holocaust Survivors' Interviews to Go Online
Apr 13, 2007 — Colleagues Honor Jim Danky
Apr 11, 2007 — Ben Logan and the Wisconsin Landscape
Apr 9, 2007 — Favorite American Toys Made in Wisconsin
Apr 6, 2007 — Gala to Salute Five Wisconsin History Makers
Apr 4, 2007 — Civil War History Continues to Fascinate
Apr 2, 2007 — Mountain Wolf Woman: A Ho-Chunk Girlhood
Mar 30, 2007 — Historical Museum's Quilt Collection Goes Online
Mar 28, 2007 — The Angora Project
Mar 26, 2007 — Book Spring Historic Sites School Tours Now!
Mar 23, 2007 — The First Typewriter — Invented in Wisconsin
Mar 21, 2007 — Lavinia Goodell: Breaking Legal Barriers
Mar 19, 2007 — Dungeons & Dragons' Wisconsin Roots
Mar 16, 2007 — Wisconsin Magazine of History's Spring Issue
Mar 14, 2007 — Awards Deadline Fast Approaching
Mar 12, 2007 — The Challenges of Surveying 1830s Wisconsin
Mar 7, 2007 — Historical Museum to Host Vintage Game Arcade
Mar 5, 2007 — Now's the Time to Book History Day Camp Space
Mar 2, 2007 — The Desk of a Civil Rights Pioneer
Feb 28, 2007 — Increase Lapham's Circle of Friends
Feb 26, 2007 — Reed School Becomes 10th Historic Site
Feb 23, 2007 — Dressed to Impress: Oscar Fashions
Feb 21, 2007 — Barkers' $2.5 Million Gift to Fund Endowment
Feb 19, 2007 — A Treasure Restored for Presidents Day
Feb 14, 2007 — Love and Courtship Among Native Americans
Feb 12, 2007 — An Abraham Lincoln Remembrance
Feb 9, 2007 — The History of Wisconsin Winter Weather
Feb 7, 2007 — Pleasant Ridge a Refuge for Former Slaves
Feb 5, 2007 — Happy Birthday University of Wisconsin!
Feb 2, 2007 — Discover Milwaukee's Bronzeville
Jan 31, 2007 — Treasures of Wisconsin Folklore Made Available
Jan 29, 2007 — Old World Wisconsin Workshops Announced
Jan 26, 2007 — Decorative Arts Database Documents Artifacts
Jan 24, 2007 — An Artist on the Overland Trail
Jan 22, 2007 — New from WHS Press: Harley and the Davidsons
Jan 19, 2007 — Blakely Gift Boosts Genealogy Collections
Jan 18, 2007 — Discover Madison's Cribbage History
Jan 16, 2007 — Philip Roth Classic Next Up in Book-Film Series
Jan 12, 2007 — Museum Object of the Week Turns 2!
Jan 10, 2007 — Celebrate Historic Preservation and Archaeology
Jan 8, 2007 — Magazine of History Archives Goes Online
Jan 5, 2007 — Looking Forward, Honoring Our Past
Jan 3, 2007 — The Year Wisconsin Had Two Governors
Dec 29, 2006 — Take a Cup o' Kindness Yet
Dec 27, 2006 — Wisconsin History's Top 10 News Stories of 2006
Dec 22, 2006 — Ghosts of Christmases Past
Dec 20, 2006 — Larger-Than-Life Images of Wisconsin
Dec 18, 2006 — Wisconsin History's Top 10 News Stories of 2006
Dec 15, 2006 — New Findings on Fate of the Christmas Tree Ship
Dec 13, 2006 — New Life for Historic Ringling Train Shed
Dec 11, 2006 — History Books for the Holidays
Dec 8, 2006 — Winter Wisconsin Magazine of History is Here
Dec 6, 2006 — Museum to Host Model Railroad Display
Dec 4, 2006 — Break Bread with Father Christmas!
Dec 1, 2006 — Enjoy History? Become a Society Member!
Nov 29, 2006 — Paul Seifert Painting Returns to Wisconsin
Nov 27, 2006 — Festive Tributes to Christmases Past
Nov 22, 2006 — Wisconsin's First Thanksgiving
Nov 20, 2006 — Photographic History of Winther Motors
Nov 17, 2006 — Giving the Gift of History for the Holidays
Nov 15, 2006 — Fort Crawford — 150 Years Later
Nov 13, 2006 — Frederick Jackson Turner's Personal Library
Nov 10, 2006 — Stories from the "Forgotten War" — Korea
Nov 8, 2006 — "A Christmas Carol" at Old World Wisconsin
Nov 6, 2006 — Wisconsin Governors Past and Present
Nov 3, 2006 — Madison 150 Time Capsule Contents on Display
Nov 1, 2006 — Wisconsin and the Death Penalty
Oct 30, 2006 — Circus World, Bennett Studio Open Year Round
Oct 27, 2006 — What Was YOUR Favorite Toy?
Oct 25, 2006 — The Return of the Curse of Horror Week!!!
Oct 23, 2006 — Wade House Celebrates the Autumn Harvest
Oct 20, 2006 — A Harvest of Cranberries
Oct 18, 2006 — Wisconsin Book Festival: October 18-22
Oct 18, 2006 — Society Joins Google Book Digitization Project
Oct 16, 2006 — Dracula! Old World Wisconsin Gets Ghoulish
Oct 13, 2006 — Wisconsin at Play: Archives Week 2006
Oct 11, 2006 — Toy Stories at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Oct 9, 2006 — It's Autumn on the Farms at Old World Wisconsin
Oct 6, 2006 — Wisconsin Blues Connection
Oct 3, 2006 — Annual Local History Convention
Oct 2, 2006 — Historic Sites Focus on Fall
Sep 28, 2006 — Fresh Fall Reads from WHS Press
Sep 27, 2006 — Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep 25, 2006 — Love & Courtship — by Lamplight
Sep 22, 2006 — Wisconsin on TV
Sep 20, 2006 — Adding Without Subtracting Symposium
Sep 18, 2006 — A Civil War Spectacle Coming to Wade House
Sep 15, 2006 — Classic Book and Movie Club — September 17
Sep 13, 2006 — A September Sampler: Special Events Aplenty
Sep 11, 2006 — The Road from 9/11
Sep 8, 2006 — Fighting Son: A New Biography from WHS Press
Sep 6, 2006 — Fall Reading from the Magazine of History
Sep 5, 2006 — Villa Louis Carriage Classic a Feast for the Eyes
Sep 1, 2006 — Hamburger Heaven in Seymour
Aug 30, 2006 — Celebrate Swissconsin
Aug 28, 2006 — Last Chance to See the Acrobats of Circus China
Aug 25, 2006 — Kindergarten: 150 Years of First-Day Tears
Aug 23, 2006 — It's That Time Again
Aug 21, 2006 — The Wild, Wild West Returns to Wade House!
Aug 18, 2006 — The Tale of the Christmas Tree Ship
Aug 16, 2006 — "New" Interview with Black Hawk
Aug 14, 2006 — All Aboard for Railroad Day at Stonefield
Aug 11, 2006 — Spreading Like Wildfire: Wisconsin's Forest Fires
Aug 9, 2006 — Wisconsin Goes to the State Fair
Aug 7, 2006 — H.H. Bennett Photos Document the Dells
Aug 4, 2006 — Charles W. Nash and the Nash Motor Company
Aug 2, 2006 — Early Madison Firefighting Remembered
Jul 31, 2006 — Kids Get in Free at Historic Sites All August!
Jul 28, 2006 — Harleys Come Home for the Milwaukee Rally
Jul 26, 2006 — Earliest Wisconsin Documents Go Online
Jul 24, 2006 — Exhibit Traces Mississippi River Connections
Jul 21, 2006 — The Battle of Wisconsin Heights
Jul 19, 2006 — "Person to Person" Exhibit Now Online
Jul 17, 2006 — Animals and Machines Power the Farms
Jul 14, 2006 — The Magic of Summer Nights
Jul 12, 2006 — Gaylord Nelson Historical Marker Unveiled
Jul 10, 2006 — See the War of 1812 in Wisconsin at Villa Louis
Jul 9, 2006 — Frank Zeidler — The Last American Socialist
Jul 7, 2006 — Boating in Wisconsin a Longtime Tradition
Jul 5, 2006 — Wisconsin's Bathing Beauties
Jul 3, 2006 — Chinese Acrobats Dazzle Circus World Crowds
Jun 30, 2006 — Wisconsin's Brush with the King of Marches
Jun 28, 2006 — Celebrating the Interstate's 50th
Jun 26, 2006 — Old World, Madeline Island to Honor July 4
Jun 23, 2006 — Solstice Starts Summer Programs at the Museum
Jun 21, 2006 — Diary of a Preacher Among the Indians
Jun 19, 2006 — Batter Up at Old World Wisconsin! 1860s Style
Jun 16, 2006 — Madison Post Office Dedicated to La Follette
Jun 14, 2006 — The Magazine Heads North for the Summer
Jun 12, 2006 — Celebrate Midsummer at Old World, Pendarvis
Jun 9, 2006 — National History Day Finals June 11-15
Jun 7, 2006 — Summertime Means Tornado Time
Jun 5, 2006 — A Trip to the Past Can Save on Gas
Jun 2, 2006 — A Monthlong Tribute to Our Dairy Heritage
May 30, 2006 — Historic Sites Visitor Appreciation Day, June 4
May 26, 2006 — A Memorial Day Remembrance
May 25, 2006 — Five Honored at Wisconsin History Makers Gala
May 22, 2006 — Madeline Island Museum, Stonefield Set to Open
May 19, 2006 — Ojibwe Treaty Rights: 15 Years Later
May 17, 2006 — Marriage Records Index Goes Online
May 15, 2006 — Circus World Begins New Season May 20!
May 12, 2006 — Cycling Through History: Bike-to-Work Week
May 10, 2006 — Golf in Wisconsin
May 8, 2006 — Wisconsin Historic Sites Celebrate a New Season
May 5, 2006 — WPT's Hometown Stories: Janesville
May 3, 2006 — Celebrate Wisconsin Places and Spaces
May 1, 2006 — 45 Students Going to the National Competition
Apr 26, 2006 — Wisconsin Works — Reforming Health Care
Apr 24, 2006 — Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance
Apr 21, 2006 — John Muir and Earth Day
Apr 19, 2006 — Wisconsin Gears Up for Gardening Season
Apr 17, 2006 — 20 Years on Madison's Capitol Square
Apr 14, 2006 — Stressed About Your Taxes? Blame Wisconsin
Apr 12, 2006 — Gala to Salute Five Wisconsin History Makers
Apr 10, 2006 — Harvester World Images Reveal Celebrity Faces
Apr 3, 2006 — Madison Celebrates a Milestone
Apr 3, 2006 — Classic Book & Movie Club — "Mrs. Dalloway"
Mar 31, 2006 — Lions and Tigers and — Hodags? — Oh My!
Mar 29, 2006 — Annual Rite of Spring — Baseball's Opening Day
Mar 27, 2006 — Old Abe, the Famous Civil War Eagle
Mar 24, 2006 — Wisconsin Historical Images Marks Milestone
Mar 22, 2006 — New Wisconsin Death Records Index Now Online
Mar 20, 2006 — Exploring the History of the Mississippi River
Mar 17, 2006 — Wisconsin History Awards Deadline Looms
Mar 15, 2006 — Golden Lake Placid Memories Recalled
Mar 13, 2006 — Circus World Gets Share of State Grant
Mar 10, 2006 — Wisconsin Women's Success Stories
Mar 8, 2006 — Origins of International Women's Day
Mar 6, 2006 — Who's that Lady? Forward or Wisconsin?
Mar 3, 2006 — Hollywood, the Oscars and the Society
Mar 1, 2006 — Hidden from History: Working Women's Lives
Feb 27, 2006 — Entire Magazine of History Archive to Go Online
Feb 24, 2006 — Picturing Madison: Ford's Watercolors
Feb 22, 2006 — Miracles on Ice: The 1980 Olympics Remembered
Feb 20, 2006 — Newfound Photos of Ansel Adams at Work
Feb 17, 2006 — Wisconsin's Underground Railroad
Feb 15, 2006 — New Wisconsin Birth Records Index
Feb 13, 2006 — John L. Lewis and the Fight for Mine Safety
Feb 8, 2006 — Wisconsin's Olympic Speed Skaters, 1976-2006
Feb 6, 2006 — Funding for Historic Preservation Conference
Feb 2, 2006 — Wisconsin's History Is Now at Your Fingertips
Jan 30, 2006 — The Worst Flu Season in Wisconsin History
Jan 27, 2006 — Boy, 7, Makes Stunning Archaeological Discovery
Jan 25, 2006 — Solving the Mysteries of Aztalan
Jan 23, 2006 — Find Funding for Your Historic Property
Jan 20, 2006 — Classic Book & Movie Club: The Trial
Jan 17, 2006 — State of the State — Voices and Votes
Jan 12, 2006 — Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 9, 2006 — Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Mile: A Century of Racing History
Jan 5, 2006 — Old World Wisconsin Announces Workshops
Jan 3, 2006 — From the Director of the Society — The Year in Review, 2005
Dec 19, 2005 — More than Just Cheese — Celebrate with Foods that Make Wisconsin Great
Dec 19, 2005 — 1948 Centennial Stamp Contest Entries on Exhibit
Dec 18, 2005 — 8,000 Records in the Online Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Dec 18, 2005 — Historic Images as Desktop Wallpapers for Your Computer
Dec 15, 2005 — In Memoriam: Senator Proxmire, 1915-2005
Dec 15, 2005 — Our Favorite Places Worth Preserving in 2005
Dec 14, 2005 — Our Favorite New Collections of 2005
Dec 13, 2005 — Favorite History Web Sites for 2005
Dec 12, 2005 — Recommended History Books for 2005
Dec 12, 2005 — Top 10 History-Making Wisconsin News Stories
Dec 7, 2005 — Pearl Harbor and WW II — New Sources Online
Dec 1, 2005 — Wisconsin and the Aluminum Christmas Tree
Dec 1, 2005 — The Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy
Dec 1, 2005 — The First Alice in Dairyland Dress Model
Nov 28, 2005 — Historical Images of Wisconsin Women
Nov 28, 2005 — Happy Holidays! Shop for History Gifts Online!
Nov 22, 2005 — Commemorative Wisconsin Ornament
Nov 21, 2005 — Thanksgiving: Time for Family, Friends & Food!
Nov 18, 2005 — Society Unveils Papers of Senator William Proxmire
Nov 17, 2005 — Rare Deer Hide Jacket Symbolizes Hunting Heritage
Nov 17, 2005 — Beads and Beavers — the Fur Trade in Wisconsin
Nov 14, 2005 — Wisconsin Celebrates National Education Week
Nov 14, 2005 — Respecting Tradition, Embracing the Future
Nov 10, 2005 — Native American Vietnam Veteran Pouch
Nov 7, 2005 — Remembering Veterans of World War I
Nov 3, 2005 — Frank Lloyd Wright Paper House Model from 1938
Nov 3, 2005 — Everything a History Teacher Could Need at the Society
Nov 2, 2005 — Rare Audio of Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
Oct 31, 2005 — Hunting Heritage in Wisconsin: An Old Tradition
Oct 27, 2005 — A Halloween Costume from 1922
Oct 24, 2005 — Scream Time! Our Favorite Horror Classics and B-Movies
Oct 24, 2005 — Tricks & Treats — The Horror of Halloween
Oct 21, 2005 — You're Out! World Series History in Wisconsin
Oct 19, 2005 — Celebrating 150 Years of Good Books
Oct 18, 2005 — Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibit at the Museum
Oct 17, 2005 — Good Night, and Good Luck: Murrow v. McCarthy
Oct 17, 2005 — Archives Week 2005 Heralds Wisconsin Women
Oct 14, 2005 — Teddy Roosevelt Survives Assassination Attempt in WI, Oct. 14, 1912
Oct 11, 2005 — Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain?
Oct 10, 2005 — Dueling Discoverers: Leif Erikson and Columbus
Oct 10, 2005 — Wisconsin Book Festival: October 13-17
Oct 7, 2005 — Anniversary of Firestorm at Peshtigo
Oct 6, 2005 — Two Days in October: Madison and Vietnam
Oct 5, 2005 — Edward R. Murrow Photos Reveal Unexpected Wisconsin Connection
Oct 3, 2005 — Historic Farms Celebrate the Autumn Harvest
Oct 3, 2005 — Come One, Come All to a Town Meeting
Sep 29, 2005 — Wisconsin-Made Marquetry Furniture on Display
Sep 28, 2005 — Frances Willard Day, September 28
Sep 26, 2005 — Exercise Your Freedom, Read a Banned Book
Sep 26, 2005 — New Book Celebrates the Hmong in Wisconsin
Sep 23, 2005 — Desegregation at Little Rock, September 25, 1957
Sep 23, 2005 — The Days of Beer and Sausages — Oktoberfest
Sep 19, 2005 — See Wisconsin's Biggest Civil War Reenactment
Sep 19, 2005 — Hollywood Classic Anna Karenina to Air Sunday
Sep 19, 2005 — Wisconsin Defies Federal Government
Sep 16, 2005 — Documenting Disaster Relief
Sep 14, 2005 — Take Your Daily Constitutional
Sep 13, 2005 — Last Chance to See Lance Armstrong's Bike
Sep 9, 2005 — Packers' Glory Years Go Online
Sep 7, 2005 — Elephants Contribute to Circus World Fund-Raising Campaign
Sep 7, 2005 — Plastic Pink Flamingos from Bascom Hill
Sep 6, 2005 — An Equine Extravaganza Returns to Villa Louis
Sep 6, 2005 — Wisconsin Native William H. Rehnquist (1924-2005)
Sep 2, 2005 — Labor Day: Society Preserves Labor Legacy
Sep 1, 2005 — Join the Union Army at Old World Wisconsin
Sep 1, 2005 — WHS Press Celebrates with Big Book Giveaway!
Aug 31, 2005 — The "Incomparable" Hildegarde (1906-2005)
Aug 30, 2005 — Vote for This Year's Hesseltine Award from the Magazine of History
Aug 29, 2005 — It's That Time Again: Back to School
Aug 25, 2005 — August 26: Women's Equality Day
Aug 24, 2005 — Wisconsin Women Make History
Aug 23, 2005 — Janesville GM Plant Makes History
Aug 17, 2005 — Engine Fragment from the 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing
Aug 17, 2005 — Lloyd Barbee: Fighting Segregation in Milwaukee Schools
Aug 17, 2005 — Circus World Looks to the Future
Aug 15, 2005 — The Wild, Wild West Comes to Wade House!
Aug 9, 2005 — Social Security at 70: the Wisconsin Connection
Aug 8, 2005 — Madeline Island Historical Museum Expands
Aug 8, 2005 — Circus World on the Road at the State Fair
Aug 7, 2005 — Collection Documents State Fair History
Aug 3, 2005 — Fire Up the Grill! It's Bratwurst Time!
Aug 2, 2005 — The Battle of Bad Axe: a Wisconsin Tragedy
Aug 1, 2005 — Free Fun for Kids in August at Historic Sites
Jul 28, 2005 — Powder Horn from Black Hawk War
Jul 26, 2005 — Circus World Still Open Despite Storm Damage
Jul 25, 2005 — "Are We There Yet?" Wisconsin Tourism
Jul 20, 2005 — Before Carbon Fiber — Early Biking in Wisconsin
Jul 18, 2005 — Discover Underwater Shipwrecks off the Coast of Wisconsin
Jul 18, 2005 — Living Large Like Laura Ingalls Wilder
Jul 14, 2005 — Wisconsin's Astronaut, Deke Slayton
Jul 13, 2005 — The History of Wisconsin Golf in the Magazine
Jul 13, 2005 — Villa Louis Recalls the War of 1812 in Wisconsin
Jul 7, 2005 — Lance Armstrong's Winning Bicycle on Exhibit
Jul 7, 2005 — WHS Press Celebrates with Big Book Giveaway!
Jul 6, 2005 — Art of the Ethnic Easter Egg Exhibit Online
Jul 5, 2005 — Summer Reading Suggestions from WHS Staff
Jul 5, 2005 — Senator Gaylord Nelson: 1916-2005
Jun 30, 2005 — The History of The War of the Worlds
Jun 28, 2005 — Bloodiest American Battle — Battle of Gettysburg Remembered
Jun 23, 2005 — Ring in the Fourth of July with a Historic Twist
Jun 20, 2005 — The Great Circus Parade & Festival in Baraboo
Jun 17, 2005 — New in the Magazine: Restoration of Villa Louis
Jun 16, 2005 — A Celebration of African-American Freedom
Jun 16, 2005 — Society Collaborates on History Channel Grant
Jun 15, 2005 — Susan Frackelton Pottery Now Online
Jun 14, 2005 — Happy 150th Birthday, "Fighting Bob" La Follette
Jun 14, 2005 — Robert M. La Follette: Personal Artifacts of a Public Figure
Jun 14, 2005 — Why Bob La Follette?
Jun 10, 2005 — History Day Students "Blog Home" from D.C.
Jun 8, 2005 — Happy 138th Birthday, Frank Lloyd Wright
Jun 6, 2005 — Father Marquette Gets a Blog...
Jun 2, 2005 — New Book Celebrates Danish Culture in Wisconsin
Jun 1, 2005 — Wisconsin Royalty: Alice in Dairyland
May 31, 2005 — Big Savings at Wisconsin Historic Sites June 5
May 27, 2005 — Wisconsin: 157 Years Young …
May 25, 2005 — A League of Their Own
May 25, 2005 — 1966 Prom: White Gloves and Tuxedos
May 24, 2005 — New McCormick-IHC Images Now Online
May 18, 2005 — Historical Society Budget Clears Joint Finance Committee
May 13, 2005 — Fort McCoy Saved — Maj. Gen. McCoy Namesake
May 11, 2005 — May/June Issue of Columns Now Available
May 9, 2005 — Celebrating the Built and Buried Past
May 5, 2005 — May 5: Milwaukee's Labor Tragedy
May 4, 2005 — Oliver William Reese, Society Benefactor, 1924-2005
May 3, 2005 — The Perfect Book for Tree and Nature Lovers
May 2, 2005 — Forty-Four Young Historians Bound for Nationals
Apr 26, 2005 — The Folding Bowie Knife That's Bigger Than You
Apr 25, 2005 — Genealogy — Unearthing Your Family's Roots
Apr 21, 2005 — Screening The Maltese Falcon
Apr 19, 2005 — Campaign for Villa Louis Restoration Complete
Apr 17, 2005 — Unpublished Letters of John Muir Go Online
Apr 14, 2005 — Eyewitness to History: Lincoln's Assassination
Apr 14, 2005 — Tax Credits Spur Capital Investment
Apr 11, 2005 — The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film
Apr 8, 2005 — See Wisconsin in "Places Along the Way"
Apr 8, 2005 — Aztlanahuac: Mesoamerica in North America
Apr 7, 2005 — Museum Folklore Exhibit: Handmade Objects
Apr 5, 2005 — 1850s Hölzlhuber Paintings Go Online
Apr 1, 2005 — It Happens Every Spring: Baseball's Opening Day
Apr 1, 2005 — Mysterious Blue-Colored Ox Skeleton Found
Apr 1, 2005 — "Indian Mounds of Wisconsin" book wins Steinberg Prize
Mar 23, 2005 — WHS Press Sesquicentennial Celebration
Mar 16, 2005 — March is Women's History Month
Mar 14, 2005 — Celebration of Irish Culture in Wisconsin
Mar 14, 2005 — Madison's Oldest Catholic Church Burns
Mar 4, 2005 — Spring Issue of the Magazine of History
Feb 28, 2005 — Get Our Newsletter E-mailed Direct to You
Feb 22, 2005 — And the Oscar Goes To... History Fans!
Feb 17, 2005 — Presidents, Presidents, Presidents
Feb 15, 2005 — Company F: Wisconsin's Black Civil War Soldiers
Feb 11, 2005 — Rare Taliesin Images Acquired
Feb 9, 2005 — Worth A Thousand Words
Feb 2, 2005 — The Wright Stuff: Rare Images of Taliesin
Jan 28, 2005 — Hey There, "Big Boy" — Museum Object of the Week
Jan 25, 2005 — "History Belongs to Everybody"
Jan 18, 2005 — Jane Eyre: Six Degrees of Sep-Eyre-ration
Jan 12, 2005 — Civil Rights Collections
Jan 5, 2005 — Wisconsin Historical Society, 2004 Year in Review
Dec 22, 2004 — The News From Some Dangerous Places
Dec 15, 2004 — The Year Is Almost Done
Dec 3, 2004 — Shop at the Museum for Your Holiday Gifts
Nov 29, 2004 — "Turning Points" Provides Educational Bounty
Nov 23, 2004 — Wisconsin Historical Society Wins Two "Webbie" Awards from the Wisconsin Library Association
Nov 18, 2004 — The "Cool Breezes" Museum Exhibit is Fan-tastic
Nov 17, 2004 — "Cool Breezes: Handheld Fans in Fashion, Art, and Advertising" New Exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Nov 12, 2004 — Wisconsin Historical Museum Remains Open
Nov 12, 2004 — Budget Squeeze Could Close Wisconsin Historical Museum
Nov 8, 2004 — 2004 Historic Preservation Awards Announced
Oct 28, 2004 — Always Something Exciting in the Magazine of History
Oct 22, 2004 — Free Downloadable Historic Desktop Wallpapers
Oct 14, 2004 — Wisconsin Votes: Archives Week Celebrates Politics
Oct 5, 2004 — On This Day in Wisconsin History...
Sep 27, 2004 — Celebrate Badger Football History!
Sep 21, 2004 — An Interview with Terry Frei, author of Third Down and a War to Go
Sep 20, 2004 — Civil War Weekend to Focus on the Role of Cavalry
Sep 13, 2004 — Bogart and Bacall in "The Big Sleep"
Sep 7, 2004 — Discover the "Framed! Investigation" Online
Sep 1, 2004 — Carriage Classic Recalls Heyday of the Villa Louis
Aug 26, 2004 — Discover H. H. Bennett on the Web
Aug 17, 2004 — Mead Witter Foundation Pledges $100,000 Toward Preservation Endowment
Aug 17, 2004 — The Wild, Wild West In Wisconsin
Aug 11, 2004 — Notes from the Field — Shipwrecks at Maritime Trails
Aug 5, 2004 — Third Down and a War to Go Publication Kickoff Party
Aug 2, 2004 — Historic Sites Savings in August
Jul 29, 2004 — New from the WHS Press — Irish in Wisconsin
Jul 21, 2004 — The Circus Is In Town — 10,000 Historical Images Now Available
Jul 14, 2004 — A Winning Partnership — Wisconsin Public Television and Us
Jul 8, 2004 — Court Affirms State Ownership of Historic Shipwrecks
Jul 8, 2004 — What Do You Want To Do This Weekend?
Jun 24, 2004 — Gettysburg Remembered — Bennett Images of Phillippoteaux's Cyclorama
Jun 11, 2004 — Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators Appoints Ellsworth H. Brown as Society's 13th Director
Jun 11, 2004 — Daily Updates from the National History Day Finals
Jun 7, 2004 — Historic Barns — Preserving Our Agricultural Roots
Jun 2, 2004 — Historic Sites Slash Rates On "Visitor Appreciation Day"
May 27, 2004 — Private I’s — Reading the Diaries of Historic Figures
May 27, 2004 — $500,000 N.E.H. Grant to Help Preserve Library-Archives Collections
May 21, 2004 — Get Historic Content Delivered Directly To You
May 19, 2004 — Wisconsin Historical Society Honors Three Authors With Book Awards of Merit
May 13, 2004 — Solve a Mystery: Nixon Flyswatter/Fan Stumps Museum
May 5, 2004 — It's Your History — Turning Points in Wisconsin History
Apr 30, 2004 — New Frontiers in Preservation — Historic Preservation Week
Apr 29, 2004 — National History Day
Apr 22, 2004 — Historic Sites to Offer New Perspectives on the Past
Apr 14, 2004 — Society Shares Lewis & Clark Documents on Web
Apr 7, 2004 — Play Ball! Wisconsin Magazine of History
Mar 31, 2004 — Two Council for Wis. Writers Awards Go to WHS Press
Mar 24, 2004 — 150th Anniversary of the Invention of Potato Chips!
Mar 23, 2004 — Read It-See It: Take Part in the Classic Book & Movie Club
Mar 19, 2004 — WHI: 6,500 Historic Images and Growing
Mar 15, 2004 — The Oldest Toast in Wisconsin?
Mar 10, 2004 — Papers of Wisconsin and National Democratic Party Figure Philleo Nash Acquired
Mar 9, 2004 — Membership Has Its Benefits
Mar 3, 2004 — Free Downloadable Historic Desktop Wallpapers
Feb 25, 2004 — Smith House Gets A Pick Me Up: Moving a 132-Year Old Historic Home
Feb 24, 2004 — Capitol Fire of 1904
Feb 20, 2004 — Design Your Heritage Tour
Feb 16, 2004 — Wisconsin's Historic Markers
Feb 10, 2004 — 50th Anniversary of the Milwaukee Braves
Feb 2, 2004 — Odd Wisconsin
Jan 26, 2004 — Wisconsin Magazine of History
Jan 20, 2004 — 2003 Annual Report: A Roller-Coaster Year
Jan 15, 2004 — Icon Wisconsin
Jan 8, 2004 — Wisconsin History Explorer
Dec 30, 2003 — Find More Ancestors Online
Dec 29, 2003 — Top 10 Wisconsin History Stories of 2003
Dec 17, 2003 — Sky High Online Exhibit: Centennial of Aviation
Dec 15, 2003 — Welcome to the New WHS Website
Dec 12, 2003 — Governor Jim Doyle Signs AB328, Improves Outlook for Historic Sites
Nov 28, 2003 — American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of American Exploration
Oct 13, 2003 — Regional Conventions Puts the Spotlight on Local History
Oct 11, 2003 — Historic Sites Special Events in September
Oct 10, 2003 — Library and Archives Support Higher Education in Wisconsin
Oct 9, 2003 — Archives Week 2003 Celebrates Wisconsin's Diversity
Sep 15, 2003 — "Connecting to the Classroom" Online Resource for Teachers
Sep 9, 2003 — "Framed!" Online Painting Exhibit Opens
May 12, 2003 — A Message From the Director
Apr 15, 2003 — Crippling Budget Cuts Force Tough Choices
Mar 24, 2003 — Budget Cuts of Historic Proportions Endanger the Society's State Mandates, Core Mission
Mar 1, 2003 — "Safeguarding a Public Legacy" Highlights Critical Needs
Jan 12, 2003 — State Wins Landmark Shipwreck Case

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