February 2004 Highlights
Smith House Gets A Pick Me Up: Moving a 132-Year Old Historic Home
Workers position timbers in advance of 6-wheeled trucks, each supporting 65 tonsHistory got a lift Monday, February 23, when the Adam and Mary Smith House on Highway 151 just south of Sun Prairie was relocated to a site in the...
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Posted February 25, 2004
Capitol Fire of 1904
"Up in Smoke," an online exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Wisconsin's Capitol building on the night of February 26-27, 1904, provides a pictorial history of one of the most calamitous events in state history. In...
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Posted February 24, 2004
Design Your Heritage Tour
With spring and summer fast approaching, families making plans for day trips, weekend outings and vacations may want to consider weaving a historical theme into their trip — and the Wisconsin Historical Society has some ideas to consider....
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Posted February 20, 2004
Wisconsin's Historic Markers
If you've been reading about the state's plans to close 50 highway waysides, you may be aware that at least nine hold historical markers. The Society has authorized more than 470 markers across the state, and keeps detailed information on...
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Posted February 16, 2004
50th Anniversary of the Milwaukee Braves
In 1953, the ailing Boston Braves baseball team sought greener pastures in Milwaukee. Embraced by Wisconsin fans and led by future Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews and Red Schoendienst, they captured the major league World Championship...
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Posted February 10, 2004
Odd Wisconsin
What does this tiny turkey teamster have in common with Maj. Zebulon Pike, smelt wrestlers, an elderly hermit, and a cat filled with whiskey? They're all featured in Odd Wisconsin, the Society's newest Internet project....
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Posted February 2, 2004
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