March 2004 Highlights
Two Council for Wis. Writers Awards Go to WHS Press
The Council for Wisconsin Writers gave two awards to Society Press books this year. The Council’s juvenile nonfiction award went to Patty Loew for her student reader, Native People of Wisconsin. The Council awarded its Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award to...
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Posted March 31, 2004
150th Anniversary of the Invention of Potato Chips!
According to legend, in 1853 George Crum, a chef at Moon's Lake House resort in Saratoga Springs, New York invented the paper-thin chip as a sarcastic reply to a patron who had complained that his fried potatoes were too thick...
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Posted March 24, 2004
Read It-See It: Take Part in the Classic Book & Movie Club
Gary Cooper and Helen Hayesin a scene from Ernest Hemingway'sA Farewell to Arms. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research are teaming up with The Capital Times to showcase some of the film archives'...
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Posted March 23, 2004
WHI: 6,500 Historic Images and Growing
Wisconsin Historical Images currently has 6,500 images available online to view and purchase. Patrons may search the website and order prints or digital files by simply printing out an order form and mailing or faxing it to the Society....
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Posted March 19, 2004
The Oldest Toast in Wisconsin?
In 2002, archaeologists from the Museum Archaeology Program - Wisconsin Historical Society were surprised to find what may be the oldest piece of toast in Wisconsin....
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Posted March 15, 2004
Papers of Wisconsin and National Democratic Party Figure Philleo Nash Acquired
The Wisconsin Historical Society has just acquired a significant addition to its library and archives collections in the form of the papers of Philleo Nash, a major figure in Wisconsin and national Democratic Party politics and a lifelong anthropologist. The...
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Posted March 10, 2004
Membership Has Its Benefits
Double winners — members of the Society and the FRIENDS of the Society — support history twice as much, and receive twice the benefits. FRIENDS members, for example, receive a reduced rate for FRIENDS events, including a one-day bus tour...
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Posted March 9, 2004
Free Downloadable Historic Desktop Wallpapers
Now, you can have a little taste of Wisconsin's rich history on your computer all the time. These 12 Historic Desktop Wallpapers are screen-sized reproductions from the Historic Images Collection. Download yours today....
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Posted March 3, 2004
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