March 2005 Highlights
WHS Press Sesquicentennial Celebration
The year 2005 marks the 150th anniversary of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. With that first volume, the Press began its commitment to connecting the people of Wisconsin and the Midwest with their past while illuminating the importance of history...
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Posted March 23, 2005
March is Women's History Month
"Remember the Ladies and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors."* That's what Abigail Adams advised her husband John on March 31, 1776, when he was designing the U.S. government with the other Founding Fathers. Like many...
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Posted March 16, 2005
Madison's Oldest Catholic Church Burns
This morning's fire appears to have gutted St. Raphael Cathedral in downtown Madison, a prominent feature of the city's skyline for more than century. The congregation was formed in 1842, and former governor James Doty donated land for a cathedral...
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Posted March 14, 2005
Spring Issue of the Magazine of History
Don't miss out on the upcoming Spring issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History! Discover Louis Sullivan's "Jewel Box" in Columbus, celebrate Wisconsin folk art, decode a Milwaukee baseball mystery or revisit the roots of America's dairyland. The magazine will...
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Posted March 4, 2005
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