May 2005 Highlights
Big Savings at Wisconsin Historic Sites June 5
Anyone planning a visit to any of seven Wisconsin Historical Society historic sites this season should mark Sunday, June 5, on their calendars to achieve big savings on admission prices that day only. That's because six of the sites will...
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Posted May 31, 2005
Wisconsin: 157 Years Young …
May 29th is Wisconsin's birthday: on that date in 1848, Wisconsin became a state. Wisconsin is one of only a small number of states still using its original constitution, however the road to its adoption in 1848 was anything but...
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Posted May 27, 2005
A League of Their Own
Popularized in the movie A League of Their Own, the All-American Girls Baseball League thrilled fans for 12 seasons in cities and towns throughout the Midwest, including Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee. Drawing young women from around the country, the league...
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Posted May 25, 2005
1966 Prom: White Gloves and Tuxedos
After being invited to West High School's senior prom in Madison, Wisconsin, by Jim Wilson, Martha "Marti" Hall set out to choose a dress, one of the biggest decisions in her young life. She decided to make her own gown....
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Posted May 25, 2005
New McCormick-IHC Images Now Online
Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) demonstrated the first successful horse drawn reaper in 1831. In 1847 he established a company in Chicago that quickly became the world leader in the agricultural equipment industry. That company merged with its major competitors in...
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Posted May 24, 2005
Historical Society Budget Clears Joint Finance Committee
The Legislature's budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance voted 16-0 on Tuesday, May 17, to tentatively accept recommendations for the Historical Society contained in the Executive Budget that Governor Jim Doyle submitted to the Legislature in February. The governor's budget recommends...
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Posted May 18, 2005
Fort McCoy Saved — Maj. Gen. McCoy Namesake
This morning the Defense Department released a plan to close 150 U.S. military installations. Wisconsin's largest base, Fort McCoy, escaped closure, although the Pentagon recommended it be "realigned," which could mean a loss of 231 jobs. Fort McCoy, near Tomah,...
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Posted May 13, 2005
May/June Issue of Columns Now Available
This issue of Columns, the Society's general bimonthly newsletter, is now online. This issue features: Historic sites special events highlights Lucky Number 4: museum acquires Brett Favre jersey Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month (events statewide) Every Root an Anchor: Wisconsin's...
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Posted May 11, 2005
Celebrating the Built and Buried Past
May is Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month, a time to reflect on the important role that historic preservation plays in communities all across Wisconsin. Cities and towns, local historical societies, museums, public libraries and other institutions statewide are using the...
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Posted May 9, 2005
May 5: Milwaukee's Labor Tragedy
Most Americans know little about the International Workers' Day of May Day, despite the fact that it began in the United States in the 1880s with the fight for an eight-hour work day and that workers in Milwaukee played an...
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Posted May 5, 2005
Oliver William Reese, Society Benefactor, 1924-2005
Oliver William Reese, a generous promoter of Wisconsin history and culture, died peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2005, in his beloved Wisconsin Dells. Born in 1924, Reese was an enthusiastic civic leader for more than half a century, doing everything...
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Posted May 4, 2005
The Perfect Book for Tree and Nature Lovers
It seems that anyone you ask has a story about a tree, whether it was a tree they climbed as a child, one they carved their initials in as a teenager, or one they planted as an adult. Trees are...
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Posted May 3, 2005
Forty-Four Young Historians Bound for Nationals
Forty-four of Wisconsin's best and brightest middle and high school history scholars will represent the state at National History Day's national contest in June after presenting the findings of their yearlong research projects at the state finals in Madison on...
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Posted May 2, 2005
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