January 2006 Highlights
The Worst Flu Season in Wisconsin History
While winter in Wisconsin usually means snow, ice, and frigid temperatures, winter is also peak flu season. As many as 90 million people come down with the flu each year in the United States, so if you have the flu,...
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Posted January 30, 2006
Boy, 7, Makes Stunning Archaeological Discovery
A 7-year-old boy and his "Kids Companion" mentor made the archaeological find of the year in Wisconsin on a November day in 2005 while exploring the Wisconsin River bed in Sauk City. The boy, Joshua Bradford, stumbled upon an object...
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Posted January 27, 2006
Solving the Mysteries of Aztalan
In the early 19th century, white settlers to western Michigan Territory — now called Wisconsin — made a discovery that would confound scientists and the public for nearly a century. Along the Crawfish River, 50 miles west of the new...
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Posted January 25, 2006
Find Funding for Your Historic Property
The rehabilitation of a historic house, the adaptive reuse of an old school or the preservation of an archaeological site can become a costly undertaking. The availability of funding can mean the difference between a good preservation project and a...
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Posted January 23, 2006
Classic Book & Movie Club: The Trial
The darkly surreal saga of Josef K, the man tried and convicted for unknown crimes in Franz Kafka's 1925 novel The Trial, found its way onto the big screen with a splash in 1963 when Wisconsin native Orson Welles wrote,...
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Posted January 20, 2006
State of the State — Voices and Votes
This week the Society press issues Voices & Votes, the sixth and final book in the New Badger History series. It provides an introduction to the basic structures of American democracy, state government, and history of Wisconsin from its territorial...
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Posted January 17, 2006
Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr. Day
"The next will be dynamite," reads a threatening note signed "K.K.K." The note was found wrapped around a rock thrown through Arkansas NAACP President Daisy Bates' living room window in response to her leadership of the effort to integrate Little...
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Posted January 12, 2006
Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Mile: A Century of Racing History
For more than 125 years, Wisconsin has played a significant role in the history of American auto racing. In July 1878 the state hosted what is believed to be the first auto race in the nation. Two steam-powered vehicles competed...
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Posted January 9, 2006
Old World Wisconsin Announces Workshops
A new series of pioneer workshops designed to teach modern audiences time-honored skills and handicrafts of the 19th century begins at Old World Wisconsin in February 2006. The sessions will provide hands-on instruction and firsthand experience in a variety of...
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Posted January 5, 2006
From the Director of the Society — The Year in Review, 2005
A Message from Society Director Ellsworth Brown The home page feature on our Web site presents our 2005 Top Ten History-Making Wisconsin News Stories. Number one gathers the stories of William Proxmire, Gaylord Nelson, and William Rehnquist, whose collective lives...
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Posted January 3, 2006
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