April 2006 Highlights
Wisconsin Works — Reforming Health Care
April 25, 2006, marked the 10th anniversary of Wisconsin Works, or W-2, a pioneering piece of welfare legislation that became a national model for welfare reform. Signed into law in 1996 by Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, W-2 replaced Wisconsin's benefits-based...
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Posted April 26, 2006
Yom Hashoah — Holocaust Remembrance
According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Nazi German government murdered 6 million Jews (two out of every three European Jews) between 1939 and 1945. More than 3 million Russian prisoners of war, tens of thousands of Gypsies,...
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Posted April 24, 2006
John Muir and Earth Day
The life and legacies of two Wisconsin greats are celebrated this week: the birth of famed naturalist John Muir on April 21 and the founding of Earth Day, April 22, by Senator Gaylord Nelson. It is a fitting convergence of...
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Posted April 21, 2006
Wisconsin Gears Up for Gardening Season
April is the month that Wisconsin gardeners ache for all winter. Cooped up for months, gardeners can finally get back outside and dig their hands in the dirt now that spring has finally arrived. Although people have been gardening for...
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Posted April 19, 2006
20 Years on Madison's Capitol Square
On April 19, the Wisconsin Historical Society's Museum celebrates 20 years of sharing Wisconsin stories at its Capitol Square location in Madison. Join us on that day for free admission and enjoy a slice of cake. Since 1986 more than...
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Posted April 17, 2006
Stressed About Your Taxes? Blame Wisconsin
April 15 is America's tax day, the dreaded filing date for state and federal income taxes. But April 15 wasn't always saddled with this ominous deadline. And Wisconsin was actually the first state to impose a personal income tax system....
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Posted April 14, 2006
Gala to Salute Five Wisconsin History Makers
Wisconsin lays claim to some of the most outstanding history makers in the country. While some were born here, and their formative years were the basis for creating history, others moved here and found fertile ground for realizing their dreams....
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Posted April 12, 2006
Harvester World Images Reveal Celebrity Faces
What do John Wayne, Nikita Khrushchev and International Harvester trucks and tractors have in common? They were all featured in Harvester World magazine in the 1950s. Harvester World was an International Harvester Company magazine published from 1909 to 1970. At...
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Posted April 10, 2006
Madison Celebrates a Milestone
The city of Madison is commemorating its 150th anniversary, and the Wisconsin Historical Society is joining the celebration! The Society is uniquely poised to contribute to a retrospective look at Madison's history. After all, the Society formed 10 years before...
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Posted April 3, 2006
Classic Book & Movie Club — "Mrs. Dalloway"
The 1997 movie version of British writer Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel "Mrs. Dalloway" will be presented in a free public screening at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in the auditorium of the Historical Society's headquarters building at 816 State Street...
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Posted April 3, 2006
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