May 2006 Highlights
Historic Sites Visitor Appreciation Day, June 4
Anyone planning to visit one of the Wisconsin Historical Society's historic sites should mark Sunday, June 4, 2006, on their calendars to achieve big savings on admission prices that day only. That's because six of the sites will slash admission...
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Posted May 30, 2006
A Memorial Day Remembrance
While many people think of Memorial Day as the start of summer, it is much more than a three-day weekend. Memorial Day is for many people, especially the nation's thousands of veterans and their families, an important celebration of those...
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Posted May 26, 2006
Five Honored at Wisconsin History Makers Gala
The Wisconsin Historical Society celebrated the lifetime achievements of five individuals with Wisconsin ties during its first annual History Makers Gala in Milwaukee on Tuesday, May 23. Paul Gigot, Vel Phillips, George and Nan Pollard, and Elmer Winter each earned...
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Posted May 25, 2006
Madeline Island Museum, Stonefield Set to Open
Two distinctive Wisconsin historic sites, each with its own set of fascinating stories to tell, open their doors for the 2006 season on Saturday, May 27. Madeline Island Historical Museum and Stonefield both overlook some of Wisconsin's most historic waterways...
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Posted May 22, 2006
Ojibwe Treaty Rights: 15 Years Later
May 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the court ruling that put to rest the 17-year battle between Ojibwe Indians and the state of Wisconsin over off-reservation hunting and fishing rights. On this day in 1991, Attorney General James Doyle...
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Posted May 19, 2006
Marriage Records Index Goes Online
That's right. More than a million Wisconsin marriages can now be searched alongside births and deaths. Like its companions, the new marriage index began as a 1970s microfiche publication. That microfiche, unfortunately, ignored the marriages that took place in almost...
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Posted May 17, 2006
Circus World Begins New Season May 20!
The old adage "everything old is new again" may come to mind when you include a visit to Circus World Museum in Baraboo on your spring and summer getaway itinerary. After decades of wowing visitors of all ages with rollicking...
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Posted May 15, 2006
Cycling Through History: Bike-to-Work Week
May is National Bike Month and the week of May 15th is Bike-to-Work Week. Everyday thousands of Wisconsin workers and students bike to work and school, a popular form of transportation and recreation in Wisconsin for more than 100 years....
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Posted May 12, 2006
Golf in Wisconsin
While the breathtaking shores of Whistling Straits may have surprised some viewers of the 2004 PGA Championship, Wisconsin golfers have long known that Wisconsin is home to some of the country's best courses. Wisconsinites have played golf almost as long...
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Posted May 10, 2006
Wisconsin Historic Sites Celebrate a New Season
Astounding Chinese circus acrobats, a new American Indian Doll exhibit, and the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin's first tourism mecca — Wisconsin Dells — are just a few of the reasons to visit the Society's nine one-of-a-kind historic sites in the...
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Posted May 8, 2006
WPT's Hometown Stories: Janesville
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Janesville, a new documentary premiering at 8 p.m. Monday, May 8, on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) and WMVS-TV in the Milwaukee viewing area, takes an intriguing look into the evolution of a city rich in history and...
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Posted May 5, 2006
Celebrate Wisconsin Places and Spaces
May is Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month, a time to showcase Wisconsin's diverse and unique heritage. In communities all over Wisconsin, local historical societies, museums, public libraries and other institutions use this month-long celebration to highlight the important role historic...
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Posted May 3, 2006
45 Students Going to the National Competition
After completing this weekend's National History Day state competition, 45 students will represent Wisconsin at the national contest in College Park, Maryland, June 11-15. Some 400 middle and high school students from across the state gathered at the Wisconsin Historical...
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Posted May 1, 2006
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