January 2007 Highlights
Treasures of Wisconsin Folklore Made Available
Ideas shape history as profoundly as wars or elections. The ideas of intellectuals in our past have found their way into books and magazines, but the vast majority of people didn't have an opportunity to create publications like those. Instead,...
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Posted January 31, 2007
Old World Wisconsin Workshops Announced
From broom making, knitting and spinning to 19th-century blacksmithing and timber framing, Old World Wisconsin offers a wide variety of winter-and-spring workshops that teach once common pioneer skills to Internet-age audiences eager to learn new things about old ways. The...
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Posted January 29, 2007
Decorative Arts Database Documents Artifacts
Examples of the state's rich and diverse material culture are now available online from the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database. The database is an online catalog of artifacts housed in the collections of historical societies and museums across Wisconsin. It documents...
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Posted January 26, 2007
An Artist on the Overland Trail
In the summer of 1849, artist James F. Wilkins traveled overland by wagon train from near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to the northern California gold fields, a 151-day voyage that he captured in water-color sketches and in notations in his diary....
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Posted January 24, 2007
New from WHS Press: Harley and the Davidsons
On a summer day in Milwaukee in 1891, 10-year-old Arthur Davidson and his best friend Bill Harley imagined a bicycle that could zoom up hills and get them around more quickly. Little did they know that in 20 years, this...
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Posted January 22, 2007
Blakely Gift Boosts Genealogy Collections
Shortly before she passed away on December 27, 2006, Eleaner L. Blakely, a longtime volunteer for the Society, made a very substantial and generous gift to the library and archives' preservation Endowment. Her support helps ensure that the marvelous genealogical...
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Posted January 19, 2007
Discover Madison's Cribbage History
Cribbage was invented by Sir John Suckling (1609-1642), an English author, playwright, lyric poet, and member of Parliament. Joe Petrus Wergin of Madison, Wisconsin, organized the game for American national and local tournament play, and the Madison Cribbage Club became...
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Posted January 18, 2007
Philip Roth Classic Next Up in Book-Film Series
What do you get when you cross a bookish boy from humble roots with a free-spirited girl from a wealthy family? Find out on Sunday, January 21, at 1:30 p.m. when the Society hosts a free screening and discussion of...
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Posted January 16, 2007
Museum Object of the Week Turns 2!
The Wisconsin Historical Society's Museum Object of the Week Web feature is now two years old. This feature, along with online exhibitions and pictorial collection tours, forms a strong basis for a "virtual museum." Begun as a means to reach...
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Posted January 12, 2007
Celebrate Historic Preservation and Archaeology
The Wisconsin Historical Society encourages communities throughout Wisconsin to begin planning now for events and activities to celebrate Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month this coming May. During this monthlong celebration, many local and regional events are planned to promote historic...
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Posted January 10, 2007
Magazine of History Archives Goes Online
The longest-running journal devoted to Wisconsin's past is the Society's quarterly Wisconsin Magazine of History. Volume I, number 1, rolled off the presses in September of 1917, and its successors have appeared punctually every 90 days ever since: 360 issues...
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Posted January 8, 2007
Looking Forward, Honoring Our Past
Society Director Ellsworth Brown Reviews 2006 The Wisconsin Historical Society celebrated its 160th year with programs, exhibits and activities that involved thousands of school children, educators, parents, grandparents, genealogists and history seekers of all kinds from our state, the nation...
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Posted January 5, 2007
The Year Wisconsin Had Two Governors
On January 3, 2007, Jim Doyle and Barbara Lawton were sworn in for a second time as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, of Wisconsin at the state Capitol. Inaugurations are generally thought of as grand affairs, full of sparkly...
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Posted January 3, 2007
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