April 2007 Highlights
State History Day Finalists Head to Nationals
More than 400 middle and high school students from across the state gathered at the Wisconsin Historical Society headquarters in Madison on Saturday, April 28, for the National History Day State Finals. Students came to Madison to share their historical...
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Posted April 30, 2007
Daily Documents from the Black Hawk War
This summer marks the 175th anniversary of one of Wisconsin's greatest tragedies. In early April 1832, Sauk Indians and their allies led by the war chief Black Hawk returned east of the Mississippi to re-occupy their homeland. They believed their...
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Posted April 27, 2007
Meet the Teenie Weenies
Although largely forgotten today, the "Teenie Weenies" cartoons enchanted readers of all ages for more than 50 years. Created by William Donahey, the diminutive Teenie Weenies, a self-sufficient group of hardworking and courteous 2-inch-tall people, appeared in newspapers, books, and...
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Posted April 25, 2007
Historic Sites Celebrate the Arrival of Spring!
Just as the arrival of spring spurred a whirlwind of activity on 19th-century Wisconsin farms, it also means Wisconsin's historic sites are busy getting ready for the 2007 season. And that means many special events lie ahead that offer sites...
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Posted April 23, 2007
Society Acquires Track Champion's Racing Spikes
Last summer the Wisconsin Historical Society approached champion runner Suzy Favor Hamilton to ask her for a story of a favorite childhood toy. She obliged, and her story became part of the exhibition Toy Stories, which remains on display at...
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Posted April 20, 2007
New Book Uncovers the Life of a Runaway Slave
In the spring of 1852, Joshua Glover escaped from slavery and made his way north from Missouri to Wisconsin, where he found work in Racine. There, on March 11, 1854, his owner, Bennami Garland, tracked him down and arrested Glover...
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Posted April 18, 2007
Holocaust Survivors' Interviews to Go Online
April 15, 2007, is Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time (in the words of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.), "set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust and for reminding Americans of what can happen...
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Posted April 16, 2007
Colleagues Honor Jim Danky
On April 13 and 14, 2007, the Society hosts a symposium, "Alternative Print Culture: Social History and Libraries," in honor of newspaper and periodicals librarian Jim Danky. Organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for the History of Print Culture,...
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Posted April 13, 2007
Ben Logan and the Wisconsin Landscape
Wisconsin has attracted generations of people committed to the land in a passionate way, from Increase Lapham and John Muir in the 19th century, to Aldo Leopold, Gaylord Nelson and Sigurd Olson in the 20th century. Ben Logan, author of...
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Posted April 11, 2007
Favorite American Toys Made in Wisconsin
Duncan. American Girl. Dungeons and Dragons. These are some of the biggest names in American toys and games. Among the scores of playthings on display in the museum exhibition Toy Stories are a dozen beloved toys whose stories are rooted...
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Posted April 9, 2007
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 6, 2007
Civil War History Continues to Fascinate
The years preceding and during America's Civil War continue to capture our interest. And, on Sunday, April 15, two very dissimilar Civil War-era topics — antebellum fashions and abolition — will share the stage in a program sponsored by the...
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Posted April 4, 2007
Mountain Wolf Woman: A Ho-Chunk Girlhood
The daily life of a young Ho-Chunk girl around the turn of the 20th century is the subject of a new book for young readers from Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Mountain Wolf Woman: A Ho-Chunk Girlhood uses the seasons of...
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Posted April 2, 2007
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