June 2007 Highlights
Preserving Wisconsin's Brewing History
The Wisconsin Historical Society recently had the good fortune to acquire two enormous beer tanks manufactured and used in Wisconsin when the Stevens Point Brewery of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, generously donated a 3,700-gallon aging tank and a 3,100-gallon "bright beer"...
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Posted June 28, 2007
2007 Award Winners Announced
Each summer the Society recognizes outstanding historical work done in the previous calendar year. Between January and April local historical societies, authors, Society members, publishers and private citizens submit nomination forms. Panels of independent judges or Society experts investigate these...
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Posted June 27, 2007
Discover the Allure of Madeline Island
For a truly unique and memorable experience, head north to one of Wisconsin's oldest and most historic places. Situated on Madeline Island in Lake Superior, 2.5 miles offshore from Bayfield, historic La Pointe is reachable only by boat (including a...
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Posted June 25, 2007
Museum Artifacts Travel Far and Wide
Everyone expects to see "the Mouse" when traveling to Orlando, but did you know that a Wisconsin Historical Museum object recently resided in an Orlando museum? Or that one of the museum's paintings is in Missouri over the summer? Or...
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Posted June 22, 2007
Society Press Author Jerry Apps Recognized
Acclaimed educator, writer and Wisconsin Historical Society Press author Jerry Apps was recently honored with the 2007 Council for Wisconsin Writers' Major Achievement Award for his lifetime writing accomplishments. The award carries with it a cash prize as well as...
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Posted June 20, 2007
Sleuthing Mineral Point's Early Furniture Trade
"Equal to Any in the Market: The Furniture Trade in Mineral Point, Wisconsin," now on exhibit at Pendarvis, features locally made Mineral Point furniture and invites visitors to discover historical clues embodied in the pieces that reveal information about the...
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Posted June 18, 2007
Spending Summers in the Apostle Islands
The 22 islands that comprise the Apostle Islands are Wisconsin's northernmost location and one of its most historic places, inhabited by Native Americans, fur traders, missionaries, lumberman, settlers and travelers for centuries. The largest of the islands, Madeline Island, was...
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Posted June 15, 2007
Summer Reading from the Magazine of History
Summer is almost here and the new issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History has your summer reading covered. The summer issue takes us inside baseball with the Milwaukee Braves and Brewers, to the frontlines of the marches for open...
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Posted June 13, 2007
Batter Up at the Historic Sites — 1860s Style!
Baseball — America's pastime — has entertained generations of Wisconsinites since the mid-19th century. And, in true 1860s fashion, Old World Wisconsin will turn back the clock to the early days of base ball (yes, it was originally spelled as...
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Posted June 11, 2007
Wisconsin Students Head to National Finals
All over Wisconsin young history enthusiasts are readying themselves for a weeklong adventure as they prepare to travel to College Park, Maryland, to take part in the national finals of National History Day — the yearlong program that teaches Wisconsin...
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Posted June 8, 2007
Grand Opening of Reed School Set for June 10
Reed School, the one-room schoolhouse near Neillsville that served the area's elementary education needs from 1915 to 1951, will resume an educational role in the life of the rural community when the school reopens as the Wisconsin Historical Society's 10th...
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Posted June 6, 2007
Celebrate Two Wisconsin Baseball Anniversaries
Would you like to be part of a special celebration of two important anniversaries in Wisconsin baseball history and support the Wisconsin Historical Museum at the same time? Then the museum is the place to be on Sunday, July 22,...
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Posted June 4, 2007
A Dairy Month for the Dairy State
June is National Dairy Month and where better to celebrate all things dairy than here in "America's Dairyland?" Wisconsin's nickname is more than just a snappy slogan, however. The state has been a major dairy producer and innovator for more...
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Posted June 1, 2007
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