December 2007 Highlights
Historical Museum's Doll Collection Goes Online
In the early 20th century doll collecting became a popular hobby among women, so it is not surprising that the Wisconsin Historical Museum acquired its first doll from a female donor in 1913. Since then the museum has collected almost...
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Posted December 28, 2007
Last Chance to See World Series Wisconsin
At the height of the winter holidays, baseball isn't usually the first thing to come to mind. Between finding the right gift, family frenzies, and Festivus poles, our national pastime is relegated to hibernation. Of course, once December 25 is...
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Posted December 26, 2007
Wisconsin History's Top 10 News Stories of 2007
In 2007 Wisconsin continued to be affected by the war in Iraq, witnessed amazing achievements of athleticism, received encouraging and home-grown news about the future of stem cell research, saw parts of the state hit hard by floods, suffered through...
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Posted December 19, 2007
Farley and Festivus: 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago, on December 18, 1997, beloved comedic actor Chris Farley died at the age of 33. For years he had entertained America as a star of television's Saturday Night Live and of such big-screen comedies as Tommy Boy....
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Posted December 17, 2007
Stir Up the Holidays with a New Cookbook
French salad dressing, carrot-pineapple Jell-O salad, cloverleaf rolls for when company's coming — if you grew up in the Midwest, you're probably no stranger to these and many other recipes featured in Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe: Stirring Up the...
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Posted December 14, 2007
Images of the Highlander Folk School
The Highlander Folk School, and later the Highlander Research and Education Center, began in the 1930s as a social leadership center focused on labor organization in Monteagle, Tennessee. In 1953 Highlander shifted focus to civil rights, reflecting an underlying belief...
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Posted December 12, 2007
Small-Scale Homes ... Large-Scale Fun!
Throughout history doll houses have been the preoccupation of imaginative children as well as sophisticated adults. Like model trains, these meticulous miniatures fascinate us with fastidious attention to detail. From the connoisseur to the dilettante and the young to the...
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Posted December 10, 2007
Curly Lambeau: Building the Green Bay Packers
While every Green Bay Packers fan has heard of Lambeau Field, not everyone knows the story of the person for whom the football stadium was named. But you can! Come hear Stuart Stotts, author of the new book Curly Lambeau:...
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Posted December 7, 2007
Winter Wisconsin Magazine of History is Here
The winter issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History is on its way! From cover to cover, the winter issue is packed with stories to take you away from the holiday stress and winter chill! Inside the winter issue, find...
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Posted December 5, 2007
Celebrate an 1860s Christmas at Wade House
Come celebrate A Wade House Christmas on Saturday and Sunday, December 8-9, at the historic 1860s stagecoach inn. Wade House provides the perfect venue to experience the charm and simplicity of the mid-19th-century celebration of Christmas by the earliest settlers...
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Posted December 3, 2007
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