February 2008 Highlights
Sign Up for Wade House Summer Day Camps
The calendar says it's the last day of February, with much of the long month of March still ahead before we even reach spring. But, if you have children, summer will be here before you know it so it's not...
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Posted February 29, 2008
Record-Setting Winter in Wisconsin
Whoa! It's snowing again?! Here in Wisconsin, this winter has been longer, colder, and snowier than many of us can remember. Madison has seen record snowfall, more than 80 inches so far, while Milwaukee's snow totals will likely end up...
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Posted February 27, 2008
Sign Up for Old World Wisconsin Day Camps
With more record-setting Wisconsin winter weather still ahead ahead of us, it may seem a bit early to be thinking about making summer plans for your kids, but day camps like those offered by Old World Wisconsin tend to fill...
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Posted February 25, 2008
Images of a Milwaukee Manufacturing Giant
Once known almost exclusively as a manufacturing and brewing powerhouse, Milwaukee owes at least part of its reputation to the Falk Corporation. Falk had its hand in both industries, first in brewing and then in manufacturing. But a devastating fire,...
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Posted February 20, 2008
Presidential Visits to Wisconsin
Monday, February 18th, is Presidents Day this year, and while no Wisconsin native has gone on to live in the White House, many of its occupants have visited our state before, during, or after their time in the oval office....
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Posted February 18, 2008
Origins of the Wisconsin Primary
Presidential candidates and the media converged on Wisconsin this week in advance of Tuesday's primary. This kind of excitement is a modern thing. In fact, before 1912 you couldn't even vote in a presidential primary. Instead, candidates were chosen behind...
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Posted February 15, 2008
Genealogy Workshops Filling Rapidly
For the fifth year in a row, the Library-Archives Division is offering workshops for people interested in their families' history. Classes are geared to all levels of experience and offer something for everyone, from beginners to veterans. More than 400...
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Posted February 13, 2008
Museum's Sampler Collection Goes Online
From the 17th century to the late 19th century young girls learned embroidery skills by creating samplers. They would use these skills later in life to create fancy needlework or simply mark linens so they could be sorted correctly after...
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Posted February 11, 2008
New Black History Manuscripts Acquired
Wisconsin Historical Society archivists are busy this winter processing two important African-American history collections acquired late last year. The oldest one consists of two boxes of previously unknown correspondence with American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers from the late...
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Posted February 8, 2008
Honor Black History Month with a New Book
On July 4, 1842, 16-year-old Caroline Quarlls left family, friends, and the only life she'd known behind in St. Louis, Missouri. As the child of a slave mother and a slave-owner father, her young life was one of drudgery and...
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Posted February 5, 2008
Historic House Museums Workshop March 10-11
The Wisconsin Historical Society, in collaboration with the Midwest Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is offering a workshop targeted toward a broad audience of organizations that own and manage historic house museums and properties. "Beyond the Velvet...
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Posted February 4, 2008
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