March 2008 Highlights
Come Play Cineplexity at the Museum
Hasbro, Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers may have claimed a near "monopoly" on the production of card games and board games in America, but Wisconsin is no stranger to the business of having fun. Recently, Madisonians Jon Michael Rasmus, John...
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Posted March 31, 2008
Danky Research Fellowship Available
Friends and colleagues of former Wisconsin Historical Society newspapers and periodicals librarian Jim Danky, who retired last September, have established a research fellowship in his honor. Applications are being accepted until May 1 for the first annual award. In conjunction...
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Posted March 28, 2008
Wisconsin Ceramic Art Goes Online
The American Art Pottery movement originated in 1876 when a group of women china decorators in Cincinnati began to experiment with ceramic glaze techniques inspired by British Arts and Crafts pottery. This new approach to ceramics as an art form...
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Posted March 26, 2008
Invest In Something You Believe In
If you are reading this, then your life — in some measure — has been touched by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The Society's many achievements over the years are a testament to the legacy of an extended family of supporters....
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Posted March 25, 2008
The Images of Richard Quinney
"Some of my best times are when I can see clearly through the glass of the viewfinder."— Richard Quinney Richard Quinney has spent more than 40 years documenting his life, time and community through photography. Intimately tied to and intrigued...
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Posted March 21, 2008
Spring Local History and Museum Workshops
The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Federation of Museums have announced their annual offering of workshops for museum professionals and volunteers. This spring four workshops held in locations around the state will offer expertise in both museum collections and...
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Posted March 19, 2008
American Indian Language Materials Go Online
Last fall a university professor of Ojibwe inquired if the Society owned the 1853 edition of Bishop Frederic Baraga's dictionary of that language. After more than 150 years, this very rare book remains an important resource for people studying Ojibwe....
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Posted March 18, 2008
Great Circus Parade to Return to Milwaukee
Fifty authentic circus wagons from Circus World in Baraboo, 60 horse-drawn vehicles, 10 marching bands and more bands performing atop circus wagons will parade through downtown Milwaukee on Sunday, July 12, 2009, according to an announcement made at a news...
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Posted March 13, 2008
Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker
America's Dairyland. Those two words on Wisconsin's license plate tell you a lot about the state and its agricultural heritage. They also tell you a lot about a new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press titled Casper Jaggi: Master...
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Posted March 12, 2008
Reading Room Rehabilitation
Help is on the way for the venerable Library Reading Room at the Society's headquarters in Madison. Opened with much fanfare in 1900, the majestic room was "modernized" in 1955 and touched up again in 1967. For the past four...
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Posted March 10, 2008
Wade House Hearthside Dinners a Big Hit
While most Midwestern historic sites batten down the hatches for winter to focus solely on their upcoming summer seasons, Wade House has begun a new tradition that has proven very popular — by each month of the off-season hosting an...
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Posted March 7, 2008
New Fourth-Grade Textbook Coming
Experience 10,000 years of Wisconsin history in the Society's first-ever, full-color textbook! Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story by Bobbie Malone and Kori Oberle is the definitive fourth-grade textbook, where students will encounter lively stories of the many people, groups and...
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Posted March 5, 2008
More Women's History Sources Go Online
March is Women's History Month, an event that highlights the contributions of women to events in history — and which traces it origins to International Women's Day in 1911. Over the past several months leading up to Women's History Month,...
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Posted March 3, 2008
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