July 2008 Highlights
Register Now for "Building on the Basics"
Wisconsin's local history and preservation volunteers and professionals work together to preserve the buildings, artifacts and stories important to Wisconsin's history. This year the Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History will offer opportunities for the newcomer and the...
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Posted July 30, 2008
Heirloom Gardens: Cultivating a Legacy
Three of Wisconsin's leading horticultural experts will share their expertise on the increasingly popular hobby of heirloom gardening with enthusiasts who sign up to take part in a daylong symposium on the subject Saturday, September 6, at Old World Wisconsin....
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Posted July 28, 2008
New Book Takes On "Fighting Bob"
"Fighting Bob" La Follette, the father of Wisconsin's most famous political family, developed his fierce opposition to corporate power and political corruption as a young man. Affiliated with the Republican Party for almost his entire career, La Follette embarked on...
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Posted July 25, 2008
Images from Milwaukee's First Photojournalist
"It might be fun to make pictures." Those were the initial thoughts of John Robert Taylor (1876-1959), the first photographer for the Milwaukee Journal, upon taking the job in 1909. Although he had no formal training in newspaper photography, Taylor...
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Posted July 23, 2008
Laura Ingalls Wilder Days Turn Back the Clock
For many people, reading the Little House books is the closest they get to experiencing life in the Midwest in the late 1800s. Laura Ingalls Wilder's vivid writing and Garth Williams' charming illustrations bring to life the traumas and triumphs...
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Posted July 21, 2008
Doty's Diary of the 1820 Cass Expedition
Every summer the Society shares an original hand-written journal through its Historic Diaries pages, posting a new entry each day. This summer we've been publishing the journal of the first U.S. expedition to explore our Lake Superior shoreline, kept by...
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Posted July 18, 2008
Exploring the Great Lakes Fur Trade
Historical re-enactors from throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota will converge on Madeline Island Friday through Sunday, July 25-27, to set up an encampment at Madeline Island Museum for three days of demonstrations, role playing, handicrafts and other activities — all of...
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Posted July 16, 2008
See the War of 1812 in Wisconsin at Villa Louis
In mid-July 1814 an undersized and poorly supported garrison of American soldiers fought a losing battle against a much larger British-Canadian force dispatched to seize control of a strategic fort being built by the Americans in Prairie du Chien. It...
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Posted July 15, 2008
Regional Local History Conventions Coming Up
Each summer the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Council for Local History sponsor 10 regional local history conventions. These conventions provide opportunities to connect with local history colleagues and to gain knowledge through the sharing of ideas. Each convention...
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Posted July 11, 2008
Fur Trade 101: Its Role in Wisconsin History
The fur trade was Wisconsin's first truly global economic endeavor, bringing together French, British, American and Indian traders into a web of cultural, commercial and political exchange. On Tuesday, July 15, at 12:15 p.m., Isaac Walters will discuss the important...
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Posted July 9, 2008
Old World Wisconsin Recalls World War I
It is summer 1917, and a company of soldiers from Fond du Lac is just being mobilized for training to take part in the deadly trench warfare that characterized the western front during World War I. They are the soldiers...
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Posted July 7, 2008
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