October 2008 Highlights
A Harvest of Knowledge at Pope Farm Park
More than 300 Middleton-Cross Plains fourth graders, parents and educators gathered in Pope Farm Educational Park in late October for this year's Fall Harvest Bonanza. During the two-day event children learned about Native American history and experienced what life was...
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Posted October 30, 2008
Halloween Week at the Historical Museum
In the spirit of the new exhibit, Odd Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Historical Museum offers odd and peculiar activities for all ages this Halloween season. You can get creative with "grave" arts and crafts, enjoy screenings of famed magician Harry Houdini's...
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Posted October 27, 2008
Dine with Dracula at Old World Wisconsin
Count Dracula. The name conjures up all of the Gothic drama of the Halloween season. And Old World Wisconsin opens the doors to its 1870s Crossroads Village to host an after-dinner walk-along production of Bram Stoker's famous 1897 vampire tale...
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Posted October 23, 2008
Images of a Summer Vacation
In the spring and summer of 1894, noted American historian and Society Director, Reuben Gold Thwaites, traveled with his family down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, taking photos all the way. Thwaites' photographs of the six-week trip offer a unique...
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Posted October 20, 2008
Society to Take Part in Wisconsin Book Festival
The Wisconsin Book Festival, the state's largest celebration of writers, books and literacy, returns to Madison this weekend, October 15-19, for its sixth annual event. The Society will be there, too, providing venue space both and hosting many events and...
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Posted October 16, 2008
It's a Celebration of Autumn at Wade House
As the greenery of summer steadily fades into autumnal hues of red and gold, Wade House in Greenbush will pause to celebrate the changing of the season with a festive Autumn Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19. Visitors will...
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Posted October 13, 2008
Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibits Society Items
A rocking chair from Pendarvis and a table from Villa Louis are among the items now on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Finest in the Western Country: Wisconsin Decorative Arts 1820-1900 showcases the diverse array of furniture, ceramics,...
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Posted October 9, 2008
Odd Wisconsin Exhibit Out of the Ordinary
The newest exhibition at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, as its name suggests, is not your typical exhibition. Much like the Society's blog feature and book of the same name, the Odd Wisconsin exhibition presents stories, curiosities, and mysteries that you...
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Posted October 6, 2008
Local History and Preservation Conference a Hit
Last weekend more than 300 Wisconsinites representing 52 counties (and some attendees from out of state) came to Madison for the Wisconsin Historical Society's 2008 Local History and Historic Preservation conference. The conference offered 27 sessions covering topics related to...
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Posted October 2, 2008
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