March 2009 Highlights
The Planned Community of Greendale, Wisconsin
In 1936 the U.S. Department of Agriculture began construction on three new communities, known as Greenbelt Towns, as a part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. One of them, Greendale, was built in Wisconsin, about three miles southwest of...
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Posted March 30, 2009
Odd Wisconsin … The Sequel
Why would the University of Wisconsin have a band play for cows? Why was a state congressman given a 7-foot-long bowie knife at the Republican National Convention in 1860? What do a rock, a drinking glass and an engine fragment...
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Posted March 26, 2009
Fill 'er Up: The Exhibit
Get ready for a drive down memory lane! The Wisconsin Historical Museum's new exhibit, Fill 'er Up, takes visitors on a nostalgic trip through the glory days of service stations through graphics, photos and a selection of artifacts. Based on...
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Posted March 23, 2009
Preview the PBS "Wounded Knee" Documentary
The Wisconsin Historical Society will host a preview of the "Wounded Knee" episode of Public Television's upcoming We Shall Remain series from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. The series, subtitled Celebrating Stories of Strength and Survival throughout...
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Posted March 19, 2009
Call for Nominations for 2009 Society Awards
Each year the Wisconsin Historical Society recognizes individuals and organizations for outstanding work in the field of Wisconsin history. In keeping with its mission to help people connect with the past, the Society invites nominations for its slate of 2009...
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Posted March 16, 2009
Influential Nurse Featured in Spring Magazine
Celebrate spring and Women's History Month with the new issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History. Inside you'll learn about nurse Theta Mead (pictured here), Lincoln County's first public health nurse, who served as the face of public health in...
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Posted March 12, 2009
What Archaeologists Do Over the Winter Months
All summer long in Wisconsin, museum archaeologists spend a lot of time digging things up and investigating historic and cultural sites. But did you ever wonder what these same archaeologists do during the winter when they're not digging? Between March...
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Posted March 9, 2009
Gala to Salute Five Wisconsin History Makers
The Wisconsin Historical Society will salute the lifetime achievements of five distinguished individuals with Wisconsin ties during the Fourth Annual Wisconsin History Makers Gala on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at The Pfister Hotel, downtown Milwaukee's historic Victorian masterpiece. The event...
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Posted March 5, 2009
Simon L Stein's Portraits of Leading Citizens
In 1913 well-known Milwaukee portrait photographer, Simon L. Stein, contacted the Society with a plan. He proposed to donate around 500 portraits of leading Wisconsin citizens, those "men and women who have attained a position of sufficient prominence … in...
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Posted March 2, 2009
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