November 2009 Highlights
Celebrate Christmas at Old World Wisconsin
Storytelling, a visit from Father Christmas, a stroll through the charming streets of the 1870s Crossroads Village all decked out for the season, and caroling in historic St. Peter's Church — these are just some of the things that make...
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Posted November 30, 2009
'Tis the Season for Aluminum Christmas Trees
Back by popular demand, the Wisconsin Historical Museum presents, 'Tis the Season, a large display of vintage 1960s aluminum Christmas trees. Opening Tuesday, November 24, and running through January 9, 'Tis the Season will be the museum's largest exhibition of...
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Posted November 23, 2009
Fresh Perspectives on a Legendary Lumberjack
Learn the true story of the legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox, Babe, as Michael Edmonds, author of Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan, discusses the logging camp stories that created the legend...
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Posted November 19, 2009
State Register of Historic Places: New Listings
In October the State Historic Preservation Review Board recommended approval of seven new listings in the State Register of Historic Places, Wisconsin's official listing of state properties determined to be significant to Wisconsin's heritage. The Society's Division of Historic Preservation-Public...
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Posted November 16, 2009
Library Reading Room Renovation in Progress
Workers completed the first phase of the ongoing library renovation project recently by erecting a two-story plywood wall to isolate the Society's majestic Library Reading Room on the second floor of its headquarters building. Until January reference librarians will serve...
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Posted November 13, 2009
Obama-signed Cheesehead Finds a Home
When Mansfield Neblett wore a Wisconsin cheesehead hat to President Barack Obama's education speech at Neblett's daughter Jennifer's middle school in Madison November 4, he could have had no idea of the chain of events it would set off, making...
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Posted November 11, 2009
Tickets for Saturday Night Event Go on Sale
Wisconsin Vietnam War veterans and their families will receive the warm welcome home that many never received when a special three-day welcome home celebration in their honor takes place at Lambeau Field in Green Bay in May 2010. The big...
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Posted November 9, 2009
History Has Never Been So Appetizing
Many things bring us together as a people, including the food we enjoy together. The faintest aroma of a homemade dish or traditional recipe can bring back memories of the past in an instant. The unique blend of place, people...
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Posted November 5, 2009
Images of the Ho-Chunk on Exhibit
The latest exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Museum examines nearly 150 years of the Ho-Chunk people as documented through the lenses of three photographers. This exhibit, Images of the Ho-Chunk, features 1860s photographs by James F. Bodtker, turn-of-the-20th-century images by...
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Posted November 2, 2009
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