December 2009 Highlights
New Year's Day Originally Bigger Than Christmas
"Christmas was not the day to give and receive presents," recalled Elizabeth Baird (1810-1890), who came to Green Bay as a teenage bride in 1824. "This was reserved for New Year's." The custom of New Year gifts dated back many...
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Posted December 28, 2009
Wisconsin History's Top 10 News Stories of 2009
In 2009 Wisconsin slogged through the doldrums of an economy in recession, received a visit from President Barack Obama, lost several of its own soldiers in a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, and Green Bay Packers fans suffered...
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Posted December 21, 2009
Recalling Women for a Peaceful Christmas
Under the slogan "No More Shopping Days 'Til Peace," a group of Wisconsin women organized Women for a Peaceful Christmas (WPC) in1971. Inspired during a time when the women's movement, the peace movement, and the environmental movement were in full...
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Posted December 17, 2009
'Tis the Season to Give from Your Heart
The holidays are a wonderful time of year filled with precious memories, favorite stories, and a spirit of joy and goodwill. With that in mind, I hope you'll consider a gift to the Wisconsin Historical Society, our state's memory and...
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Posted December 16, 2009
Give a Society Membership for the Holidays!
Is there someone on your holiday list who is difficult to buy for? Why not give the gift of a Society membership? You already enjoy membership and know its value. So, to make it even easier for both you and...
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Posted December 14, 2009
World War II Mobilization Posters
During World War II the U.S. government organized the largest home-front propaganda campaign implemented up to that time. Its goals were to boost morale and sell war bonds. Milwaukee's Gugler Lithographic Company worked alongside Bugs Bunny, Judy Garland and Norman...
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Posted December 10, 2009
Donation Funds Conservation of Paintings
A generous donation by the Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association through a grant to the FRIENDS of the Wisconsin Historical Society paid for the conservation of two of the Wisconsin Historical Museum's prized paintings: a landscape by renowned German-American folk artist...
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Posted December 7, 2009
Wisconsin Historical Museum Holiday Sale
The holidays are a time for giving. And one great way to give to the Wisconsin Historical Society, while getting something in return, is to shop the Wisconsin Historical Museum's annual sale December 10-13. Here you can find inexpensive (but...
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Posted December 3, 2009
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