http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/images/common/logo.gif http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ The latest material on the Wisconsin Historical Society website. en-us Wisconsin Historical Society <webmaster@wisconsinhistory.org> 2009-11-05T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/11/09_taste.asp 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... 4023@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-11-05T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/11/hochunk_images.asp 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... 4024@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-11-02T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/09hearthside.asp 4021@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-29T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/09halloweenweek.asp Halloween Week returns to the Wisconsin Historical Museum October 27-30. Enjoy a week of activities for those of all ages who have an interest in the odd and peculiar! This year we explore Wisconsin's connections to Spiritualism, the one-time fastest-growing... 4016@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-26T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/nightfall.asp In celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of master of suspense Edgar Allan Poe, Old World Wisconsin will stage Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, a dinner theater series, on Friday and Saturday, October 23-24 and 30-31. The play will... 4015@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-22T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/09conference.asp The third annual Local History and Historic Preservation Conference met in Wausau on Friday and Saturday, October 9-10, with a record-setting attendance of 287 participants from 48 counties! The conference drew the record number by offering an increased number of... 4012@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-19T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/encore.asp Experience the grandeur of Wisconsin's restored performance spaces at the book launch for Encore!: The Renaissance of Wisconsin Opera Houses at the historic Mabel Tainter Theater in Menomonie on Friday, October 16. Join author Brian Leahy Doyle and photographer Mark... 4011@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-15T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/09_autumnfest.asp As the days begin to steadily become shorter and the colors of autumn decorate the wooded hillsides around Wade House in Greenbush, the historic site will usher in the change of seasons with a festive Autumn Celebration on Saturday and... 4009@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-13T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/fall_farms.asp The farms, fields, gardens and kitchens of Old World Wisconsin will be abuzz with activity next weekend when the outdoor museum conducts its annual rite of passage by readying the site for the coming winter during Autumn on the Farms... 4008@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-08T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/09_book_fest_2.asp Two co-authors of one of the latest books from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press that is garnering a lot of attention, People of the Sturgeon, will be on hand to talk about and sign copies of their book as part... 4005@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-05T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/10/sound_storm.asp Sound Storm, Wisconsin's first outdoor rock festival, was held April 24-26, 1970, on the hillside farm of Irene York, outside the village of Poynette in Columbia County, and is the subject of the latest featured gallery in the Society's online... 4003@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-10-01T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/09/09_book_fest.asp The eighth annual fall festival celebrates Wisconsin's rich literary heritage, brings some of America's finest writers to our state, and encourages Wisconsinites of all ages to read widely and participate in our dynamic, interactive literary events. This year we are... 4002@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-09-28T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/09/09_membership.asp 4000@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-09-24T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/09/civilwar_2009.asp The year is 1861, and the Civil War has just begun. Northern Virginia is the scene of numerous clashes between Union and Confederate troops. The denizens of this region, and much of the nation, would not know peace until four... 3998@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-09-21T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2009/09/new_odd.asp The popular and offbeat exhibit, Odd Wisconsin, has offered visitors to the Wisconsin Historical Museum a glimpse into the unexpected side of Wisconsin history through the stories of people, places and things that make our state uniquely "Wisconsin." Now, with... 3991@http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/ Big 2009-09-18T10:00:00-06:00