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Teachers and Students Portal

Useful Resources

Just for Fun
Fun activities for both kids and adults. Interactive adventures, state symbols, state firsts, Odd Wisconsin and more.
Turning Points
Hundreds of eyewitness accounts, pictures, and museum objects, new ones added daily. Dozens of essays, educational activities, and reference tools.
Connecting to the Classroom
A one-stop resource to connect teachers with relevant and useful educational materials on the Wisconsin Historical Society's web site.
American Journeys
View, search, print, or download more than 150 rare books, original manuscripts, and classic travel narratives from the archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society
WisconsinStories.org
View stories from Wisconsin's past and share your own through Wisconsin Stories, a series of programs developed with Wisconsin Public Televsion.
Dictionary of Wisconsin History
These names of hundreds of people, places, things and events occur in many writings about Wisconsin history.
Reference Maps
These maps were chosen for Turning Points in Wisconsin History, but they have many other uses. They are grouped by the Department of Public Instruction's themes in Wisconsin history.

For Teachers


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