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Spring 2012
The Spring issue includes articles on the founding of La Crosse, anti-Chinese sentiment in 1880s Milwaukee, and photogenic Appleton at the turn of the 20th century. Also included is an excerpt from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press title "Vintage Wisconsin Gardens: A History of Home Gardening."
Wisconsin Magazine of History
The "Wisconsin Magazine of History" is the full-color quarterly magazine of the Wisconsin Historical Society. It informs and delights readers with intriguing articles about Wisconsin culture and the people, places and events of Wisconsin's past.
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Since it was first published in 1917, the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" celebrates all that makes Wisconsin special. Whatever your interests, you will find something to spark your curiosity — carefully researched and beautifully presented.
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The magazine documents the rich social, economic, and political history of Wisconsin with photographs, cartoons, posters and drawings from Wisconsin Historical Images, the Society's visual materials collections. Also, every issue features book excerpts from the award-winning Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Wisconsin's oldest book publisher.
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