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Winter 2009-2010

The Winter issue of Wisconsin Magazine of History features articles on Women for a Peaceful Christmas, a group formed in 1971 to protest U.S. involvement in Vietnam by urging citizens to celebrate a more traditional and less commercial Christmas; Milwaukee's anarchist scare in 1917 after a police station bombing killed 10 people; the process of investigating farmstead life in 19th-century Racine County via historical archaeology; and Arthur Covey's Kohler murals.

Wisconsin Magazine of History

The Wisconsin Magazine of History, the full-color quarterly magazine of the Wisconsin Historical Society, informs and delights readers with intriguing articles about the people, places and events of Wisconsin's past.

Articles unique to Wisconsin

Sharing the stories of times gone by and helping to shed light on the foundations of Wisconsin culture 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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Illustrations include photos and drawings from over 60,000 online images in the society's rich collection: Wisconsin Historical Images. In every issue, history fans will also enjoy book excerpts from Wisconsin's oldest book publisher, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

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Hesseltine Award winner announced

Congratulations to William Povletich, winner of the 43rd Annual William Best Hesseltine Award for volume 92 of the Wisconsin Magazine of History. His article, "Liberace: The Milwaukee Maestro," traces Liberace's early years in Wisconsin as a musical prodigy. View more about this award winner.