Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher |
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A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor |
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Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor. |
Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians |
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Biography of Black Hawk |
Brief explanation of The Edgerton Bible case and its wider ramifications. |
Fort Atkinson Poet |
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Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
Adventurer, Explorer and Real Life Indiana Jones |
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Biography of Roy Chapman Andrews Jones, noted adventurer, explorer and possible model for the character of Indiana Jones. |
Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
Brief history of the temperance movement in Wisconsin. |
Read about the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other Adventist goups in Wisconsin in the 19th century, including the Scandinavian adventist communities. |
Learn about the Greeks immigrants who came to Wisconsin in the early 20th century. |
Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today. |
Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century. |
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