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Historical Essay

Jesuit Missionaries in Early Wisconsin

Brief history of Jesuit Missionaries and key figures
Names and brief bios of principal missionaries who served in or wrote about Wisconsin, or are mentioned in Jesuit Relations concerning Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Chase, Warren 1813-1891

Spiritualist, Social Reformer and Politician
Biography of spiritualist, social reformer and politician Warren Chase.
Historical Essay

Strang, James Jesse 1813-1856

Religious Leader, Politician and Self-proclaimed Monarch
Biography of James Jesse Strang, American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch of a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Historical Essay

Chynoweth, Mary Hayes (1825-1905)

Spiritualist and Psychic Healer
Biography of spiritualist and psychic healer Mary Hayes Chynoweth.
Historical Essay

Houdini, Harry 1874 - 1926

Magician and Showman
Brief biography of Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926).
Historical Essay

When the Rapture Failed in 1844

A Disappointment that Created a Community
Learn about the most successful Utopian community in Wisconsin, born of a failed doomsday prediction.
Historical Essay

Juliet Severance, Radical Victorian

A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman
Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights.
Historical Essay

The Miracles at Robinsonville

The Virgin Mary Appears to an Illiterate Peasant Girl
Learn about the first and only manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the United States near Green Bay, confirmed by the Vatican.
Historical Essay

The Beginning of Gideons International

Where Exactly did it Start?
When and where did The Gideons International really begin? There are more answers then you would think. Give this a read and decide for yourself.
Historical Essay

Psychics and Mystics in 1850s Wisconsin

Spirits Lead a Woman to Fortune
Morris Pratt was a well known psychic medium whose legacy is his eponymous spiritualist institution in Whitewater, known locally as "Pratt's Folly."

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