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| A Wisconsin Historical Society Menu Sampler |
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| View menus selected from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| The Early History of Wisconsin's Historical Markers Program |
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| Learn more about the early history of Wisconsin's State Historical Markers program. |
| The Early History of Civilian Aircraft: 1925-1930 |
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| The Early History of Civilian Aircraft: 1925-1930 |
| Jewelry and Postcard Publisher |
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| Discover the History of Winnecone, Wisconsin through Otto Ansorge's photographs |
| Study of a Neighborhood |
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| Discover the history of Madison, Wisconsin's Willy St. neighborhood through the Wisconsin Historical Society's image gallery |
| Candidates on the Road |
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| Documenting Political Campaigns in the Moment - Image Gallery Essay |
| The work of Charles Van Schaick (Van Scoik) in the Wisconsin Historical Society collection includes over 8,000 images... |
| Mid-Century Photographs from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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| This collection contains photographs taken by Kalleen Mortensen, a Madison, WI resident and long-time member of the Deer Park Buddhist community. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman |
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| Brief biography of Civil War veteran and three term U.S. Congressman best remembered for disobeying orders to return fugitive slaves to their owners. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about the Battle of the Wilderness that occurred from May 5 to June 12, 1864. |
| 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. |
| Wisconsin Citizen Petitions |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumberman |
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| Brief biography of Col. Joseph Bailey, the lumberman famous for his creative application of dams during the failed Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politician, 6th Wisconsin Governor, Presidential Cabinet Member |
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| Brief biography of lawyer, judge and politician Alexander W. Randall, who served as the sixth Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Brief summary of the Battle of Appomattox Court House where Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Hamilton, in Fond Du Lac and mustered into service on June 19, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 10th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at New Lisbon and mustered into service on February 10, 1862, at Camp Utley in Racine. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered into service on October 1, 1861. |
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