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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. |
| 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 |
| 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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| Read the history of Pleasant Ridge, Wisconsin, a unique a community developed by formerly enslaved African American slaves in the mid-19th century. |
| Crucial tools to shaping civilian attitudes towards the war |
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| World War I Posters in the Wisconsin Historical Society collections |
| Explore Lake Life in Northern Wisconsin with the Holt Family |
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| Read about "allotment," which was the Indian policy of the U.S. government from 1887-1934; also called the Dawes Act. |
| Brief bio of Richard Theodore Ely, professor, economist, social reformer and author who played a votal role in shaping the "Wisconsin Idea." |
| Businessman and Historical Society President |
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| Biography of Wisconsin businessman and president of the Wisconsin Historical Society David Clark Everest. |
| Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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| Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
| 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. |
| Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895) |
| Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist |
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| Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction. |
| Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
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| Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
| Brief biography of Helen Farnsworth Mears, the sculptress whose nine-foot statue, "Genius of Wisconsin," now stands in the WI state capitol. |
| Professor, Geologist and University President |
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| Biography of Charles Richard Van Hise, professor, geologist and president of the University of Wisconsin. |
| Interpreter |
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| Biography of interpreter Benjamin Green Armstrong who helped reverse the Indian removal order of 1849. |
| Suffragist and Lecturer |
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| Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations. |
| Pioneer Settler and Indian Trader |
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| Biography of pioneer settle and Indian trader Nathan Myrick, who had a sawmill on the Black River and sold firewood and lumber to Mississippi steamers. |
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