The Power of the Pumpkin |
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Read the story of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Madison. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Top hat made from beaver felt and worn by Green Bay resident Morgan L. Martin, c. 1825. (Museum object #1968.644) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Wash-Up Kit made by the Bay West Company, Green Bay. Distributed by the Yankee Paper and Specialty Co. of Menasha in the 1920s. (Museum object #1998.6.2) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Land of the Freed-up Woman American flag banner made from bras, 1971. (Museum object #2000.79.1) |
The Printer and the Priest |
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Discover how Wisconsin got its first printing press, and the impact that a Catholic priest would have on Ho-Chunk literacy. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Green Bay Packers football jersey worn by Brett Favre during game against Chicago Bears, January 2, 2005. (Museum object #2005.83.1) |
An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
The Virgin Mary Appears to an Illiterate Peasant Girl |
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Learn about the first and only manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the United States near Green Bay, confirmed by the Vatican. |
An Unreliable Text and Other Evidence |
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Wisconsin History books teach that Jean Nicolet was the first white person to reach the state, but he may have been the second. |
When the Beaver was King |
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Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
How Wisconsin was Divided |
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Discover how the Ordinance of 1787 extended government, prohibited slavery and led to the survey of public lands north of the Ohio River. |
Wisconsin's Involvement with the war on the French, British and Natives |
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Learn how the British relinquished control of Wisconsin and Americans took over the region's fur trade during the war of 1812. |
A Plot of Land Becomes a City |
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Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city. |
Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
How Real Estate Owners Created Wisconsin |
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Discover how land owners promoted their towns and villages for settlers and created the cities you know today. |
How the University was Began |
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Discover how the lack of educational opportunities in Wisconsin helped create the University of Wisconsin. |
Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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