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| Online access to Wisconsin's heritage in sound |
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| Listen to stories and sounds of Wisconsin's past, including oral histories, radio programs, advertising, political speeches, and more. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Collections |
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| Take an illustrated tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Wisconsin ceramic art collection, organized by maker. |
| A Traveling Display |
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| Crossing the Line examines the practices and prejudices that led to segregation in Milwaukee and chronicles the fair housing movement. |
| Documenting History in Real Time |
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| The Wisconsin Historical Society recognizes the Water Council as a contemporary history maker and seeks to ensure that its records are preserved. |
| Area residents discuss plans for a new Wisconsin history museum |
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| Milwaukee area residents discuss plans for a new Wisconsin history museum |
| Educator Resources on the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches for Grades K-12 |
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| Learn about the Society's ongoing partnership with March On, Milwaukee to commemorate the fair housing movement and to promote education on local topics. |
| The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement |
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| First-hand narrative of the fight for farmworkers' rights from celebrated labor leader, Jesus Salas |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Ben Barkin, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Birchard-Follansbee Block, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Johnson Bank buys and rehabilitates an 1867 four-story French Second Empire style building in Milwaukee. |
| Copeland Service Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Using tax credits, a neglected 1938 Milwaukee gas station was reinvented as a coffee shop, preserving its Streamline Moderne style. |
| Wisconsin History Maker Award |
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| Read about Allen's dedication to the small family farmer and sustainable food systems for communities worldwide. |
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| Learn about this entrepreneur who led Oscar J. Boldt Construction nto one of the largest, most highly ranked construction groups in the nation |
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| Read about founder and chairman of Koss Corporation, who introduced personal listening through his creation of the first stereophones. |
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| Learn about the chairman of Milwaukee-based company, The Marcus Corporation (Marcus Hotels and Resorts, and Marcus Theatres) |
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| Learn about the president emeritus of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. This artcile details his leadership roles in numerous companies and firms. |
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| Learn more about the chairman emeritus of Briggs & Stratton, the world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor equipment. |
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| Learn about the doctor who made significant advances in heart surgery at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. |
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| Learn about the co-founder of Manpower, Inc, the world's largest temporary job service company who actively promoted peace in the Middle East. |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 9 supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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