Wisconsin History Maker Award |
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Read about the woman from Milwaukee's South Side who became Wisconsin's first African American secretary of state. |
from Tools for Teaching the History of Civil Rights in Milwaukee and the Nation (Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2015) |
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Brief biography of George H. Walker railroad promoter and politician who was twice mayor of Milwaukee (1851, 1853). |
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Brief biography of George H. Walker railroad promoter and politician who was twice mayor of Milwaukee (1851, 1853). |
Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
Banker, Politician, Congressman and Railroad Promoter |
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Biography of banker, politician, Congressman and railroad promoter and executive Alexander Mitchell. |
Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Bandana featuring music score for campaign song "We Want Teddy," used at a Milwaukee campaign rally for Theodore Roosevelt, 1912. (Museum object #1970.204) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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United States Senate campaign banner for Milwaukee Socialist Congressman Victor L. Berger, April 1918. (Museum object #1992.168) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Collage featuring likeness of civil rights activist Father James Edmund Groppi by artist Gloria Adair of Milwaukee, 1966. (Museum object #1993.37.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Red velveteen vest worn by Wisconsin Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus, c. 1975. (Museum object #1982.450.15) |
Creating the Wisconsin Territory |
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Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1) |
The Rise and Fall of Private Currencies |
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Discover the history of currency in Wisconsin, and how paper money led the state to adopt a new constitution in 1848. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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How Wisconsin Became America's Most Socialist State |
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Discover how Milwaukee, Wisconsin became America's first Socialist city. |
Symbol of Milwaukee Socialism |
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Learn about the man who was the symbol of Milwaukee Socialism. Read about his involvement in the newspaper business, politics, and his anti-war stance. |
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