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| Packing a traveler's trunk offers students the opportunity to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in this lesson |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | In his journal Hölzlhuber described his departure from Milwaukee. "I spent the last night from May 3rd to 4th, 1860, upon the ocean steamer Milwaukee |
| Madison's Oldest Resident |
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| Born into slavery, Hettie Pierce lived 115 years and was able to fully experience both life before and after emancipation. |
| Discover the works of Austrian artist Franz Hölzlhuber, who documented Wisconsin scenery through watercolor. |
| The Invention of a new Pastime |
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| Discover how new technology helped create the tourist industry in Wisconsin in the 19th century |
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