Inventor |
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Biography of Ole Evinrude, a Norwegian-American inventor who created the first outboard motor. |
Fur Trader and Settler |
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Biography of French-Canadian fur trader Michel Brisbois, who founded the first permanent white settlement in Prairie du Chien. |
Politician and Industrialist |
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Biography of Walter Jodok Koher, politician and founder of the Kohler Company. |
Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites |
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Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites managing editor of the WI State Journal and historian who was "the best known non-political man in Wisconsin." |
Religious Leader, Politician and Self-proclaimed Monarch |
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Biography of James Jesse Strang, American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch of a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement. |
Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author |
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Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission. |
Canadian Clergyman, Missionary and Con Artist |
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Biography of Eleazer Williams, a Canadian clergyman and missionary who claimed to be the French Lost Dauphin. |
Black Voting Rights Activist |
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Biography of Ezekiel Gillespie who was active in Milwaukee's small Black community, especially on voting rights issues. |
Fugitive Slave |
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Biography of Caroline Quarlls, the first fugitive slave conducted through Wisconsin's underground railroad network to freedom. |
Confederacy President's Experience in Wisconsin |
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Discover the history of Confederacy president Jefferson Davis in Wisconsin |
Teacher, Newspaperman and Politician |
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Biography of teacher, newspaperman and politician Albert Gallatin Ellis. |
Spiritualist and Psychic Healer |
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Biography of spiritualist and psychic healer Mary Hayes Chynoweth. |
Author, Economist and Social Critic |
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Discover the history author, econonmist and social critic Thorstein Veblen. |
Circus Performer |
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Biography of Circus Performer Frederick W. Shadick. |
Adventurer, Explorer and Real Life Indiana Jones |
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Biography of Roy Chapman Andrews Jones, noted adventurer, explorer and possible model for the character of Indiana Jones. |
Legendary Artist |
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Biography of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. |
Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
Indian Agent |
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Biography of Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street. |
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