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Society Honors Centennial of the Wisconsin Capitol

Information and resources on the Centennial of the Wisconsin Capitol in 2017
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The Wisconsin Historical Society-Water Council Partnership

Documenting History in Real Time
The Wisconsin Historical Society recognizes the Water Council as a contemporary history maker and seeks to ensure that its records are preserved.
General Information

We Will Always Be Here: Wisconsin's LGBTQ+ Historymakers

A Traveling Display
Meet some of our LGBTQ+ visionaries, changemakers, and storytellers, get inspired, and share your story.
Feature Story

Wisconsin History Maker Award

View of list of individuals who received the Wisconsin History Maker Award between 2006 and 2010.
Feature Story

Laurel Clark

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Laurel Clark, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Feature Story

Ben Barkin

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Ben Barkin, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Feature Story

5 Exciting Moments in Milwaukee Bucks History

In celebration of the Bucks 2021 NBA Finals victory, we break down some of the franchise's biggest moments.
Feature Story

Elmer Winter Receives 2006 Samuel C. Johnson Award for Distinction in Corporate Leadership

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Learn about the co-founder of Manpower, Inc, the world's largest temporary job service company who actively promoted peace in the Middle East.
Classroom Material

How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century: Education Resource for Grade Band 9-12

Poetry activities related to Wisconsin Historical Society Press book, "How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century" by Louis V. Clark III
How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century: Poetry Activities for 9th through 12th grade
Classroom Material

Chapter 11: New Opportunities, New Challenges

Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story'
Chapter 11 supplemental materials for the 4th grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story'
Classroom Material

What to Know About Polio

Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir
Useful facts about polio and post-polio syndrome
Classroom Material

Indian Nations of Wisconsin, 2nd Edition

Teaching Materials
Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin."
Classroom Material

Native People of Wisconsin Interactive Resource

Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin'
Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom.
Photograph

Spirit of Carnival

Date: 2003
Description: Vinnie Ream's sculpture of the Spirit of Carnival.
Photograph

Middleton Airport Scene

Date: 08 02 2001
Description: A rainy day at Middleton Municipal Airport, formerly the Morey Airfield.
Photograph

General Mitchell International Airport

Date: 11 16 2001
Description: Aerial view of General Mitchell International in Milwaukee, looking southeast to the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Map or Atlas

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Date: 2007
Description: This map of Cedarbug is a bird's-eye map with 8 inset views and an index. The map is a print out of the original map dated 1892 held at the Cedarburg Cultu...
Photograph

Winifred Bundy and Bill Morgan

Date: 08 04 2004
Description: Winifred Bundy, secretary of the School of Music at UW-Madison, and her uncle, Bill Morgan. Both recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Photograph

Governor Jim Doyle

Date: 02 13 2004
Description: Governor Jim Doyle speaks to members of the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators and staff in the Society library.
Photograph

Former Governor Tommy Thompson

Date: 04 26 2002
Description: Former Governor Tommy G. Thompson speaks at the unveiling of his official portrait, painted by portrait artist George Pollard. The event took place at The ...

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