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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Deer hide jacket of Ruel Garnich Baldwin, c. 1915. (Museum object #2005.147.1) |
| Discover the history of ecologist and University of Wisconsin professor Aldo Leopold |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Wooden handled hide scraper with steel blade made and used by Ho-Chunk Indians in Wisconsin in the early 20th century. (Museum object #1951.949) |
| Read about the history of one of Wisconsin's largest and most successful printing firms during World War II. Includes links to images. |
| Ojibwe Chief |
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| Biography of Ojibwe chief Joe Gishkitawag "Cut Ear" White, who was murdered by white game wardens. |
| Evidence of First Feasts |
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| Take a look at some first hand accounts of the ways Native Americans of Wisconsin celebrated their own Thanksgiving ceremonies. |
| From Bear Hunting on the Capitol Square to a Fully-incorporated City |
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| Discover how Madison went from a small village in 1836 to being organized and governed as a city in 20 years time |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Charred bread slices recovered from the Alden's Corners archaeological site in Dane County, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2002.211.1,3,5) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Block-printed wall hanging produced by workers of the Milwaukee Handicraft Project, 1935-1943. (Museum object #1981.184.4) |
| The Clash of U.S Law and Indian Legal Tradition |
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| Learn how the trial of Menominee Chief Oshkosh, one of the most famous in Wisconsin history, pitted Indian traditional justice against white man's law. |
| A People and Their Structures |
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| Learn how the Effigy Mounds communities that transformed Native American life |
| When the Beaver was King |
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| Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
| Some Interesting Stories of the Winnebago Chief |
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| Read about Ho-Chunk Chief Dandy's interesting and friendly interactions with white settlers in Wisconsin, even while he was a fugitive. |
| It's not What You Might Think |
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| Discover the historical evidence of the first Thanksgiving. |
| The Changing Status of the Native Americans |
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| Read about Wisconsin's Indian tribes and their changing legal status throughout the 20th century. |
| How Native Life was Transformed |
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| Discover how white contact disrupted and transformed Indian life in Wisconsin in the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Learn about the first extreme winters in Wisconsin suffered by explorers and settlers in the 17th through 19th centuries, with links to other articles |
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