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Madison

Origin of Madison, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Madison, Wisconsin.
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Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE)

Term: Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History
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Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE)

History of the Madison Alliance for Homosexual Equality (MAHE)
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Madison and Other Imaginary Cities

Speculating on a Dream
Join cantankerous British geologist George Featherstonehaugh as he travels to Madison in 1837 and finds things not as he expected them to be.
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Madison Fire Company Banner

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Madison Fire Company No. 2 silk banner, 1857. (Museum object #1951.288)
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Life in Early Madison

Learn about life in early Madison
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Dow riot (1967)

Brief description of the Dow riots that took place in Madison during the Vietnam war and politicized thousands of previously apathetic students.
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Madison Style Ice Boat Model

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Madison Style ice boat model built by the Bernard family, c. 1917, rebuilt 1977. (Museum object #1983.292)
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Pail and Shovel Party

Brief description of the group who won control of the UW-Madison student government in the spring of 1978 and conducted a series of classic pranks.
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Merville Springs

Origin of Merville Springs, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Merville Springs, Wisconsin.
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Rosaline Peck's Violin

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Violin and bow played by Madison, Wisconsin pioneer Rosaline Peck, 1830s. (Museum object #1969.304.2,A)
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Capitol Buildings in Wisconsin

Brief history of Wisconsin's various capitol buildings built and destroyed over the decades.
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Gay Purge of 1962

Learn about the Gay Purge of 1962 that took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Gay Purge of 1962

Term: Gay Purge of 1962 in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History
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Early Madison Hand-Carved Table

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1)
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Civil War, Wisconsin Troops

Brief hisory of troops from Wisconsin in the Civil War.
Classroom Material

Confederate Prisoners at Camp Randall as Seen in Newspaper Articles

Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall
Examine the experience of Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall through newspaper articles
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Presidential Visits to Madison

List of known Presidential Visits to Madison.
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The First Madison Lodgings

From Under a Tree to Madison's Most Popular Lodge
Discover the story surrounding the planning and construction of the first building erected in Madison.
Classroom Material

'Mammoth Mystery' Interactive Resource

Help your students think like archaeologists with The Mammoth Mystery interactive resource.

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