Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | The Emigranten Office at King and Webster Streets. The Emigranten was published here in the 1850s and 1860s. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1) |
A Plot of Land Becomes a City |
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Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city. |
The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
Speakers Bureau |
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Sheila Cohen is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
Europeans Come to Wisconsin |
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Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants. |
Explore our physical and digital collection of naturalization records for Wisconsin and passenger lists for the U.S. and Canada. |
Learn about life on the frontier in Wisconsin in 1851, as recounted in guides designed to attract immigrants to the state from Europe. |
Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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Supplemental materials for Chapter 6 of the 4th-grade history textbook. |
Use a letter written home by a Norwegian immigrant to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in 1840s Wisconsin |
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