Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Eagle feather from Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. (Museum object #1972.59) |
Speakers Bureau |
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Liz Arbuckle is a WHS Outreach Program member and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Wausau, Wisconsin. |
Ojibwe Chief |
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Biography of Ojibwe chief Joe Gishkitawag "Cut Ear" White, who was murdered by white game wardens. |
New Tribes Brought to Wisconsin by French Commerce |
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Learn how contact with Europeans, the fur trade and warfare among their tribes drove many Indians to the Wisconsin territory in the 17th 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 origin, and the many spellings and multiple meanings of "Wisconsin." |
Follow online links to rare American Indian language primary documents, including early dictionaries, textbooks, spelling books and firsthand accounts. |
How the Natives Lost Their Land |
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Learn about the many treaties between the United States government and native tribes. |
A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
Winter is Storytelling Season |
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Join the Wisconsin Historical Society to celebrate winter's "storytelling season" with four Ojibwe storytellers. |
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