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| During its history, Wisconsin has had five capitols. Read a brief chronology and see a timeline. |
| Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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| Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
| Learn about Robert M. La Follette's significant role in establishing the direct primary elections in Wisconsin. |
| Read a short biography about this U.S. Senator famous for his penny-pinching attitude toward government spending and his courage in taking unpopular stands |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Badge worn to support William Jennings Bryan by Wisconsin delegate Charles Donohue at Democratic Convention, Denver, July 1908 (Museum object #1997.36.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Collage featuring likeness of civil rights activist Father James Edmund Groppi by artist Gloria Adair of Milwaukee, 1966. (Museum object #1993.37.1) |
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