The Struggles at Home |
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Discover the how American patriotism during World War I led to Xenophobia and fear of Germans. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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“Sons in Service” flag from the Washbush home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1917-1918. (Museum object #1985.34.1) |
An Insubordinate General Educates his Superiors |
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Discover how Milwaukee's General William Mitchell was charged for insubordination when he warned the U.S. military of an impending new threat. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Influenza quarantine placard, c. 1910-1924, from the period of the "Spanish flu" epidemic. (Museum object #1978.404.50) |
Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Tiffany punch bowl presented to Wisconsin's Joseph Bailey in honor of his service during the Civil War. (Museum object #1965.228.1,A) |
Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era. |
Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
One Man's Journey from Slavery to Madison Business Owner to State Assembly Staff Member |
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Learn about a freed slave's intriguing story as a barber serving Wisconsin's prominent politicians, and as a well-known, beloved face in the capital city. |
A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car |
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Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture. |
The Midwestern Heritage of One of the 20th Century's Greatest Poetic Innovators |
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Discover literary giant Ezra Pound's connection to the frontier wilds of Wisconsin. |
Read about the Home for Women, a reformatory for women aged 18 -31, and the State Prison for Women, which became the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. |
Madison's Oldest Resident |
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Born into slavery, Hettie Pierce lived 115 years and was able to fully experience both life before and after emancipation. |
Read the history of Pleasant Ridge, Wisconsin, a unique a community developed by formerly enslaved African American slaves in the mid-19th century. |
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. |
Read amusing stories of presidential stays in the state, from Lincoln's broken heart to Roosevelt's Milwaukee gun wound. Links to photos and articles. |
Governor and Progressive |
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Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and the Progressive Movement reformed state government and the Republican Party. |
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