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| This online exhibit features 14 stunning, large-scale historic murals originally displayed at the 1948 Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Jar of marbles used in Wisconsin fair exhibits by Professor John Sweet Donald of the University of Wisconsin during the 1920s. (Museum object #1953.663) |
| Learn how to access and explore the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker |
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| Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895. |
| See an overview of the Society's Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture Collection. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Babcock butterfat tester set used in Adams County, Wisconsin, c. 1895. (Museum Object #1948.589; donated to WHS by Elsie Schieber Patrick) |
| Learn about the history of the potato chip at the Wisconsin Historical Museum. |
| Explore history and images of beekeeping in Wisconsin. |
| Learn tips for using census records for family history research. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Farming in America |
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| Discover the history of the International Harvester Company through the Wisconsin Historical Society's images |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 45th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison on November 8, 1864. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 52nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison in April 1865, at the very end of the war. |
| Explore a selection of advertising posters from the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Bunk beds used by the Contreras family, Mexican-American migrant workers, in Wautoma, Wisconsin, 1970s-1980s. (Museum object #1999.16.1A-G) |
| Federal Census 1850-1880 |
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| Learn about this new family history service from the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| See a list of the Society's Library acquisitions areas collected at a research level. |
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| Quilt made of fair prize ribbons won by William H. Milward between 1908 and 1934. (Museum object #2004.12.1) |
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