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| Agricultural Innovator |
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| Biography of Racine-based Jerome Increase Case, one of the leaders in the agricultural revolution. |
| Read about the agricultural chemist at the University of Wisconsin whose extensive research led to advances in the dairy industry. |
| How a Disaster Made Wisconsin the Dairy State |
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| Discover how Wisconsin became the nation's leader in wheat long before it was renowned for dairy, and the disaster that made it all possible. |
| Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| Leart about Dutch immigration to Wisconsin, which peaked between 1840 and 1890 and was divided into Protestant and Catholic group. |
| A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker |
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| Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895. |
| 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) |
| How Industry Transformed the State |
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| Discover how skilled industries like ship building and paper milling transformed Wisconsin history. |
| Pioneer in Home Economics |
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| This woman served as the first female professor at Kansas State Agricultural College. Read about her role as state leader of the Home Economics Extension. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 45th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison on November 8, 1864. |
| Educator, University President and Author |
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| Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. |
| 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. |
| Learn about the Slovenians who settled in cities in the southern and eastern parts of the state in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| Learn more about the entrepreneur and manufacturing innovator who established, Allis Company, Milwaukee's largest industrial employer in the late 1880s. |
| Brief biography of University of Wisconsin chemistry and natural history professor, Ezra Slocum Carr. |
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| Brief biography of University of Wisconsin chemistry and natural history professor, Ezra Slocum Carr. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fond du Lac Manufacturer |
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| The Boom and Bust of the 19th Century |
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| Discover how the copper boom and bust of the 19th century permanently altered the communities of northern Wisconsin. |
| Author and Editor |
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| Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
| Brief history of the quarrying industry in Wisconsin. |
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