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. |
Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
National History Day Frequently Asked Questions. Email us to get answers to commonly asked questions about National History Day in Wisconsin. |
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National History Day Frequently Asked Questions. Email us to get answers to commonly asked questions about National History Day in Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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Use the 1862 Civil War Draft Riots to examine differing opinions on the Civil War in Wisconsin |
Learn to use primary source materials to teach students about the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin in the 1850s. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Escape trunk, restraining devices, and curtain used by magician Ben Bergor of Madison, Wisconsin, 1940s. (Museum objects #1982.159.17,19,21,23,25) |
Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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The newspaper articles, photos, and letters in this section are samples of the rampant anti-German hysteria in Wisconsin during World War I |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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In this lesson students will examine the letter of John Cronk to learn more about Camp Randall and the role Wisconsin played in the Civil War |
Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader |
Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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Use the writing of Marcus "Brick" Pomeroy to examine different opinions on the Civil War |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Control rod and replica fuel assembly from Wisconsin's first nuclear power plant. (Museum object 1997.56.13-14) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Ornamented bronze cuspidor (spittoon) used in the Wisconsin State Capitol, c. 1915-1955. (Museum object #1955.3600,A-B) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Shoe last (form) used to make boots for Frederick Shadick of Cottage Inn, Wisconsin, 1849-1854. (Museum object #1968.15.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Surveyor's tree blaze from the 1841 expedition to lay out the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan, found at Trout Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin. (Museu |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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Examine the experience of Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall through newspaper articles |
Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Iron collar removed from a freedom seeker by Wisconsin soldiers in 1862. (Museum object #1961.73) |
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