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| Use census records to study immigration to Wisconsin and living conditions in the mid-19th century |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| The Printer and the Priest |
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| Discover how Wisconsin got its first printing press, and the impact that a Catholic priest would have on Ho-Chunk literacy. |
| Wisconsin and the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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| Use the letters of Civil War solders to take a closer look at Camp Randall and Wisconsin's role in the Civil War |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Fragment of six-pound cannonball fired in battle between American and British forces on July 1814 at Prairie du Chien, Illinois Territory (now Wisconsin). |
| Beyond Beer and Brats |
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| Explore the history of Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin. |
| 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. |
| 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 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 |
| 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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| 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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