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2023 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation Winner Announced

The 2023 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation has been awarded to the Milwaukee Public Library Archives Team.
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2016 Governor's Award for Archival Achievement Winner Announced

The 2016 Governor's Award for Archival Achievement has been rewarded to the Jim Dan Hill Library at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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2020 Governor's Award for Archival Advocacy Winner Announced

The South Central Library System has received the 2020 Governor's Award for Archival Advocacy.
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2016 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation Winner Announced

The 2016 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation has been awarded to the Oscar Grady Public Library in Saukville.
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Service and Partnerships - Foundations that Guide Our Work

We digitized more than 70,000 historical images, online delivery of archival finding aids, purchased major new library resources in electronic form.
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2021 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation Winner Announced

The 2021 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation has been awarded to the Special Collections & Archives Department at UW-Eau Claire.
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2016 Governor's Award for Archival Advocacy Winner Announced

Mary Jane Herber of the Brown County Public Library has received the 2016 Governor's Award for Archival Achievement.
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What's in a Name? Welcome to the North American History and Genealogy Blog

Get insight into our world class collections, behind the scenes stories, recent research highlights, meet staff, and learn about services.
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How Farm Equipment Collectors Embraced the Archives

Thousands of people worldwide collect and restore machines made by International Harvester, often using the Archives to identify parts.
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From M&M's to Presidential Candidates: The Origins of Presidential Campaign TV Commercials

Sixty years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower recording the first television “spots” by a presidential candidate
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World War I Secret Operation Maps Reveal Enemy Operations

An inconspicuous small box nesteld in the Society's archives contains 14 original maps of German WWI defensive positions and phases of U.S. Army attacks.
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Death of a Mansion

Partygoers Celebrate Cyrus McCormick Mansion Demise
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Two Collections Provide a Unique Picture of 20th Century Industrial and Labor History

The records of the Eau Claire Uniroyal tire plant and records of the Local #19 of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America
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Wisconsin Brothers Become Early 20th Century Motion Picture Pioneers

The Aitken brothers grew up on a Waukesha County farm and became successful Hollywood film pioneers in the early 20th century.
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The Most Important Item I Ever Cataloged

The 3” x 5” card read, “Bill of sale of a negro girl, dated June 6, 1814, by Benjamin Bealk and Rebecca Holt to Michael Lacroix, of Louisiana.”
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Pictorial Maps - Reflections on the Art and Science of Cartography

Throughout history maps have been a mix of both art and science, using pictures to represent fact, estimation and even humor.
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A Commemoration of Conservation: The Story of Earth Day

Article exploring the history of Earth Day and its creation by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.
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BIG History Is Happening

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A BIG moment in history is happening right now. We know how much you love history and we are going to bring history straight to you!
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BIG History is Happening. See How The Wisconsin Historical Society is Responding!

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