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Property Record

5575 N 76TH ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Browning District #4 School
Reference Number: 219201
Property Record

2617 W FOND DU LAC AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Freie Gemeinde Society Clubhouse--Jefferson Hall
Reference Number: 31839
Article

Richard L. Pifer

Speakers Bureau
Richard L. Pifer is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau.
Property Record

621 S 4TH ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Holy Trinity School
Reference Number: 38986
Historical Essay

Sousa Conductor's Baton

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Conductor's baton presented to Marquette University by John Philip Sousa in 1924. (Museum object #1980.228.12)
Property Record

4116 W SILVER SPRING DR

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Carleton District #3 School
Reference Number: 219581
Property Record

151 S 84th St

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St Charles Boys Home - Administration Building
Reference Number: 229415
Property Record

151 S 84th St

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St Charles Boys Home - Brother's Residence
Reference Number: 229416
Property Record

151 S 84th St

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St Charles Boys Home - New School
Reference Number: 229417
Property Record

151 S 84th St

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St Charles Boys Home - Residence A
Reference Number: 229418
Property Record

151 S 84th St

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St. Charles Boys Home - Residence B
Reference Number: 229419
Property Record

151 S 84TH ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St. Charles' Boys' Home
Reference Number: 118355
Historical Essay

Pearl Harbor through Wisconsin Eyes

Witnesses Tell Their Stories
Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through these firsthand accounts from Wisconsinites who were there when it happened.
Historical Essay

Labor Day in Wisconsin

Beyond Beer and Brats
Explore the history of Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Dairyland Rat Poison

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Dairyland Rat Poison container made for the Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. of Milwaukee, 1955-1965. (Museum object #1999.143.34)
Classroom Material

Abolitionist Broadside from Milwaukee, 1854

Learn to use primary source materials to teach students about the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin in the 1850s.
Historical Essay

A Pictorial History of Victorian Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900
Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900.
Historical Essay

Edmund Eisenscher's Milwaukee Union Photographs - Image Gallery Essay

View Edmund Eisenscher's photographs of the personal and work life of Milwaukee union members from 1938-1956
Classroom Material

Victor Berger, Milwaukee Socialists, and Civil Liberty

Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I
Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader
Historical Essay

Black History in Wisconsin

Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources.

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