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Historical Essay

Wooden Curling Stone

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Wooden curling stone used near Lodi, Wisconsin in the 19th century. (Museum object #1957.205)
Historical Essay

The Rise of Professional Sports

Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Historical Essay

1930s Permanent Wave Machine

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Frederics permanent wave machine used in Crisella's Beauty Shop in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, late 1930s. (Museum object #1986.79.2)
Historical Essay

Indian Clubs for Physical Exercise

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Wooden Indian clubs used in the University of Wisconsin's Women's Physical Education Department classes, Madison, WI, c. 1900.(Museum object #1994.108.1-2)
Historical Essay

Nancy Hanks Doll: An Historic American Girl

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
German bisque doll with her trunk of clothes and accessories, c. 1908. (Museum object #1966.408.1)

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