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Historical Essay

Curling in Wisconsin

The Amusing History of the Scots Influence on Wisconsin
Discover the rich history of the sport of curling in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Wellman and Quilty Curling Rinks

Date: 01 18 1948
Description: Members of the winning rinks in the intra-club bonspiel, are, standing, the Wellman Rink: left to right, Walter Wellman, Jim Cottrell, Dr. L. F. Fundell, a...
Photograph

Laurie Carlson Rink

Date: 11 26 1956
Description: Laurie Carlson, skip; William Marling Jr., Byron Ostby, and John Anderson are members of the Laurie Carlson rink, who won the first event in the finals of ...
Photograph

Madison Curlers

Date: 12 11 1950
Description: Members of the Madison Curlers Club honor Jim Garver for donating a new recreation room at the clubhouse. Left to right: L.J. Leonard, Professor Leon Iltis...
Photograph

Bonspiel Banquet

Date: 02 28 1958
Description: Peg Caldwell (left), Minerva Stewart, Lorraine Traut and Eleanore Gessner enjoy baskets of popcorn before the Badger Bonspiel banquet.
Photograph

Badger Bonspiel

Date: 02 28 1958
Description: Admiring table decorations at the Badger Bonspiel banquet, held at the Hoffman House, are (seated left to right) Marion Leifer and Elizabeth Morton. They a...
Photograph

Bonspiel Banquet

Date: 02 28 1958
Description: Group portrait of the cast for a skit called "The Women," entertainment for the Badger Bonspiel banquet. The women include, left to right: Emily Ahearn, Do...
Photograph

Bonspiel Banquet

Date: 02 28 1958
Description: Group portrait of curlers from Portage, one of 32 rinks participating in the Badger Bonspiel and banquet. Shown left to right: Mrs. Harold Russell, Mrs. Ha...
Print

Hotel Loraine New Year's Day Menu

Date: 01 01 1929
Description: Front cover and menu page of the New Year's Day menu at the Loraine Hotel, part of the Schroeder Hotels, with a man and a woman dressed in sweaters and win...
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)
Property Record

159 W JAMES ST

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
Reference Number: 3473

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