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Book or Pamphlet

Musique Indienne

Date: 1855
Description: A page of Menominee Indian music as transcribed by Father Florimond Bonduel.
Book or Pamphlet

Baptism of Nakam

Date: 1855
Description: Illustration of Father Florimond Bonduel baptizing a Menominee woman named Nakam by pouring water from a clam shell onto her head. The woman is kneeling at...
Shipwreck

Elbe (1853)

Nearby City: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Body of water: Menominee River
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in the State of Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota

Date: 1857
Description: A map of the state of Wisconsin and the southeastern portion of the Territory of Minnesota, showing the Wisconsin reservations of the Oneida, Menominee, St...
Biographical Book Excerpt

Oshkosh

Date: 1795 - 1858
County: 
Historical Essay

Caspar Partridge Case, 1850-1855

Learn about a case that created much racial tension between white settlers and the Menominee Indians. This article includes a link to a longer article.
Historical Essay

Oshkosh, Chief (1795-1858)

Chief of the Menominee Indians
Biography of Menominee Indian chief Oshkosh.
Map or Atlas

Township no. 31 north of range no. 22 east, 4th Mer.

Date: 1851
Description: This manuscript map of the southern portion of the Town of Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin, shows sections and land ownership. The Menominee River...
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota

Date: 10 21 1855
Description: Map of the Wisconsin and the Minnesota Territory showing the status of township surveys in Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota. The Wisconsin reservation...
Historical Essay

Shu'nuni'u (Souligny), 1783-1867

Menominee War Chief
Learn about the leadership of this Menominee War Chief and his negotiations with the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Biographical Book Excerpt

Oshkosh

Date: 1795 - 1858
County: 
Shipwreck

Mariner (1854)

Location: Run aground on Green Island, Green Bay, Lake Michigan.
Nearby City: Marinette, Marinette County
Body of water: Green Bay
Map or Atlas

Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: A survey map that shows the status of township surveys in Wisconsin. At that point, the majority of the state had been surveyed and platted, with the area...
Biographical Book Excerpt

Oshkosh

Date: 1795 - 1858
County: 
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: This Wisconsin map depicts counties, creeks, rivers, lakes, railroads completed, railroads in progress, common roads and the Menomonee Reservation.
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: This map depicts counties, creeks, rivers, lakes, railroads completed, railroads in progress, common roads and the Menomonee Reservation.
Map or Atlas

Public Surveys in Wisconsin and Territory of Minnesota.

Date: 1851
Description: A survey map of Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, with the township surveys for portions of the Saint Croix region in progress. The maps also show the Meno...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin : with the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1855
Description: This map shows the entire state and part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It depicts creeks, rivers, lakes, railroads completed, railroads in progress, ...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin : With the Most Recent Surveys

Date: 1857
Description: This map depicts the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, railroads, roads, and the Menomonee and...
Map or Atlas

Chapman's Sectional Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: This map of the entire state of Wisconsin depicts the township survey grid and identifies counties, named towns, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, railro...

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