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| Brief history of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal. |
| African-American Journalist |
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| Discover the history of Mattiebelle Woods |
| Mayer of Milwaukee |
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| Discover the history of Frank Zeidler |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Milwaukee Light Guard coat worn by Captain John C. Starkweather, 1858-1861. (Museum object #1957.282) |
| Last Socialist to Run a Major American City |
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| Learn about Milwaukee's third and last Socialist mayor. Read about the many improvements made to the city of Milwaukee under his leadership. |
| Fugitive Slave |
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| Biography of Caroline Quarlls, the first fugitive slave conducted through Wisconsin's underground railroad network to freedom. |
| Brief biography of John Plankinton, a meat packer and businessman. |
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| Review the brief biography of John Plankinton, a meat packer and businessman. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Reclining seat designed by Brooks Stevens for one of the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha luxury railroad cars, 1948 (Museum object #1991.92) |
| Shipbuilder and Businessman |
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| Discover the history of William Henry Wolf |
| Brewer |
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| Biography of German brewer Jacob Best Sr., founder of the company that became Pabst Brewing. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Collage featuring likeness of civil rights activist Father James Edmund Groppi by artist Gloria Adair of Milwaukee, 1966. (Museum object #1993.37.1) |
| Brief explanation of the history of beer and breweries in Wisconsin. |
| Origin of Greenfield, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Greenfield, Wisconsin. |
| Housing and Racism |
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| Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin |
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