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| Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. |
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| Offers grants to nonprofits providing quality programming in health, education, recreation and basic needs, with a focus on low income/disadvantaged youth |
| Brief description fo the events surrounding Milwaukee's Third Ward fire of 1892. |
| Learn about the Slovenians who settled in cities in the southern and eastern parts of the state in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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| Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
| Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
| Learn about the Finns who emgrated to Wisconsin, largely between 180 and 1940. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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| Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
| Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) |
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| WHEDA's programs strive to stimulate affordable housing and economic development throughout the state |
| See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
| Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development |
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| This program provides assistance to smaller communities developing affordable housing undertaken in connection with a Main Street evitalization effort. |
| Read about the most famous actions of freedom seekers along Wisconsin's Underground Railroad. Includes links to primary sources. |
| The Amusing History of the Scots Influence on Wisconsin |
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| Discover the rich history of the sport of curling in Wisconsin. |
| The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
| Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century. |
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