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| History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| 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. |
| How Industry Transformed the State |
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| Discover how skilled industries like ship building and paper milling transformed Wisconsin history. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
| Runaway Slave |
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| Biography of Joshua Glover, a former slave from St. Louis, Missouri who sought asylum in Racine, Wisconsin in 1852. |
| See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
| 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. |
| Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
| Brief hisory of troops from Wisconsin in the Civil War. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century. |
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