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News Release

Old World Wisconsin Announces May 6 Season Opening and Calendar of Events

For Immediate Release (April 20, 2023)
Historical Essay

Glass Used by Teddy Roosevelt after Assassination Attempt

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Historical Essay

Old Abe, Wisconsin's Civil War Eagle - Image Gallery Essay

Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'.
Property Record

305 W MAIN ST

Community: Dickeyville
County: Grant
Historic Name: HOLY GHOST PARK
Reference Number: 44363
Property Record

214 W WISCONSIN ST

Community: Portage
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Portage Underwear Co.; Portage Hotel Garage; Helmann'
Reference Number: 56405
Historical Essay

Artisans Day Ribbon

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Artisans Day Ribbon possibly worn during parade in Milwaukee, September 3, 1888. (Museum object #H12653)
Historical Essay

The Progressive Era: 1895-1925

A Short History of Wisconsin
News Release

Old World Wisconsin Kicks Off May 4 Opening Weekend with “Wild, Wooly and Windy” Activities

For Immediate Release (April 17, 2024)
From kite flying to meeting baby animals, guests will spring into the past at Wisconsin’s largest living history attraction.
Article

Silver champagne bottle holder from launch of the battleship USS Wisconsin

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object - Feature Story
Margaret Roche Goodland, wife of Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland, used this bottle holder to launch the battleship USS Wisconsin in 1943.
Classroom Material

Wisconsin Copperhead Anti-War Movement and Marcus 'Brick' Pomeroy

Wisconsin and the Civil War
Use the writing of Marcus "Brick" Pomeroy to examine different opinions on the Civil War
Classroom Material

Victor Berger, Milwaukee Socialists, and Civil Liberty

Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I
Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader
Classroom Material

Selling the War to the American Public

Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I
Use WWI posters to learn more about WWI as well as the use of this media in building support for the war

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