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Community Design Game

Help students understand the physical design and compostion of their community
Field Trip or Tour

'Why History Matters' Guided Tour

Wisconsin Historical Museum Field Trip
On this guided tour students will discover how artifacts reflect history and what they reveal about our lives today
Historical Essay

Immigration in the 19th Century

Europeans Come to Wisconsin
Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants.
Field Trip or Tour

'What's the Big Idea' Guided Tour

Wisconsin Historical Museum Field Trip
If your school or class working on a project-based lesson or taking part in the National History Day program, this field trip is for you!
Field Trip or Tour

'Native People of Wisconsin' Guided Tour

Wisconsin Historical Museum Field Trip
Take a field trip to the Wisconsin Historical Museum in Madison! Students will learn about Wisconsin archaeology, the fur trade, and native people.
Historical Essay

Father Groppi 'Denial of Absolution' Collage

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Collage featuring likeness of civil rights activist Father James Edmund Groppi by artist Gloria Adair of Milwaukee, 1966. (Museum object #1993.37.1)
Historical Essay

The Progressive Era: 1895-1925

A Short History of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

McCarthyism, Korea and the Cold War

How a Senator From Wisconsin Created the Red Scare
Discover how a senator from Wisconsin named Joseph McCarthy created the climate of fear known as the "Red Scare."
Classroom Material

Belle Case La Follette

Discover the history of Belle Case La Follete, women's suffrage activist and wife of Bob La Follette.
Historical Essay

The Territorial Era: 1787-1848

A Short History of Wisconsin
Learn about the key people and events during Wisconsin's Territorial Era (1787-1848).
Classroom Material

Speeches of Robert M. La Follette

La Follette and the Progressive Era
Get curriculum suggestions for teaching about Progressive Era reforms in Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Origins of Madison Street Names

The Constitutional Convention's Influence on the City
Find out where some of the most traveled streets of Madison got their names.

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