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| Politician, Congressman, Dairy and Food Expert |
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| Discover the history of politician Henry Cullen Adams |
| Lawyer and Politician |
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| Discover the history of Coles Bashford |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader |
| Brief bio of Richard Theodore Ely, professor, economist, social reformer and author who played a votal role in shaping the "Wisconsin Idea." |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Violin and bow played by Madison, Wisconsin pioneer Rosaline Peck, 1830s. (Museum object #1969.304.2,A) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Copy of Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington painted by Thomas Sully, 1854. (Museum object #1942.506) |
| Inquire about in-person presentations by archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Learn more about the entrepreneur and manufacturing innovator who established, Allis Company, Milwaukee's largest industrial employer in the late 1880s. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| "Blitz Fog" pesticide package, manufactured for Northern Industries, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1965-1967. (Museum object # 1999.143.22) |
| Hard Times in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the role Wisconsin played in ending the Great Depression |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about the pre-WWI peace movement by having students take a closer look at Julia Grace Wales |
| Lawyer, Politician and Governor |
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| Discover the history of Wisconsin governor Bashford Coles. |
| How Wisconsin Eliminated the Death Penalty |
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| Read about the final person to be executed in Wisconsin before the state prohibited the death penalty. |
| Brief timeline of Wisconsin history from 1900 to 1999. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Ball drawing machine used by the Wisconsin Lottery for Daily Pick 3 and Daily Pick 4 games, 1992-2000. (Museum object #2001.83.16.1A-B) |
| Housing and Racism |
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| Discover the history of the struggle for Civil Rights in Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Stereo Realist f3.5 camera made by the David White Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1951. (Museum object #1980.337) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Bemis Riddell chaise lounge custom made for the company owner, Albert Bemis, c. 1925 (reupholstered, c. 1940). (Museum Object #1984.319.1A-B) |
| Brief biography of University of Wisconsin chemistry and natural history professor, Ezra Slocum Carr. |
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| Brief biography of University of Wisconsin chemistry and natural history professor, Ezra Slocum Carr. |
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