A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856. |
The Antiquated Belief of a Chief Justice |
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Discover Wisconsin Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan's opinion on women and court |
Brief explanation of The Edgerton Bible case and its wider ramifications. |
Two Lawyers Spur Abolitionist Reform and Universal Voting Rights |
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Learn how Byron Paine and Halbert E. Paine used the power of law for radical abolitionist reform in mid-19th century Wisconsin. |
Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
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Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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Read about the 8th Wisconsin Light Artillery, known as "Lyons' Pinery Battery," which was organized at Racine and served in the Civil War from 1862-1865. |
Brief biography of fomer WI governor William Augustus Barstow (1813 - 1865). |
A Dishonest Democrat and a Radical Republican |
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Learn about the election that was so close that Wisconsin briefly had two governors until one was exposed for tampering with ballots. |
How Years of Failure led to Success |
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Discover the history of suffrage in Wisconsin, and how the state became the first to ratify the 19th amendment after many difficulties. |
Brief timeline of Wisconsin history from 1900 to 1999. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Ceremonial container made from a gourd, presented to Wisconsin Governor William R. Taylor, 1874. (Museum object #1993.53) |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Historical Details |
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Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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Discover how a pet eagle named Old Abe helped Wisconsin serve the Union in the Civil War |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Surveyor's tree blaze from the 1841 expedition to lay out the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan, found at Trout Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin. (Museu |
Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
The Clash of U.S Law and Indian Legal Tradition |
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Learn how the trial of Menominee Chief Oshkosh, one of the most famous in Wisconsin history, pitted Indian traditional justice against white man's law. |
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