Read about the Wisconsin Historical Society's online collection of Holocaust survivors in Wisconsin. This article contains a link to the online collection. |
Teaching the Holocaust with survivors' oral histories |
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Brief description of the sinking of the Lady Elgin which was carryinh about 300 Milwaukeeans. |
Civil War veteran and Trappist Monk |
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Learn about the lay brother from Wisconsin who worked at Damien's colony of exiled native Hawaiian lepers. |
Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
Learn about the women of Wisconsin, and their lives during the Civil War. |
Brief rundown of the events surrounding the series of confrontations between the Meskwaki (Fox) Indians and French, largely fought between 1712 and 1730. |
Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long. |
Survivors of the Peshtigo Fire |
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Learn about two settlers, a white man and Indian woman, who survived the Peshtigo Fire. |
Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir |
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Useful facts about polio and post-polio syndrome |
Witnesses Tell Their Stories |
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Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through these firsthand accounts from Wisconsinites who were there when it happened. |
Learn more about the history of Stephen Bonga and the Fur Trade |
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A Brief Introduction |
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Read about the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Learn more on the Ho-Chunk Nation's website about their heritage, culture, and more. |
The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
A Frenchman's Disastrous Expedition |
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Learn about explorer Robert de La Salle's iron-handed chief lieutenant, Henri de Tonty, and what resulted in the worst winter of his life. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Concentration camp sweater worn by Tadeusz Kowalczyk while a prisoner at Auschwitz during World War II. (Museum object #1985.92) |
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