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The Sinking of the Lucerne

Interactive Resource, Historical Essay, Slide Show
Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886
Historical Essay

Lady Elgin (shipwreck, 1860)

Brief description of the sinking of the Lady Elgin which was carryinh about 300 Milwaukeeans.
Historical Essay

Dutton, Brother Joseph 1843 - 1931

Civil War veteran and Trappist Monk
Learn about the lay brother from Wisconsin who worked at Damien's colony of exiled native Hawaiian lepers.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Women in the Civil War

Learn about the women of Wisconsin, and their lives during the Civil War.
Historical Essay

Langlade, Charles Michel 1729-1801

Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin"
Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade.
Historical Essay

Peshtigo Fire

Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long.
Historical Essay

Place, Abraham, and Place, Elizabeth

Survivors of the Peshtigo Fire
Learn about two settlers, a white man and Indian woman, who survived the Peshtigo Fire.
Classroom Material

The Black Hawk War, 1832

Learn about the 1832 conflict between the Sauk and Fox Indians and American troops that ended with the surrender of Black Hawk
Historical Essay

October 8, 1871, the Night Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was Destroyed by Fire

Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871

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