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Historical Essay

Coles Bashford (1816 - 1878)

Lawyer and Politician
Discover the history of Coles Bashford
Historical Essay

Elections in Wisconsin

Brief history of elections in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Old Abe and the Iron Brigade

Wisconsin in the Civil War
Discover how a pet eagle named Old Abe helped Wisconsin serve the Union in the Civil War
Historical Essay

Timeline of Wisconsin History, 1900 -1999

Brief timeline of Wisconsin history from 1900 to 1999.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Firsts

Brief list of Wisconsin "firsts."
Historical Essay

Catlin, John, 1803-1874

Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin.
Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin.
Historical Essay

Ryan, Edward George 1810-1880

Lawyer, Politician and Judge
Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan.
Historical Essay

Booth, Sherman Miller 1812-1904

Temperance Lecturer, Abolitionist and Newspaper Editor
Biography of temperance lecturer, abolitionist and newspaper editor Sherman Miller Booth.
Historical Essay

Barstow, William Augustus (1813-1865)

Brief biography of fomer WI governor William Augustus Barstow (1813 - 1865).
Historical Essay

Surveyor's Tree Blaze

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
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
Historical Essay

firsts

Term: firsts in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Historical Essay

The Woman's Suffrage Movement

How Years of Failure led to Success
Discover the history of suffrage in Wisconsin, and how the state became the first to ratify the 19th amendment after many difficulties.

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