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Feature Story

Lutie Eugenia Stearns

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lutie Eugenia Stearns, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Online Exhibit

Temperance

Wisconsin Citizen Petition Exhibit
Guide or Instruction

Citizen Petitions, Remonstrances, and Resolutions, 1836-1891

Introduction to the Citizen Petition collection
Article

World War II History in Wisconsin | BIG History

Explore the war through stories, images, and artifacts from the Society.
Roughly 320,000 Wisconsin soldiers served in the armed forces during World War II. Explore the war through stories, images, and artifacts from the Society.
Feature Story

12 Wisconsin Women Overlooked by History

Explore the stories of women overlooked by history. We hope it inspires you to take a deeper dive into the lives of the women who shaped our state.
Explore the stories of women overlooked by history. We hope it inspires you to take a deeper dive into the lives of the women who shaped our state.
Historical Essay

Temperance Movement in Wisconsin

Brief history of the temperance movement in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Freethinkers in Wisconsin

Brief history of Freethinkers in Wisconsin.
Book or Pamphlet

Nancy Oestreich Lurie found a shopping bag filled with letters from her mother's childhood, and they turned out to be historically enlightening and entertaining.

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Classroom Material

Picturing History

Discover the people, places, and legends that made Wisconsin history!
Discover the people, places, and legends that made Wisconsin history!
Online Exhibit

Hispanic History | BIG History

Celebrating BIG Moments: Hispanic History in Wisconsin
Hispanic Americans have lived in Wisconsin since before statehood, but the largest wave of migration came during and after World War II.
Property Record

220 E UNION ST

Community: Richland Center
County: Richland
Historic Name: Julia B. and Fred P. Bowen House
Reference Number: 68230
Online Exhibit

LGBTQ+ History | BIG History

BIG History Is Happening: LGBTQ history in Wisconsin
Major moments in the struggle for equal rights for the LGBTQ community happened in Wisconsin. Explore them through stories, images, artifacts, and more.
Feature Story

Helen Farnsworth Mears

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Helen Farnsworth Mears, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Historical Essay

The Territorial Era: 1787-1848

A Short History of Wisconsin
Learn about the key people and events during Wisconsin's Territorial Era (1787-1848).
Historical Essay

Timeline of Wisconsin History, 1900 -1999

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

Bascom, John (1827-1911)

Educator, University President and Author
Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887.
Resource Description

About the Wisconsin Historical Museum Collections

The Society’s museum collections include 110,000 historical objects and about 500,000 archaeological items that document the history of Wisconsin.
Article

Black History | BIG History

African American History in Wisconsin
The Society is celebrating BIG moments in Wisconsin history, including the significant impact that African Americans have had on the history of the state.
Historical Essay

Black History in Wisconsin

Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources.

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