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| A Short History of Wisconsin |
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| Learn about the key people and events during Wisconsin's Territorial Era (1787-1848). |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Winning entry for the first Alice in Dairyland dress design, 1948. (Museum object #2005.157.1) |
| Female War Correspondent |
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| Read about the Wisconsin born photojournalist who was one of the first female war correspondents. This article contains a link containing her photography. |
| Learn about Robert M. La Follette's significant role in establishing the direct primary elections in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Evening gown worn by Edith Evelyn Nelson to the University of Wisconsin's Junior Prom, c. 1923. (Museum object #1969.147.2) |
| Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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| Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Frederics permanent wave machine used in Crisella's Beauty Shop in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, late 1930s. (Museum object #1986.79.2) |
| Photojournalist |
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| Biography of Photojournalist Dickey Chapelle. |
| The Boom and Bust of the 19th Century |
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| Discover how the copper boom and bust of the 19th century permanently altered the communities of northern Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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| Use the 1862 Civil War Draft Riots to examine differing opinions on the Civil War in Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Gold-plated commemorative Ray-O-Vac flashlight produced to celebrate production milestone, 1950. (Museum object #1950.2541) |
| From Whaling to Coal Burning |
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| Discover how man-made lighting has become a common part of our everyday lives. |
| The Man who Made a New Life for Himself |
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| Discover the history of Joshua Glover, who escaped slavery and made a new life for himself. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Violin and bow played by Madison, Wisconsin pioneer Rosaline Peck, 1830s. (Museum object #1969.304.2,A) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Sampler embroidered by Cecilia Lewis at a boarding school in 1809. (Museum object #1984.294.1) |
| Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
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| Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
| Too Progressive for Wisconsin |
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| Discover why Wisconsin's 1846 was re-written and passed in 1848 |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Garnet velvet evening gown worn by Wisconsin First Lady Charlotte McAleer Kohler to President Eisenhower's 1953 Inauguration Ball. (Museum object #1960.211 |
| Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author |
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| Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission. |
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