Clowning around at Circus World Museum
Did you know that the American circus has roots that trace their way back to this state? The...
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Category: Wisconsin History
“To the Hunt” documents Wisconsin Deer Camp Tradition
November marks the return of the annual Wisconsin tradition of the deer hunt. For ten days in mid November, generations of Wisconsinites have kept the tradition alive of heading out to the deer camp in search of the white tail...
Read MoreCivil War Item Roll Call in Marathon County
The Woodson History Center (home of the Marathon County Historical Society) in Wausau is still filled with scaffolding, paint brushes and ladders. But the inaugural exhibit commemorating the Civil War Sesquicentennial for this...
Read MoreSterling Hall Memories
It has been 40 years (August 24, 1970) since the bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. In recognition Oral History Project at UW Madison and Wisconsin Story Project are taking up the task of...
Read More“Raise The Mast Of The Island Past On Madeline!”
It always amazes me when folks walk through museums or by historic areas and ask “I wonder what…”, yet they never take the time to solve the mysteries at hand. Always ask the docent… especially Margrette...
Read MoreWashburn & Bayfield for One
It isn’t often that I am given the chance to head out and explore Wisconsin as a solo act- but this past week I headed to Washburn and Bayfield sans co-pilots. I arrived in Washburn at about 11:30 and decided to begin the...
Read MoreHobos overtaking Stonefield Village?
This weekend you can relive the golden age of the railroad at the Stonefield Village historical site in Cassville, Wisconsin. The site, run by the Wisconsin State Historical Society interprets life and history in turn of the...
Read MoreWisconsin Concrete Park
Located on the southern edge of Phillips, Wisconsin in Price Country lies one of the most unusual county parks you may ever encounter. The Wisconsin Concrete Park exhibits the work of Fred Smith, a folk artist that whose medium...
Read MoreTall ships invade Green Bay this weekend
From the Tall Ship Festival web site Twelve vintage vessels will sail into the Port of Green Bay, dock on the shores of the Fox River and host a three day festival as part The Great Lakes United Tall Ship Challenge 2010 ®. Green...
Read MoreCivil War Sesquicentennial
2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Many events are being planned across the US in the next four years to commemorate the war. Although no major battles were fought here, Wisconsin still played a...
Read MoreLocomotive #2713
The first train came to Stevens Point in 1871- and Locomotive #2713 (built in 1911), is a testament to the important role that railroad has played in the city since that date. Stevens Point’s Southside Railroad Complex...
Read More“Badger Boneyards” Explores Wisconsin’s Cities of the Dead
Press Release from the Wisconsin Historical Society: The bodies are buried, but the stories are not. From the ornate tombs of Milwaukee beer barons to displaced Chippewa graves and miniscule family plots, “Badger...
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