From fur trading to farming, African Americans came to Wisconsin for the same reasons white…
When Aldo Leopold studied Wisconsin’s natural history, he often used the Wisconsin Historical Society collections,…
On July 4, 1852, 5-year-old Per August Peterson landed in Boston with his family during…
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Good news! Family historians who pause now and then to read genealogical fiction are cheering…
Slowly but surely in-person local history opportunities are reopening across the Driftless Region. Wisconsin Historic…
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The recent, forced downtime has given many genealogists an opportunity to declutter and review their…
While I recovered facedown following recent eye surgery, a friend pointed to the joys of…