And now presenting the ten posts that inspired the most comments, likes and shares on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, in 2014. For more great images, see which Tumblr posts got the biggest buzz in 2013. 10. Standing for indigenous people on Columbus Day, 1992 Tumblr likes and reblogs: 104 9. Nuns and books on… Read More…
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Tumblr top three: September/October 2014
Counting down the most popular posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, in September and October. 3. Warming up with a hot toddy 2. Celebrating Labor Day 1. Observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day Art Shegonee, executive director of the Native American Center, watches speakers during a rally celebrating cultural resistance and survival on Columbus Day, 1992. UW-Madison… Read More…
Recollection Wisconsin reaches a milestone
We’re very excited to have hit a major milestone this fall — more than 200,000 photos, maps, books and other digital historical resources can now be discovered through the Recollection Wisconsin portal. We’ve grown so much since the portal first launched (as Wisconsin Heritage Online) in 2006, thanks to expanding digitization efforts from libraries, archives,… Read More…
Tumblr top three: July/August 2014
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for July and August. 3. Celebrating Bastille Days in Milwaukee 2. Traditional Norwegian craft and music in southwest Wisconsin 1. College recruiting in another era Blogger Cool Chicks from History shared this post and added: “Apparently the “femininity” campaign was unsuccessful as Viterbo… Read More…
Survey results: Digital Heritage in Wisconsin’s Small Communities
This spring we surveyed libraries, historical societies and museums in small Wisconsin communities (defined as population under 6,000) to find out how we can help them build and grow digital collections of historical materials. Many thanks to all 140 organizations that took the time to respond to our survey! Read on for a summary of the… Read More…
Tumblr top three: June 2014
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of June. 3. LGBT Pride Month 2. Wisconsin’s founding member of the National Organization for Women (NOW) 1. Celebrating Juneteenth Highlights from digital collections across Wisconsin are added to our Tumblr blog several times each week. Check out our monthly top posts… Read More…
Tumblr top three: April/May 2014
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, in April and May. 3. Celebrating Syttende Mai Syttende Mai — the seventeenth of May — is the day Norway (and many people of Norwegian heritage in Wisconsin) celebrates its independence. We celebrated by sharing this hand-painted 1775 trunk, which was most likely… Read More…
Tumblr top three: February/March 2014
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, in February and March. 3. A Wisconsin-born celebrity strikes a pose 2. Enjoying the ice in Milwaukee 1. A tough team from Wood County Highlights from digital collections across Wisconsin are added to our Tumblr blog several times a week. Check out our monthly top… Read More…
Tumblr top three: January 2014
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of January. 3. An icy playground on Lake Michigan 1. and 2. Milwaukeeans remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Two photos we shared in honor of Martin Luther King Day show Milwaukee residents gathered on the first anniversary of King’s… Read More…
Tumblr top ten of 2013
In 2013 we made 210 posts to our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo. Here are the ten posts that inspired the most comments, likes, and shares from our readers. These ten images are diverse, but they all come from the collections of Wisconsin libraries, archives, and historical societies, and they all depict the lives of everyday… Read More…
