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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of November. 3. Ojibwe basket collected in Wisconsin Dells November was Native American Heritage Month, so we used Tumblr to highlight items from several digital collections focusing on Native history and culture in Wisconsin. The digital collection of the Logan… Read More…

Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of October. 3. Two Wisconsin soldiers during World War I 2. Dow Riots at UW-Madison 1. An unusual Halloween costume Highlights from digital collections across Wisconsin are added to our Tumblr blog several times a week. Check out our monthly top posts… Read More…