Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of September. 3. Milwaukee: Gateway to the world 2. A 19th century “op-art” quilt 1. An idyllic fall scene… Read More…
Wisconsin department stores
Our guest curator for this exhibit is Michael Leannah, author of the new book Something for Everyone: Memories of Lauerman Brothers Department Store from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Leannah has had a long career in the public schools of Milwaukee and Sheboygan and also works as an author and editor. He grew up in Marinette, Wisconsin… Read More…
Summer students report from the field
This summer, Recollection Wisconsin partnered with the Material Culture Program at UW-Madison to provide hands-on learning opportunities for five undergraduate Summer Service Learners at area historical societies and museums. This summer marked the seventh year of this successful program, which has now offered 22 students the chance to gain valuable experience in applied learning at… Read More…
Tumblr top three: August 2013
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of August. 3. An iconic State Fair treat 2. Early 20th century university women 1. Works from an early Wisconsin music industry star Composer Carrie Jacobs-Bond was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on August 11, 1862. One of the most well-known… Read More…
Wisconsin farmers’ markets
This post is contributed by Ally Hrkac, our current Material Culture Summer Service Learner. Ally recently completed her B.S. in Secondary Education at UW-Madison and is working with Recollection Wisconsin this summer to develop online exhibits and educational resources. “This smell of the country gets me. I don’t wonder the farmer is held under the… Read More…
Camp Gallistella Collection, UW-Madison Archives
From 1912 to 1962, the University of Wisconsin-Madison offered an unusual housing opportunity for graduate students and their families spending the summer session in Madison: camping in tents on the Lake Mendota shoreline. The tent colony, called Camp Gallistella, appeared every summer along the lake in the area now known as Eagle Heights. This unique aspect… Read More…
Tumblr top three: July 2013
Counting down the most-liked and most-shared posts on our Tumblr blog, Wisco Histo, for the month of July. And thanks to Erik Koeppel of Volume One, the Chippewa Valley-area news and entertainment magazine, for spotlighting our Tumblr. In his article “Wisco Histo you can’t resist, yo!” he wrote: I dare you to try and not get… Read More…
Eau Claire Area Historical Photographs, Chippewa Valley Museum
More than 1,100 photographs depicting Eau Claire and the surrounding area are now available online from the Chippewa Valley Museum archives. The Museum has partnered with the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire to provide access to this wide-ranging collection, which offers a look at businesses, industry, recreation, and daily life in… Read More…
WiLSWorld 2013
Handout – Resources for Identifying and Selecting Digital Content for Preservation Handout – Sample Inventory Fields (Wisconsin Historical Society) Handout – Sample Inventory (DPOE)… Read More…
Railroad and logging photographs, Langlade County Historical Society
The Langlade County Historical Society in Antigo recently made a major addition to its digital collections: more than 400 photographs documenting railroads and the lumber industry in northwoods Wisconsin from the late 19th century up to the 1990s. Some photographs were taken by Antigo-based professional photographer Arthur J. Kingsbury for his picture postcard business, but… Read More…
