Putting By For The Winter
Like clockwork my backyard raspberry patch erupts with fruit every year right after the Fourth of July. As long as ...
Wisconsin in WWI: Horses And Transportation
In early 1917, John Pavlik enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard. He was just 16 but he felt that American ...
One Woman’s Mission To Make Tech Open To All
Winnie Karanja first discovered coding in high school. But it didn't seem like a field for her. She's very social; she's ...
The Pleasures And Pains Of Life In Tourism Town
Spring Green has a lot going for it. It’s one of the reasons Marnie Dresser loves living there, though sometimes, ...
Gratitude: Finding A Home In Wisconsin
Linda Pils grew up in the center of the universe – New York City – or so she thought until ...
Jazz Pianist Joan Wildman Blows Up Time and Space
Jazz legend Joan Wildman doesn’t perform much anymore. But she’s made indelible mark on the students she taught at UW-Madison ...
Wisconsin 101: The Sterling Safety Bicycle And Wisconsin’s 1890s Bicycling Craze
Wisconsin went crazy for bicycling in the late 19th century. Hailed as “the most independent, healthful, rapid, and convenient mode of ...
Mattison’s Miniature Circus: A Lifelong Passion For The Big Top
Bill Mattison fell in love with the circus as a kid in the 1930s, watching the circus train pass by ...
WWI Veteran Recalls His Enlistment, Training, and Pranks
One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories from Wisconsin ...
Finding Meaning In Late Life With Art
TimeSlips Creative Storytelling is a program based on the therapeutic power of stories. The idea is to use photos and other prompts with ...
Dispatches from The Wild: On Writing, Trail Work, And Falling in Love with The Challenge
Nature and writing have a long history. Rebekah Morrisson is following in that tradition building worlds with her words and ...
Storytelling Helps One Woman Deal With Trauma
Isabella came to St. John’s on the Lake in Milwaukee after she injured her leg in a gardening accident. It ...
Breaking Through Language Barriers With Story
Carlos Rodriguez is a TimeSlips facilitator at St. Ann's Center for Intergenerational Care in Milwaukee. Rodriguez is also a student at ...
Lodi Program Brings Kids And Seniors Together
For several years now, kids and seniors in Lodi have played games, painted, sung songs, and read stories together as ...
How To Win The East Hill Neighborhood Thrift Sale
You know how some people can go to a thrift store or a garage sale and find the most amazing ...