Ellen Brooks
Ellen is an oral historian.
Latest Contributed Stories
July 18, 2018
Wisconsin In WWI: The End Of It
Wounded at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, John J. Haddock of Milwaukee spent two months in the hospital before he was sent back to the front lines with a partially healed ...
April 25, 2018
WWI – Hortence Troutman, Nurse
One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories of Wisconsin men and women in World War I, curated by oral ...March 14, 2018
Wisconsin In WWI: The Thick of It
One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories of Wisconsin men and women in World War I, curated by oral ...
November 3, 2017
Wisconsin In WWI: Poetry Of War
The Great War inspired famous war poets such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sasson, and Robert Graves. But many soldiers of the day expressed their war experiences through poetry. In fact, ...October 4, 2017
Wisconsin in WWI: Mingling With The French
In every war there’s a lot that happens behind the front lines. Sometimes it’s training or mission related but sometimes troops just need to break the monotony. Many used their ...
August 9, 2017
Wisconsin in WWI: Goodbye America, Hello… Horses?
One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories of Wisconsin men and women in World War I, curated by oral ...
July 5, 2017
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 involvement in the Great War was inevitable, and he didn't ...
June 7, 2017
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 men and women who served. Today, John Haddock, a Milwaukee ...
April 5, 2017