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Heewone Lim

Heewone Lim is the Wisconsin Life/Wisconsin 101 intern for summer 2024. She’s a “semi-native” Wisconsinite who loves writing (and acting in) bad sketch comedy, making goofy ceramic trinkets and coming home to Madison after long trips.

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The details on this one-of-a-kind Norwegian Genealogical Plaque show the names of generations of the Magelssen family. The plaque is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection. It's also a part of the Wisconsin 101 project, which tells the history of the state through objects. (Heewone Lim/WPR)

November 14, 2024

Wisconsin 101: Norwegian Genealogical Plaque

Many people preserve their genealogy through family trees, mapping the branches and roots out on paper. Heewone Lim brings us the story of a unique genealogical work of art: a ...

“SMART” Banner by Dennis Nechvatal in Madison, Wisconsin in 1983. (Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, ID #2011.63.2)

October 15, 2024

Wisconsin 101: Smart Studios Banner

In the Wisconsin Historical Society collection, there’s a dark, surreal black and red banner. It’s painted with a chaotic collection of eyes and mouths seemingly calling out to the bold ...

A Racine Belles movie costume used in the 1992 film, "A League of Their Own." It was inspired by the actual uniform worn by Racine Belles players in the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League in the 1940s. (Courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society)

September 17, 2024

Wisconsin 101: Racine Belles movie costume

In the early 1940s, many women stepped up to the plate to become professional baseball players after most men were drafted to serve in the military in World War II. ...

Maureen McCollum2024-08-19T10:37:49-05:00