The Wisconsin Idea In A Grandfather’s Life
Education gave Jeff Snowbarger’s farm boy grandfather the world. It also taught him how to navigate through despair. My grandfather was ...
Taylor Home Provided Refuge From Difficult Childhood
When he was 6 years old, David Rozelle’s mother left him and his sister at an orphan home in Racine. ...
Wandering Brings Sifting And Winnowing Into Focus
Abe Lincoln may draw all the photos from eager grads on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill… but there’s a plaque nearby with ...
How Writing Letters Made One Woman a Writer
When was the last time you wrote a letter? Patti See’s mother made her write letters to her older sisters ...
Life On Shore For A Ship Captain’s Family
Ann Lewis grew up the daughter of a Great Lakes ship captain. Ships came in, ships went out – and ...
The Toughest Job At Graduation: Photographer’s Assistant
Graduation is a big event in the life of students and their families. It’s also a big event for the ...
Ball Boy: The Luckiest Boy In Wisconsin
For a sports obsessed boy, becoming a ball boy for a professional sports team would be a dream come true. ...
A Death In The Family Leads Man To A New Career
Death is something we all experience. But what we don't experience much anymore is the actual dead body of our ...
Life Lessons In An Early Memory
We each have a unique story but there are themes that reach across all human experience. Writer Debra Monroe shares ...
SAAF #3: Who’s Here?
A knock at the door leaves Rose wondering who could be visiting.
Literacy In Wisconsin: Maria Is Learning English For New Life In U.S.
Maria Huerta came to Milwaukee from Mexico with her husband. She knew no English but soon started classes at Journey ...
SAAF #2: The Heist
Rose and Tina find themselves hanging around Papa Larry for the day.
Sled Dog Racing Becomes Family Affair
Twenty years ago I stood on the wintry main street of LaPointe on Madeline Island on Lake Superior in freezing, ...
Family Letters Reveal Story Of Farm Life In Wisconsin Over 20th Century
In the mid-1990s, Sara DeLuca received gift of letters from her aunt Margaret. The letters, written by the women in ...
Doctor Provides Care And Healing To Her Community
Amy Delong works within and for her tribal community at the Ho-Chunk House of Wellness in Baraboo. She pursued medicine ...