Wisconsin’s Story Through Geology
To many of us, Wisconsin's summer landscape is a haven for swimming, hiking, biking, and boating. But to a geologist, ...
Civil War Week: Nathaniel Rollins, POW
Nathaniel Rollins was a Captain in Company H of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Rollins spent much ...
Civil War Week: 1st Brigade Band
In 1864, eighteen men from Brodhead enlisted in the Union Army as the band of the 1st Brigade. Today, the ...
Civil War Week: Emilie Quiner’s Diary
Emilie Quiner was a 21-year-old Madison schoolteacher when the Civil War broke out in 1861. Wanting to feel more useful ...
Traveling Medicine Show
Before movies and radio were widespread, rural communities had few opportunities for entertainment. It was here that traveling medicine and ...
White Coats
In the late 1950s, medicine was primitive by today’s standards. Retired internist, Philip Dougherty, of Menomonee Falls, recalls having very ...
Women’s History Month
People around the world will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of International Women's Day today. In some places, like China, Russia ...
Women’s History Month
People around the world will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of International Women's Day today. In some places, like China, Russia ...
Early Wisconsin Settlers
Those of us who live in the upper Midwest often take a perverse pride in our ability to withstand sub-zero ...