Portage’s Zona Gale, The First Woman To Win A Pulitzer For Drama
The Pulitzer Prizes turn 100 this year. We’re honoring the occasion with a look at five winners with Wisconsin ties. ...
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 ...
The Hottest Job In Milwaukee History
Few jobs were as miserable and hot as work in a 19th century iron mill – especially in the summer. ...
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. ...
Steampunk Group Brings The Retro Future To Lodi
You may have seen someone wearing goggles, a corset, and a bustle in a local parade. Mixing the Victorian age ...
Vintage Mix, A Barbershop Quartet Like None Other
Barbershop music with its close four-part harmonies was very popular in the first part of the 20th century. You can ...
The Simple Device That Transformed The Dairy Industry
The Babcock butterfat test, developed at the University of Wisconsin, provided a simple and inexpensive way to assess the quality of milk. The test ...
Settling The Controversy Around Civil War Icon Old Abe
One of the most well-known figures in Civil War Wisconsin wasn’t a person at all, but a bald eagle named Old ...
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 ...
Milwaukee’s Wedding Of The Century
It’s wedding season and while wedding trends come and go, elaborate, one-of-a-kind affairs have long been in fashion. Milwaukee historian ...
The Incomparable Hildegarde
She was a vaudeville performer, fashion icon, radio star, and an exotic musical performer. Norman Gillland brings us the story ...
Woman Turns Fruit And Vegetables Into Art
Fruit and vegetable carving is a tradition that goes back centuries in Thailand. Monsiri Baird learned to carve as a ...
The Political Power Of Fishing
Politicians do many things to show they are one of us – visiting diners, kissing babies, eating whatever on a ...
Wisconsin’s Donated Sewing Machines Empower Women Around The World
Margaret Jankowski sees a common thread between all the services provided by The Sewing Machine Project ... making a difference ...