Episodes
Fit to
Print
The Progressive Era and WWI
Read between the lines of The Progressive Era and WWI through the printing of amateur newspapers.
Bowled
Over
Vietnam Era
Roll into recreation in Wisconsin during the Vietnam War era through Earlene Fuller’s story.
For the
Record
World War I and the Great Depression
Tune into the history of the Great Depression through the story of Paramount Records.
An Iron In
the Fire
The Fur Trade Era
Spark your thinking about life during the Fur Trade Era through the making and use of a wrought iron toaster.
Not Set
In Stone
Early Wisconsin, Civil War, and Reconstruction
Get a different take on Lincoln’s legacy and the freeing of enslaved people through the Emancipation Group sculpture.
On the
Move
Modern Era
Get your gears turning about life in the modern era through bicycles and bike making in Wisconsin.
Ripe for
Change
Postwar Wisconsin
Travel back to the postwar era through the bunk beds that hold the history of migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin.
A Stitch
In Time
Territory to Statehood
Sew your way through the time from territory to statehood with Margaret Miekel’s cross-stitch sampler.
Time to
Shine
Early Explorers
Set your clock to the time of early explorers through the story of the Le Maire Sundial and Compass.
A Trunk Full
of History
The New Deal and World War II
Unpack the New Deal and WWII through this Civilian Conservation Corps member’s trunk.
Water-
logged
First Nations
Dive into learning about First Nations in the area thousands of years ago through the dugout canoes recovered from Lake Mendota.