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Wisconsin County Histories Go Online

Wisconsin Historical Society  Thu, 08/13/2009 - 08:45

Society Director Lyman Copeland Draper noted in his 1882 annual report that, "One class of works has sprung into existence within the past few years that is becoming quite numerous — county histories." He acquired 24 for the Society library...


 

Library Renovation Gets Underway

Wisconsin Historical Society  Mon, 07/06/2009 - 09:00

Power tools and hard hats outnumbered notebooks and backpacks last week as the long-awaited renovation of the Society library's main reading room began in earnest.

Outside the building, workers erected a second-story catwalk to transport rubble over the balcony and...