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Belgian-American Research Collection

The University of Wisconsin System has created this digital collection of resources documenting Belgian settlers in Northeastern Wisconsin. Most of the original materials were gathered in the 1970s by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay during a project "to record the undocumented historical, social, and cultural legacy of this unique ethnic group." At the search page, the collection is divided...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ABelgAmrCol
Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection

For many well-to-do American families in the late 19th century, tours of the Continent were quite fashionable, and in some quarters, almost expected. The Brittingham family of Madison, Wisconsin, was no exception, and they spent a great deal of time documenting their travels (and home life) through a wide range of photographic images. This collection, created by the University of Wisconsin Digital...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ABrittinghamImgs
Great Lakes Maritime History Project

Drawing on the fine collections of several local and regional institutions (including the Wisconsin State Historical Society and the Milwaukee Public Library), this online archive of historical photographs serves as a visual record of Wisconsin maritime history, set on the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Maritime commerce began during the days of the French and Native American trappers,...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AGreatLakes
Kenosha County History: Images and Texts, 1830s-1940s

Tucked away next to the northern border of Illinois, Kenosha County remains one of the most vibrant and interesting places in the state of Wisconsin. Over the past 170 years, the area has been transformed from an outpost of the Michigan Territory into a regional industrial powerhouse that is part of the heavily urbanized area that stretches south all the way to Gary, Indiana. Persons with a...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AKenoshaLocHist
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections: Marinette County Local History

Located on the peaceful shores of Green Bay, Marinette County is tucked away in the reaches of northeast Wisconsin. It has been an outdoors destination for well over a century, and the area's history is celebrated and documented in this University of Wisconsin digital collection. The collection was created in collaboration with the Marinette County Library System, and it contains high school...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AMarinetteLocHist
Wisconsin Blue Books

Published since 1879, the Wisconsin Blue Books comprise a veritable treasure trove of information about the Badger State. Recently, the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections group digitized all of the Blue Books from the first volume up to the 2003-2004 volume. Within each volume, visitors can browse the complete contents, which include U.S. Census statistics, election statistics,...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWIBlueBks
Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles Collection

For many decades, librarians and their assistants combed over newspapers for items of interest, including obituaries, colorful news stories, and advertisements. These types of clippings were mounted on note paper and subsequently placed into bound volumes. Over the past few decades, a number of institutions have begun to digitize these invaluable documents. One such institution is the Wisconsin...

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:42949...
Wisconsin Magazine of History

It is certainly not uncommon for state historical societies to have publications dedicated to promulgating their state’s various historical eras, events, and happenstances. Wisconsin is no exception to this rule, and the Wisconsin Magazine of History (published under the direction of the Wisconsin Historical Society) is quite a joy to examine, both online and in print. First published in 1917, the...

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS15287
Wisconsin Pioneer Experience

The Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society have teamed up to create this excellent online collection of letters, speeches, and other writings from a diverse set of people who settled throughout Wisconsin during the 19th century. The documents featured here are available as scanned images (when possible) and as transcriptions in the instances where the...

https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/Awipionexp
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Wisconsin Sound Archive

From the Wisconsin Historical Society comes the Wisconsin Sound Archive: "an ongoing effort to digitize and make the audio heritage from and about the state of Wisconsin available to the public online." This recently launched collection features oral history interviews, radio broadcasts, and radio advertisements. As of this write-up, the archive features a variety of single recordings as well as...

https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/p159...