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Early Lifesaving Stations in Wisconsin

A Slow BeginningAs maritime commerce grew in the early 19th century, the loss of vessels and crews to shipwreck increased. In 1848, the federal government, through the United States Revenue Marine, established its first lifesaving stations along the New Jersey coast. The system…

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May 21, 2018

Maritime Industry / Industry / Milwaukee / Milwaukee County / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / Manufacturing & Trade / Nature & Environment / Transportation & Tourism / Region 8 - South East / Lifesaving Medal

The Wreck of the Tanner

The Wrecked VesselThe Tanner was a barque, or three-masted ship, whose foremast was square-rigged and whose main-and mizzenmasts were fore-and-aft rigged. It measured 156.38 feet long by 31.75 feet in breadth. The ship was built in 1863 by the Milwaukee shipbuilding firm Ellsworth & Davidson and…

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May 21, 2018

Read more about the article The Rescuers of the Tanner

Lifesaving Service crew, about 1910. This image, which was taken by Milwaukee photographer J. Robert Taylor, likely shows the crew of the Milwaukee station. Wisconsin Historical Society Image ID 55832.

Maritime Industry / Milwaukee / Milwaukee County / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / Transportation & Tourism / Region 8 - South East / Lifesaving Medal

The Rescuers of the Tanner

On September 10, 1875, six rescue boat volunteers were dispatched to aid the crew of the Tanner, a cargo ship foundering in Milwaukee Harbor after being struck by a powerful storm. All six of the rescue boat volunteers – but not the captain…

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May 21, 2018

Read more about the article The Settlement House Movement

Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee’s new citizens, 1919. Image courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, ID: 5348.

Milwaukee / Milwaukee County / Education / Ethnicity & Identity / Related Stories / Global Connections / 1877-1900 / 1900-1918 / Society & Religion / Region 8 - South East / Settlement Cook Book

The Settlement House Movement

Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee’s new citizens, 1919. Image courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, ID: 5348. Mass immigration from eastern and southern Europe dramatically altered America’s ethnic and religious composition around…

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May 1, 2017

Milwaukee / Milwaukee County / Ethnicity & Identity / Related Stories / Global Connections / 1877-1900 / 1900-1918 / Society & Religion / Region 8 - South East / Settlement Cook Book

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Black Kander

The first generation of women—mostly white and middle- or upper-class—to graduate from college in large numbers left school full of promise and enthusiasm, but were largely denied employment in medicine, law, or business. Rejected by the professional world, many focused their energies…

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May 1, 2017

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Temple B’ne Jeshurun hosted early classes of the Settlement in its basement. The building has since been demolished. Photo courtesy of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee

Milwaukee / Education / Milwaukee County / Related Stories / Ethnicity & Identity / Global Connections / 1900-1918 / Society & Religion / Region 8 - South East / Settlement Cook Book

The Settlement

Temple B’ne Jeshurun hosted early classes of the Settlement in its basement. The building has since been demolished. Photo courtesy of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee Having outgrown the basement of Temple B’ne Jeshurun, the mission moved to an old house at 507…

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May 1, 2017