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Missionaries and Land Rights: The Story of Erik Morstad and the Potawatomi

Posted on September 8, 2020

Some histories are not as straightforward as others, especially when cultures collide. It may come as no surprise that stories about the interactions between Native Americans and white settlers are sometimes one-sided. We can partly …

Posted in Indigenous Peoples, Religion & PhilosophyTagged 1880s, Education, Immigration, Missions, Norwegians, Potawatomi, Race & Ethnicity

Williams Bay, WI

Posted on May 9, 2018

Captain Israel Williams founded Williams Bay, Wisconsin, in 1835. Williams and his two sons originally traveled to Wisconsin from their Massachusetts home to look for good farmland. Williams Bay was later named in honor of …

Posted in Education, Science & TechnologyTagged Astronomy, Education, Walworth County

Astronomy in the 1900s

Posted on May 9, 2018

In the 1800s, astronomers valued telescope magnification to investigate planets and stars. In the 1900s, astronomers started to ask questions about the structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way, which lead to greater emphasis on …

Posted in Education, Science & TechnologyTagged Education, Walworth County

Yerkes Telescope Construction and Use

Posted on May 9, 2018

The construction of the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, was directed by George Hale, an astrophysicist at the University of Chicago, and funded by Charles Yerkes, a Chicago businessman. The telescope is made …

Posted in Education, Science & TechnologyTagged Education, Labor, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Creating the Door County Bookmobile

Posted on November 1, 2017

Door County Library Bookmobile service began in 1950 through a Wisconsin Free Library Commission experiment called the Door-Kewaunee Regional Library Demonstration. The Demonstration was developed to explore the possibilities of providing library service to remote areas of the state. …

Posted in Education, Home LifeTagged 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Door County, Education, Home Life, Wisconsin Idea

The Stout Institute and Educational Innovation

Posted on March 9, 2016

Wilson Place Mansion in Menomonie, Wisconsin, was once the home of James Huff Stout (1848-1910), a lumber baron, longtime state senator, and philanthropist. He is best known for founding the Stout Institute, now the University …

Posted in Arts & Entertainment, EducationTagged Education, Labor, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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