Have you ever wondered about the stories your home has to tell? Are you fascinated by the history of historical homes in your neighborhood?
This photo exhibit is designed to capture the multinational character of children who have come to Wisconsin in successive waves of immigration throughout the state's history. By focusing specifically on children, this project vividly uncovers a rarely-told chapter in the history of Wisconsin's immigrant tradition. The medium of photography gives voice to a group that has been and continues to be rarely recorded in the printed word.
Information from the Madison Public Library Clippings File, Folders "Churches (M) - St Raphael Cathedral. Prepared by Anne Vandenburgh, March, 2005.
James Duane Doty (the former territorial governor, who had been influential in locating the capitol in Madison) on Nov 15, 1842, gave a warranty deed to the Rt. Rev. Peter Paul Lefevre, Roman Catholic bishop of Detroit, for $1. The deed was for block 67, containing 10 lots.
Find newspaper articles covering the Sterling Hall bombing on the UW-Madison campus on August 24, 1970. Includes anniversary stories featured in the Wisconsin State Journal and Washington Post and subsequent follow-up stories through 2010.
The downtown Madison Public Library has an extensive collection of Madison area high school yearbooks. Below are yearbooks from some of the most commonly requested schools; to find other schools, search the LINKcat catalog or ask a reference librarian.
Find annual reports of the officers of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association from the years 1899-1905 as well as the papers of John M. Olin.
Historical County Plat Maps from South Central Wisconsin and Early Madison City Directories is a collaborative project completed by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collection Center and Madison Public Library.
The early city directories of Madison provide helpful historical information on the early years of the state capitol in addition to helping those looking for information on specific people and businesses in the area in the 1800s and early 1900s.
