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Etc: Maps Etc: Wisconsin, the Badger State, 1921
Wisconsin, showing its capital Madison and other major cities and inland waters.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin: Aztalan
Prehistoric site, now a state park.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1850
A map of the United States in 1850, showing the frontier line, indicate by the thick black line. The map shows the States added to the Union between 1840 and 1850, including Florida (1845), Texas (1845), Iowa (1846), Wisconsin (1848),...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
Other
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries: Miller, Frederick (1824 1888)
A short biography of Frederick Miller, who founded Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee in the 1800s. He is buried in this cemetery. The company survives today as the second largest brewery in the United States.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Habitats: Lakes
Learn why the lakes and waterways of Wisconsin are so important and about some of the aquatic animals and plants that live there.
Other
Milwaukee Public Museum: Indian Country: Oneida Treaties and Treaty Rights
Discusses Oneida peace treaties with the United States, Oneida land cession treaties with New York State, Oneida division and movement, the Oneida land appropriation treaty, the Oneida land cession treaty, and Oneida treaty rights.
Virginia Trekkers
Virginia Trekkers
Travel Virginia with the Virginia Trekkers, a group of hardy teachers, as they trek around the beautiful State of Virginia! Virtually visit areas of geological and historical significance across the five regions: Appalachian Plateau,...
Other
The Vel Phillips Foundation: Vel Phillips' March
The Vel Phillips Foundation is dedicated to the example of Vel Phillips, an African-American civil rights leader in Milwaukee. She championed the rights of women and minorities in her roles as a judge, a city councillor and later a...
New York Times
New York Times: On This Day: Commander of Armies That Turned Back Japan Led a Brigade in Wwi
An obituary for General Douglas MacArthur, who served in the United States Army for over sixty years. [Article date: April 6, 1964]
Read Works
Read Works: Big Burger Battle
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about three states that all claim to be the home of the burger. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Capitol
Example of Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Founding of the Last 'Colonies'
Essay on the last mass emigration of Dutch citizens from the Netherlands in 1800s who came for economic and religious reasons and settled in Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Other
Eyes of the Army: Photographs From the Meuse Argonne Offensive
Find five photographs, and a description, of the battlefield in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the last major offensive of World War I. From a collection presented by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lucius Fairchild
Governor of Wisconsin, U.S. Minister to Spain, and secretary of state of Wisconsin.
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Timber Wolf
Here you can learn all about timber wolves! Discover how they all but disappeared from the state of Wisconsin, how scientists follow the wolves around, and more!
OpenStax
Open Stax: Progressive Movement 1890 1920: Progressivism at the Grassroots Level
Read about some of the grassroots movements at the heart of Progressivism, and the changes they were pushing for and what they accomplished. Discusses labor issues, including the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Also discusses...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Alien Invaders
The aliens have landed in Wisconsin! You may see them and not even know they are aliens. These invaders are actually exotic plants and animals that have been introduced to our state from other countries or habitats on purpose or by...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: White Tailed Deer
Find out about Wisconsin's State Animal, the white-tailed deer.
Wisconsin Historical Society
World War I Lesson Plans: Letter to War Industries Board [Pdf]
Read this letter from the Wisconsin state council of defense to the War Industries Board requesting that a small manufacturer of farm machinery receive a special rating in order to use iron in its company.[pdf]
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Rufus King
General King, born in New York city, January 26th, 1814, died there, October 13th, 1876, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1833, and appointed to the Engineer Corps. He resigned from the army, September 30th, 1836,...
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Moth
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides an interesting story of the gypsy moth and its origins. Read about how they got to the United States, how they spread, techniques to suppress them and more.
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Larva Eating Leaf
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides an interesting story of the gypsy moth and its origins. Read about how they got to the United States, how they spread, techniques to suppress them and more.