History

Obituary: Remembering Top History Professor Reginald Horsman
Obituary

Remembering Top History Professor Reginald Horsman

UWM prof's landmark book traced history of 'Racial Anglo-Saxonism' in America.

George Webb’s Curious History

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Restaurant is much older, and Brewers promotion's origin different, than previously described.

Historic Protection Withdrawn For This Is It! Building

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Why idea dropped for building with Wisconsin's oldest, recently closed gay bar.

Tile Town: Avalon Theater Tiles Romanticize Southern California
Tile Town

Avalon Theater Tiles Romanticize Southern California

Arts & Crafts tiles evoke a mystical legend and Spanish-California styles.

Unique Doors Open Tour Spotlights Modernist Churches

Unique Doors Open Tour Spotlights Modernist Churches

'Divine Line' driving tour features mid-20th century churches built along Capitol Drive.

Tile Town: Secret Garden Unveils Classic Batchelder Fountain
Tile Town

Secret Garden Unveils Classic Batchelder Fountain

Former funeral home on 53rd and North, now a school, has many tile artworks.

Historic Marker Commemorating Black Nite Uprising Dedicated

Historic Marker Commemorating Black Nite Uprising Dedicated

First LGBTQ historic marker in Wisconsin erected in Milwaukee to remember site of uprising that occurred years before Stonewall.

City’s Oldest Gay Bar Gives Thousands of Photos to State LGBTQ History Project

City’s Oldest Gay Bar Gives Thousands of Photos to State LGBTQ History Project

50 years of photos from This Is It date to when gay bars were part of forbidden culture.

UWM Students Gather Community Stories For International Exhibition on Inequality

UWM Students Gather Community Stories For International Exhibition on Inequality

‘Climates of Inequality’ exhibit includes voices from Milwaukee’s north-side residents.

New Federal Rules May Require Public Museum to Remove Some Exhibits

New Federal Rules May Require Public Museum to Remove Some Exhibits

Regulations require prior consultation with Native American tribes and descendants before items can be exhibited.

Native American Village Unearthed in Oshkosh Road Project

Native American Village Unearthed in Oshkosh Road Project

UWM archeologists are working to document the site.

George Marshall Clark Plaque Dedicated in Third Ward

George Marshall Clark Plaque Dedicated in Third Ward

Historic marker memorializes site of Milwaukee's only documented lynching.