History

• What’s It Worth?

  1896 Bicycle Factory Has Quite A History

  Sep 14th, 2021 by Michael Horne

  The A.D. Meiselbach factory employed William Harley, then 15, and profited from the nation's 1890's bicycle craze.

• The Curious History of Cathedral Square

  Sep 7th, 2021 by Carl Baehr

  Over 180 years, rising from pig-filled mud-hole to Courthouse Square to a recreational hub of East Town.

• Op Ed

  When Workers Prosper, America Does Too

  Aug 28th, 2021 by State Rep. Don Vruwink

  Workers had to fight for contemporary labor standards, and much work still remains.

• Bar Exam

  Pabst Mansion Beer Garden

  Aug 20th, 2021 by Michael Horne

  Historic mansion was home to Milwaukee beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst.

• Milwaukee Walks

  Walker’s Point is a Living Museum

  Jun 12th, 2021 by Cari Taylor-Carlson

  So many housing styles and interesting architecture in what was once called ‘Skunk Grove.’

• City Streets

  Gordon Place is Rich with Milwaukee History

  May 25th, 2021 by Carl Baehr

  The street gets its name from an early Milwaukee family, with ties to the founding of the parks system.

• Book Excerpt

  Those Crazy Days At County Stadium

  May 4th, 2021 by Jim Cryns

  New book remembers a beloved home for the Brewers, Packers and rock’n’roll.

• A History of Wisconsin’s LGBTQ Community

  Apr 23rd, 2021 by Jay Rath

  New book chronicles recent LGBTQ history from the 1960's to the present.

• Book Excerpt

  The Early Germans From Cologne

  Mar 4th, 2021 by Jill Florence Lackey and Rick Petrie

  And their Milwaukee settlement. Excerpt from a new book, ‘Germans in Milwaukee: A Neighborhood History.’

• Port Milwaukee Tugboat Sinks

  Feb 22nd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  The Harbor Seagull sank in the inner harbor without injury sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning.

• Group Fundraising for Vel Phillips Statue

  Feb 19th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  Statue would be erected at state Capitol, the first person of color so honored.

• It’s Official, Old World Third Will Be MLK Drive

  Feb 18th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  Barrett and council members reflect on racial division and what the renaming symbolizes.