History

• New Public Museum Design Unveiled

  Jul 18th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer

  New, five-story museum inspired by state's natural bluffs and waters.

• Milton House Tells Wisconsin’s Underground Railroad Story

  Jul 6th, 2022 by Lorin Cox

  House and museum is the only authenticated underground railroad stop in the state.

• Book Excerpt

  The Lady Murderer of Milwaukee

  Mar 31st, 2022 by Carl Swanson

  Anna Louise Sullivan poisoned her husband, stepson and others and was very jolly about it. Excerpt from ‘Historic Milwaukee Crimes.’

• Plenty of Horne

  New Video Captures Sound, History of City Hall Bell

  Jan 3rd, 2022 by Michael Horne

  E-flat giant weighs 20,505 pounds, making it the third largest bell ever cast in U.S.

• Wisconsin’s Congressman Priest

  Dec 29th, 2021 by Peter Cameron

  Fr. Robert Cornell loved rock music and served two terms as a Democratic congressman.

• 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.