History
25 Streets Have Added Honorary Names
Since 2005, honorary signs for James Cameron, Don Sykes, Mae Elizabeth Dey, many others.
May 11th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
The State’s 1918 Pandemic Shutdown Worked
Milwaukee was one of four cities with lowest rate of disease, at least 30% lower than most cities.
May 1st, 2020 by Jim Malewitz
The Mighty Grand Avenue Viaduct
A bridge with arches larger and longer than any in America but an avenue 75 miles shorter than first planned.
Apr 29th, 2020 by Carl Swanson
Historical Society Would Like Your Pandemic Journals
Entries will become part of historical record documenting life during the pandemic.
Apr 26th, 2020 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Was a Leader in 1918 Epidemic
Only state to do a widescale shutdown, and had a mortality rate far lower than the national average.
Apr 22nd, 2020 by Tessa Conroy, WisContext
Milwaukee Has Many Private Streets
You may recognize them by the brown signs. That is, if you can access the road.
Apr 14th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
Why the 1918 Flu Pandemic Was So Huge
An estimated 50 to 100 million people lost their lives.
Mar 29th, 2020 by Samantha Nash, WisContext
Nurses Prepare for COVID-19 Onslaught
State’s hospitals short on beds, protective gear and staff, though some see reason to hope.
Mar 21st, 2020 by Parker Schorr and Bram Sable-Smith, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
19 Streets Named After the Irish
Many of these Milwaukee streets were named after men who emigrated from Ireland.
Mar 17th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
The Man Who Made Milwaukee
Fur trader Solomon Juneau arrived here in 1818 and saw the potential of Milwaukee.
Mar 9th, 2020 by Carl Swanson
The Encyclopedia of Milwaukee Documents the City
UW-Milwaukee has built a massive digital archive for the city.
Mar 5th, 2020 by Michael Horne
The Life of Father James Groppi
New documentary captures life and impact of Milwaukee civil rights crusader.
Feb 27th, 2020 by Chris Walker, Wisconsin Examiner
