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Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

The Impacts Of The 1918 Influenza Pandemic In Wisconsin

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COVID-19 isn't the first deadly viral disease to have a big effect on Wisconsin. Steven Burg, a history professor at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, discusses the 1918 influenza pandemic and how the state responded to it more than a century ago.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Comparing Wisconsin's Finances Between The Great Recession And COVID-19 Crisis

Mary Kate McCoy

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For many, memories of the 2008 Great Recession are still fresh on the mind. As the coronavirus continues to spread and bring much of the economy to a standstill, concerns about the U.S. falling into yet another painful recession are high.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Ideas For Wisconsinites Who Want To Help During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Bram Sable-Smith

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As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through Wisconsin, closing schools and businesses and stretching the state's health care workforce, many people wonder how they can help others — beyond staying at home to help "flatten the curve" of new infections.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Here's What Wisconsin Health Departments Consider Before Releasing Details On Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

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Megan Hart

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Protecting patient privacy and preventing complacency are both important when it comes to slowing the spread of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That's why you may not be able to find out many details on the confirmed cases in your area.

The Early History Of African Americans In Beloit

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Rob Ferrett

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Many of the first African Americans to live in the Beloit moved there as part of the Great Migration in the early decades of the 20th century. Blackhawk Technical College academic advisor and local historian Linda Fair discusses this history of the city.

Ice Harvesters Keep A 19th-Century Tradition Alive, One Block At A Time

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Rob Mentzer

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Ice harvesting is a mostly forgotten trade. But for one day in January, volunteers with central Wisconsin's Historic Point Basse gave it a try.

Ho-Chunk Nation Opens Long-Awaited Museum Celebrating Its Culture, History

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter

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Brian Decorah had something to share. He walked into the Ho-Chunk Museum and Cultural Center and handed a program from 1942 of a Native American ceremony in the Wisconsin Dells to museum director Josie Lee.

The History Of Ice Harvesting In Wisconsin

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Kealey Bultena

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When temperatures get cold in Wisconsin, that means the state's lakes start freezing over. Local historian Ann Waidelich shares the history behind ice harvesting - a big Wisconsin industry from yesteryear that relied on ice from the state's frozen lakes every winter.

Peddling A Paper City: How Madison Became Wisconsin's Capital

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John K. Wilson

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The Wisconsin State Capitol is the center of state government and the center of Madison, with streets and avenues converging from every direction at the Capitol Square. But how did that particular spot become one of the most important places in the state?

Why Wisconsin's County Highways Are Lettered, Not Numbered

Jenny Peek

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Signs with names like BB, CV, N and SS flank Wisconsin's county roads. Why are they labeled with letters?