History

Fromm's Fashionable Furs From Wausau

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Wisconsin Public Radio

In the early decades of the 20th century, it was fashionable to use fox fur on everything from scarfs, capes, and coats to trim for suits and gowns.

When The Russians Invaded Wisconsin

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Meg Jones

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957 ushered in the Space Age and ramped up fears in the midst of the Cold War. Five years later, a chunk of another Sputnik landed in Wisconsin.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

The Milwaukee Cookbook That Became A National Phenomenon

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

Before Martha Stewart and Ina Garten, there was Lizzie Kander and The Settlement Cook Book .

The Sterling Safety Bicycle And Wisconsin's 1890s Bicycling Craze

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin went crazy for bicycling in the late 19th century. Hailed as "the most independent, healthful, rapid, and convenient mode of travel" in the 1890s, Wisconsinites not only rode bikes, they made them.

Lifesaving Medal For The Rescue Of The Tanner

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

This lifesaving medal was awarded to one of the volunteers involved in saving the sailors aboard the a three-masted ship foundering near Milwaukee in 1875.

Sauk City's Plastics Recycling Pioneer

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

In 1979, Milly Zantow and friend Jenny Ehl cashed in their life insurance policies and bought a commercial plastics grinder for $5,000 to start E-Z Recycling.

Wisconsin Company Helps Pioneer Workplace Safety

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

Employers Mutual was founded in Wausau in 1911 shortly after the nation's first workers compensation law was passed in Wisconsin.

Oneida Beaders Keep Tradition Alive And Thriving

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

Raised beadwork was once widely practiced by the Iroquois but the art form had declined precipitously in the mid-20th century.

Design Professor Creates Computer Game That Explores St. Croix River History

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Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

A sleepy cabin atop a river bluff seems an unlikely inspiration for a videogame. But it was there that Dave Beck dreamed up Tombeaux .

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

The Journey Of Wausau's Hmong Community

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Wausau's Hmong community has become integrated into central Wisconsin over the past several decades, but still faces struggles. Marathon County Board of Supervisors member Yee Leng Xiong discusses the Hmong community's experiences in the region.