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A Story Of Educational Innovation In A Door
Image: There’s a door on Menomonie’s Wilson Place Mansion that’s much more than a door. Well-known blacksmith Thomas Googerty crafted the door on Menomonie’s Wilson Place Mansion. As part of our...
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Wisconsin Life #404: "Local Legacies"
Image: Meet a former Ho-Chunk Nation president, a couple who raise Clydesdale horses, a man who landed his dream job at the Packers Hall of Fame, a drummer who’s recording retro music on magnetic tape,...
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Memories Of A Migrant Laborer
Image: Antonio Saldana began working in the fields with his family as a migrant worker when he was four years old. He tells us about his childhood and becoming the first in his family to graduate high...
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Simone, A Parent's Story
Image: Childhood isn’t easy for kids or their parents. But writer Andrew Patrie has found that some of the challenges are created by adults rather than kids.
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Wisconsin Life #406: “Ardent Artists”
Image: Meet a Purple Martin breeder, a UW-Madison dance professor, a husband and wife who run their own craft shop, the founders of Guitars for Vets, and a pool hall prodigy from Waukesha.
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Milwaukee Artist Paints Her City In A Positive Light
Image: Milwaukee is often referred to as America’s most segregated city. Artist Tia Richardson hopes to combat those negative stereotypes by painting her city in a positive light.
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Design Professor Creates Computer Game That Explores St. Croix River History
Image: The historic St. Croix River forms much of the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. Before European exploration, it was an important resource for American Indians. Eventually, lumbermen...
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Winemaker At Successful Wisconsin Winery Began As A French Exchange Student
Image: Philippe Coquard arrived in Wisconsin in 1984 as a French exchange student with 500 years of family tradition riding on his shoulders. Thirty years later he has parlayed that experience into a...
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Rooting For The Home Team
Image: The Brewers may have had a losing record this year, but it wasn’t always this way. Historian John Gurda recalls his lifelong love of baseball and the 1957 that defined a baseball loving childhood.
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Love And Memory Loss
Image: Imagine your spouse doesn’t know you anymore. All the moments you shared, gone. Leota Ester tells us about the community that provided the support and stability that both she and her husband...
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Wisconsin Life #407: “Past and Present”
Image: Meet a Milwaukee street artist, the Wollersheim wine maker, a loving grandpa from Rosendale, and a UW-Stout professor who designed his own video game.
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Oneida Beaders Keep Tradition Alive And Thriving
Image: Raised beadwork was once widely practiced by the Iroquois but the art form had declined precipitously in the mid-20th century. But since the 1990s, native artists have made a major effort to...
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A Packer In Vikingland
Image: There are few things that Green Bay fans like better than to show their Packer Pride at road games. Whether we’re invading Soldier Field or mixing it up with Saints fans under the freeway near...
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Wisconsin Life #408: “Creative Origins”
Image: Meet the UW-Barron Rube Goldberg team, a muskie fisherman, a body artist from Madison, and a Shakespeare therapy program for veterans.
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The Quiet Rolls In
Image: There are many reasons to hunt. For Mike Paulus, part of the appeal is the quiet.
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Quirky Milwaukee Museum Of Yesteryear Shows Thousands Of Once Everyday Objects
Image: A visit to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear is trip back in time. A nineteenth century Milwaukee home has been converted into a collection of shops from the 1920s and 1930s full of merchandise...
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Wisconsin Life #409: “Making Magic”
Image: Meet a classically trained cellist who’s putting a modern spin on music, a blogger who’s exposing dishonest business practices, a mathematics-inspired furniture maker, a man who holds the key to...
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Hunter Still Drives Deer To Honor His Brothers
Image: Ron Weber made his first drive as a teenager with his brothers. His brothers have since passed away but Weber is still driving deer.
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Iconic Penguin Server Was Essential Party Piece
Image: Produced by the West Bend Aluminum Company, the Penguin Hot and Cold Server was an essential cocktail party piece in the late 1940s and 1950s. As part of our continuing look at the objects that...
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Cynthia Woodland Reflects On Her Grandmother's Life
Image: In this animated story, Cynthia Woodland interviews her grandmother, "Big Mama,” and discovers a deeper understanding of her family’s matriarch.
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