Wisconsin: Celebrating People, Place, and Past
http://www.ecb.org/wisconsin/
*This web site was created to accompany the CD-ROM of the same name from the Wisconsin Education Communications Board. It includes information on such topics as: home, land, people, work, and government. This site has an incredible amount of links and resources and is a one stop history and culture lesson on the state of Wisconsin. The EMC has the educational software that accompanies this site.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/
*This site provides links to the Society's Historical Places and Sites, Fun things for Kids, and The Office of School Services.

Wisconsin Music Archives
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Music/wma/wma.htm
*This page has been established to help interested people locate information about Wisconsin music and Wisconsin composers for the state's sesquicentennial celebrations in 1998.

Videos

An Apron Full of Stars: The Story of the Old Wade House
EMC-Audiovisual F589. G72 A6 1991
*Historical photos and some video footage of the current Wade House site.

A Week on the Reservation
EMC-Audiovisual E99.M44 W4 1991
*A five part report on the Menominee Indians in Wisconsin. Segments discuss the reservation in general, the school system, the 1954 termination, alcohol treatment and prevention programs and economic development.

Apostle Islands: Islands of the Spirit
EMC-Audiovisual F587.A8 A65 1990
*This video tells of the unique geology, flora, fauna, and history of mankind on this northern most section of Wisconsin.

Archeology at Perrot State Park
EMC-Audiovisual E78 .W8 A733 1996
*Chronicles the work of the Mississippi Valley Archeology Center's archeologists as they look for Native American village sites and the fort of the French explorer, Nicholas Perrot.

Battle at Bad Axe
EMC-Audiovisual F83.83 .B37 1993
*An historical account of events leading up to, and including, the battle of the Sauk Indians at the mouth of the Bad Axe River. This battle set the stage for the forced removal of Indian Tribes from Western Wisconsin.

Beneath the Dome
EMC-Audiovisual F589 .M18 B44 1997
*This video takes viewers through the ornate Executive, Legislative and Judicial Chambers, featuring marble, skylights and murals describing Wisconsin's history.

Belle: the Life and Writings of Belle Case LaFollette
EMC-Audiovisual E664.L155 B4 1987
*A first-person narrative based on the words of Belle Case LaFollette, accompanied by still photographs, tells the story of her life and marriage.

Circus World Museum: Where Circus History Comes to Life
EMC-Audiovisual GV1803 .C54 1994
*Uses old film footage, photographs, and posters to tell some of the history of the circus in America, and shows some performances and presentations of the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Classic Wisconsin Butterflies
EMC-Audiovisual QL551 .W6 C55 1992
*Shows more than 50 different butterflies which represent a majority of Wisconsin's most significant resident and migratory species.

Deadly Parasites
EMC-Audiovisual RC136.5 .D42 1997
*In 1993 there were a number of reported incidents of parasites in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Door County: Traditions of a Rugged Pioneer Past
EMC-Audiovisual F587 .D7 D67 1994
*Tells the history of Door County, Wisconsin, using hundreds of photographs dating from the 1870's onward and rare 1920's and 30's film footage. The last minutes of the film are of the peninsula's four seasons as they appear now.

Discovering Wisconsin's Agriculture
EMC-Audiovisual S451 .W8 D56 1997
*Visit a dairy farm, a corn and soybean farm, and beef and hog farms in Wisconsin to learn about modern farming practices.

The Eighth Fire
EMC-Audiovisual E93. E38 1990
*Discusses the conflict over traditional ways of Indian life and treaty rights. The three cultures shown are Ojibwa of Wisconsin, the Lakota People of South Dakota and the Tribal People of the Northwest Coast.

Exploring Wisconsin Our Home
EMC-Audiovisual F581 .E9 1996
*2 Videos-A fourteen part instructional series for fourth grade students tours the state to show how centuries of interaction between the state's physical geography and human activity have created the Wisconsin they know today.

From the Ground Up
EMC-Audiovisual TN24 .W6 D3 1992
*Presents the controversies surrounding mining development in Northern Wisconsin

Great Lakes Fur Trade
EMC-Audiovisual HD994.U46 G7 1990
*This video tells of the importance of the Great Lakes, surrounding Wisconsin, in the fur trade industry.

The Germans of Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual F590.G3 G45 1990
*Highlights the contributions of German immigrants and their descendants to Wisconsin history and culture.

Her Mother Before Her: Winnebago Women's Stories of Their Mothers and Grandmothers
EMC-Audiovisual E99.W7 H45 1992
*Six Winnebago women remember their mothers. Accompanied by Winnebago songs.

History of Logging in Wisconsin: Kings of the Woods
EMC-Audiovisual SF538.2.W6 H56 1990
*For decades logging and lumbering was Wisconsin's biggest business and still is a vital industry. This video tracks the period between 1836 and 1939 when logging was in its boom days and vast tracks of primeval forests still existed.

Ho Chunk Stories
EMC-Audiovisual E99 .W7 H6 1997
*A documentary on the Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin.

In Our Own Image: Poverty in Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual HV98 .W6 I5 1996
*Women welfare recipients discuss their lives and issues.

Indians of Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual E78.W8 I5 1990
*Traces the history of the Menominee, Oneida, Potawatomi, Winnebago, Stockbridge/Munsee, and Ojibwa/Chipawa tribes from the time the white men first came to today and how they blend the old world with the new.

Keepers of the Water
EMC-Audiovisual E99.C6 G438 1996
*This video discusses environmental topics concerning Wisconsin rivers, including mining and pollution.

Life on a Wisconsin Farm
EMC-Audiovisual F586 .L5 1990
*Reenacts various aspects of mid-nineteenth century rural life when families were mostly self-sufficient -- milking cows, separating milk, raising livestock, cooking meals, making linen cloth. Also shows a one-room school and a crossroads farm village.

The Menominee Nation Powwow
EMC-Audiovisual E99.M44 M39 1994
*Tells what a powwow is and describes its meaning and importance as part of the culture of the Menominee Indians of Wisconsin. Tells that there are traditional and contest powwows, shows activities at powwows, describes the pieces of traditional outfits, shows styles of dancing, and tells of the drumming and singing at powwows.

Midway Village
EMC-Audiovisual E99.O5 M5 1989
*The process of an archeological dig is described in this video of the rescue expedition in 1988 at Midway Village, located north of LaCrosse, WI.

More Than Bows and Arrows
EMC-Audiovisual E77 .M65 1994
*Takes a national view of Native American culture, dealing with stereotypes and misconceptions and documenting cultural contributions.

Mounds of the Upper Mississippi River Valley
EMC-Audiovisual E78 .M75 M68 1997
*Examines the mounds from the 1800's to the present day and explores how the archeologists use scientific evidence gathered over the past 100 years to learn more about the Native American cultures of the upper Mississippi River valley.

Mountain Wolf Woman
EMC-Audiovisual E99.W7 M6 1990
*Presents the life of a Wisconsin Winnebago Indian woman.

Native Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual E78 .W8 N37 1996
*A video tour through the eleven Native Wisconsin nations.

New Faces On Main Street
EMC-Audiovisual F590 .A1 N49 1998
*A sixty-minute investigative video documentary illustrating perspectives of Southeast Asian and Latino immigrants in Northeast Wisconsin and the Northwest.

Old Oshkosh Sampler of People and Places
EMC-Audiovisual NA7238.O8 O4 1991
*Shows historically and architecturally important structures in Oshkosh.

On Wisconsin: Children's Books about the Badger State
EMC-Audiovisual PS283 .W6 O5 1993
*Ginny Moore Kruse, Director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center, and guest panelists who are librarians describe books to help elementary and middle school aged readers learn about Wisconsin.

Paper and People: Wisconsin's Productive Partnership
EMC-Audiovisual HD9827.W6 P3 1990
*Documentary discussing the socio-economic importance to the pulp, paper and allied industries to northeast Wisconsin and the entire state; an overview of the paper industry's development in Wisconsin; industry's efforts toward environmental protection, forest stewardship, recycling and energy conservation; participation in community-support programs including education, health and social services, recreation and the arts; plus the future outlook for papermaking in Wisconsin.

Patchwork: a Kaleidoscope of Quilts
EMC-Audiovisual NK9104 .P37 1989
* Uses still photographs and pictures to complement words about quilts and quilting from women's diaries, memoirs, and writings. Provides insight into the importance of the making, use, and maintenance of quilts in women's lives.

Prairie Child
EMC-Audiovisual F584 .P7 1998
*Frontier and pioneer life in Wisconsin. A women comments on her life in the prairie.

Rush for Grey Gold
EMC-Audiovisual F587 .A15 R8 1998
* A documentary on the 1820s rush of miners to the Upper Mississippi Lead Region that encompasses southwest Wisconsin, eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. The story is told by the people who lived it.

Swedes of Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual F590 .S23 S9 1994
*Describes the role played by several early Swedish settlers in Wisconsin's history and culture.

Votes for Women?! 1913 US Senate Testimony
EMC-Audiovisual JF848 .V66 1990
*Combines pictures with words based on the discussion of the equal suffrage for men and women resolution at the Senate hearings of April, 1913.

Welcome to Poverty Hollow
EMC-Audiovisual HC107.W63 P635 1995
*Follow three northern Wisconsin families as they struggle to overcome poverty with the help of a family-development project called Full Circle.

Winds of Change: A Matter of Choice
EMC-Audiovisual E99.H7 W5 1990
*The first half discusses the threats to the future of the Hopi Nation (Arizona) from youth leaving the reservation, from intermarriage, and from outside influences. Members of the Nation show the importance of religious ceremonies in keeping the culture intact. The second half shows the mixture of tribal groups in Milwaukee, how they cooperate and sometimes intermarry, and the differences between Indian heritage and the urban and suburban culture of Wisconsin. "A matter of choice' is between the reservation and the outside culture, but many people live on and off the reservation at different times of their lives.

Winnebago Women: Songs and Stories
EMC-Audiovisual E99.W7 W49 1992
*Features five Wisconsin Winnebago Indian women telling about their lives in their own words. The production features full-color photography of Winnebago baskets, moccasins, buckskin dresses, beadwork and other examples of a living cultural and artistic tradition.

Wisconsin CCCs
EMC-Audiovisual S932.W6 W57 1992
*Historic formation of the Civilian Conservation Corps at the national and state levels is explained with details on who was eligible for entry, work projects, where camps in Wisconsin were located and interviews with veterans.

Wisconsin Cheese
EMC-Audiovisual SF274.U6 W57 1990
*Covers the history of the Wisconsin cheese industry, the cheese making process, and the characteristics of different varieties.

Wisconsin Explorers
EMC-Audiovisual F584 .W59 1992
*Using actors, historic paintings and computer graphics, the film recounts the mission of Nicolet, Champlain, Marquette, Joilet and other early explorers. Covers the time period from 1634-1699.

Wisconsin on Fire
EMC-Audiovisual F587.G6 W56 1992
*Tells the story of the deadly forest fire which destroyed the town of Peshtigo and the surrounding communities in October 1871. Shows artifacts from the Peshtigo Fire Museum.

Wisconsin Homesteads
EMC-Audiovisual F586 .W57 1995
*Features early photographs combined with action footage using actors as voyagers and homesteaders. The film explores the settlement in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Powwow: Naamikaaged Dancer for the People
EMC-Audiovisual E99 .P86 W5 1996
*Two videos illustrate the way in which powwows today incorporate historical traditions and modern innovations.

Wisconsin Stories: A Series of Five Original Television Programs in Celebration of the State's Sesquicentennial
EMC-Audiovisual F581 .W52 1998
*1. The Place We Call Home 2.Finding a Home 3. Laboratory of Democracy 4. Building a State 5. Time to Play

Wisconsin's Aztecs
EMC-Audiovisual E78 .W8 W57 1993
*Explores the remnants of an Aztec-like village of prehistoric peoples located near Lake Mills in South central Wisconsin.

Zona Gale
EMC-Audiovisual PS3513.A34 Z9 1988
*The reflections of the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama. Dramatized through the use of still photographs.

Music

Folk Music from Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual (Cassette) ML1629.7 .W6 S87 1988
(Record) M1629.7 .W6 S87
*A collection of folk and ballad pieces from Wisconsin.

Rivers to Cross: Traditional Wisconsin Folk Music
EMC-Audiovisual M1629. S27
*This record contains many historic folk music recordings from Wisconsin.

The Sounds of Heritage
EMC-Audiovisual F590.A1 S7
*This is a six volume set of cassettes with music from many ethnic groups who are part of the population of Wisconsin.

Posters

Advocates for Change: A Wisconsin Classroom Poster Set
EMC-audiovisual F580 .A3 1996
*Includes 10 black and white posters which outline Wisconsin history through portraits and biographies. Produced by The State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

Archaic Indians: Hunting, Gathering and Fishing 6500 - 800 B.C.
EMC-Audiovisual E78.W8 A73 1997
*Produced by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin to help illustrate some of the first inhabitants of the area which came to be known as Wisconsin.

Destination Wisconsin: a Wisconsin Classroom Poster Set
EMC-audiovisual F580 .D38 1998
*includes 11 colored posters of famous people from Wisconsin.

Forest Ecosystems: Forever New, Forever Changing
EMC-Audiovisual QK938.F6 F65 1997
*This poster was produced in a cooperative effort by the US Forest Service, Natural Resource Conservation Education, and the National Association of State Foresters to educate students in forest ecology.

Forest Trees of Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual QK484 .W6 F6
*This chart depicts trees native to the state. Reverse side of chart includes activities involving identification by leaves, bark, twigs, flowers, fruit and seeds. Produced by The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Look Him Straight in the Eye and Tell Him You Don't Care If He Lives Or Dies
EMC-Audiovisual QL696 .F32 L64 1985
*Picture of a bald eagle with information on the verso about the bald eagle in Wisconsin and the Endangered Resources Fund.

Paleo-Indians: Wisconsin's First People 10,000-6500 B.C.
EMC-Audiovisual E78.W8 P3 1997
*Produced by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin to illustrate the first residents of the area we know as Wisconsin.

Sustainable Forestry: Commitment to the Future
EMC-Audiovisual SD144. W8 S9 1995
*The front of this poster shows many colorful aspects of sustainable forestry. The back discusses what sustainable forestry is, it's importance, and it's impact on the state of Wisconsin. It is produced by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Wisconsin's Prairie Wildlife
EMC-Audiovisual QH105.W6 W57 1997
*A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources poster which colorfully illustrates many different plants and animals which call the prairies of Wisconsin home.

Woodland (800-1630 A.D.) Mississippian (1000-1200 A.D.) Oneota (1000-1630 A.D.): Potters, Gardeners, and Traders
EMC-Audiovisual E78.W8 W66 1997
*This poster was produced by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Office of School Services. Again it illustrates some of the early inhabitants of our area.

Celebrating Everyday Life in Wisconsin History
EMC-Audiovisual F581.3 .S69 1997
*A resource and planning guide for creating a classroom exhibit to commemorate Wisconsin's 150th birthday.

Cultural Map of Wisconsin: A Cartographic Portrait of the State
EMC-Audiovisual G4121 .E635 .W663 1996
*Shows Wisconsin's history, culture, land, people, and more than 1,200 sites of interest.

Exploration and Settlement
EMC-Audiovisual G4121.S12 1997 P39
*This set includes a color-illustrated map and teaching guide. The teachers manual is full of creative ways to enhance the educational value of the map set. Included you will find activities in language arts, science, social studies and art. There are also suggested lessons for Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Native Americans of Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual G4121.E1 1997 P393
* This map and teacher's manual set provides a color-illustrated map and creative teacher's guide. The guide provides suggestions for lessons dealing with vocabulary, journal writing, map activities, field trips and language arts lessons with The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare.

Raised Relief Map of Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual G4121.C18 1983 K5
*This is a plastic, color-relief map measuring 51 X 48 cm. Relief is shown by shading and spot heights.

Wisconsin Ice Age
EMC-Audiovisual G4121.C38 1997 P39
*A wealth of information is presented in an exciting, colorful medium to make it compelling to students of all levels and abilities. Included in the teacher's guide you will find activities in language arts, science, social studies and art.

Wisconsin Map Studies Program Kit
EMC-Audiovisual G1415 1998 .G7
*10 identical maps, 10 identical marking pens, 1 activity packet, and 1 teacher's guide.
Uses laminated maps of Wisconsin and various activities to teach basic map skills and apply them to the study of history, geography, economics and cultural awareness.

Magazines

Badger History
EMC-periodicals V.1 - V.33
*This magazine was produced by the Wisconsin State Historical Society four times a year for upper elementary and middle school students and teachers. It contains a wide variety of topics pertinent to Wisconsin, including mining, lumbering, music, industry, and ethnic groups and people.

Badger History Bulletin
EMC-periodicals Vol.1- present
*A continuation of Badger History in newsletter format. Produced three times a year by the State Historical Society, Office of School Services.

Textbooks

Another Look: Wisconsin Photographs Past and Present
EMC-Textbook F581 .A5 1998
*A folder which provides teachers with materials and ideas for using photographs to teach history. Great for Grades 4-12!

Celebrating Everyday Life in Wisconsin History
EMC-Textbook F581.3 .S69 1997
*A resource and planning guide for creating a classroom exhibit to commemorate Wisconsin's 150th Birthday.

Freedom Train North: Stories of the Underground Railroad in Wisconsin
EMC-Textbook F581.3 .L58 1998
*Includes 1 teacher resource and activity guide.

Learning About Wisconsin
EMC-Textbook F581.3 W53 1999
*Includes activities, historical documents and maps.

Learning from The Land: Wisconsin Land Use
EMC-Textbook F581 .S73 1998
*Introduces students to how people have used the lands of the Wisconsin area throughout history.

The Wisconsin Story: 150 Stories, 150 Years
EMC-Textbook F581.3 .M53 1998
*A book that contains stories about Wisconsin's past.

Puzzle

Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual G1415 1990 .P8
*100-piece jigsaw puzzle of a Wisconsin map, showing wildlife, national forests, museums and historic sites; 41 X 51 cm.

Educational Software

Maawanji'iding-Gathering Together: Ojibwe Histories and Narratives From Wisconsin
EMC-Audiovisual E99 .C6 M3 1998
*Provides photos, maps, and historical documents to help explain how things have come to be and the way they are in Ojibwe homelands in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin: Celebrating People, Place and Past
EMC-Audiovisual F581 .W49 1998
*Provides an interactive tour of Wisconsin's rich history, culture and geography. This CD-ROM has won National recognition and has a teacher guide.

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