History

Did You Know: Milwaukee Has its Own Team of Marvel Superheroes

Archer ParquetteMarch 15, 2019

Including Big Bertha and Squirrel Girl...

Culture & StyleHistory 4

Undercover in a Man’s World: The Strange True Story of the Milwaukee Women Who Lived and Worked as Men

Yance MartiMarch 1, 2019

For women a century ago, dressing as a man could better your job opportunities... and land you in jail!!...

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The Milwaukee Zoo Will Actually Have a Groundhog for Groundhog Day This Year

Adam RoganJanuary 18, 2019

Don't tell Bill Murray....

EventsHistory 0

Milwaukee History: 1930s Nudist Bridge Parties Run Afoul of the Law

Matthew PriggeDecember 17, 2018

Midwestern nudists are naturally driven indoors during the winter months. That didn't stop Milwaukee cops from seeking to arrest them for indecent exposure. ...

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Unsolved Mystery: Are There Ancient Underwater Pyramids in Rock Lake?

Matt HrodeyNovember 25, 2018

Were these structures man-made?...

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The History Behind Milwaukee’s First-Ever Nudist Camp

Matthew PriggeNovember 23, 2018

The 1930s were a stressful time in Milwaukee. Was all that constrictive clothing to blame?...

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The Rise and Fall of Milwaukee’s Happy Felsch: From Baseball Hero to Outcast

Matthew PriggeNovember 6, 2018

Happy Felsch was one of the greatest ball players Milwaukee has ever produced. But in the span of three short years, he went from a baseball hero to one of the sport's great shames. ...

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Learn About the Hollywood Blacklist at This New Jewish Museum Exhibit

Matthew PriggeNovember 2, 2018

An exhibit at Jewish Museum Milwaukee casts new light on a dark period in Hollywood history...

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The True Story of the Kenosha Kemper Center Hauntings

Archer ParquetteOctober 26, 2018

This Gothic mansion in Kenosha is known for a legendary haunting....

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Did You Know: Joe DiMaggio’s Famed Batting Streak Was Ended by One of Milwaukee’s Own

Matthew PriggeSeptember 26, 2018

For two months in 1941, it seemed that no one could stop Joe DiMaggio. Then, he ran into a slick-fielding kid from Bay View. ...

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This 19th-Century Outlaw Nightclub Proprietress was ‘Bigger than the City of Milwaukee’

Matthew PriggeSeptember 16, 2018

All Rosina Georg had was her nightclub, and she was not going to let the City of Milwaukee tell her how to run it, no matter how many times they arrested her. ...

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