Milwaukee County Used to Be Covered in Farmland
The farm in this 1880s photograph is a suitable example of the hundreds of others that filled the area surrounding the city.
When Wisconsin Stalled the Choice of a U.S. House Speaker
The last time a speaker election took more than one ballot, in 1923, the GOP holdouts were Progressive allies of Sen. “Fighting Bob” La Follette
The History of Milwaukee’s Tannenbaum Tradition
The tradition of the municipal Christmas tree began in 1910.
How Candy Cane Lane Became Milwaukee’s Favorite Holiday Drive
The history of this West Allis tradition is as sweet as the peppermint candy Santa hands out to visitors each year.
Who Was Milwaukee’s Beloved Golda Meir?
‘Our Golda’ was the prime minister who made Milwaukee famous.
The Resister: This Milwaukeean Smuggled Secrets Out of Nazi Germany
How Mildred Fish-Harnack gave everything fighting Adolf Hitler’s regime from the inside
Milwaukee Is Finally Getting an ‘Olmsted Way’
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is on Monday, Oct. 31.
The Civil War Vet Who Haunted His Own Grave
Long before he died, Francis Collins spent many days at his plot at Forest Home Cemetery.
Milwaukee’s Landmark Lanes Is Celebrating 95 Years in Business
The local institution is marking the occasion with a week of events.
A Glimpse Inside the School on Milwaukee’s Jones Island
The school served a small community of fishing families from 1896 to 1919.