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December 23, 2022History Magazine

The History of Milwaukee’s Tannenbaum Tradition

The tradition of the municipal Christmas tree began in 1910.

November 30, 2022History Magazine People

Who Was Milwaukee’s Beloved Golda Meir?

‘Our Golda’ was the prime minister who made Milwaukee famous.

December 3, 2021History Magazine

When the South Side Shopped on Mitchell Street

Take a streetcar ride down one of Milwaukee’s most important retail districts in 1910: Mitchell Street.

November 5, 2021History Magazine

Milwaukee’s First Black Church Endures Today

St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church was one of the city’s earliest ethnic congregations – and it’s still serving Black Milwaukeeans today.

September 29, 2021History Magazine

How Milwaukeeans Found Home After the Civil War’s Horrors

In the wake of the Civil War, Milwaukee’s women banded together to create a haven for wounded veterans that endures to this day.

August 30, 2021Feature Story History

Barfly Confidential: Becoming a South Sider in the ’70s at Big John’s Tap

There’s more to being from a place than just living there. At Big John’s Tap in the ’70s, I learned to belong.

August 20, 2021History Magazine

Was This Wisconsin’s First Waterpark?

You may not have heard of this water slide.

June 29, 2021History Magazine

The Old-Fashioned Way to Get to Chicago Was by Water

Let’s take a trip to Chicago, by steamer.

May 20, 2021History Magazine

In 1886, the Saloon and the Grocery Were One

You want a beer with those potatoes?

April 1, 2021History Magazine Sports

1953’s Opening Day Was One for the Ages

Every season starts somewhere, but Milwaukee’s biggest opening day came in 1953 with the Braves’ first game in Milwaukee.

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