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June 1, 2023History Magazine

The History of Milwaukee’s ‘Little Pink Church’

The church, which was demolished in 1967, was the social and spiritual anchor of the city’s Italian community.

May 9, 2023History Magazine

When Milwaukee’s Railroad Depots Were Palaces

For most of the 20th century, train stations were the grand entrances to America’s cities, and Milwaukee had two beauties.

March 28, 2023History Magazine

Milwaukee’s Downtown Was Bustling at the Turn of the Century 

The Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue intersection was even busier than it is today back in 1900.

February 23, 2023History Magazine

John Gurda Explains the Planting of Milwaukee’s Urban Forest

This photo of Estabrook Park is just one example of the parks system’s Depression-era expansion.

January 30, 2023History

Milwaukee County Used to Be Covered in Farmland

The farm in this 1880s photograph is an example of the hundreds that filled the area surrounding the city.

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.

October 19, 2022History Magazine

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.

September 20, 2022History Magazine

A Glimpse Inside the School on Milwaukee’s Jones Island

The school served a small community of fishing families from 1896 to 1919.

August 1, 2022History

How Bradford Beach Came to Be

If it weren’t for uncounted tons of landfill and a government breakwater, the waves could still be lapping against the bluffs.

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