Welcome to the Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection.
Wisconsin’s story is still being written, folding in the customs and traditions of everyone who calls Wisconsin home. You’re invited to take part in that ongoing conversation and help build a shared history of our state by contributing your photographs, memories and stories to the Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection.
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An American Girl — My Great-Grandmother, Christine Henk
Christine was born on December 12, 1905 at home in a log cabin built by her father. She was the fourth child of Bertha and Joseph Herman. Her family…
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Reporting on Milwaukee's open housing marches
I was a reporter for United Press International in Milwaukee who covered the open housing marches in Milwaukee, and did a number of interviews with…see more
Personal War Sketches of the Members of Frank A. Haskell Post No. 146, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Wisconsin
This volume of "Personal War Sketches" was presented to the Frank A. Haskell Post No. 146 of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1890 by ex-Governor…see more
Interview with Kay Herold Russell
Interview with Kay Herold Russell of the Town of Cross, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. The original audio file is presented here in three parts.
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Gillett hospital ca. 1920
The Gillett Hospital was located upstairs in this building in the early to mid 1920s. It was on the corner of Lake and Main Street. A local resident…see more