1960-1980

Read more about the article OBJECT HISTORY: A Dam Tower in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve
Vernon County / La Farge / A Dam Tower in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve / Region 6 - South West / Politics, Society & Government / Object Histories / Nature & Environment / 1960-1980 / Transportation & Tourism

OBJECT HISTORY: A Dam Tower in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve

This concrete obelisk stands near the Kickapoo River and is located a mile north of the village of La Farge.  It rises nearly a hundred feet above the river valley floor. The tower was constructed more than forty years ago as part…

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September 9, 2020
Read more about the article Industry and Manufacturing in the Whitewater Area
Jefferson County / 2000-2020 / 2020-2040 / Region 7 - South Center / Whitewater / Esterly Broadcast Seeder / Related Stories / Manufacturing & Trade / Food & Cooking / 1820-1840 / 1840-1860 / 1860-1880 / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / Education / 1940-1960 / Ethnicity & Identity / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000

Industry and Manufacturing in the Whitewater Area

Since the earliest settlers arrived in the Whitewater area in the 1830s, industry and manufacturing have played important roles in the establishment and continued growth of the area.One of the earliest industries in Whitewater was grain milling, performed at the Old Stone…

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June 29, 2020
Read more about the article Earlene Fuller and the African American Bowling Scene in Milwaukee
Theodore Henderson, Earlene Fuller, Louise Westbrooks, and Taylor Richards wear African-inspired bowling shirts designed and made by Earlene Fuller, Milwaukee, April 1995. Source: Image courtesy of Pauline McCollum
Milwaukee County / Earlene Fuller's Bowling Shirt / Milwaukee / Region 8 - South East / Related Stories / Clothing & Fashion / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Ethnicity & Identity / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000 / Curators' Favorites

Earlene Fuller and the African American Bowling Scene in Milwaukee

Earlene Fuller designed and made bowling outfits for numerous black and white teams in Milwaukee and elsewhere from 1970 through the mid-1990s. She was a member in two African American bowling organizations — the National Bowling Association and the Milwaukee Bowlers Guild, Inc. — and in the 1990s began incorporating kente cloth and other African-inspired fabric patterns into the shirts she made for her own teams.

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May 27, 2020
Read more about the article Pulaski – A Polka Town
Oconto County / Region 2 - North East / Pulaski / Polka Rhythms Bandstand / Related Stories / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Ethnicity & Identity / 1960-1980 / Curators' Favorites

Pulaski – A Polka Town

Pulaski, like some Wisconsin communities, possesses a disproportionate number of polka bands, and some have boasted that the town of 3000 has more bands per capita than even Nashville. The strongly Polish community located just outside of Green Bay is still a thriving locale for the polka tradition.

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May 18, 2020
Read more about the article The Evolution of a Swiss Barn
Green County / Region 7 - South Center / New Glarus / The Hefty-Blum White Barn / Related Stories / Manufacturing & Trade / Food & Cooking / 1860-1880 / Science & Medicine / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / 1960-1980

The Evolution of a Swiss Barn

The expansion of Wisconsin’s dairy industry in the 20th century not only altered the economy of the state, but it also influenced the structure of the very barns that housed the bovine champions of the industry. Barns must be adapted and altered…

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May 2, 2019

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