Wisconsin 101

Preventing Hearing Loss

In 1953, Wisconsin added occupational hearing loss to the list of claimable conditions under workers compensation. Employers Mutual of Wausau quickly created a program that would make the company an industry leader in hearing loss prevention. Creating a hearing loss prevention program not only…

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May 24, 2018

Great Lakes Shipping and the SS Meteor

The SS Meteor sailed the lakes longer than most ships of her day, and in her many reincarnations she offers a portrait of how some of the industries on the Great Lakes changed– and what those changes meant for Wisconsin. Launched in 1896, the then-named Frank…

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May 21, 2018

Sheboygan County / 2000-2020 / Region 5 - Center East / Random Lake / Jolly Good Soda / Manufacturing & Trade / Food & Cooking / Object Histories / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000 / Transportation & Tourism

OBJECT HISTORY: Jolly Good Soda

What would a Southeastern Wisconsinite grab on a hot summer day in the 1970s and 80s? Jolly Good soda of course! Though you can’t find it on store shelves today, Jolly Good soda was once one of the most popular beverages in the region. This cola flavored can of Jolly Good soda features patriotic colors…

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May 9, 2018

Walworth County / Yerkes Telescope / 2000-2020 / 2020-2040 / Region 7 - South Center / Related Stories / Williams Bay / 1820-1840 / 1840-1860 / 1860-1880 / Science & Medicine / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / Education / 1940-1960 / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000

Williams Bay, WI

Captain Israel Williams founded Williams Bay, Wisconsin, in 1835. Williams and his two sons originally traveled to Wisconsin from their Massachusetts home to look for good farmland. Williams Bay was later named in honor of Captain Williams.Until 1890, only a few families…

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May 9, 2018

Astronomy in the 1900s

In the 1800s, astronomers valued telescope magnification to investigate planets and stars. In the 1900s, astronomers started to ask questions about the structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way, which lead to greater emphasis on light-gathering power. By 1951, William Morgan at…

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May 9, 2018

Yerkes Telescope / 2000-2020 / 2020-2040 / Related Stories / Region 7 - South Center / Walworth County / Williams Bay / Science & Medicine / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / Education / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000

Yerkes Telescope Construction and Use

The construction of the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, was directed by George Hale, an astrophysicist at the University of Chicago, and funded by Charles Yerkes, a Chicago businessman. The telescope is made of 40-inch glass lenses manufactured by the…

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May 9, 2018