1980-2000

The Historic Council Oak Tree Bench housed in the McIntyre Library on UW Eau Claire's campus. Photo courtesy of Greg Kocken.

Eau Claire County / 2000-2020 / Region 3 - Center West / Eau Claire / Council Oak Tree / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Object Histories / Nature & Environment / Ethnicity & Identity / 1980-2000

OBJECT HISTORY: Council Oak Tree Bench

Dating from the early 1800’s, the Council Oak Tree, planted in Eau Claire stood for over 150 years with little to no disturbance. However, on July 10, 1966, a summer storm blew through the city and lightning struck the tree, leaving a…

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October 1, 2021

John Gund Brewing Company postcard, c. 1911, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Image 35952.

La Crosse County / Region 3 - Center West / La Crosse / King Gambrinus Statues of LaCrosse / Related Stories / Manufacturing & Trade / 1840-1860 / 1860-1880 / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / 1960-1980 / Ethnicity & Identity / 1980-2000 / Global Connections

The Heileman Family: A German Immigration Story

The G. Heileman Brewing Company is often remembered by historians as the vision of the two ambitious men who founded the brewery in La Crosse, Wisconsin. At the height of its popularity in 1983, Heileman’s was the fourth largest brewery in the…

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August 17, 2021

Racine County / Racine / Region 8 - South East / Racine Belles Movie Costume / Clothing & Fashion / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Object Histories / Ethnicity & Identity / 1980-2000

OBJECT HISTORY: Racine Belles Movie Costume

This Racine Belles costume was worn in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own." The film focused on the Rockford (Illinois) Peaches, tracking a season in the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League. The Peaches played the Belles several times during the film.

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September 10, 2020

Migrant Worker's Cabin

Migrant Worker's Cabin / 2000-2020 / Region 2 - North East / Oconto / Oconto County / Home Furnishings / Manufacturing & Trade / Object Histories / 1920-1940 / Nature & Environment / 1940-1960 / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000

OBJECT HISTORY: Migrant Worker’s Cabin

This cabin, once occupied by a family of migrant workers employed by the Bond Pickle Company, is located at the property of Thomas and Jamie Sobush of Pensaukee, Wisconsin. The cabin was originally one of many other small cabins, clustered together at the Bond Village Migrant Camp on Van Hecke Avenue in Oconto, Wisconsin. The…

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September 10, 2020

Milwaukee County / Earlene Fuller's Bowling Shirt / Milwaukee / Region 8 - South East / Clothing & Fashion / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Object Histories / Ethnicity & Identity / 1980-2000 / Curators' Favorites / Global Connections

OBJECT HISTORY: Earlene Fuller’s Bowling Shirt

This shirt, which features an African kente cloth print, was designed, made and worn in the mid-1990s by Milwaukee's Earlene Fuller, an African American bowler and seamstress.

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September 8, 2020

Region 8 - South East / Milwaukee / Happy Days Bowling Shirt Costume / Milwaukee County / Clothing & Fashion / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Object Histories / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000 / Curators' Favorites

OBJECT HISTORY: Happy Days Bowling Shirt Costume

This bowling shirt costume from the television series Happy Day speaks to Wisconsin's association with bowling. Milwaukee, where the show was set, was known as the bowling capital of America.

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September 8, 2020