The Wisconsin Historical Society : collecting, preserving and sharing stories since 1846 / John Zimm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimm, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wisconsin Historical Society.

Historic preservation--Wisconsin.

Wisconsin--History.

Wisconsin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2015]

Summary:

Explore the storied history of this grand Wisconsin treasure - the Wisconsin Historical Society, older than the state itself.From the Society's earliest days as pioneers worked to record history even as it was happening, to its struggles to weather the Great Depression, and its landmark efforts to record the most important social and political.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction. History Treasured Up

Chapter 1. "Exploits, Perils and Hardy Adventures": The Early Years

Chapter 2. The Golden Age

Chapter 3. Doomsday

Chapter 4. Lord's Way

Chapter 5. The Grand Old Lady's New Era

Chapter 6. Modern Times

Conclusion. A Solemn Trust

Acknowledgments

List of Society Directors

List of Images

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87020-692-3

OCLC:

985116457