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4 unusual facts about Wisconsin Historical Society


Bernard Walter Brisbois

In the 1950s the Cornelius family restored the residence and gave the property to the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Hanging Cloud

Hanging Cloud (Ojibwa name Ah-shah-way-gee-she-go-qua (Aazhawigiizhigokwe in the contemporary spelling), meaning "Goes Across the Sky Woman") was an Ojibwa woman who was a full warrior (ogichidaakwe in Ojibwe) among her people, and claimed by the Wisconsin Historical Society as the only woman to ever become one.

James Danky

He served as the Newspapers and Periodicals Librarian for the Wisconsin Historical Society from 1976-2007.

Danky is best known as an advocate for collecting alternative and small-press publications during his tenure at the Wisconsin Historical Society.


George Bowman Ferry

The firm of Ferry & Clas was responsible for the design of many structures including the Pabst Mansion, the Central Library of the Milwaukee Public Library, Lake Park Pavilion, and the Wisconsin Historical Society.


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