Results tagged with 'Wisconsin History'

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St. Patrick's Day parade set for March 9

Published Feb. 8, 2013

The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin announced yesterday that its 47th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 9 at noon.

The Rubber Stamp Murderer: Small-town Wisconsin's gruesome anniversary

Published Oct. 30, 2012

The horror that befell Hattie Hales Coffey didn't end when her husband bashed in her skull and dismembered her corpse on their honeymoon 86 years ago this month.

Waukesha family makes the past its present

Published July 13, 2012

Like any family in summer, the Theissens enjoy doing activities together. But unlike most families, their activities involve cannons, hoop skirts and Abe Lincoln.

Latest phase takes us on a tour of Wisconsin burial mounds

Published March 11, 2012

My child's latest phase focuses on Native American culture and always eager to indulge these interests, we went looking for Indian mounds recently in Milwaukee and learned that though there were once many, just two remain in the county. Of course, we hopped into the car and visited them both.