Travel & Visitors Guide - Dec. 13, 2007
Oberwise book captures a familiar but different Milwaukee
When a friend lent me a copy of "Milwaukee at Mid-Century," a hardcover book collecting some of the many, many photographs Lyle Oberwise took of the city, I saw a lot of familiar, disappeared places.
Tags: lyle oberwise, milwaukee at mid-century, mchs, milwaukee county historical society, fruit boat, metropolitan block fire, usinger's

Sports - July 31, 2007
Madison museum celebrates state's World Series history
If you love baseball history, or are just a fan of the game in Wisconsin, you'll want to take in a couple exhibits that will run until early December.
Tags: 57 braves, 82 brewers, wisconsin historical museum, mchs

Arts & Entertainment - June 26, 2004
Scottoline mystery involves "secret" story of WWII internees
Just weeks after "Una Storia Segreta," the exhibit about the internment of Italian Americans during WWII, closed here, Lisa Scottoline arrives to read from her novel, "Killer Smile," which touches on the same subject.
Tags: Scottoline, Segreta, Italian, internment, WWII, immigrant, MCHS, Monferrini, NIAF, Philadelphia

Milwaukee Buzz - May 21, 2004
Ackerman's book compares Milwaukee, then and now
How much has Milwaukee changed over the years? Well, a lot and a little, judging by the comparison photos in "Milwaukee Then and Now," a new book written by Sandy Ackerman and Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
Tags: Ackerman, HMI, history, MCHS, Historic, tours

Travel & Visitors Guide - Feb. 22, 2004
Landmark building houses Milwaukee's history
Before you head into the Milwaukee County Historical Society at Third and Kilbourn to explore Milwaukee's history, take a moment to look at the building. It's one of the Historical Society's most treasured artifacts.
Tags: MCHS, history, Westown, Historical, society, Milwaukee