Odd WisconsinThe Wisconsin Historical Society presents Odd Wisconsin, to amuse, surprise, perplex, disgust, astonish, and otherwise engage you with the past."Shocked by the Foul, Evil Deed I had Done"- April 30, 2008 In the summer of 1834, Rev. Cutting Marsh of Kaukauna journeyed across Wisconsin into Iowa, keeping a daily diary as he went. On the Mississippi he heard about the recent death of "a very wicked man" named Nadeau, whose fate was worthy of a story by Edgar Allan Poe: "It was said," Rev. Marsh wrote on August 23rd, "that he...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/002387.asp Birds of a Feather- April 24, 2008 As tiny kinglets and gigantic sandhill cranes move north through Wisconsin again, this may be a good time to consider our state's place in American ornithology. Before the Civil War, R.P. Hoy cataloged the birds of southeastern Wisconsin and reported his findings to scholars in the East. Another mid-century scientist, Increase Lapham, built on Hoy's work to create the first...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/001244.asp "1929 Favorable for Milwaukee"- April 14, 2008 That was the headline atop the final section of Industrial Milwaukee, an annual review of business trends and statistics about Wisconsin's largest city that ran from 1919 to 1929. The anonymous writer went on, "Industry still has its ups and downs and good years will still be followed by years not so good. In the aggregate, 1929 was a high...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/003317.asp Pegasus Express- April 6, 2008 The first day of air mail service linking Wisconsin to New York was marked by violent weather that not only stopped the mail but claimed the life of a veteran pilot. On June 6-7, 1926, planes were supposed to leave New York at 8:00p.m., Chicago at 5:50a.m. and Milwaukee at 6:50a.m. to arrive in Minneapolis at 10:40a.m. Different pilots flew...http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/003311.asp |