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Mendota Mental Health Institute

WebContact our Archives staff by email. askphotos@wisconsinhistory.org. Interior view of a historically-restored hallway in the Mendota Mental Health Institute (Wisconsin State …

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Diseases and Epidemics in Wisconsin

WebThroughout the 19th century, hospitals were inaccessible to the vast majority of Wisconsin residents. Doctors usually came to patients rather than the other way around. The most …

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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane Photograph

WebHave Questions? Contact our Archives staff by email. [email protected]. Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental health Institute) is seen in the …

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Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Wisconsin Historical Society

WebIn September 1918, the Spanish flu epidemic which was sweeping the planet reached Wisconsin. During 1918-1919, the flu killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. By …

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Flu Quarantine Sign Wisconsin Historical Society

WebYet Wisconsin fared better than most states, and a primary factor was the role of the state government. This quarantine sign from the era of the so-called “Spanish flu” documents …

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Conditions at Mendota State Hospital Photograph

WebA woman patient at the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) who is restrained in her bed by a camisole, which prevents the use of her arms, while her feet …

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Aunt Mary Ann Wisconsin Historical Society

WebView the original source document: WHI 5490. Wisconsin's first doctor was Mary Ann Menard, a Black woman called Aunt Mary Ann by her Prairie du Chien patients. Born …

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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane Photograph

WebJohn S. Fuller cartes-de-visite of Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1860-circa 1870. Genre: Photograph. Original Format Type: photographic print, b&w. Original Format Number: PH …

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Smallpox Epidemics in Wisconsin History

WebBioterrorism. Other smallpox outbreaks occurred in 1894 and 1872, and the state was swept by cholera in 1849. The same disease had decimated the troops at Fort Crawford in …

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Governor Tommy Thompson and Welfare Reform

WebFollowing Wisconsin's experiment in welfare reform, Governor Thompson proposed a plan to provide health care benefits to low-income and disabled people, one of the weaknesses …

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About the Wisconsin Historical Society Marriage Records

WebThe Society has over 1 million Wisconsin marriage records. There are generally entries for both the bride and groom. After a marriage was recorded at the county level, local …

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Ho-Chunk Nation Wisconsin Historical Society

WebThe Ho-Chunk made gains in their land base little by little, and created a constitution with the help of the National Congress of American Indians in 1963. Despite the many …

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The Progressive Era: 1895-1925 Wisconsin Historical Society

WebThe stirring of political and social change reputedly occurred on September 17, 1891, when Republican leader Philetus Sawyer offered 35-year-old attorney Robert M. La Follette …

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About the Wisconsin Historical Society Death Records Wisconsin

WebThe Society has approximately 400,000 state-level death records dated between 1852 and September 30, 1907. They are a part of our Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection. After a …

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About Our Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records

WebLocating Post-1907 Vital Records. To view post-1907 vital records, contact one of the following organizations: Wisconsin Department of Health Services. PO Box 309. …

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Lake Superior Chippewa Bands (Ojibwe)

WebThe Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe of Mole Lake, Wisconsin is located in south western Forest County, near Crandon, Wisconsin. As the Ojibwe migrated to other parts of the Great …

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500 Riverview Ave. National or State Registers Record Wisconsin

WebGrandview Health Resort / Moor Mud Baths. 515 Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, Waukesha County. Date of Construction: begun circa 1911. The discovery of "curative" springs in …

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1640 S 24TH ST Property Record Wisconsin Historical Society

Web1640 S 24TH ST. NOTES; Additional Information: A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or …

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Effigy Mound at Mendota Mental Health Institute Photograph

WebHow to View in Person. To view this image, visit the Archives Research Room on the 4th floor at the Society Headquarters building in Madison, WI. Print out this index page and …

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