In a restrictive male-dominant culture, women fought back by wearing pants!
History
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Sarah Margaret Davison & Hillcrest School
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FeaturesHistory
The Cool Man Who Left Amazing Footprints In The Sand
by Jim Dittmannby Jim DittmannSomething special was happening during the 1920s to the 1950s. A fellow named Charlie Starkweather might be seen around town carrying a funny looking square box with a hand crank on it.
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Polka Heartland captures the beat that pulses through the heart of Midwestern culture and offers up the fascinating story of how “oompah-pah” came to be the sound of middle America.
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“I remember it like it was yesterday,” Wahlen said. “They said they’re doing a movie in town and they’d like me to do the hair. I was like a kid saying, ‘Shut up. Who is this really?’
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April 9th 1865 – General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Lt. Gen Ulysses S. Grant
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NewsSchool + Government
The Library: 130 Years of Library Service in Beaver Dam and 30 years in the Spring Street Building
The vision of a free public library in Beaver Dam began with a group of devoted citizens on August 30, 1884, by forming a corporation under State Law as the Beaver Dam Public Library Association.
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Carl’s eye is simultaneously hard-edged and sympathetic. He knows the difficulties these businesses face.
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With a wide-arched front window the building is meticulously designed and beautifully made, having held its original character for more than a century.
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The year is 1958 – Colts & Giants play in the NFL Championship game in what becomes called the “Greatest game ever played.” Earlier that same year Bill Mischler a young motorcycle mechanic from Waupun toured the Harley Davidson factory in Milwaukee. The rest, as they say – is history.