Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Stories Since 1846Tumblr (3.0; @whspress)http://whspress.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a63c666f6fd23845fe5e809ebb90e93/tumblr_moml36fmvh1rs0r2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FINALLY! Musky Memes!</p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53364251620http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53364251620Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:01:33 -0400memeswisconsinJust for Funmusky<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ed99bb05f531acd02cc87835dafbcec/tumblr_momkmdbr7T1rs0r2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iheartwisco.tumblr.com/post/53338979504/state-parks-in-wi-ive-been-wanting-to-camp" target="_blank">iheartwisco</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>State Parks in WI</p> <p>….I’ve been wanting to <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/absolutely-essential-diagrams-you-need-for-camping" target="_blank">camp</a> since before the snow melted off….soon…</p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53361160728http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53361160728Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:04:38 -0400state parkswisconsincamping<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_53361086994" src="http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53361086994/audio_player_iframe/whspress/tumblr_molt8q6Bp01qe2an5?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fwhspress%2F53361086994%2Ftumblr_molt8q6Bp01qe2an5" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wilife.tumblr.com/post/53351360791/the-art-of-fishing-trout-fishing-is-both-a-sport" target="_blank">wilife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3><a href="http://podcast.wpr.org/wlf/2013/WL_130619_Trout_Searock.mp3" target="_blank">The Art of Fishing</a></h3> <p>Trout fishing is both a sport and an art. Wisconsin boasts more than 10,000 miles of trout streams, creeks, and rivers. Writer Kevin Searock has devoted his life to fishing and shares some of the wonders he’s seen wading in. </p> <p><span>Kevin Searock teaches high school science in Portage and is the author of the <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?tag=wiscpublradi-20&link_code=wsw&_encoding=UTF-8&field-keywords=troutsmith&Submit.x=-1084&Submit.y=-778&Submit=Go" target="_blank">Troutsmith: An Angler’s Tales and Travel</a>s</em>.</span></p> <p><span>Photo: Kevin Searock</span></p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53361086994http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53361086994Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:09 -0400wihistoryWiLife<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e96510568e0f47cb6cdcfae5192184be/tumblr_mojpf1pYPK1qj48g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carl Corey | <em>At Random, Milwaukee</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><br/></em></strong>See this, and other of Corey’s photographs at the<a href="http://www.mmoca.org//exhibitions-collection/exhibits/focal-points-american-photography-1950" target="_blank"> Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s current exhibit of American Photography</a></p> <p>Corey’s portraits of Wisconsin bars are captured in the book <a href="http://whspress.tumblr.com/tavernleague" target="_blank"><strong>Tavern League</strong></a></p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53202318626http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53202318626Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:21:01 -0400at randommikwaukeebarsphotographywihistoryartexhibitMMOCAMadison Museum Contemporary ArtMadisonWisconsinCarl Corey<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22cc3f359543f7d54e45671dd2a2be34/tumblr_moc8yjFwlc1qj48g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53106677436http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/53106677436Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:00:58 -0400father's dayfather's lovebookswihistory<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/10/30/travel/20111030-cultured.html">On Frank Lloyd Wright’s Trail in Wisconsin</a>: <p>It’s Frank Lloyd Wright Friday! Check out this piece in the NYtimes on FLW in WI.</p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52946264934http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52946264934Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:00:36 -0400frank lloyd wrightFLWfridaynytimesphotographs<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/68103564" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wisconsincheese.tumblr.com/post/52884848622/heres-proof-of-how-midwest-dairy-farm-cows-make" target="_blank">wisconsincheese</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Here’s proof of how Midwest dairy farm cows make such great milk that makes such great cheese. I made this little video after my visit last year to Wisconsin where I toured and ate some of the best—aka award-winning—Wisconsin creameries, including Wisconsin’s own </span><a href="http://www.belgioioso.com/Burrata.htm" target="_blank">Bel Gioioso’s Burrata</a><span>, a 2013 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest 1st Place Best of Class Winner. (via <a href="http://www.foodiecrush.com/2013/06/nectarine-and-wisconsin-burrata-bite-crostini/#more-6009" target="_blank">FoodieCrush</a>)</span></p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52893291494http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52893291494Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:58:58 -0400dairywisconsincows<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e381e44c5b30bf1b6e5d39c92dafcb75/tumblr_moblsveC3M1sqxh5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lifeinmotion84.tumblr.com/post/52854168913/sea-dc-wisconsin-dells-on-flickr" target="_blank">lifeinmotion84</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifeinmotion84/8722952898/" title="SEA-DC: Wisconsin Dells" target="_blank">SEA-DC: Wisconsin Dells</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52892334757http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52892334757Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:45:45 -0400wisconsin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1917a6ec1bf441fcbd1f30f2507d033/tumblr_moalyy7X7U1qzhcclo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mememolly.tumblr.com/post/52804124850/grilled-cheese-fabric-via-etsy" target="_blank">mememolly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Grilled Cheese fabric <span>(via </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153317314/new-timeless-treasures-got-the-munchies?ref=sr_gallery_38&ga_search_query=grilled+cheese&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=grilled+cheese" target="_blank">Etsy</a><span>)</span></p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52816392157http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52816392157Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:29:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18f361a4378346e1168890252afac6ab/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fedc6193805df50662c1c20a8257223e/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c3b6891c837412f66d5e77d39bc5672/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ff138bc1621a3f311be979ac8d22270c/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/66dd06abab4067bd863e2c49fed2e8e6/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b63ddc30085eef64f3ceda53ac2a1a15/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3acfdd204a5f87611aecb1436b91e358/tumblr_mo8w03Y5SM1qz56bgo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.libraryjournal.com/post/52787358608/bookpatrol-library-infographics-1930s-style" target="_blank">libraryjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bookpatrol.tumblr.com/post/52730073923/library-infographics-1930s-style" target="_blank">bookpatrol</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.bookpatrol.net/2013/06/library-infographics-1930s-style.html" target="_blank">Library Infographics: 1930’s style</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p></p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52815537705http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52815537705Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:17:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18e48fa81db71440b6c660242a26fddb/tumblr_mo913gR9zF1qj48g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whspress.tumblr.com/GreenBayPackers" target="_blank">Happy 100th Birthday Vince Lombardi!</a></p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52739963567http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52739963567Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:59:40 -0400PackersLombardigreen bay packersfootballhistoryWisconsinwihistory““Some of them, horrible to contemplate, actually sport jelly where only a hole should be!””<br/><br/> - <em><p>Happy National Doughnut Day!</p> <p>Read more of Clifford Lord’s crumb-udgeonly (get it?!) essay on the “Sad Fate of the American Doughnut”<strong> <a href="http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/37344107762/the-sad-fate-of-the-american-doughnut" target="_blank">here </a></strong></p></em>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52397818371http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52397818371Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:22:33 -0400national donut daydoughnutsdonutsJust for Funfrom the archivesrecipeswihistorwisconsin<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af33592ccbccbd4c88b3b419b204a24f/tumblr_mnzikrRQyh1qe2an5o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7134beba9bba6a48e8fbb4898c99e9ea/tumblr_mnzikrRQyh1qe2an5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5601b67c1a32f01adf8847cee85b68a/tumblr_mnzikrRQyh1qe2an5o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12c9cf96b945c51dd0a38c1ea5738796/tumblr_mnzikrRQyh1qe2an5o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6741b4c3a71079dce8a0e125cbdc46b6/tumblr_mnzikrRQyh1qe2an5o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce5074f46c0ab77fc4a33814ac030574/tumblr_mnzikrRQyh1qe2an5o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wilife.tumblr.com/post/52372271878/rich-kremer-went-to-superior-to-reconnect-with-his" target="_blank">wilife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rich Kremer went to Superior to reconnect with his childhood memories of smelting but instead stumbled upon a secret society of fishermen who used a different method to beat the ice and get the smelt.</p> <p>Photos copyright Rich Kremer/WPR</p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52381237435http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52381237435Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:45:41 -0400<a href="http://uwmadarchives.tumblr.com/post/52277028771/student-scrapbooks-showcase-student-life-on-campus">Found in the University Archives!: Student scrapbooks showcase student life on campus</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://uwmadarchives.tumblr.com/post/52277028771/student-scrapbooks-showcase-student-life-on-campus" target="_blank">uwmadarchives</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Scrapbooks are often forgotten resources.<span> </span>However, these collections of ephemera are highly valuable resources that give tremendous insight into student life.<span> </span>A recent project, undertaken by the University Archives, uncovered three student scrapbooks from the early twentieth century.<span> </span>The…</span></p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52307185801http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52307185801Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:34:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2b7ebb0967b8ae70c74aa52c5213392a/tumblr_mny9ugSkwv1r4g3wao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartsol/7641178688/" title="Schlitz brings you Brewers baseball broadcasts" target="_blank">Schlitz brings you Brewers baseball broadcasts</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartsol/" target="_blank">Bart&Co.</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52307213502http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52307213502Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:34:00 -0400brewers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e61746e51d7af0372813173295569b6/tumblr_mnu1khSwB11r5j9hco2_500.jpg"/><br/> An artful arrangement of fasteners found by our archivist blogger.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e08c94b9d4a569e32e2ce8b0a30f97e3/tumblr_mnu1khSwB11r5j9hco1_500.jpg"/><br/> Almost 30 pounds of fasteners removed by archivists.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f7ece6b1facb6002f8f65a448d553e0/tumblr_mnu1khSwB11r5j9hco3_500.jpg"/><br/> Not all fasteners are made of metal!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa5924effda8f3172ffc968c512874fd/tumblr_mnu1khSwB11r5j9hco4_500.jpg"/><br/> No folders? Using one large staple in the middle of court document will keep an archivist very busy in the future. <br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://usnatarchives.tumblr.com/post/52133795456/the-work-of-archivists-is-fasten-ating-alan" target="_blank">usnatarchives</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The work of archivists is <em><span>fasten-ating. </span></em><span> Alan Walker, </span><span><span>archivist at the National Archives, shared some of his favorite fastener moments (thorns!) with us <strong>on the <a href="http://go.usa.gov/bZ5d" target="_blank">Prologue blog.</a></strong> </span></span></p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52152478387http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52152478387Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:08:33 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/067015f32dd34a522cf1cf588765d9d7/tumblr_mntp5cCM1Y1qj48g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>June is Dairy Month in Wisconsin! (But isn’t every month?)</p> <p>To celebrate, here is a picture from<strong><a href="http://whspress.tumblr.com/Creatingdairyland" target="_blank"><em> Creating Dairyland</em> </a></strong>available as both a <a href="http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whspress/books/book.asp?book_id=372" target="_blank">paperback</a>, <a href="http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whspress/books/book.asp?book_id=404" target="_blank">(new!) audiobook</a>, and ebook!</p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52060019041http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/52060019041Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:17:36 -0400wisconsinwihistorydairymilkagriculturebookswisconsincheesecheese<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/57483421?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ee4036" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wilife.tumblr.com/post/51783538131/see-the-video-powwow-trail-from-the-wisconsin" target="_blank">wilife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>See the video “Powwow Trail” from the Wisconsin Media Lab series, <a href="http://theways.org/" target="_blank">“The Ways.”</a></p> </blockquote>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/51822054138http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/51822054138Fri, 31 May 2013 15:38:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc4d6c636c2aa41f3a92ddcc7e5505de/tumblr_mnkjxxi6Sc1qj48g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5c9f1f6b95f28c62ed2ab5e0fb73ddb2/tumblr_mnkjxxi6Sc1qj48g5o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ec6d115ccc258584c798deef30314b1/tumblr_mnkjxxi6Sc1qj48g5o3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a11dedd3d8ae406a7291f881a672cc1/tumblr_mnkjxxi6Sc1qj48g5o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On this day in history, <strong>Wisconsin</strong> became a state!</p> <p><a href="http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whspress/" target="_blank">Check out some “Descriptive Literature” on the Badger State!</a></p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/51650763130http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/51650763130Wed, 29 May 2013 12:46:00 -0400wihistorystate daywisconsinhistorythis day in historywhspress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c33c5f9dfc5156811ad112e71948ad7b/tumblr_mnki03dg1z1qj48g5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy 165th Birthday Wisconsin!</p>http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/51648519328http://whspress.tumblr.com/post/51648519328Wed, 29 May 2013 12:04:51 -0400wihistorywisconsinanniversary