ONLINE: Martha Bergland
January 26, 2021
Educator and author Martha Bergland.
You know all about Aldo Leopold and John Muir, Wisconsin-associated naturalists. You know about John Jay Audubon, the great chronicler of North American birds. But what do you know about the Birdman of Koshkonong? This Swedish settler (aka Thure Kumlien) was an ornithologist, botanist and naturalist who settled near Lake Koshkonong in 1843. He sent bird specimens to all the major museums and was the first curator of the new Milwaukee Public Museum. Kumlien deserves more recognition and Milwaukee writer Martha Bergland s new biography from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, The Birdman of Koshkonong: The Life of Naturalist Thure Kumlien, will uncover his contributions to ornithology. Bergland will appear on Book Bites, a series of brief Facebook Live book talks from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press on the WHS Press
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ONLINE: Michael Stevens
January 26, 2021
media release: Join Wisconsin Historical Society for Book Bites - a series of brief Facebook Live book talks from the WHS Press exploring all things Wisconsin! The series will stream on the WHS Press Facebook page on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
On February 17 Michael Stevens discusses his bookÂ
From the mid-1830s through the 1850s, more than a half million people settled in Wisconsin. While traveling in ships and wagons, establishing homes, and forming new communities, these men, women, and children recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and newspaper articles. In their own words, they revealed their fears, joys, frustrations, and hopes for like in this new place. Woven together with context provided by historian Michael E. Stevens, these first person accounts form a fascinating narrative that deepens our ability to understand and empathize with Wisconsin s early pioneers.
ONLINE: Kurt Dietrich
January 26, 2021
Kurt Dietrich
There s no shortage of books about jazz music, but retired Ripon College professor Kurt Dietrich provides a tome unlike any we ve seen in the past.
Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2018) builds a history of the genre in the Badger State through essays on its players. From legends such as Woody Herman and Les Paul, Dietrich brings the story right up to the current day with performers such as Hanah Jon Taylor and Nick Moran, who you can see and hear play in local clubs (well, once we are all back at live shows). A player himself in Wisconsin since the 1970s, Dietrich shares his unique insight on a genre and musicians often overlooked in the state s musical history. He ll discuss the book during the next WHS Book Bites livestream, on Facebook.
ONLINE: Sergio M. González
May 5, 2021 7:00 PM
January 26, 2021
media release: Join Wisconsin Historical Society for Book Bites - a series of brief Facebook Live book talks from the WHS Press exploring all things Wisconsin! The series will stream on the WHS Press Facebook page on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
On May 5 author Sergio González discusses Mexicans in Wisconsin, the latest volume in the People of Wisconsin series from WHS Press.
Trace the diverse journeys of Mexicans to the Upper Midwest and learn about the trials and triumphs of the generations of Mexican immigrants in our state. From agricultural and factory workers to renowned writers and musicians, the Mexican immigrants who have made their homes in Wisconsin over the past century have become a significant and diverse part of this stateâs cultural and economic history.