Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 3, 2007
"Finding Freedom" trails runaway slave Joshua Glover
Read Ruby West Jackson and Walter T. McDonald's book "Finding Freedom: The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Runaway Slave," and you'll immediately recognize the significance of the intersection of Glover and Booth Streets.
Tags: joshua glover, sherman booth, ruby west jackson, walter t. mcdonald, whs, historical society, finding freedom, underground railroad, racine, slavery, abolition

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 9, 2007
"Odd Wisconsin" captures state's quirky characters
Great things come in small packages sometimes. Witness Erika Janik's compelling volume, "Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past," a 180-odd-page book packed full of interesting scenes from America's Dairyland.
Tags: WHS, Janik, odd, Ripon, Selfridge, Gideons, Bible, Historical Society

Travel & Visitors Guide - Dec. 1, 2006
Reading Milwaukee: the best books on Brew City
The local interest section in Milwaukee’s bookshops are not overflowing with titles, it’s true. But there are some good books that offer insights into our city and are essential reads for Milwaukeeans and also make great gifts for visitors, family and friends that have moved out of town and for yourself!
Tags: Gurda, Arcadia, Guequierre, Heritage Guidebook, Images of America, Widen, Silver Screens, Historical Society

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 6, 2006
Historian Gurda continues chronicling Cream City
OK, you dug Milwaukee Public Television’s five-hour “The Making of Milwaukee” mini series and then you even plowed through John Gurda’s exhaustive history of Brew City -- the one with the same name -- and now you’re hungry for more. Wondering where to go to dig deeper? Try Gurda’s new book, “Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee’s Past.”
Tags: Gurda, Historical Society, Cream City Chronicles, Making of Milwaukee, MPTV

Milwaukee Buzz - May 15, 2001
Pabst Mansion getting a facelift
To bring back the "Grand House on a Grand Avenue," the Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., is launching the Serpents & Spires Capital Campaign to raise the necessary funds for extensive exterior restoration work. The restoration is the first part of a two-phase project on the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion.
Tags: Pabst Mansion, serpents and spires capital campaign, mansions, historical society