July - September 2021
These items have recently been added to the Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room at the
Milwaukee Central Public Library, located at 814 W Wisconsin Avenue.
NOTE: The Humanities Room at the Milwaukee Central Library was closed due to COVID-19, but has re-opened on November 15th, 2021.
They may only be used in this room. However, copies of the books may be available through your local library's interlibrary loan service.
Donor gifts are indicated by 1 star (*). MCGS gifts are indicated by 2 stars (**)
Author Title Place - Publisher Year (Call Number)
Carriere, Michael H. The City Creative: The Rise of Urban Placemaking in Contemporary America. Chicago; London: The University of Chicago Press, 2021. 907.1216 C316
Hansen, Kristine. Wisconsin Farms and Farmers Markets: Tours, Trails and Attractions. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot, 2021. 630.9775 H248
Kalvaitis, Jenny. We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring and Understanding the History of LGBTQ+ Activism in Wisconsin. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2021. 306.76 K148
Northcott, Dennis. Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska Civil War Veterans: Compilation of the Death Rolls of the Departments of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, 1883-1948. St. Louis, MO: D. Northcott, 2007. 973.76 N873 2007
Lardinois, Anna. Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tragedies and Legacies from the Inland Seas. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot, 2021. 917.704 L322
Reed, Valerie Wilson with George Lowery, eds. Black Marquette: In Their Own Words: Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Success. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2021. 378.77595 B627
Kesler, Stephen E. Great Lakes Rocks: 4 billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2019. 557.7 K422
Mordini, Shelley. Haunted Baraboo. Charleston, SC: Haunted America, a division of The History Press, 2021. 133.109775 M834
Wyant-Leonard, Sheron. I Will: How Four American Indians Put Their Lives on the Line and Changed History. New York : Arcade Publishing, 2021. 323.1197 W974
Katschke, Richard N. Knowledge Changing Life: A History of the Medical College of Wisconsin, 1893-2019. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Medical College of Wisconsin, 2021. 610.711 K197
January - June 2021
Kelly, Dasha. Life in Short. Sheboygan, Wisconsin: John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2020. 811.6 K295
D’Alessio, Alice. Tending the Valley: A Prairie Restoration Odyssey. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 333.74153 D142
Jolly, Emma. Tracing Your Family History Using the Census: A Guide for Family Historians. Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Family History, 2020. 929.1072041
Sheffey, Brian. Family Tree Workbook: 30+ Stepby- Step Worksheets to Build Your Family History. Emeryville, California: Rockridge Press, 2020. 929.1 S542
Mayes, Thompson M. Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-being. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 363.69 M468
Brady, Patricia A. A History of the University of Wisconsin System. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2020. 378.775 B812
Billock, Jennifer. Classic Restaurants of Milwaukee. Charleston, SC: American Palate, a division of The History Press, 2020. 647.9577954 B598
Fehring, Thomas H. When Milwaukee Went to War: On the Homefront During WWII. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee War Memorial Center, 2020. 940.53775 F296
D’Amato, Gary. A Perfect Childhood: Growing up in the 1960s with Baseball, The Beatles, and Beaver Cleaver. Columbus, Indiana: PathBinder Publishing, 2020. 92 D1556A
Tye, Larry. Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 328.73092 T9793
Hurt, Jeanette. Wisconsin Cocktails. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2020. 641.874 H967
Kannel, Jeff. Make Way for Liberty: Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 973.7475 K164
Bourg, James A. Jr. Bourgs, Talbots, Youngs, Rappolds, Favrets, Landrys, Develles, Jungs, and de Hebecourts : A Gumbo history of Families Forming a New Orleans Culture. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2020. 976.335 B772
Goldberg, Chad Alan, ed. Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2020. 370.9775 E243
Haudricourt, Tom. Turning 50: The Brewers Celebrate A Half-Century in Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2020. 796.357 H368
Teske, Cameron. Green Bay Beer: A History of the Craft. Charleston, SC: Amerian Palate, a division of The History Press, 2020. 663.4209 T337
Riemer, David R. Putting Government in Its Place: The Case for a New Deal 3.0. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: HenschelHaus Publishing, 2020. 330.973 R556 2020
Kinville, John E. The Grey Eagles of Chippewea Falls: A Hidden History of a Women’s Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2020. 322.420973 K567
Lucero, Sam. Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan: An Adventure in Fidelity. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Catholic Herald, c2003 277.75 L935
Pardini, Priscilla. An Independent Spirit: The Quiet, Generous Life of Helen Daniels Bader. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Bader Philanthropies, Inc., 2020. 92 B1346P
O’Hearn, David J. Seventy five years at Saint John’s Cathedral: Being a History of the Parish, its Clergy, Schools, and Societies with Illustrations. Milwaukee: 1923. 282.77595 O372
Dedication of the Holy Hill Shrine, July 19, 1931: Souvenir. Hubertus, WI: [Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, at Holy Hill, 1931. 282.977 C363 1920.
Pattillo, Patricia O’Flynn. Milwaukee Black Legacy Families 2020: A Tapestry of Achievers: Colorful, Rich and Dynamic. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Community Journal, Inc., 2020. 920.009296073
Witte, Gertrude Oehler. Dear Book: the 1916-1920 Diary of Gertrude Oehler Witte; With Annotations by Barb Gorges. Cheyenne, WY: Yucca Road Press, 2020. 92 W8282A
The Grohmann Museum: At the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Introduction by Hermann Viets. Milwaukee, WI : MSOE Press, 2008. 727.7 G748 2008
Wunrow, Daryl M. Wunrow-Wundrow, a Family of Wisconsin. Muskego WI: Daryl M. Wunrow, 2020. 929.2 W965 2020
Kesselman, William. The Life and Times of William and Fannie Kesselman. Wisconsin: Legacies, 2017. 92 K4192
Buege, Bob. Milwaukee’s Pulaski High School in the 20th Century. Wisconsin: Bob Buege, 2020. 379.73 B928
Doepke, Robert. Short Stuff : An Autobiography by Robert Doepke. Wisconsin: 2010. 92 D6516A
Auxiliary of Mount Sinai Medical Center. Plain n’ Fancy: A Collection of Recipes. Milwaukee, WI: Auxiliary of Mount Sinai Medical Center, 197-. 641.5973 P698
Thoughts for Food: The Prairie School Cookbook. Iowa Falls, Iowa: General Publishing and Binding, 1975. 641.5973 T524
Classroom Cookery: Edibles from Educators. Whitewater, WI: Whitewater Unified School District, 1991. 641.5973 C614
St. Mary’s Christian Mothers, Waukesha, Wisconsin. We Give Thee Thanks. Kansas City, Missouri: North American Press of Kansas City, Inc. 641.5973 W362
Hustisford Lioness Club members of Hustisford, Wisconsin. A Book of Favorite Recipes. Leawood, Kansas: Circulation Service, 1986. 641.5973 B7243
Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church Women’s Christian Society. Reformation Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes. Genesee Depot, WI : Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church Women’s Christian Society, 2001. 641.5973 R332
Home Department of the Wisconsin Agriculturist & Farmer. Cook’s Corner: A Cookbook for Farm Women of Wisconsin. Racine, Wisconsin : Wisconsin Agriculturist and Farmer, 1956. 641.5973 C7733 1956
St. Luke’s Women’s Health staff. A Collection of Recipes from the Staff of Women’s Health. Olathe, Kansas: Cookbook Publishers, Inc., 1994. 641.5973 C697
Prairie View PTO. 1981 Prairie View Cookbook. Lenexa, Kansas : Cookbook Publishers, Inc., 1981. 641.5973 P898 1981
Trinity Woman’s Guild. The Church Mouse Presents Favorites. Iowa Falls: General Publishing and Binding, 1977. 641.5973 C562
Elmbrook Memorial Hospitality Auxiliary. Serving you... Elmbrook Hospitality: Recipes Collected with T.L.C. Elm Grove, Wisconsin: Sycamore Press, Ltd. 641.5973 S492
St. Peter’s Catholic Church. 125 Years of Bounty at St. Peter’s. Iowa Falls, Iowa: General Publishing and Binding, 1979. 641.5973 O585
Cech, Jim. Oak Creek, Wisconsin Through Time. Stroud, England: America Through Time, an imprint of Fronthill Media LLC, 2021. 977.594 C387W
August - December 2020
Meyer, Roy Willard. Everyone’s Country Estate: A history of Minnesota’s State Parks. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. 977.6 M613
Irfan A. Omar & Kaitlyn C. Daly, eds. Interfaith Engagement in Milwaukee: A Brief History of Christian-Muslim Dialogue. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2020. 261.27 I612
Dobson, David. The People of Jamaica: 1655-1855. Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield, 2019. 929.10720729 D635
Meyer, Roy Willard. Everyone’s Country Estate: A History of Minnesota’s State Parks. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. 977.6 M613
Pennavaria, Katherine. Genealogy for Beginners. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020. 929.1 P412
Hess, Troy. Abandoned Wisconsin: The Demise of America’s Dairyland. America Through Time an imprint of Fonthill Media LLC, 2020. 977.5 H586
Cole, Bruce, David Luhrssen, and Phillip Naylor, eds. Milwaukee Rock and Roll, 1950-2000: A Reflective History. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2019. 781.6609 M662
Harris, Kathleen. From the Lookout: Memories of Peninsula State Park’s Summer Camp for Girls. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 796.542 H314
Morton, Sunny Jane. How to Find your Family History in U.S. Church Records: A Genealogist’s Guide. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2019. 929.1072073 M892
McCalvy, Adam. The Milwaukee Brewers at 50: Celebrating a Half-Century of Brewers Baseball. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books, LLC, 2020. 796.35764 M1215
Hoffman, Randolph M. When Things Happen: A Guide to Natural Events in Wisconsin. Wisconsin: the author, 2019. 508.775 H712
Revolinski, Kevin. Backroads & Byways of Wisconsin: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions. New York: The Countryman Press A division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2020. 917.75 R454 2020
Vue, Mai Zong. Hmong in Wisconsin. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 305.895 V986
Krouse, Susan Applegate and Heather A. Howard, eds. Keeping the Campfires Going: Native Women’s Activism in Urban Communities. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, ©2009. 305.48897 K267
Maxwell, Ian. How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors. London: Robinson, 2019. 929.3415 M465 2019
Dobson, David. Scots in Southern Europe, 1600-1900: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Madeira, and the Islands of the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Baltimore, MD: Printed for Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2019. 929.3411 D653SC 2019
Guajardo, Antonio G. The Milwaukee Police and Latino Community Relations, 1964-2000: The Role of Latino Officers. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2020. 363.209775 G898
Koepsell, Megan Reilly. Listening to the Voices of our Ancestors: A Practical Manual for Developing Your Intuitive Genealogical Abilities. United States: Book Baby, 2020. 133.9 K784
Higgs, Michelle. Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums: A Guide for Family Historians. South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Family History, 2019. 929.1072041 H637
Paton, Chris. Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and States Records: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Family History, 2019. 929.10720411 P312
Hall, Conrad Mercer. A Select History of Mathews County, Virginia: 17th, 18th, & 19th Centuries and the Family of Robert and Ann Hall. Richmond, VA: Dementi Milestone Publishing, 2020. 929.20973 H174
Moss, John. Great British Family Names & Their History: What’s in a Name? Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword History, 2019. 929.4 M913
Silbernagel, Robert. The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 971.402 S582
Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2018. 929.2 M468 V16 P6
Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery. Forest Home Historians and the Forest Home Historic Preservation Association. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2020. 718 M662
Bishop, Zachary. The Waupaca Chain o’ Lakes / Zachary Bishop; foreword by Elmer Keil. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2020. 977.538 B622
Schoonover, Cal. Wisconsin at Antietam: The Badger State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2020. 973.7336 S372
Lardinois, Anna. Storied & Scandalous Wisconsin: A History of Mischief and Menace, Heroes and Heartbreak. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 2020. 364.9775 L322
Apps, Jerold W. When the White Pine was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 338.1749 A652
Brevväxling, Royal. Walking Milwaukee: 31 Tours of Brew City’s Neighborhoods, Landmarks, and Entertainment Districts. Birmingham, AL: Wilderness Press, 2020. 917.7595 B846
Dresang, Dennis L. Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 977.5043 D773
Krulos, Tea. Wisconsin Legends & Lore. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2020. 977.5 K944
Wagner, R. Richard. Coming Out, Moving Forward: Wisconsin’s Recent Gay History. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2020. 306.76609775 W134C
Doyle, David. USS Wisconsin (BB-64): From World War II to the Persian Gulf to Museum Ship. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., .2020. 359.3252 D754
Wilkinson, Kirsty F. Finding your Scottish Ancestors: Techniques for Solving Genealogy Problems. Ramsbury: Robert Hales, an imprint of The Crowood Press, 2020. 929.209411 W686