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Author Title Place - Publisher Year (Call Number)
Alexander, Jeff. Pandora’s Locks: The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway. East Lansing, Michigan State University Press, 2009.
577.63 A376.
Coutley, Lisa Fay. Host. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2024.
811.6 C868.
Danz, Art. Milwaukee Road’s Dubuque & Illinois Division. Antioch, IL, The Milwaukee Road Historical Association, 2021.
385.0977 D198.
Gaertner, John. Milwaukee Road’s River Division. Antioch, IL, The Milwaukee Road Historical Association, 2018.
385.0977 G128.
Hollars, B. J. Wisconsin for Kennedy: The Primary that Launched a President and Changed the Course of History. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2024.
324.54 H736.
Noodin, Margaret. What The Chickadee Knows = Gijigijigaaneshiinh Gikendaan: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English. Detroit, Wayne University
Passante, Anna M. Milwaukee’s Historic Bay View Neighborhood: A Compilation of Stories Published in the Bay View Compass Newspaper. St. Francis, Elexday Publications, 2023.
977.595 P286.
Philip C. Johnson’s Milwaukee Road in the Pacific Northwest, 1939 to 1974. Antioch, IL, The Milwaukee Road Historical Association, 2018.
385.0975 P548.
Taft: The Story of the St. Paul Pass Tunnel and America’s Wickedest City: Building the Hiawatha Trail. Antioch, IL, The Milwaukee Road Historical Association, 2022.
385.06577 T124.
Tolbert, TC. The Quiet Practices. Gorham, ME, Beloit Poetry Journal, 2023.
811.6 T6466.
Witgen, Michael John. Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America. Williamsburg, VA, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, and Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press, 2022
970.475 W822
October - December 2023
Arndt, Kenneth R. Christmas Morning at Faith: Christmas Stories with a Gospel Message. Monee, Illinois, 2022.
252.615 A747.
Bie, Michael. Wisconsin Myths & Legends: The True Stories Behind History’s Mysteries. Essex, Connecticut, Globe Pequot, 2022.
977.5 B586W.
Brachman, Steven D. Villard Avenue Shopping Survey: An Analysis of Perceptions and Habits of Existing and Potential Customers. Milwaukee, UW-Extension Milwaukee County, 1988.
300.723 B796.
Climate & Equity Plan: 10 Big Ideas to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Pollution, Increase Racial Equity, And Make Milwaukee A Prosperous City For The Long Term. Milwaukee, 2023.
363.7009775 C638 2023.
Deer, Ada. Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice. Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 2019.
92 F3123A.
Faiola, Ron. Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old-Fashioned Experience. 2nd Edition, Chicago, Agate, 2023.
647.9575 F162.
Fredrich, Lori. Wisconsin Field to Fork: Farm-Fresh Recipes from the Dairy State. Essex, Connecticut, Globe Pequot, 2023.
641.59775 F852.
Freiss, Timothy. Green Bay Murder & Mayhem. Charleston, South Carolina, The History Press, 2023.
977.561 F866.
Gay, Dannelle. 100 Things to Do in Wisconsin Before You Die. St. Louis, Reedy Press, 2023.
917.75 G285.
Graves, Rory. Haunted Racine. Charleston, South Carolina, The History Press, 2023.
133.109775 G776.
Meverden, Keith N. and Thomsen, Tamara L. Wisconsin Coal Haulers: Underwater Archaeological Investigations from the 2012 Field Season. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society, 2013.
910.453 M598 2013.
Mueller, Erhart A. Forever in Sumpter. Stevens Point, Worzalla Publishing Co., 1987.
977.576 M946F.
Mueller, Erhart A. Return to Sumpter. Amherst, Amherst Press, 1998.
977.576 M946RE.
My Family, My Neighborhood. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2001.
306.85 M995.
North Country: Essays on the Upper Midwest and Regional Identity. Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 2023.
977 N864.
Swanson, Shari. Gertie: The Darling Duck of WWII. Ann Arbor, Sleeping Bear Press, 2023.
598.41 S972.
Webster, Rebecca M. In Defense of Sovereignty: Protecting the Oneida Nation’s Inherent Right to Self-Determination. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2023.
970.5 W383.
Weso, Thomas Pecore. Survival Food: North Woods Stories by a Menominee Cook. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2023.
970.3 W514.
July - September 2023
Cabrera, Lydia. El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Dolklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba. Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press, 2023. 299.689729 C117.
Chavez, Arthur. The Lake Michigan Car Ferry Badger. Charleston, SC, Arcadia Publishing, 2023. 386 C512.
Cornelius, Carol. A History in Indigenous Voices: Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Brothertown Interactions in the Removal Era. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2023. 970.5 C814.
Faiola, Ron. Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Another Round. Chicago, Midway, 2016. 647.95775 F162.
Levin, Adam. Kodachrome Milwaukee. Charleston, SC, The History Press, 2023. 977.595 L665K.
Minert, Roger P. German Census Records 1816-1916: The When, Where, and How of a Valuable Genealogical Resource.
Orting, WA, Family Roots Publishing Co. LLC, 2016. 929.343 M664G.
Sanghavi, Bharti. Beyond the Curry with Bharti: Authentic Art of East-Indian Vegetarian Cooking. Milwaukee, Art of Indian Cooking, 2011. 641.5636 S225.
Schumacher, Michael. Too Much Sea for Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota’s North Shore and Isle Royale. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2023. 917.749 S392TO.
Sorgi, Jay. Greater Than the Games. Thornton, CO, Sorgi Enterprises, LLC, 2023. 796.48 S713.
Stromquist, Shelton. Claiming the City: A Global History of Workers’ Fight for Municipal Socialism. Brooklyn, New York, Verso, 2023. 335.00973 S921.
Swanson, Shari. Gertie: The Darling Duck of WWII. Ann Arbor, MI, Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. 598.41 S972.
Walczynski, Mark. Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition. Champaign, IL, 3 Fields Books, 2023. 9
January - March 2023
Antoine, Mary Elise. Enslaved, Indentured, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi, 1800-1850. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2022.
306.362082 A634.
Butts, Edward. Guiding Lights, Tragic Shadows: Tales of Great Lakes Lighthouses. Toronto, Lynx Images, 2005.
387.155.0977 B988.
Early Wisconsin Explorers and Travelers. Mineral Point, D.M. Connors, the Foundry Books, [between 1990 and 1995].
016.9775 E15.
Fabu. In Our Own Tongues: Poetic Voices of Three Generations of African-American Women. 2017.
811.6 F134T.
Fabu. Remember Me: Mary Lou Williams in Poetry. Madison, Fabu Phillis Carter, 2019.
811.6 F134R.
Fabu. Sacred Mary Lou: Based on Mary Lou Williams’ Mass for Peace. For Our Children Publishers, in partnership with The Ironer’s Press, 2020.
811.6 F134S.
Grogan, Michael. You Gotta Be Dirty: The Outlaws Motorcycle Club In & Around Wisconsin. Marinette, Badger Wordsmith, LLC, 2016.
364.106609775 G875.
Gurda, John. Brewtown Tales: More Stories from Milwaukee and Beyond. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2022.
977.595 G978BR.
Lagerwey, Walter. Letters Written in Good Faith. The Early Years of the Dutch Norbertines in Wisconsin. Green Bay, Alt Publishing, 1996.
271.19 L174.
Manse, Thomas. Know Your Ships. Ann Arbor, Michigan, Marine Publishing Co. Inc., 2022.
387 M286.
Mario the Poet. The Blues. Milwaukee, Mario the Poet, 2021?.
811.6 M342B.
Mario the Poet. A Limited Engagement. Milwaukee, Mario the Poet, 2022?.
811.6 M342L.
Mario the Poet. Size Matters…: A Collection of “smaller” poems.... Milwaukee, Mario the Poet, 2022?.
811.6 M342
Sadowski, David. The North Shore Line. Charleston, South Carolina, Arcadia Publishing, 2023.
385.5 S126.
Women in Public Life in Wisconsin: Elected Officials: The Alverno Report 2020-2022. Milwaukee, Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls, 2022.
324.09775 W872.
October - December 2022
Cross, John Alden. The Geography of Wisconsin. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2022. 917.75 C952.
Anderson, Robert Charles. The Mayflower Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth, 1620. Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2020. 929.374 A545M.
Anderson, Robert Charles. Puritan Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England. Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018. 929.374 A545P.
Bell, David. American Loyalists to New Brunswick: The Ship Passenger Lists. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2015. 929.20971 B433.
Burgess, Roy. Early New Englanders and Kin: A Genealogical Tree of More than 12,000 Inter-related Individuals with Roots in Early New England. Westminster, Maryland, Heritage Books, 2008. 929.374 B955.
Chorzempa, Rosemary A. Polish Roots = Korzenie Polskie. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2014. 929.10720438 C552.
Drake, Samuel G. Result of Some Researches Among the British Archives for Information Relative to the Founders of New England: Made in Years 1858, 1859, and 1860. Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. 929.1 D76A.
Glasgow, Maude, M.D. The Scotch-Irish in Northern Ireland and the American Colonies. Westminster, Maryland, Heritage Books, 2008. 941.5 G548.
The Greening Peerage of Scotland: A Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Ancient Kingdom, Their Descents, Collateral Branches, Births, Marriages, and Issue: Together with a Like Account of All the Attainted Peers, and a Complete Alphabetical List of Those Nobles of Scotland, Whose Titles are Extinct. Westminster, Maryland, Heritage Books, 2008. 929.72 G813.
Grihalva, Joey. The Milwaukeean: A Tale of Tragedy and Triumph. Milwaukee, Twin Arrow Books LLC, 2022. 927.873 A1644.
Hamilton-Edwards, Gerald Kenneth Savery. Tracing Your British Ancestors: A Guide to Genealogical Sources. New York, Barnes & Noble, 1993. 929.1 H222T.
Hill, Richard. Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in my DNA. Richard Hill, 2012. 929.1 H6437.
O’Brien, Michael J., LL.D. Pioneer Irish in New England. Westminster, Maryland, Heritage Books, 2012. 929.374 O137.
Paddock, Susan C. The Changing World of Wisconsin Local Government. Madison, Legislative Reference Bureau, 1997. 977.5 P123.
Passwater, Michael. Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan. Charleston, The History Press, 2022. 917.74 P288.
Prevost, Toni Jollay. Indians from New York: A Genealogy Reference. Westminster, Maryland, Heritage Books, 1995 (2007 printing). 929.308997 P944 V3.
Roulston, William J. Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800. Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster Historical Foundation, 2005. 929.10720416 R858.
Scherzinger, Patricia Ann. Colonial Americans of Royal and Noble Descent: Alleged, Proven and Disproven. Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, 1996. 929.70973 S326.
Shea, Jonathan D., A.G. Going Home: A Guide to Polish American Family History Research. Language & Lineage Press, 2008. 929.10720438 S538.
Spoolman, Scott. Wisconsin Waters: The Ancient History of Lakes, Rivers, and Waterfalls. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2022. 551.48 S764.
Zeidler, Michael E. The Legislative Treatment of Faculty Collective Bargaining at UW, 1972-83. Michael E. Zeidler, 1983.331. 89041 Z455.
July - September 2022
Cross, John Alden. The Geography of Wisconsin. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2022. 917.75 C952.
Gillette, Howard, Jr. The Paradox of Urban Revitalization: Progress and Poverty in America’s Postindustrial Era. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022. 307.3416 G478.
Hale, Kathleen. Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls. New York, Grove Press, 2022. 364.152 H162.
Jorgensen, Larry. Shipwrecked and Rescued: Cars and Crew: The “City of Bangor” Copper Harbor, Michigan. Mansura, Louisiana, G.L. Management, LLC, 2022. 977.4995 J827.
Jung, Patrick J. The Battle of Wisconsin Heights, 1832: Thunder on the Wisconsin. Charleston, South Carolina, The History Press, 2011. 970.475 J952.
Takach, Michail. A History of Milwaukee Drag: Seven Generations of Glamour. Charleston, South Carolina, The History Press, 2022. 792.028 T138.
April - June 2022
Anderson, Robert Charles. Puritan Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England. Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018. 929.374 A545P.
Clemens, James M. Thirst!: A History of Prohibition in Ontario. Altona, Manitoba, FriesenPress, 2022. 364.133 C625.
Discover Milwaukee: The Greater Milwaukee Relocation Handbook. Milwaukee, Metro Business Publications, 2020. 333.33 D612 2020 2021.
Hess, Troy. Forgotten Wisconsin: Detour through Desolation. Charleston, South Carolina, Arcadia Publishing, 2022. 977.5 H586F.
Nelson, Thomas M. One Day Stronger: How One Union Local Saved a Mill and Changed an Industry-and What It Means for American Manufacturing. Irvington, New York, Rivertowns Books, c2021. 331.88176 N432
Rodriguez, W. R. From the Banks of Brook Avenue: Annotated Edition. Zuegpress, 2017. 811.54 R696F 2017.
Rothschild, Matthew. 12 Ways to Save Democracy in Wisconsin. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2021. 320.9775 R847.
Wisconsin Black Pages. Milwaukee, 2022. 658 W829.
January - March 2022
Adams, Jarrett. Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My fight For Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System. New York: Convergent, 2021. 92 A21415A.
Backderf, Derf. My Friend Dahmer: A Graphic Novel. Abram ComicArts, 2012. GRPH MY FRIEND.
Bosworth, Lewis. Trying Hard to Hear You. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Friesen Press, 2013. 811.6 B7475.
Busha, Gary C. Playing the Clown: Poems/Story. Sturtevant, Wolfsong Publications, 2022. 811.6 B978P.
Catalogue No. 1, Steam Shovels. South Milwaukee, The Bucyrus Company, 1901. 621.865 B926 1901.
Catalogue No. 1, Steam Shovels. South Milwaukee, The Bucyrus Company, 1901. 621.865 B926 1906.
Catalogue No. 3, Wrecking Cranes and Pile Drivers. South Milwaukee, The Bucyrus Company, 1906. 621.87 B926 1906.
Commissioning of USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), November 21, 2015. 355.16 U875.
Christians, Lindsay. Madison Chefs: Stories of Food, Farms, and People. Madison, The University of Wisconsin Press, 2021. 647.95092 C555.
Creative Wisconsin Literary Journal. Madison, Wisconsin Writers’ Association, 2010. 810.8 C9115 2016 OCT.
Declining Recruitment of Lake Whitefish to Fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Management Considerations and Research Priorities. Ann Harbor, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2021. 639.20977 D295.
Doxtator, Antonio J. Warrior Spirit: 7 Generations of an Oneida Indian Family. Monee, IL, 2021. 970.475 D752W.
Echoes Anthology. Durnford’s Landing, Wales, 2012. 811.6 E187 2020 V14.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 1890-1990: “A Century of mission: God’s Promise for the Future.” Milwaukee, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1990. 284.177595 E923C 1990.
Freitag, Duane H. A Common Treasure: The Challenging First Decade of the Swiss Colony of New Glarus, 1845-1855. Shelbyville, Kentucky, Wasteland Press, 2019. 917.586 F866.
Gebhart, Richard. Ships and Shipwrecks: Stories from the Great Lakes. East Lansing, Michigan, Greenstone Books, 2022. 917.704 G293.
Gilfillan, Merrill. Stars Seen Then. Milwaukee, Partly Press, 2020. 811.6 G473S.
Hansen, Kevan M. Map Guide to German Parish Registers: With Full Index of Included Towns. Bountiful, Utah, Family Roots Publishing Company, 2012. 929.1072043 H248 V41.
Haydon, John B. I Was Wrong, But We Can Make It Right: Achieving Racial Equality. Waukesha, Ten 16 Press, 2021. 973.0496073 H416.
Hubing, Ben. George Wallace in Wisconsin: The Divisive Campaigns That Shaped a Civil Rights Legacy. Charleston, SC, History Press, 2022. 977.5043 H878.
I am big as the sea am I. Madison, Rainbow Editing, 2013. 811.008I1154.
Joose, Barbara. The Fishermen, the Horse, and the Sea. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2021. 977.4 J815.
Kann, Bob. Belle and Bob La Follette: Partners in Politics. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2008. 92 L165K.
Martin, Joyce Perrin. Henry Arthur Kohls and Martha Catherine Baarth: Their Ancestors Descendants and Relatives. Seattle, The Genealogy Printing Co., 2013. 929.20973 P458.
Martin, Joyce Perrin. John William Doolady and Mary Anne Leonard: Their Ancestors Descendants and Relatives. Seattle, The Genealogy Printing Co., 2012. 929.20973 C688.
Martin, Joyce Perrin. Fred A. (Felix Alfred) Perrin And Lena (Carolina Johanna) Trantow: Their Ancestors Descendants and Relatives. Seattle, The Genealogy Printing Co., 2015. 929.20973 P458.
McCann, Dennis. This Storied River: Legend & Lore of the Upper Mississippi. Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017. 398.20977 M122.
Menomonee River Valley: National Design Competition: An Amazing Effort. Milwaukee, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, [2002]. 711.4 M547.
Mutza, Wayne. Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department. Jefferson, North Carolina, McFarland & Company, Inc., 2020. 628.9259 M9935.
Nesper, Larry. “Our Relations…The Mixed Bloods:” Indigenous Transformation and Dispossession in the Western Great Lakes. Albany, SUNY Press, 2021. 970.3 N462.
Norcross, Cristina M. R. The Sound of a Collective Pulse. American Fork, Utah, Kelsay Books, 2021. 811.6 N827K.
Osborn, Helen. Our Village Ancestors: A Genealogist’s Guide to Understanding the English Rural Past. Wiltshire, United Kingdom, 2021. 929.1072042 O813.
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. 2022 Supplement. Farmington Hills, Michigan, Gale, 2022. 929.3 P283 2022 SUPP.
Passineau, Elmae. Things That Go Bump in the Night. Wausau, Cyndy’s Photo Rescues and Graphic Design, 2012. 811.6 P288.
Petkovic, Erik A. Shipwrecks of Lake Erie, Volume One. Huntingtown, Maryland, Fathom Productions, 2017. 917.712 P492 V1.
Red Cedar. University of Wisconsin Barron County, 199?. 810.8 R3115 2015 V17.
Rucks, Carol. Evidence of Rain: Poems. Minneapolis, Nodin Press, 2014. 811.6 R912.
Sin, Christian. Poetry of the Pickaninny. Lexington, Kentucky, 2010. 811.6 S6154.
Stabelfeldt, Kimm. Archeological Field Study of the Steamer Norlond. Madison, Omnipress, Inc., 2015. 910.453 S775N.
Stebelton, Chuck. An Apostle Island. Ames, Iowa, Oxeye Press, 2021. 811.6 S8125A
Swanson, Carl. Historic Milwaukee Crimes: The Vengeful Seamstress, the Absconding Alderman and More. Charleston, SC, History Press, 2022. 364.10977595 S972.
The Thunderbird Review. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 2017. 811.6 T535 2017 V5.
Wisconsin Black Pages. Milwaukee, 2021. 658 W829.
October - December 2021
Adams, Jarrett. Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My fight For Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System. New York: Convergent, 2021. 92 A21415A.
Anneke, Mathilde Franziska Geisler. Radical Relationships: The Civil War-Era Correspondence of Mathilde Franziska Anneke. Atlanta: The University of Georgia Press, 2021. 305.420973 A613.
Bell, Devon. Haunted Chippewa Valley. Charleston: The History Press, 2013. 133.109775 B433.
Behrens, Charlie. The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat...Everything with Ranch. New York: HarperCollins, 2021. 977.0207 B488.
Daniel, Eddee. The Milwaukee River Greenway: A Wealth of Nature in the Heart of the City. Milwaukee: River Revitalization Foundation, 2021. 508.775 D184G.
Divers Guide to the Upper St. Lawrence River: “The Best Fresh Water Scuba Diving in the World”: over 71 Wrecks and Sites from the Iroquois Locks to Wolfe Island. Brockville, Ontario: Henderson Printing Inc., 1996. 917.13 D618.
Donner, Rebecca. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2021. 92 H2887.
Faiola, Ron. The Wisconsin Supper Clubs Story: An Illustrated History with Relish. Chicago: Midway, 2021. 647.95775 F162I
Fielding, A. K. Rough Diamond: The Life of Colonel William Stephen Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton’s Forgotten Son. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2021. 92 H2218F
Foster, Robin R. My Best Genealogy Tips: Quick Keys to Research Ancestry. Matteson, Illinois: Global Publishing Solutions, 2021. 929.1 F756.
Freiss, Timothy. Haunted Green Bay. Charleston: The History Press, 2010. 133.109775 F866.
Fucile, Elsie Gunz. Descendants of Friedrich (Fritz) Herman Joseph Mauel of Farmington Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin: A Family Genealogy circa 1725-1983. 198?. 929.20973 M448F.
Gibson, Karen Bush. The Ghostly Tales of Door County. Charleston: The History Press, 2021. 133.109775 G448.
Hope is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perspectives in a Pandemic. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2021. 362.1962414 H792.
Katschke, Richard N. Knowledge Changing Life: A History of the Medical College of Wisconsin, 1893-2019. Milwaukee: Medical College of Wisconsin, 2021. 610.711 K197.
Lardinois, Anna. The Ghostly Tales of Milwaukee. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2021. 133.109775 L322G.
LiberateMKE, Imagine Yourself Free. Milwaukee: African American Roundtable, 2020. 305.800973 L695.
Lor, Pao. Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2021. 305.809775 865.
Nelsen, James. A History Lover’s Guide to Milwaukee. Charleston: The History Press, 2021. 917.795 N424.
Prigge, Ed. Lost Manitowoc County. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2021. 977.567 P952L.
Reed, Robert and Helen. Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club and Its Colorful History. De Pere: Independent, Inc., 1999. 797.1246 R235.
Rozga, Margaret. Holding My Selves Together: New and Selected Poems. Stevens Point: Cornerstone Press, 2021. 811.6 R893H.
St. Mane, Ted. Lost Passenger Steamships of Lake Michigan. Charleston: The History Press, 2010. 917.74 S774.
Schwartz, Anne E. Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2021. 364.1523 S398M.
Sells, Benjamin. A History of the Chicago Portage: The Crossroads That Made Chicago and Helped Make America. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2021. 977.311 S466.
Shatkins, Candice. Haunted Kenosha. Charleston: The History Press, 2009. 133.109775 S533.
Snyder, Howard. The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation: A Story of Persistence, Adaptation, and Luck. Waukesha: Ten | 16 Press, 2021. 307.1406 S675.
Tigges, John. Milwaukee Road Steam Power. Polo, Illinois: Transportation Trails, 1994. 625.261 T566.
Weiss, George Jr. You Never Know What It Is Good For. Cedar Falls, Iowa: Print Transformations, 2021. 92 W42952A.
July - September 2021
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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