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May 4, 2009
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Jerry Apps at Albertson Memorial Library
May 6 :: Jerry Apps, author of Old Farm, will be at Albertson Memorial Library in Albany, talking about the book.

Jerry Apps at the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Conference
May 7 :: Jerry Apps, author of Old Farm, will be speaking at The Wilderness Hotel and Resort in the Wisconsin Dells...

Terese Allen at the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Conference
May 8 :: Terese Allen, one of the authors of The Flavor of Wisconsin, will be speaking at The Wilderness Hotel and...

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See more... Put This Day on your website	The 1918 Flu in Wisconsin The famous influenza outbreak of 1918-1919 sickend more than 100,000 people in Wisconsin and claimed 8,459 lives. A brief description of how officials responded is online in the our Dictionary of Wisconsin History, where you'll also find links to historical documents and a reliable, modern analysis of the 1918 flu epidemic in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Genealogy Index We've been adding and updating records for the last several months. If you haven't used this index to more than 2,500,000 Wisconsin birth, marriage and death certificates recently, have another look. You'll also find listings for more than 150,000 obituaries and biographical sketches. More Cool Links...	Get news from the Society direct to your inbox. Just enter your email address!
Psychic Dogs and Naked Chickens Tornado season is here again. Huge storms are crossing the Mississippi as we write tonight, prompting a reminder that everyone needs to be ready when the sirens sound. On June 12, 1899, there were no sirens when a tornado struck New Richmond, in St. Croix Co. and 117 people died. Because a circus was in town, the town's population swelled... See more...		Wisconsin Magazine of History The Spring 2009 issue features articles on Theta Mead, a rural public heath nurse in the early 1900s; the 1899 baseball game played by Milwaukee officials and State of Wisconsin politicos to raise money for victims of the horrific New Richmond tornado; and the Wisconsin plywood industry's role in World War II aviation.

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May 4, 2009