Wisconsin’s new historical markers raise insufficient communities – WUWM

The historical society in Wisconsin cooperates with groups of communities to create 12 new historical markers that focus on unprecedented topics. The markers coming to Milwauki County will emphasize objects like Latino Urban Rights Activism and the Chinese laundry era.

Malory Hanson, a state -owned coordinator of the Wisconsin Historical Society, talks to Eddie Morales on WUWM about what inspired the project.

There are more than 600 historical markers throughout the country. How are these markers for learning and preserving the story used?

So, the historical markers of the state state of Wisconsin tell the stories of events, individuals, buildings or sites of local, state or national importance. This is a really great way to have an on -site education. This is a unique program in the sense that many times in which they are located is exactly where the event happened. Learn about the past in the same place where this story is made, so it makes a more tangible connection.

12 new installation tags are planned. How did the idea begin to install these markers, in particular, this increases the history of insufficient performance?

The Wisconsin Historical Society Markers … was created in 1953. When we looked at the program, it was incredibly popular and is something that is unique because it is managed by the community. Anyone can apply for a marker and you just have to apply. There are certain criteria that must meet, but then it can be established.

As we were looking at the program, we made an estimate to look at these 600 markers, what topics are covered, which do not, and just really spent the time to review what the marker program looks like? We watched it and saw this as an opportunity to expand the stories that are told throughout the program.

We have decided to issue a special call for topics for markers that are currently underneath. Much happiness to work with the William G. Podroi Foundation. They provided a very generous grant for the historical company to support the support of this initiative to review the program. We decided to do a regeneration program is how we look at it, where we made the funds available to the Community candidates and then published it in February. Then people could apply and all these really great topics enter the program, we reviewed it and then we were able to allocate funding for 12 of them.

How unique is this to get a grant that was over $ 75,000?

I’m pretty new to the marker program, so I don’t know if I can talk so much in the past, but my understanding is that I think it’s one of the first grants we have received is so big for more – Especially the marker program. The POMERY Foundation has a lot of generous support for state historical markers. They have worked with other programs in the country other than Wisconsin, but very grateful for this support.

What was the answer from groups of communities who submitted applications? How were the 12 markers selected throughout the country and the five in Milwauki County?

This is our first time we offer a program like this. I think we were all curious to see what the answer would be. We are glad to see that there is a lot of enthusiasm for this. We reached out to contacts throughout the country, encouraging them to apply. I think everyone was excited about the program and the opportunity to participate.

For the selection process, people completed an application and submitted it to the State Historical Society. We had a review committee to examine all applications and then consider the qualification and criteria to be eligible for it. At that time, a preference was given to topics that were also insufficiently presented in the program. This five -member group, made up of historical society officials, reviewed the applications and selected the recipients.

They have been informed that they receive funding for the marker and then submit a complete application for a historical marker of the state. In this process, people include proposed text for the marker, supporting sources such as bibliography. From there, the Committee for the Review of Markers at the State Historical Society reviews it, Factchecks, helps support the review, and then we will finally get to the execution of the order.

Can you tell me a little about some of the markers coming to Milwauki County?

We work with the neighboring Midtown Union for this marker and he will discuss Lyndon Hill and the history of it. Lynden Hill is very unique to this because there is a very rich story of many different things that happened on this site. He began to talk about the origin of a hospital founded by two French Canadian nuns that moved to Milwaukee, how it was transferred to turning an economic base and a medical center in the community.

When the sisters who founded the hospital closed it, they moved to Brookfield. At that time, there were three Afro -American doctors who bought the hospital and really kept it alive. It was then a thriving community center. It is now demolished and is a free batch, but it has become a park space now.

Two new markers, developed in collaboration with the organization of Chinese Americans, are expected to be installed in the summer. This will share stories about the Forest Home Cemetery and the Chinese Laundry Age. What is about the cemetery and the Chinese laundry era, which is important for the history of the Chinese in Milwaukee?

I think more special about the era of laundry, this is a really important part of the story we want to share, as the laundry business, as well as the restaurant business, is really how many early Chinese immigrants make their lives in Milwaukee and establish themselves as themselves establishing themselves by establishing themselves as themselves by establishing themselves by establishing themselves by establishing so much Chinese and establishing themselves as early Chinese immigrants in Milwaukee and establishing so many part of the community. He looks at this part of the time and how people use these business opportunities to make the homemade home, to establish a community and then look at this heritage.

In the same way, many early Chinese immigrants in Milwaukee were buried there. They have a section where many of them are there and the marker will also look at the tomb and cultural practices that participate in this.

There will be three new markers developed with the Black Historical Society in Wisconsin. They will share stories about several important figures. Is there anything about what you can share?

We will look at three topics for this. Bernis Lindsay will be one of the markers. Lloyd Barbie, and then St. Mark, the Church. So, really important places, as well as people and looking at the story, so excited that they partner with them. Bernis Lindsay moved to Milwaukee in 1928. She really loved the community people and worked in important institutions such as YWCA and really helped find part of the human rights and Milwaukee Committee initiative.

The next marker is in collaboration with the Spanish Scholarship Foundation in Wisconsin, emphasizing the activism of urban civil rights, which began in the 60s. Can you share something about it?

This marker will really explore the geographical heart of Latin American civilian activism, which began in the 1960s on the southern side of Milwaukee. He is considering key organizations that encouraged that activism, non -profit organizations such as the Latin American Union for Civil Rights and really just look at this movement in Milwaukee.

The markers will be installed this year in the summer and autumn, but where can people go to be updated for this?

Our most up-to-date information will be on our website-wisconsinhistory.org and if you are looking for the marker program, we have a card that includes a link that has a list that everyone is, titles and content.