Name: History Sandwiched In Fall 2024
Start: 2024-10-15T12:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-15T13:30:00-05:00
Location: U.S. Bank (2008 - Madison, WI)

Wish there was a way to get a crash-course on the most unique aspects of Wisconsin history in one place? Look no further than History Sandwiched In, where scholars, historians, authors and community members from across the state join together to hold engaging discussions on wide-ranging historical topics of interest. From the hidden history of prominent Wisconsin lighthouses to the lives of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War and more, learn about the people, places and stories that shaped—and continue to shape—the Badger State.
All History Sandwiched In events are free and open to the public. Capacity will be limited to 60 persons per talk. Advanced registration is recommended to ensure your spot.

Register HERE: https://wihist.org/3LWCQb9
Presentations Include:
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟭𝟬 – 𝗡𝗼 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. For more than a century and a half, these beacons have assisted mariners through ever-changing waters. In “Exploring Wisconsin’s Lighthouses," join Ken & Barb Wardius as they highlight the rich past of lighthouses featured in their book, Wisconsin Lighthouses: A Photographic and Historical Guide.
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟰 - 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Sharing from his book, Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Union, Salas will discuss his and his family's experiences as migrant seasonal workers, the brutal working and living conditions in migrant camps, efforts to organize the Midwest’s migrant seasonal workers, the co-founding of Obreros Unidos, or Workers United, to advocate for migrant workers and their families, the broader transnational movement supporting rights for farmworkers, and much more.
𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟭 - 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆: 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝗿, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. Kannel also discusses the post-war years, including the simultaneous respect and racial discrimination Black veterans faced, the nature of service within all-white regiments, and the strong bonds forged between African American veterans.
𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟱 - 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝘀-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗨𝗽: 𝗔 𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻'𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘀 & 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. Learn about the evolution of the tavern from stagecoach stops to the themed bars of today. Trace the social, cultural, and technological changes brought about by liquor regulation, temperance, prohibition and its aftermath.
𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟵 - 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀—𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻. Alternately amusing, sad, surprising, and profound, Hesselberg’s stories speak to both the profundity and mundanity of a shared human experience.
𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟵 – 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀-𝗕𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀’ 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿! A Northwoods Story of Lumberjacks, Logging, and the Land. Drawing from primary sources including letters, postcards, and other historic materials, Apps-Bodilly recounts the history of Wisconsin's logging boom, the devastation it caused, and efforts to restore the land and achieve sustainable logging practices.
About the Location
An active, community-focused space that hosts school groups, pop-up exhibits, author talks, public programs and more; located in the US Bank Building on Madison's Capitol Square.
History Maker Space
U.S. Bank Plaza
1 S. Pinckney Street
Madison, WI 53703
Know Before You Go & Accessibility
*This portion of History Sandwiched In programming includes six dates. Please note that program registration is for individual lecture dates. When registering to attend, make note of which presentation is scheduled for which date.
*Lectures will take place in the U.S. Bank Plaza large conference room on the 1st floor of the building, located just off the central lobby area.
*Upon arrival, lecture attendees are to confirm their registration by checking-in with a WHS staff member.
*All lectures will be in person, with capacity limited to 60 people per lecture date.
*Admittance to lecture programs will be provided to ticketholders first, with seating available (when possible) on a first-come first serve basis for drop-in attendees.
*Lecturers will also be selling related book titles in the History Maker Space Gift Shop.
*Visitor parking is available onsite at U.S. Bank Plaza in the US Bank Plaza Ramp. Go to https://www.uli.com/news/parking-in-downtown-madison for more information on weekday hourly parking rates.
*Additional street parking is available and there are public parking lots within two blocks of the U.S. Bank Plaza building. Go to https://www.cityofmadison.com/parking/garages-lots/hourly-rates for information about the locations and rates of downtown Madison garages and street meters.
*A selection of stories will be recorded, streamed, and made available to the wider public by PBS Wisconsin via the University Place program on public television.
*Attendees who are interested in learning more about the lecture topics and lecturers as well as those who have questions are encouraged to contact Jenny Pederson at [email protected] or 608-669-5160.
Contact
For more information, please contact the box office at 608-264-4848 or [email protected].