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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Historical Images

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a library of historical images and photos of Milwaukee. The pictures are organized by category and include one for 'Lesson Activity Images'. There are also numerous historical maps.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Milwaukee's History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Milwaukee, a trivia quiz, an historical timeline, and an extensive library of historical images are what this site offers, in a clear and uncluttered format.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Newspaper Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this interactive activity, students choose an historical photograph and write a news article about it. The photos are from Milwaukee's history but the activity could be easily modified to relate to early American history for many...
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Scrapbook Page Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this interactive activity, students select historic photographs of Milwaukee and create a scrapbook page. It is advised that they work in a wordprocessor while they compose their text, as the article is not saved online.
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Milwaukee Public Television: Making of Milwaukee: Classroom Materials Gr. 5 12

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An amazing and comprehensive resource for teaching Milwaukee history to students in Grades 5 to 12. The materials cover topics such as immigration, industry, government, the world Wars, and so on. A free DVD of the video series can be...
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Michigan State University: Feeding America Collection: Lizzie Black Kander

For Students 9th - 10th
Lizzie Black Kander was a well known figure in Milwaukee in the early part of the twentieth century. She helped Jewish immigrants settle in the area and learn how to gain acceptance, published cookbooks and promoted the 'domestic arts'...
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Historical Figures

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the men and women who have been important figures in the history of Milwaukee are profiled here. Read about early political leaders, individuals who helped develop Milwaukee's urban infrastructures and businesses, and women who...
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Ethnic Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Many if the early settlers in Milwaukee were of German ancestry. African-Americans also helped settle the area, and even pre-dated its founding. Some of the history of these two groups is presented here.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Who Am I?

For Students 3rd - 8th
'Who Am I?' is an interactive quiz game that presents questions about people who were famous in Milwaukee between 1914 and 1945.
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Milwaukee Public Television: Coming to Milwaukee Immigration Map Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students are presented with five immigrant groups and a map of Milwaukee. They must determine where each group settled in Milwaukee.