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04/09/2022

They are on the front lines, right in Fitchburg. They wear white lab coats instead of combat fatigues, though. And the enemy is a virus so small that it can only be seen through an electron microscope, and billions of them could fit on the head of a pin. They're not alive, but they have killed a million people worldwide.
Of course, we're talking about the coronavirus. It's being studied across the globe. But some of the frontline work to better understand the virus, chart its travels through the human population and devise tools to tackle the challenges it poses are taking place at Promega Corp., in Fitchburg.
Join the Fitchburg Historical Society at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, at Promega's, BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, 5445 E. Cheryl Pkwy. Penny Patterson, vice president of corporate affairs, will speak on “ Promega: a company on the move during COVID.”

09/26/2021

They walked in beauty. Come walk in their footprints!

Danielle Benden of Driftless Pathways will give an overview Sept. 28, of plans to interpret the history of the Capital Springs Recreation Area, where archeology, native culture, and natural resources all intersect right in our backyard. The occasion is the 2021 annual meeting of the Dane County Historical Society, 3101 Lake Farm Road, Madison. The meeting starts at 1:30 but come
early!

09/26/2021

We all live in the history-laden area where it happened!

Danielle Benden of Driftless Pathways will give an overview Sept. 28, of plans to interpret the history of the Capital Springs Recreation Area, where archeology, native culture, and natural resources all intersect right in our backyard. The occasion is the 2021 annual meeting of the Dane County Historical Society, 3101 Lake Farm Road, Madison. The meeting starts at 1:30 but come
early!

03/25/2021

She shattered the glass ceiling decades ago, but through the lens, she gave us all insight.

Zoom into history with us on April 25 and learn about Ida Wyman, a street photographer whose images appeared in Life Magazine in the 1940s and 1950s. UW Art History Prof. Melanie Herzog will fill us in on this history-making woman. Wyman spent her last years in Fitchburg, where she died in 2019 at age 93. (Photo from the New York Times obituary.) Everyone is welcome to Zoom in. Register at http.www.fitchburghistory.org for the link to the meeting, which begins at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 25.

02/05/2021

You couldn't ride to the City of New Orleans from Madison without changing trains, but you could start your journey from here. Photo by Rick Burn of Holland. Mich.

01/29/2021

Old CNW Depot, Madison. Photos by Rick Burn of Holland, Mich., donated to the Dane County Historical Society. Exterior photo taken in 1965, interior one in 1963.

10/24/2019

It was 100 years ago that American women gained the right to vote.Bob Kann will discuss his new book, "Carrie Catt, Belle La Follette and How the Great Battle for Women's Suffrage was Won," at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, on the second floor of the Fitchburg Public Library. The Dane County and the Fitchburg Historical Societies are co-sponsoring his appearance. The event is free; coffee and cake will be served.

It was just 100 years ago that American women gained the right to vote.Bob Kann will discuss his new book, "Carrie Catt, Belle La Follette and How the Great Battle for Women's Suffrage was Won," at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, on the second floor of the Fitchburg Public Library. The Dane County and the Fitchburg Historical Societies are co-sponsoring his appearance. The event is free; coffee and cake will be served.