Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol 1


Read by Ted Lienhart

The Wisconsin Historical Society was founded in 1846, even before Wisconsin achieved U.S. statehood. The Secretary, Lyman Draper, began in the early 1850s to solicit articles from around the state containing early impressions and descriptions of original pioneer settlers. Settlement of the territory was so recent that some authors were personally acquainted with the first settlers in their areas. This first volume of the State Historical Society Collections, edited by Draper and published in 1855, contains accounts by travelers in the 1700s and early 1800s, accounts of early settlements, and information about the Native Americans that inhabited the Territory. - Summary by Ted Lienhart (5 hr 25 min)

Chapters

Lyman Copeland Draper: A Memoir 44:43 Read by Ted Lienhart
Green Bay in 1726 6:32 Read by Ted Lienhart
Lieut. James Gorrell's Journal Part 1 28:40 Read by Ted Lienhart
Lieut. James Gorrell's Journal Part 2 27:39 Read by Ted Lienhart
Recollections of Green Bay in 1816-17 34:38 Read by Ted Lienhart
Recollections of a Tour Through Wisconsin in 1832 Part 1 25:45 Read by Ted Lienhart
Recollections of a Tour Through Wisconsin in 1832 Part 2 25:50 Read by Ted Lienhart
Legends of the Winnebagoes 16:48 Read by Ted Lienhart
Early Times in Wisconsin 19:33 Read by Ted Lienhart
Sketch of Calumet County 8:25 Read by Ted Lienhart
Sketch of Richland County 5:37 Read by Ted Lienhart
Wisconsin Geographical Names 11:51 Read by Ted Lienhart
Indian Names 7:06 Read by Ted Lienhart
Indian Nomenclature, and the Chippewas 17:06 Read by Ted Lienhart
Reminiscences of Wisconsin Part 1 18:02 Read by Ted Lienhart
Reminiscences of Wisconsin Part 2 27:12 Read by Ted Lienhart