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History is for everyone. Now it's easier than ever to find yours. @WisHistory unveiled NEW brand identity & redesigned website. Whether you're researcher, history lover or planning your next Wis. road trip, #WisHistory has something waiting for you: wisconsinhistory.org/
Congratulations @Brewers on making history! ⚾️
#DeathMasks 1 of @WisHistory major collections documents McCormick International Harvester Company & people behind it, including Nettie Fowler McCormick, wife of company’s founder. When Nettie died in 1923, death mask was made of her face. 📸: Wis. Historical Society Archives
.@Brewers Mania takes centerfield as Crew looks to make history & become #WorldSeries Champions! Both #Brewers items featured here were recently acquired & will be featured in #WIHistoryCenter opening in late 2027! 📸: Wis. Historical Museum object 2026.12.2 & 2026.44.2
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Brewers fans had been waiting 44 years to return to this stage. They aren’t letting geography get in the way. ⚾️ on.wsj.com/4ibXB2c
Bob Uecker started calling play-by-play for @Brewers in 1971 & would do so for 54 seasons. His storytelling & easy whit charmed listeners for several decades, cementing his status as 1 of country’s finest sportscasters. 📸: Wis. Historical Museum object 2022.18.1.1.-.2
Pabst is 1 of breweries that helped make Milwaukee famous! Take step back in time with this 1905 view of Pabst Brewery shipping yard. Shows teams of horses hitched to wagons loaded with barrels of beer, each guided by a man holding reins. @PabstBlueRibbon 📸: W011D9J

ALT The image shows a busy brewery shipping yard filled with numerous horse-drawn wagons arranged in rows. Each wagon is loaded with barrels, and many horses are hitched to them. The background features brick buildings, and there is a caption that describes the scene as typical during the busy season.
Get an inside look at @Brewers Racing Sausage as they live their best life at @Johnsonville in Shebogyan before game 1 of World Series! See all their adventures including a little pampering time in this @WiStateJournal article. #BrewCrew
The company, founded out of a small meat market in rural Sheboygan County in 1945, has grown into one of the largest sausage companies in the world. madison.com/news/local/busin…
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The Brewers have team legends lined up to throw first pitches, and a Grammy-nominated singer will perform the national anthem before Game 1 of the World Series. madison.com/sports/professio…
We are so excited to be a part of this @Brewers history! #WIHistoryCenter
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The original Brewers Racing Sausages from 1993 are being restored and will be on display at the new Wisconsin History Center when it opens in December 2027.
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Hey, #BrewCrew! 👋
Take a look at just a few of the items in the @WisHistory collection of #Brewers memorabilia. Among the preserved items are memorabilia from the team’s last #WorldSeries run and original Racing Sausages mascot costumes.
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A lady I worked with at the hotel, her mom made/sewed the original racing sausages.
.@Brewers Famous Racing Sausages made debut in summer of 1993 at County Stadium. Original Mr. Bratwurst along with other, Polish & Italian, are eagerly awaiting conservation care. Once restored, displayed in new #WIHistoryCenter. 📸: Wis. Historical Museum object F2024.41.1-17
.@Brewers Famous Racing Sausages made debut in summer of 1993 at County Stadium. Original Mr. Bratwurst along with other, Polish & Italian, are eagerly awaiting conservation care. Once restored, displayed in new #WIHistoryCenter. 📸: Wis. Historical Museum object F2024.41.1-17
.@Brewers made their 1st & only other World Series appearance in 1982! This baseball was used during Game 5 of 1982 World Series between Brewers & St. Louis Cardinals. Signed by Paul Molitor, Robin Yount & Jim Gantner. 📸: Wis. Historical Museum object 2007.68.5
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Milwaukee, 44 years ago today
“The Brewers won the American League Pennant, joining the 79th World Series against the National League's St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers became the first team ever to win the League Championship Series after being down 0-2.” —@WisHistory
Congratulations to Fire Station No. 4 in La Crosse on its recent addition to National Register of Historic Places! Served surrounding community for more than 80 years, until 2024. Today, historic building has been given new life through adaptive reuse as single-family residence!
Now Available: “Best of the Wurst: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Wisconsin Sausage” In this lively, comprehensive ode to link, writer & storyteller Jesse Brookstein embarks on quest to show why Wis. is sausage maker to world. Published by @whspress: wihist.org/4cP2son

ALT The image is a book cover titled "Best of the Wurst: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Wisconsin Sausage" by Jesse Brookstein. It features three people in white aprons and hats standing in front of hanging sausages, with various sausages and meats displayed in the foreground. The background has a sausage shop setting. "Now Available" is written at the bottom.
Old World Wisconsin's spectacular, supernatural night of family fun and spooky thrills returns with Halloween Legends & Lore!
🎃 Halloween Legends & Lore
Oct. 9-10, 16-17 & 23-24
Book tickets: wihist.org/4hbIuWa
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Photos: Meet American Girl's 2027 Girl of the Year doll, who's from Madison jsonline.com/picture-gallery…





























