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Cosmic Curiosities

“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelf, write it.”
- Beverly Cleary, American Children’s Author

Written in the Stars

Cosmic Curiosities

“The light from a galaxy a billion light-years away, for instance, will take a billion years to reach us. It’s an amazing thing. The history is there for us to see. It’s not mushed up like the geologic record of Earth.”
- Margaret Geller, American Astrophysicist

Moccasins

In contrast to the stiff, rawhide sole of the Plains moccasin, the sole of the Woodland moccasin was soft, both sole and sides consisting of a single piece of deerskin with a seam up the back. Among all Woodland Indians, both sexes wore the same tribal style of moccasin, except for the Ho-Chunk, who had one type with a square front which was worn only by women.

Cosmic Curiosities

“Antarctica is a paradise compared to Mars.”
- Sandra Faber, American Astrophysicist

Four to Mars This July

Early Life in Wisconsin

The Menominee, an Algonkian-speaking people, are the only present-day tribe in Wisconsin whose origin story indicates they have always lived in Wisconsin. The Menominee refer to themselves as Mamaceqtaw (pronounced ma-ma-chay-tau), meaning "the people." Other Indians called them Menominee (also spelled Menomini), derived from manomin -- an Algonkian word for wild rice -- because it is a major food source for the tribe.

One of Aztalan's most famous and intriguing discoveries was the burial of a young woman known as the "Princess Burial." This large conical burial mound measured about 50 feet in diameter and stood about six feet above the ground when it was originally constructed.

The 12 samplers of the ABCs of Schoolgirl Samplers exhibition are drawn from more than 40 examples within the Milwaukee Public Museum’s extensive textile and clothing collection. They are representative of school-related samplers during a narrow 66 year period of time, 1790-1856, and include examples from the United States, England, Germany, and Mexico.