2009 Annual Report of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation

A Report to Our Supporters
Fiscal Year 2009
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

“If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Sir Isaac Newton
At the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, we have seen further this past year than ever before and we have you to thank for it.
By standing on your shoulders of support, we can see the immediate impact that you have created and a bright future for the
Wisconsin Historical Society.
I am privileged to be the Foundation’s President at a moment of significant opportunity. We have begun to chart our course with an
ambitious strategic plan that will, with your help, ensure that the Foundation is properly positioned to meet the Society’s future needs.
Like many other major historical institutions across the nation, the Society relies on funding from both public and private sources.
In addition to the strong support the Society continues to receive from state government, it also increasingly takes generous
contributions to the Foundation, from people like you and me, to ensure that our history is passed on to the next generation.
That’s why we are delighted to share this report of the notable accomplishments and exciting news that your support has helped
make possible. We hope you take pride in the results of your commitment to collecting, preserving and sharing the stories of
Wisconsin and the nation.
As President, I’ve had the unique opportunity to see firsthand how the Foundation’s volunteers and staff strive daily to adhere
to the highest ethical and philanthropic practices. They strictly manage each gift made in support of the Wisconsin Historical
Society based on the intent of each supporter. As a result, I’m also very pleased to let you know that the Foundation has received
Charity Navigator’s coveted four-star rating and has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
As the coming year unfolds, we will share more details on our direction and priorities with you, but one thing is clear: without
your support and dedication, we could not attempt the first steps of this ambitious journey. Standing on your strong shoulders, I
can see an exciting new year ahead of us filled with many more noteworthy achievements.
With heartfelt thanks,
Dennis R. Dorn
President
Board of Directors
Wisconsin Historical Foundation

The Year in Review
What You Helped Make Possible…
Wisconsin Historical
Foundation 2008-2009
Fundraising Results
The mission of the Wisconsin Historical
Foundation is to strengthen the Wisconsin
Historical Society’s ability to fulfill its public
mandate and mission to help people connect
to the past. Between July 1, 2008, and June
30, 2009, the Foundation raised $4,323,912
in support of the Society. During that time,
the Foundation championed the Society as
an indispensable and irreplaceable source
for history in Wisconsin by increasing
awareness, engaging with audiences, fostering
philanthropic relationships, and seeking
resources and solutions.
Textbook Adopted by
Schools Across the State
A total of 105 school districts in Wisconsin
have either adopted or are piloting Wisconsin:
Our State, Our Story, the definitive textbook
on Wisconsin history published by the
Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Schools
include the state’s largest districts, including
Milwaukee, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Janesville,
Fond du Lac and Madison, as well as many
rural communities. This full-color, inquirydriven
book for Wisconsin fourth-graders
uses a groundbreaking new model for history
education that teaches kids to use critical
thinking skills as they “think like a historian.”
The Wisconsin Historical Foundation secured
$285,000 in seed funding to help bring this
project to life.
Museum’s “Odd Wisconsin”
Exhibit Draws Huge Crowds
“Odd Wisconsin” debuted at the Wisconsin
Historical Museum in October, and it
is perhaps our most unique exhibit yet.
Featuring an exclusive collection of curious
and authentic artifacts, “Odd Wisconsin”
shares the unexpected stories of the people,
places and things that make our state uniquely
“Wisconsin.” For the first time, the Society
asked nearly 900 people to provide feedback
on potential exhibit ideas. The result is the
creation of an exhibit that really connects
with visitors, and has enabled the Museum to
grow attendance by more than 14% during
a tumultuous economy. Donations totaling
$30,000 from generous people like you allowed
the Museum to create this popular exhibit.

“Without the Wisconsin
Historical Society,
my family history
would have been
lost forever.”
Will Bloedow
Appleton
Exciting Initiatives at
Wisconsin Historic Sites
Wisconsin Historic Sites, like Old World
Wisconsin, launched new websites and
electronic newsletters that are helpful, timely
and engaging. In addition, more than 14,700
visitors toured the sites (not including Circus
World) during a very special promotion called
“Free Mondays in June” in 2009. Wade House
electrified the vertical “muley saw” at the
Herrling Sawmill so low millpond water levels
no longer preclude its operation by waterpower,
and a newly restored caboose and boxcar are
now on display at Stonefield. The Wisconsin
Historical Foundation raised $731,645 during
the fiscal year to help preserve the unique
experiences provided by the Society’s historic
sites and museums.
Society’s Grand Library Reading
Room Renovation Underway
Significant progress has been made this year in
preparing for the renovation of the Society’s
grand Library Reading Room. The intent is
to enable modern library researchers to use
21st-century tools and methods while
maintaining the aesthetic delights and evocative
power of the original surroundings. All library
services and collections are available, however,
and will continue to operate until the project’s
scheduled completion in 2010. The state of
Wisconsin has committed $2.1 million in
funding, but it is anticipated that an additional
$150,000 of private support will be required to
fully equip and furnish the space.

“Nothing is more worthy than
connecting young people
with history”
Bob and Carroll Heideman
Madison
Society Press Publishes
Several Award-Winning
and Popular Books
The Wisconsin Historical Society Press
developed and published a variety of books that
appealed to both critics and readers alike. A few
of the especially notable publications included:
• Old Farm: a History by Jerry Apps, winner of
the Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award
• Fill ‘er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas
Stations by Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz,
Finalist for Foreword Magazine’s Book of
the Year: Travel Guide Book
• Encore! The Renaissance of Wisconsin
Opera Houses by Brian Leahy Doyle with
Photographs by Mark Fay
• And two new additions to the Badger
Biographies Series for Young Readers: Dr.
Kate: Angel on Snowshoes by Rebecca
Wojahn and Ole Evinrude and His Outboard
Motor by Bob Jacobson
The Wisconsin Historical Foundation
raised $68,542 from supporters who value
publications like these and want to ensure
they not only remain in print, but reach a
wide audience.
National History Day in
Wisconsin Continues
Record Growth
As the state coordinator for this exciting
academic enrichment program, the Society
helps students in grades 6-12 learn about
historical issues, ideas, people, and events and
develop critical skills for the future. This year,
participants collected and evaluated research
related to the theme The Individual in History:
Actions and Legacies. They presented what they
learned via imaginative exhibits, original
performances, informative documentaries
and historical research papers in competitions
throughout the year. Fifty of Wisconsin’s best
and brightest middle- and high-school history
students emerged from a field of more than
9,000 students (another record!), and 109
schools statewide took part in the national
finals of National History Day in College Park,
Maryland in June. In addition to continued
state funding, nearly $40,000 in private
donations were raised this year to support the
teachers and students who participate in this
invaluable enrichment program.
Partnership Grows with
Wisconsin Public Television
The Society continued its fruitful collaboration
with Wisconsin Public Television (WPT),
working on the production of Wisconsin Hometown
Stories: Manitowoc-Two Rivers in the spring of
2009. (The program premiered on WPT on
July 6, 2009). This is the fourth in the series that
shares Wisconsin’s history one town at a time
(Janesville, Green Bay and La Crosse were the
first three). Stories
are being collected
now for Wisconsin
Vietnam War Stories,
a documentary to
be aired in 2010
on WPT, that
will coincide with
the release of a
companion book published by the Wisconsin
Historical Society Press. Both will look at the
experiences and impact of the Vietnam War
on Wisconsin soldiers and civilians through the
voices and stories of those who lived through it.
The Wisconsin Historical Foundation and WPT
have raised $677,500 in private support
to underwrite these very important projects,
but more than $500,000 is still needed.

“We all have a personal responsibility. If
we don’t protect, record and pass on our
own history, it will disappear forever.”
Irv and Mary Sather
New Richmond
Five Wisconsin History Makers
Honored at Gala
The Society saluted the lifetime achievements
of five distinguished individuals with Wisconsin
ties during the Fourth Annual Wisconsin
History Makers Gala. The 2009 class included
(pictured above left to right):
• Madison philanthropists Pleasant Rowland
Frautschi and W. Jerome “Jerry” Frautschi.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor of Bass, Jazz History and
Combo Improvisation, Richard Davis
• Stephen H. Marcus, chairman of the
board of The Marcus Corporation,
based in Milwaukee
• Harry C. “Buddy” Melges, chairman of
Melges Boat Works, based in Zenda
Mary Buestrin of Mequon and Murph Burke
of Fox Point continued as co-chairs. This
event raised $60,625 to support the Wisconsin
Historical Society. Be sure to save the date for
our next gala on May 26, 2010, in Milwaukee.
New Preservation Storage
Facility Moves Closer to Reality
This past year saw continued progress toward
construction of an off-site preservation storage
facility in Madison. In the past four years,
two state budget bills provided $25 million
for construction of a facility that would house
collections held by both the Society and the
Wisconsin Veterans Museum and $3.25 million
for shelving in the facility for use by the Society.
The facility would allow the Society to move its
vast museum artifact collections from cramped
quarters in the Society’s headquarters building
to a new, modern facility, and possibly as much
as half of its library and archival collections.
Staff is currently in the process of preparing
for the move.
Several Notable Additions
to the Society’s Collections
New acquisitions to the Society’s vast and rich
historical collections are critical in helping us
continue to share the broad and unfolding
story of our state and nation. The Society
received several important items this past
year, including:
• a quartermaster’s ledger from Fort
Winnebago (near modern-day Portage)
• a collection of African-American seamstress
and bowler Earlene Fuller’s bowling
garments, trophies, and memorabilia
• the papers of world-renowned naturalist and
author Sigurd Olson and his wife Elizabeth
• the personal papers and photographs of
Milwaukee writer, photographer, diarist and
humanitarian Harold Gauer
• a rare collection of carte-de-visite studio
portraits of leaders and members of the
Ho-Chunk Nation taken by photographer
James F. Bodtker in 1867.
Over the course of the year, the Wisconsin
Historical Foundation secured nearly $235,000
in donations for the acquisition, preservation
and sharing of items like these.

Society Hosts Largest
Local History and Historic
Preservation Conference
More than 200 people representing 52
counties came to Madison for “Building
on the Basics”, the 2008 Local History and
Historic Preservation Conference. The largest
local history and preservation conference
ever put on by the Society, the two-day event
featured 27 sessions, a dozen roundtables, two
luncheon speakers and a tour of the revitalized
community of Mazomanie, all designed to
help local historical organizations and
preservation advocates with some of their
most pressing issues.
Exhibit Celebrates McCormick’s
200th Birthday
February 15th, 2009, marked the 200th
birthday of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the
inventor of the world’s first successful
mechanical reaper and the founder of the
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company,
(which ultimately became International
Harvester, an enormous agricultural equipment
company). To celebrate, an exhibit honoring
his life and accomplishments was on display in
May at Society headquarters. The papers of
Cyrus McCormick and his family, as well as the
records of the companies he founded are all
held in the Society collections. It includes more
than 12 million documents and nearly a half
million photographs, dating from 1800 to 1985.
The Wisconsin Historical Foundation secured
$83,280 in order to underwrite the annual
costs associated with preserving and making
available this important collection.
“The Wisconsin Historical
Society is a safe treasury
and a rich treasure of
the culture of Wisconsin
for which I have a great
admiration.”
Fannie Hicklin
Madison
Shown here with Lincoln
impersonator, Fritz Klein

The Heritage Circle
The Heritage Circle
Members of the Heritage Circle lead
the way to ensure that our history is
passed on to the next generation by
making contributions of $1,000 and
more. These inspiring individuals and
organizations generously provided
nearly $3.7 million during the year.
Those marked with an asterisk (*) are
monthly donors and those marked
with a plus (+) include a company
match.
$25,000 and more
Anonymous (2)
Diane Kay Ballweg
The Lynde and Harry Bradley
Foundation
The Caxambas Foundation
Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund
The Craig and Lea Culver Family
Dohmen Family Foundation Inc.
The Evjue Foundation
Rockne and JoAnne Flowers
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation
Estate of Jane M. Graff
Robert S. Hagge Jr.
Sally M. Hands
Kohler Trust for Preservation
National Historical Publications
Records Commission
Estate of Bernard Joseph Wendland
The West Foundation
$10,000 to $24,999
Walter Alexander Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous (3)
Bruce and Melissa Block
The Edwin E. &
Janet L. Bryant Foundation
Community Foundation for the
Fox Valley Region, Inc.
The Community Foundation of
North Central Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Conney
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Dudley
W. Jerome Frautschi
C. Frederick Geilfuss II and
Anne Hamilton
B.A. and Esther Greenheck
Foundation
Mrs. Peter D. Humleker, Jr.
Deborah S. Kern
Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Mark and Ilene Laufman
Robert and Dottie Luening
Madison Community Foundation
George L.N. Meyer
Family Foundation, Inc.
George H. Miller
Estate of Willis H. Miller
William F. Reinicker
Patricia F. Schmitt
Harriette V. Vick
$5,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (2)
Nancy Marshall Bauer
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Grant and Rosemary
Beutner Fund
Will and Ruth Bloedow
Allan G. and Margaret R. Bogue
Thomas and Mary Buestrin
Thomas E. Caestecker
Atty. Kenneth Conger
Dane County Cultural
Affairs Commission
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Francis
Walter A. and Dorothy Jones
Frautschi Charitable Unitrust
Alicia L. and Jerry D. Goehring
Richard A. Grum
Mrs. Paul W. Guenzel
The William Hachten Family
Estate of Arthur T. Hobart
Dick and Donna Holscher
Norma J. Kolthoff
Chloris Lowe and Colleen Dahl
MMG Foundation, Inc
Oneida Tribe of
Indians of Wisconsin
George Purcell
Pleasant T. Rowland
Mary and Irvin Sather
Jane and Arthur Stangel Fund, Inc.
Allen F. Van Schaik
Mr. and Mrs. Duard L. Walker
Peter B. Wiley+
Wisconsin Alumni Research
Foundation
Wisconsin Council for
Local History
Dave and Sandy Zweifel
$2,500 to $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Achtor
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Jerold W. Apps
Janet C. Balding
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cargill II
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Lois and Donald Cottrell
Fund B
Linda and Steve Dousman
Duluth Superior Area
Community Foundation
Mark and Janet Gajewski
German Interest Group
Michael and Sherry Gotzler
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Grunau
Heaney Family Fund of the
Oshkosh Area Community
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Heideman
Mark and Melinda Heinritz
Highsmith Family Foundation
International Harvester Collectors
Wisconsin Chapter #4 Inc.
Erick Kahlenberg
The Donna M. Kalnes Fund of
the Lutheran Community
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. LaBudde
David and Helen Laird
Madison Trust
Mead Witter Foundation, Inc.
Brian and Karen Rude
Walt and Milly Rugland*
Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Schott
Ed Snoeyenbos
Kathryn A. Steckelberg+
Carol and John Toussaint
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Richard and Barbara Weiss
Fund
Anne M. West
Wisconsin Society of
Mayflower Descendants
$1,000 to $2,499
Loren J. Anderson and
Terri R. Weiland
Anonymous (3)
Ruth and Hartley Barker Advised
Fund through Community
Foundation of Greater South
Wood County
Judge and Mrs. Thomas H.
Barland
Todd I. and Betty J. Berens
Joan & Roger L. Boerner
Tom and Renee Boldt
Ann L. Bowles
Karen and Bill Boyd
Amy T. Brady
Carole Brandt
Ellsworth and Dorothy Brown
Peter and Carol Carstensen
Dick Christianson
Linda M. Clifford
Dianne M. Coopman
Jean Cronon
The Cudahy Foundation
Laurie and Bruce Davidson
Dennis and Maribeth Dorn
Jeanne L. Engle*
Jim and Pati Ericson
John R. Evans+
Marilyn H. Everitt
George A. Fait
Patrick P. Fee
Conrad and Sandra Goodkind
Joel and Jacquelynn Greiner
Terry Growcock
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz P. Grutzner
Marjorie Gunnell
Richard and Beverly Hahn
Warren E. Hansen, Sr.
Beverly and Robert Harrington
Edward and Betty Hasselkus
Mr. and Mrs. F. Curtis Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hatfield
Henry G. Herzing
Fannie Frazier Hicklin
James L. Hoehn and
Nancy Goldberg
Jack Holzhueter*
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Horsfall
Pharis and Carolyn Horton
Donald F. Hults
Mark and Betsy Hults
Susie Jablonic*
Richard G. Jacobus
Family Foundation
Fred B. Johnson
Rosemary Johnson
Ralph Kauten
Daniel and Stacey Kohl
Ann L. Koski*
Roland and Irma Krogstad
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Laabs
Mary A. LaBahn
Ross and Ellen Langill
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Laskin
The Lubar Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lundberg
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F.
McKeithan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Melges, Jr.
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
Frederic E. Mohs
Stephen D. Morton
Mueller Communications, Inc.
and The Greater
Milwaukee Committee
Sally Mundt
Judy K. Nagel+
Ann Neviaser
Neal R. Nottleson
Kay J. and Konrad C. Opitz
Peter Ostlind
David and Dorothy H. Owen
Family Fund of the Eau Claire
Community Foundation
Virginia A. Palmer
The Parker Foundation

Robert and Grace Peppard
Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Pfening III
Martha G. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Pifer
John and Ann Porter
Shane and Julie Raye
Jeff and Jone Riester
Fred and Nancy Risser
Rock County Genealogical
Society
Peggy and David Rosenzweig
Carol A. Schlatter
Carolyn O. Schloemer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P.
Schmudlach
John and Sandra Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H.
Sebranek
Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Sillman
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
Timothy and Barbara Leeds
Chuck and Shirley Stathas
Laurie Stensland and
Steven Schmidt*
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Stucki
Marjorie J. Takton
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Tector
Natalie A. Tinkham
Jeff and Patty Trader
Karen Traut
Angie and Martha Truby*
John Van Lieshout and
Missy Foley Van Lieshout
Gerald D. Viste
Walter L. Vogl
George L. Vogt
Brad and Andrea Votava
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Webster
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Margaret Heminway Wells
Fund
Maurice and Grace White
Edwin P. and Barbara M. Wiley
Donald and Kathleen Wilson
Members and donors
Our members and donors ensure
that the Society can continue to
collect, preserve and share our rich
history. We are pleased to give special
recognition to those whose total
contributions reached $250 and
more during the year. Those marked
with an asterisk (*) are monthly
donors and those marked with a
plus (+) include a company match.
$500 to $999
Anonymous
Marion Kuehl Applegate
M. Jane Ayer*
Lynn and Chip Beckford
Jane B. Bernhardt
Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Boardman
Patricia and R. Jerome Boge
Albert & Elaine Borchard
Foundation, Inc.
Susie B. Boyce
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Burko
Carol Lohry Cartwright
Jennifer Chiaverini
Commonwealth Cultural
Resources Group
Barrett Corneille
Bob and Susan Crane+
Randall Davidson
George and Sandy Dionisopoulos
Dave and Judith Eulberg
Emil Ewald
Harry R. Fair III and Carolyn Jordan
Thurman and Betty Fox
FRIENDS of the
Wisconsin Historical Society
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Giese
Benjamin G. Griggs, Jr.
John Gurda and Sonja Nelson-Gurda
Terry L. Haller
Robert Hartzell
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Homstad
Gretchen Jaeger
Howard E. Jaeger
Imogene P. Johnson
M.J. Jones*
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Jorgensen
Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of
HRK Foundation
Joan B. Key
Wayne C. King
Frank and Jean Koffend
Herbert H. Kohl Charities
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Koss Sr.
Mary E. Krall
Ronald T. Krueger
Steven K. Kulick and
Margaret M. Spoerl
John R. and Beverly J. Larson
Foundation
Terry Marshall and Lesley Johnson
Lucile H. McFee
Karl and Margery Meyer
Jennifer Miller
Sharon Mulak
Dr. and Mrs. H. Nicholas Muller III
John and Lyn Otterstein
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Pagedas
David and Sara Perozek
Glenn H. Petrick
Sarah Pickett
Deb Pionkowski*
John D. Powell
Anita A. Reid
John H. Saemann
Alonzo Schenck
Roth S. Schleck
James S. Slattery
Sherry B. and John C. Stilin
David and Margaret Stoeffel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B.
Thomasgard, Jr.*
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Thome*
Lynde B. Uihlein
Jeanne D. Vielbig
Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Waterbury
Riene Wells and Dean Herriges
Judy and Hank Whipple
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation
Donna W. Woods
Jennifer A. Younger
Diane and Frank Zillner
Edward and Diane Zore
$250 to $499
Amy R. Alpine
Bill and Sue Ammerman
Daniel Anderson+
Henry Anderson and Shirley Levine
Richard Todd Anderson*
Sidney R. Anderson+
Dennis F. Ansay
Larry M. Bakke
Ford and Penny Ballantyne
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Balsmeider
Robert A. Barr
John H. Barrette
Willy D. Baum*
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Beckfield
Mr. and Mrs. David Beckwith
George and Donna M. Beestman
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Bernd*
R. Byron Bird
Profs. Diane M. and Robert C. Bless
Thomas J. Bliffert
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Bocher
Robert and Mary Bodoh
Susan Bradway
Frederick L. Brengel
Pauline A. Buckland
Glenda and Dave Buholzer
Donna Burgette
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Campbell
James and Norma Carlson
Conrad J. Christianson Jr.
Paul C. Christianson
Charles Cohen and
Christine Schindler
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall J. Cook*
Jane Williams Criswell
Susan J. Cunningham
Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Curtis
James P. Daley
James H. Damkoehler
The Deneen Family
John W. Deshotels
Bruce E. Diezel*
Edward and Kathryn Drexler
Robert Duecker
Steve and Angie Dungar
Theresa A. and Carl D. Dvorak
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Eagan
Anthony S. Earl
Judith L. Eckert
John W. Elder
Nancy Emmert
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Erney
Ann L. Falconer
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Farrell
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ferry
George and Rose Ann Findlen
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell W. Foell
James R. Fowler*
Brian A. Frank+
Friends of WHA-TV, Inc.
David R. Fuller
Charles and Joyce Gelderman
Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Glass
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Goebel*
James F. Golz
Dennis and Karen Goodenough
Robert J. Gough
Sylvia and Donald Green
Mary J. Griffin
Anita Gurda
Jane Hager-Paradowski
Collier M. Hands
Camille Haney
John Hawley
Stephen J. Heil+
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley J. Hellen
Orrin L. Helstad
Kitty and Andy Herriott
Earl and Eugenie Hildebrandt
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Hoeksema
Enid P. Hoffman*
John C. Horgan*
William and Susan Hotz
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Ralph and Jeanne Houseman
Family Fund
Dortha Hoy
Timothy Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Hyde
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Hyde
Burleigh Jacobs
Marilyn W. John
Barbara Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Jordanger
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Kaiser
Duane Kandler
Anne and Paul Karch
Allan P. Kasprzak
Arlan and Lori Kay
Ruth W. Kearl
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kerns
John and Pat Kerrigan
Mary E. Klein
Peter M. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Knop*
Terrence Knudsen
Elizabeth Koehl and Robert Dreps
Jean Koehler
Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Koeller
Evelyn Koenig

David and Margaret Kraus
Irene D. Kress
William L. Kundert
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Kutler
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kvalheim*
Lynn E. and Mark L. Langenfeld
Marvin Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Larsen+
Lars Erik and Barbara Larson
D. Bruce Lee+
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Leffler
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Leistickow
Roma E. Lenehan
Lawrence and Sandra Lichty
Diane Lindsley and Thomas Schuck
Elizabeth S. Livermore
Scott C. Lockard
David T. Lowell
James Luckow
Wayne A. and Vickie L. Luebke
Nancy O. Lurie
Norma D. Maddrell*
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Magnuson
Ann S. Mathwig
Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Matusinec
Mary E. McAndrews
Carol McChesney Johnson
Audrey McClellan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCluskey
Richard W. McCoy
Mr. and Mrs. John D. McGourthy, Sr.
Hildy McGown
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Meissner
Alice M. Mianecki
Elizabeth Miller and Cliff Goodhart
Tom and Nancy Mohs
Bruce Monroe and
Rachel Nixon-Monroe
Alice J. Morava
Teresa Mulrooney and
Paul Eastwood*
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nagel
Barbara Nagy and Mark Oefinger
David L. Nahrwold
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Nettles
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Neuschel*
Betsy Knode Newton
Joan and Dick Niemiec
Donna Nuernberg*
Kathleen Oberley
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Olson
Donald F. Olson
Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Oreck
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ottum
Janessa and Michael Overly
Greg and Nancy Parkinson
Sandra Paske
Allan and Patricia Patek*
Nancy J. Patterson*
Dr. and Mrs. Justus F. Paul
William O. Petersen
Bernadine H. Peterson
The L.E. Phillips Family
Foundation, Inc.
Richard J. Pire
Eileen and Stanley Presley
Robert E. Prince
Raymond M. Quant
Mary J. Quinn
Andrea and Ashok Rai
Sharon Copeland Ramczyk
Joseph Ranney
William G. Rasche
William and Jeanne Rayne Family
Fund within the Racine
Community Foundation
Thomas and Jeraldine Rector+
Theodore and Janet Reinke
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Rice
Linda A. Rinner+
P.M. and B.W. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland R. Roggensack
Mark Ronnie and
Eden Inoway-Ronnie
Janet E. Rowsam
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Q. Saevre+
Mr. and Mrs. S. James Sasseman
Mary C. Sayner
Janet Schipper
Christine Schlosser
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Schultz
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Schultz
Donald A. Schutt
Tye Schwalbe
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Scrivner
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sensenbrenner
Mary and John Sensenbrenner
Joan L. Severa
Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Sewell
John S. Skilton
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Skinner
A. N. and Margaret G. Skinner
Dale and Allison Smith
Lanny and Margaret Smith
John G. Spanbauer*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Spinti
Dawn St. George
Gilbert H. Stannard
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Stark
Laurie Steffen
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Steinert
Frank D. Stekel
Rose Sterk
Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Stevenson
Mary Stott and John Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.
Phillip and Patricia Stroupe
Professor Bill M. Sugden
Don and Judy Taylor
William and Barbara Thiel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tibbetts
Patricia Townsend
Margaret Tritschler
USDA Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest
Maureen C. Van Dinter*
Neil and Eileen Vassau
Betty Vaughn
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Vergeront
Roger and Wenda Vielbig
Marilyn Vollrath
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wall
William and Lorette Wambach
Douglas and Susan Ward
William J. Wartmann
Barry Wein and Sarah Byer
Lois S. Weinberger
Frank and Mariana Weinhold
Jane and Jack Weir
Mike and Patricia Wenkman
Paul Wertsch and Kay Heggestad
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weston
Kenneth and Virginia Whitcomb
Shirley Gene Wilde
Harold W. Wilkie
Terry Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Williamson+
Wisconsin Archaeological Survey
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Marilyn J. Workman-Freitag
Terrence Yakich and Jodi Renaud+
Susie and Gary V. Zimmerman
Corporate Sponsors
The following companies and
corporate foundations enable the
Wisconsin Historical Society to
remain a true state treasure and
maintain our standards of excellence.
Those marked with an asterisk (*)
are also participants in the Society’s
Business Partnership program.
$25,000 and more
Associated Bank Green Bay
The F. Dohmen Co. Foundation
Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI)
Navistar International
Transportation Corp.
$10,000 to $24,999
The Aeroflex Foundation
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Burger Boat Company
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.*
Orion Energy
Ruder Ware
Wisconsin Preservation Fund, Inc.
$5,000 to $9,999
American Girl*
Baird Foundation
Burke Properties
CG Schmidt
Culver’s Frozen Custard
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Spacesaver
Vogel Consulting Group*
$2,500 to $4,999
Alliant Energy Foundation
Beyer Construction*
DEMCO, Inc.
Gilbane Building Company
Gorman & Company, Inc.
John Wiley & Sons
Marcus Hotels & Resorts
The QTI Group*
Quarles & Brady LLP
Sensient Technologies*
Webcrafters-Frautschi
Foundation, Inc.*
Wisconsin Energy Foundation
$1,000 to $2,499
Alliant Energy*
Alpha Investment Consulting Group*
Black River Archaeology, LLC
The Coburn Company, Inc.*
Edison Electric Institute
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
Insty-Prints
J.P. Cullen*
Kikkoman Foods*
Marshfield Clinic*
Mead & Hunt*
Name Badge Productions, LLC
Navistar, Inc.*
Stevens Point Journal
U.S. Bank*
Uihlein Wilson Architects
US Bancorp Foundation
Wausau Daily Herald
West Bend Air, Inc*
Worzalla Publishing Company
WPS Health Insurance*
Xcel Energy
$500 to $999
Credit Union Executives Society
(CUES)*
Fisher Barton Inc.*
Hilldale Land Company LLC
IBM International Foundation
River Architects, Inc.*
State Farm Companies
Foundation
Television Wisconsin Inc.*
Urban Land Interests*
Weimer Bearing & Transmission*
$250 to $499
AT&T Foundation
Destree Design Architects Inc.
Facility Engineering, Inc.*
Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Isthmus Architecture, Inc.*
M&I Bank*
MGIC*
Northern Lake Service, Inc.*
Stone House Development, Inc
Wachovia Foundation

Robert B. L. Murphy Society
Through bequests and other estate plans, members of the Robert
B.L. Murphy Society leave a legacy for future programs of the
Wisconsin Historical Society that will preserve and share our
history for generations to come. We are pleased to honor here those
who have notified us of their commitment prior to June 30, 2009.
Those marked with an asterisk (*) are deceased.
Anonymous (50)
George R. Affeldt, Jr.
Margaret Ahlgren
David H. & Nancy K. Aronson
Ann Bardeen-Henschel, M.D.
Judge Thomas H. Barland
Helmut R. Bauer* &
Nancy Marshall Bauer
Hazel and Ray Bayley
Dr. Stephen J. &
Dr. Miriam R. Bensman
Todd I. & Betty J. Berens
Will and Ruth Bloedow
Patricia Anne Boge &
R. Jerome Boge
Ann Lindsley Bowles &
Professor B. Dean Bowles
Carole A. Brandt
Joyce E. & Thomas L. Bruckner
Robert W. Chase
E. David* & Mary Jean Cronon
Jennifer Eager Ehle &
Stephen P. Ehle
Nancy and Gil Emmert
Jeanne L. Engle
Richard A. Erney
Leslie H. Fishel, jr. &
Barbara R. Fishel
Mark and Janet Gajewski
Jane Graff*
Dick Grum
Hugh F.* & Edna H. Gwin
Richard C. Haney
Robert and Carroll Heideman
Lorenz Heim
Mark and Melinda Heinritz
Jack O. Holzhueter
W. Pharis and Carolyn Horton
Mrs. Peter D. Humleker, Jr.
Susie Fritz Jablonic
Joe Joas
Tom H. Kalinke
Donna M.* & Rasmus B.A.* Kalnes
Joan B. Key
Ann L. Koski
Estate of Evelyn Krueger*
Stanley Kutler
Roy C. LaBudde &
Anne H. LaBudde
David and Helen Laird
Leonard J. Losinski Trust*
Robert A. & Dorothy H. Luening
M. Lynn Main
Estate of Violet Eugenia
Erickson Marans*
Eugene G. McLane
Ann M. McNeal
George H. Miller
Willis H. Miller*
Peter J. & Lisa A. Moris
Dr. and Mrs. H. Nicholas Muller III
Tess Mulrooney
Ruth E. Munz
Judy K. Nagel
John and Lyn Otterstein
Allan R. & Patricia K. Patek
Patricia J. Popple
Gregory Postles
James S. & Ann Wartinbee Reeve
Irvin and Mary Sather
Michael and Susan Schmudlach
Tony and Mickie Schmudlach
Ruth M. Schoenfeld
Donna J. Sereda
M. James* & Joan L. Severa
Judith Siers-Poisson &
Jean-Marc Poisson
David R. Stucki
Dawn E. Stucki
Natalie Tinkham
Carol T. Toussaint
John B. Toussaint
Mrs. Harvey E. Vick
George L. Vogt
Estate of Bernard Joseph Wendland*
Laurie A. Wermter
Rev. Charles E. & Mrs. Ruth Werth
Carlyle H. Whipple
Edwin P. & Barbara M. Wiley
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Board
Officers
Bruce T. Block, Milwaukee
President
Dennis R. Dorn, Portage
Vice President
Directors
Loren J. Anderson, Elkhorn
Diane K. Ballweg, Middleton
Renee S. Boldt, Appleton
Robert M. Bolz, Madison
John R. Evans, Verona
Rockne G. Flowers, Madison
John J. Frautschi, Madison
directors Emeriti
Hartley B. Barker, Scottsdale, AZ
Thomas H. Barland, Eau Claire
Richard H. Holscher, Lake Tomahawk
Margaret B. Humleker, Fond du Lac
Paul F. Meissner, Milwaukee
Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators
Officers
Judy K. Nagel, DePere
President
Ellen D. Langill, Waukesha
President-Elect
Members
Elizabeth Adelman, Mukwonago
Angela Bartell, Middleton
Terese L. Berceau, Madison
Mary F. Buestrin, Mequon
Linda M. Clifford, Madison
William J. Cronon, Madison
Craig C. Culver, Prairie du Sac
Laurie DeWitt Davidson, Marinette
George Dionisopoulos, Milwaukee
Curators Emeriti
Janet S. Hartzell, Grantsburg
Howard W. Mead, Madison
Robert S. Zigman, Mequon
Walter S. Rugland, Appleton
Vice President
Rhona E. Vogel, Brookfield
Treasurer
C. Frederick Geilfuss, Milwaukee
Michael R. Gotzler, Madison
Fritz P. Grutzner, Madison
Henry G. Herzing, Milwaukee
Roy C. LaBudde, Milwaukee
Mark D. Laufman, Madison
Thomas J. Mohs, Madison
George H. Miller, Ripon
Carol T. Toussaint, Madison
Edwin P. Wiley, Milwaukee
Robert S. Zigman, Milwaukee
Murray D. “Chip” Beckford, Cascade
Treasurer
Mark L. Gajewski, Madison
Past-President
Victor E. Ferrall, Orfordville
Conrad Goodkind, Whitefish Bay
Beverly A. Harrington, Oshkosh
John O. Holzhueter, Mazomanie
Carol J. McChesney Johnson,
Black Earth
John E. Kerrigan, Oshkosh
Steve Kestell, Elkhart Lake
Helen Laird, Marshfield
Honorary curator
George H. Miller, Ripon
Melinda V. Heinritz, Madison
Secretary
W. Pharis Horton, Madison
Assistant Treasurer/Secretary
Neal Nottleson, Racine
Peter Ostlind, Madison
Jeffrey D. Riester, Appleton
Peggy A. Rosenzweig, Wauwatosa
Richard L. Schmidt, West Bend
Jeffrey N. Trader, Brookfield,
David A. Zweifel, Monona
ex-officio
Judy K. Nagel, DePere
President, Wisconsin Historical Society
Board of Curators
Ellen D. Langill, Waukesha
Chair, Development Committee of the Wisconsin
Historical Society Board of Curators
Ellsworth H. Brown, Madison
Secretary
Chloris Lowe, Jr., Mauston
Jerry J. Phillips, Bayfield
Fred A. Risser, Madison
Brian Rude, Coon Valley
Michael P. Schmudlach, Brooklyn
John H. Schroeder, Oostburg
Dale W. Schultz, Richland Center
Carlyle H. “Hank” Whipple, Madison
ex-officio
Bruce T. Block, Milwaukee
President, Wisconsin Historical Foundation Board
Elizabeth L. Havlik, Hillsboro
President, Wisconsin Council for Local History
Charles E. Hatfield, La Farge
President, FRIENDS of the Wisconsin Historical Society

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