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  • Collection: Recollection Wisconsin

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Interior view of Schwartz Pharmacy, around the time it opened in 1930.. Pictured left to right: Sam Schwartz (owner), Dr. A.E. Kuehn (physician), Ann McCorquodale (nurse), Rose Schwartz (spouse to Sam), and Norman Lempert (store clerk and stepbrother…

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A photograph of James Russell Garver, seated at his office desk at Garver Supply Co. The following is text from the (edited) caption that accompanies the image:

"J.R. Garver, president of Garver Supply Co., Madison manufacturer and distributor of…

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Headshot photo of Jenie Gao.

Ronny & Jerrry Seaman, Park Cleanup, Earth Day, April1998.jpg
A photograph of Jerry and Ronny Saeman standing by the Westmorland Park sign on Earth Day in April 1998.

Jim (10) & Bud (13) Crawmer @ 3917 Paunack Ave, cir 1940.jpeg
A photograph shows siblings Jim Crawmer (left) and Bud Crawmer in front of their family's residence in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A photograph shows Jim Crawmer examining cornstalks in the back yard of his family's house at 3917 Paunack Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A headshot photograph of Westmorland neighborhood resident Jim Crawmer.

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A photograph in profile of Jim Gempeler, taken during his oral history interview on November 2, 2019.

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A headshot photograph of Westmorland neighborhood resident Joan Murphy, 2013.

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A headshot photograph of Joanne Thuesen.

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Detail from Joe Szwaja's (left) campaign literature. Carmen Cruz (right), lived in Szwaja's district and was one of the people who was concerned about Arcato. Cruz worked hard with other activists to contact the US government and convince others to…

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Joe Szwaja was elected to the City Council in a special election in 1986, and ran for reelection in April of 1987. While on the City Council, he continued his support of the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project in new ways

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Joe Szwaja’s experience with the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project in the 1980s has continued to have an influence on his life. For example, in Seattle, where he now lives, he helped to form a kind of grassroots sistering affiliation with Nuevo…

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A photograph of a birthday party held for John Schultz's third birthday in 1961. Kathleen, John, and Virginia are pictured, with Grandpa Shea in the background.

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A photograph of Ken Quinn and Mary Alderson, attending Edgewood High School's prom dance in Madison, Wisconsin.

Kent Liska @ 018 uclid Avenue, 2013.jpg
Kent Liska stands in front of the residence at 4018 Euclid Ave in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A photograph of Kent Liska in safety patrol uniform.

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Kent Liska stands with a snow shovel on a cleared sidewalk, with large snowbanks on either side.

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Photograph of narrator Kiana Beaudin.

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A headshot photograph of Westmorland neighborhood resident Kurt Meyer.

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A photograph shows the blacktop of Lapham Elementary School's playground surrounded by caution tape. School playgrounds and public park playgrounds were closed due to the Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.

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A photograph shows caution tape around the playground equipment at Lapham Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin. The playgrounds are closed due to the Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.

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Every year the students staged a major theatrical performance, in Yiddish. Lawrence Weinstein and Betty (Blachman) Jacobs (photo right) performed in Shalom Aleichem’s “200,000/The Big Lottery” in 1939. Shalom Aleichem is perhaps best known for…

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Libby Schwartz (front row far right) , with members of the women’s professional pharmacy fraternity, Kappa Epsilon at UW-Madison in 1960.. Although this organization had all female members, it is officially known as a fraternity. Libby graduated from…

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This is a partial list of the presentations that "Rogelio Gonzalez" and his wife, "Maria Gonzalez" gave in Madison from Feb 1984-July 1985. Theirs was a public rather than secret sanctuary. This meant that they were willing and eager to tell their…

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A photograph of Lorene Schultz at her home in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Copy of the official Madison Common Council resolution, #42,209, naming Arcatao Madison's first sister city. The resolution was authored by Rosa Escamilla, our first Latinx council member and was passed on April 1, 1986. The “Whereas” section makes…

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Marc Rosenthal near Arcatao in Chalatenango, El Salvador in January of 2017

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An illustration of markers accompanies the drawing prompt "Draw your favorite office supply."

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Martín Alvarado with daughter, wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison, Wisconsin, spring 2020.

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A family portrait of the Miller family, taken ca. 1965. Mary Miller and John Miller are photographed with their children.

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Miss Mary Lee Giggs, Neighborhood House playschool director, poses with her young charges (L-R): Catherine Oliva, Delores Caire, and Sam Moskowsky (Moss). The students posing for this image were selected to highlight the ethnic diversity of the…

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A photograph of Mary Miller standing in front of her house with her son Dale Miller in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A photograph of Mary Miller outside of her home in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A headshot photograph of Mary Miller at age twenty, taken in 1944.

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A school staff photograph taken of Mary Miller when she worked for the Queen of Peace School hot lunch program.

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A close-up photograph of Marzo Bliss, who is seated at a table, in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.

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A portrait of four of the six McDowell children. From left, Donna, Thomas, and Bradley (in front).

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An image of the McDowell family Christmas card from 1988. Front row: Donald and Ardith; back row: Tom, Donna, Bradley, Mary Ellen, Bonnie.

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Text discussing a memory of picking up keys to the Gates of Heaven synagogue building the night before her wedding on June 22, 2007.

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A photograph of Garver Supply Co. foreman Arthur M. Petterson standing on a stack of full feed bags, at the Garver Feed Mill building in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Collage with fabric pieces, and text that reads "More art always."

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Photograph of narrator Mouna Algahaithi.

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The handwritten text "the municipal art show in 2016" accompanies the writing prompt, "What is your favorite memory of this building?"

Barbara Tarockoff.mp3
Ms. Tarockoff shares her memories of the Municipal Building and how it seems changed since the building's renovation.

Catherine Doyle & Ruth Rohlich.mp3
Catherine Doyle and Ruth Rolich share memories of the Municipal Building. Ms. Doyle discusses her father's career as a federal judge in the building, and memories she has as a young adult coming to the building. Ms. Rolich relates a story about an…

Eve Galanter.mp3
Eve Galanter speaks about her memories of the Municipal Building, including her time on the City Council when the plans for what would become the Monona Terrace were initially discussed.

Greg Mickells.mp3
Greg Mickells recounts his first time in the Municipal Building, which occurred when the City Council was confirming him as director of Madison Public Library in 2012. Mr. Mickells discusses homelessness and resources in downtown Madison and his…

Jacki Lawton.mp3
Jacki Lawton recalls her memories of attending public meetings in the former courtroom of the Madison Municipal Building.

James Doyle & Jessica Doyle.mp3
James E. Doyle, Jr. and Jessica Doyle recount their memories of the Madison Municipal Building, most prominently memories of Governor Doyle's father, James Doyle, who was a federal judge in the building.

Jenny Heck.mp3
Jenny Heck relates her experiences and feelings about the Municipal Building renovation, specifically about the music and art present at the Municipal Restored event and her hopes for continuing engagement with the community.

Lillian Sizemore.mp3
Lillian Sizemore recounts her memories of the Municipal Building, particularly the women's restroom in the corner of the second floor, which featured white carrara marble.

Mary Gandolfo.mp3
Ms. Gandolfo shares her impressions of the Municipal Restored event, including the artworks and performances taking place throughout the building.

Paul Soglin.mp3
Mayor Paul Soglin speaks to his history with the Madison Municipal Building, including its acquisition by the City of Madison in the late 1970s, and subsequent remodels.

Robbie Webber.MP3
Ms. Webber recalls her memories of the Municipal Building, including participating in committee hearings as a community member and then as a City Council member from 2003-2009. She was especially involved in policies related to transportation and…

Sarah White.mp3
Ms. White describes an early encounter with the Municipal Building as a shortcut during cold winter months to the back of the Fess Hotel on King Street, where she would meet a young man with whom she was in a relationship. She describes getting…

Stu Levitan.mp3
Stu Levitan describes his experiences in the Madison Municipal Building, including many meetings with city staff about ordinances and committee work. He discusses some memorable events like the work done with Community Development on Revival Ridge in…

William Nardi.mp3
Mr. Nardi discusses his employment with the post office that was located in the Municipal Building. Mr. Nardi was a student at UW-Madison at the time that he worked at the post office and was downtown for protests and other events that took place in…

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A drawing of a green window frame accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw a Municipal Building window."

Laura Berger & Barb Lanser.mp3
Ms. Berger and Ms. Lanser recall their memories of the Municipal Building, which involved a meditation group made up of City staff members who would gather for quiet, self-guided meditation practice in a room on the fourth floor of the building.

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A photograph of Will and Mary Clare Murphy as young children, on bicycles, with hands on heads, participating in Fourth of July Parade in the Westmorland neighborhood.

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Newspaper clipping featuring newspaper vendor Max Shapiro with his new news stand.

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Newspaper clipping featuring Beatrice holding a doll that she sewed at the Blessed Martin House (now Multicultural Catholic Center). The dolls were sent to an orphanage in Japan.

The April 15th issue of the Odyssey Oracle newsletter depicts a screenshot from a Zoom call with students and instructors. The newsletter contains writings from Odyssey students related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Safer at Home social distance…

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A drawing of an office with door, desk, and office plant accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw an office plant."

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An office plant with green leaves and purple buds accompanies the prompt, "Draw an office plant." Purple raindrops rain in the background. Purple "Love Symbol #2" is drawn in bottom right corner.

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A drawing of a light green plant or fern accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw an office plant."

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Illustration of office plant to accompany the drawing prompt, "Draw an office plant."

Ann Libert Interview, 53m49s, 04-31-2015.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident, Ann Libert.

madarc-007_AntonioPortillo_FINAL.mp3
Antonio Portillo was 28 years old when he fled Guatemala with his wife, Estella, and their four children. In this interview, Antonio recounts the horrific story of why they were forced to leave Guatemala from one day to the next and how they found…

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This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Ardith McDowell.

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Oral history interview with Beatrice Chatman. Beatrice shares memories of growing up in her mother's house right next to the South Madison Neighborhood Center (now the Boys & Girls Club) and Blessed Martin House (now the Catholic Multicultural…

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Oral history interview with Benedict J. Di Salvo by Laura Damon-Moore for Madison Public Library's Living History project. Mr. Di Salvo grew up in the Greenbush neighborhood in the 1940s and 1950s, where his father, a Sicilian immigrant, and his…

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Betty Skowlund Interview #1 7-12-13.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Betty Skowland.

madarc-003_BillyFeitlinger_FINAL.mp3
Billy Feitlinger was elected to Madison’s Common Council 3 times in the 1980s. During that time, he served as President of the Council and was instrumental in drafting Resolution #42,209 naming Arcatao, El Salvador, Madison's first sister city. With…

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Bob Skloot was and still is a member of Beth Israel Center Synagogue in Madison, WI. In 1983, he was instrumental in convincing his congregation to partner with three other faith organizations–the Community of John XXIII, Covenant Presbyterian Church…

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Oral history interview with Chris Wagner. Chris is a retired librarian who had previously worked at Madison Public Library's South Madison neighborhood library starting in 1993. She shares her perspective on what drew her towards librarianship and to…

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Oral history interview with Chuck Lane. Chuck is the current owner of Lane's Bakery in the South Madison neighborhood, originally established by his grandfather in 1954. Chuck talks about baking since he was six years old, learning from the knowledge…

Cora Christensen Interview, Barb Perkins, 06-04-2013.MP3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Cora Christiansen.

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Oral history interview with David Smith. David shares memories of growing up in the South Madison neighborhood, the youngest of eight children in his family, and describes the community outside his home as a close-knit extended family. He talks about…

Dennis Herling Interview #1, 43m26s, 06-11-2014.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Dennis Herling, who lived in the neighborhood 1943-1962.

Dennis Herling Interview #2, Herling Family History, 18m42s, 11-03-2015.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Dennis Herling, focusing on his family's history.

LIVING HISTORY - DON EILER.MP3
Don Eiler meets with Andy Rubin to show and discuss the collection of artwork that he has at his Madison home. Don shares about his longtime partnership with artist Sam Gilliam and describes many of the pieces of sculpture and other artworks that he…

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Oral history interview with Dr. Richard Harris. Dr. Harris recounts his childhood in the South Madison neighborhood, beginning in the 1930s before South Madison was part of the City of Madison. Dr. Harris highlights the experience of Black…

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Oral history interview for the Living History Project with Edith Hilliard. Edith speaks to her childhood memories of growing up in the historic Greenbush neighborhood, on Mound Street and Conklin Court. She attended Washington Elementary School and…

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Ellen and Howard Cross Part 1, 08-02-2013.MP3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Ellen Cross and Howard Cross. There is no audio file for the second part of their interview.

Gale VandeBerg Interview 6-7-13.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Gale VandeBerg.

madjewish-003_HarveyBarash_FINAL.mp3
Harvey Barash and his family lived and worked in and around the Greenbush neighborhood from 1939-1951. He was born at Madison General Hospital (now Meriter Hospital) in 1939. Interestingly, after receiving his medical degree from Albert Einstein…

madarc-006-JennyBeatty_FINAL.mp3
In 1983, Jenny Beatty was 21 years old and coordinator of the 18 month sanctuary of “Rogelio and Maria Gonzalez” (assumed names to protect their identity) and their four children in Madison, Wisconsin. The "Gonzalez" journey for sanctuary was due to…

Jim and Bud Crawmer Interview _June 12 2013_Part2.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Jim and Bud Crawmer. There are two parts to the interview.

Joan Murphy Inteview_June 05 2013_Part 1.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Joan Murphy.

Joanne Thuesen Interview, 06-20-2013.MP3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Joanne Thuesen.

madarc-005_JoeSzwaja_FINAL.mp3
Joe Szwaja played a key role in mobilizing Madisonians in support of the Madison-Arcatao Sister City initiative. As a graduate student at UW, he became involved with Community Action in Latin America (CALA), ultimately joining as paid staff. He,…

John Leichtenberg Interview, 40m13s,10-02-2014.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident John Leichtenberg.

John McKenna, III, Interview, 08-17-2015.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident John McKenna III.

O'ConnorRoccaHeinrichs_SouthMadison_09122021.mp3
Oral history interview with Kara O'Connor, Rae Rocca, and Elizabeth Heinrichs. The three women share the story of 1029 Chandler Street in Madison, Wisconsin, a house built by Rae's grandmother and Elizabeth's great-grandmother, an Italian immigrant…

Kent Liska Part One, June 17, 2013.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Kent Liska.

Kurt Meyer Interview, 06-06-2013.MP3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Kurt Meyer.

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Libby Schwartz spent her youth in and around the Greenbush community. She was born in 1940 in the neighborhood’s Madison General Hospital (now Meriter Hospital), and departed Madison after graduating from the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy in 1961.…

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Oral history interview with Linda Franklin for the Living History Project. Linda shares childhood memories of growing up with her family on Fisher Street on the South Side of Madison. She shares stories about attending school at Franklin Elementary,…

Loren Schultz, interviewed by Carole Vincent, Part I, 1 min 0 sec, 06-05-2013.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Lorene Schultz.

Louise Shadauer Interview, 1h0m56s, 04-30-2015.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Louise Schadauer.

madarc-004_MarcRosenthal_FINAL.mp3
Marc Rosenthal was on the staff of Community Action on Latin America (CALA) in 1983-6 and worked tirelessly to educate people in Madison about the reality in Central America and our country’s part in the torture, violence and disappearances there. …

madarc-002_MaryKayBaum_FINAL.mp3
Mary Kay Baum is well-known and highly respected in the Madison area as a community organizer, lawyer, school board member, county board member, ordained minister and one-time Madison mayoral candidate. She has dedicated her life to social justice…

Mary Miller Interview Pt 1 6-28-13.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Mary Miller and her son Dale Miller.

Ken and Mary Quinn - part 1 - September 14 2013.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Mary Quinn and Ken Quinn.

Marzo Bliss Interview, 08-26-2013.MP3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Marzo Bliss.

Maureen Rooney Welsch Interview, Part 1, 18m37s, 05-08-2017.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Maureen Rooney Welsch.

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Oral history interview with Merle Sweet for the Living History Project. Merle recounts his family's history in the Greenbush neighborhood and nearby on Mills Street. He tells several family stories about his maternal grandfather, Max Shapiro, who was…

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Oral history interview with Mona Adams Winston. Mona grew up on Lakeshore Court, next to Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin. Mona recounts childhood stories and memories including riding the city bus downtown to pay her family's bills at various…

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Paul Killerlain and Jim Killerlain talk about their respective careers working on teams at Madison Metro. Both narrators discuss their work as bus drivers, and what bus driving in Madison was like in the 1950s through the 1990s. Paul and Jim talk…

Robert Dixon Interview, 31m20s, 04-18-2018.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Robert Dixon.

Ronny Saeman Interview, 07-12-2013.MP3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Ronny Saeman.

madjewish-002_SamMoss_FINAL.mp3
Samuel Moss fondly recalls the Jewish community in the Greenbush neighborhood where he was born in 1938 at St. Mary’s Hospital. His Russian born grandparents moved to Madison in 1924 to open the kosher Milwaukee Bakery on S. Murray St. His extended…

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Sharon Persich is interviewed about her career at Madison Metro. Sharon shares several projects that she worked on as part of Metro's Scheduling and Planning team, including the shift to the transfer point system, the introduction of real-time bus…

Shirley and Stan Inhorn Interview_June 20 2013_Part 1.mp3
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Shirley Inhorn and Stan Inhorn.

madjewish-001_SylviaDworetzkyGrunes_FINAL.mp3
Sylvia Dworetzky Grunes grew up in the tight knit Jewish community in Madison's Greenbush neighborhood, with her Yiddish-speaking Russian immigrant parents. Sylvia lived with her family in several residences in the Greenbush neighborhood beginning…

Gathering of Former Westmorland Residents @ Oakwood, 07-28-10.mp3
This is a panel discussion with former Westmorland neighborhood residents held at Oakwood Village in Madison, Wisconsin, about their experiences in the Westmorland neighborhood.

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A drawing of pencils and other items accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw your favorite office supply."

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A participant in the Garver Feed Mill story gathering holds a box featuring the branding for the Starplate™ Building System company that was based at the Garver Feed Mill building 1981-1985.

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A drawing of a stick figure of a person standing underneath a cloud. Purple snowflakes fall from the cloud.

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Phoebe Werner with a foster dog that her family cared for during the Safer at Home social distancing measures in spring 2020.

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Headshot of Phoenix Carter.

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"Gonzalez" family on the grounds of St. Benedict's Monastery where they were in Sanctuary in 1984.

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"Gonzalez" family at home in Madison in 1984.

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Photo of Greenbush Neighborhood matriarchs. Seated left to right: Olympia Viviani, Rachel Rocca, Mrs. Bormetti, Pieira Trameri. Standing left to right: Anna Lumina, Ceserina Trameri, Elvira Martinelli, Mrs. Odorico, Palmina Martinelli, Mrs. Bradanini

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Photo of 1029 Chandler Street, a duplex home built by an Italian immigrant, Rachel Rocca, in the 1920s.

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Photograph of the Matthews-Adams-Winston family residence, located at 15 Lakeshore Court, Madison, Wisconsin.

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Baker ceramic statue in Lane's Bakery in Madison, Wisconsin

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Beatrice Chatman and churchgoers at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Johnson St. in 1949. Beatrice is sitting in the front row, far left, and her sister (Jeanette) is sitting next to her on the right.

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Beatrice Chatman in 1966

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Beatrice Chatman at 4 years old, holding a bunny rabbit that she caught.

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Photo of Beatrice Chatman's childhood home on 2000 Fisher Street in Madison, Wisconsin

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Photograph of Benedict J. Di Salvo, narrator for the Living History project on the Greenbush neighborhood. Benedict is pictured from the waist up, looking at the camera.

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This photo is of Bob Skloot in 1980. His daughter, Sarah's hands are on his shoulders. Sarah was 6 years old at the time and Bob had been on the Theatre and Drama faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1968. He continued to teach…

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Bob Skloot in fall of 2022, photo by Joan Laurion

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Photo of Chris Wagner at book signing in conjunction with Amnesty International, 2012

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Photo of Chris Wagner dressed up as Miss Marple for Mystery Book Party, 1990s

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Photo of Chris Wagner with Amelia Royko and Richard Davis, who performed at the South Madison Library-Harambee Center

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Chris Wagner with Florentina Richards, The Mitten Lady, who made mittens and hats for kids in South Madison.

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Chuck Lane and his parents, of family business Lane's Bakery in Madison, Wisconsin

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Chuck Lane's parents, former owners of family business Lane's Bakery in Madison, Wisconsin

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Chuck Lane's parents and grandmother, of family business Lane's Bakery in Madison, Wisconsin

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Photo of clothing wring washer found in home built in 1905, in Madison, Wisconsin

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Photo of David Smith, pastor in Madison, Wisconsin

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Photo of David Smith as a child

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David Smith is pictured second row-left in his first grade Franklin Elementary School class photo.

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Photograph of the Di Salvo family, ca. 1950. Family members pictured left to right:

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Photograph of Di Salvo's Spaghetti House and Seafood, located at 810 Regent Street in Madison, Wisconsin. The exterior of the building is pictured, with "Di Salvo's" printed on window awnings to left and right of front entrance.

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Photograph of interior of Chicken Shack Restaurant, depicting diners at tables.

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Photograph of Dr. Richard Harris, headshot.

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This photo was taken at MASCP's 25th anniversary party in the spring of 2011 in Madison,WI. The guests of honor were Augustin Menjívar, head of the Junta Directiva in Arcatao at that time, and these very early supporters of MASCP: (from left to…

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Living History Project narrator Edith Hilliard is pictured with her son, Nimrod Hilliard III. A Family History quilt, made by Edith, hangs in the background.

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Elizabeth Heinrichs, Kara O'Connor, and Rae Rocca gather to tell the story of 1029 Chandler Street, a house that had been in Rae and Elizabeth's family from 1923-2015, when Kara's family purchased it. Standing left to right: Elizabeth Heinrichs…

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Geovani Gonzalez en la cabina de WORT 89.9 FM, conduciendo el programa de Rock en Español, un martes por la noche.

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Geovani Gonzalez at the WORT 89.9 FM, studios hosting the Rock en Español, on a Wednesday evening.

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Jenny Beatty, Antonio and Estella Portillo and Meg Skinner at a Sanctuary reunion in Madison in 2015. Meg was the first coordinator of the Madison Sanctuary Site and continued helping with the many activities needed to support the "Gonzalez" family…

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Photo of Madison Public Library holiday parade float, 1990s

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In the early 1980s when Marc was the staff person for Community Action on Latin America (CALA), they coordinated a program that brought Victor Rubio of the FMLN/FDR together with Neo Mnumzana of the African National Congress (ANC) to speak. The…

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(l to r) María Chichilco, a Farabundi Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) guerrilla commander from Arcatao and Mary Kay Baum from Madison in late 1986. They met in San Jose Las Flores to exchange the official resolution making Madison and Arcatao…

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In 1998, Maria Serrano (formerly Chichilco) (right) traveled to Madison and was happily reunited with her old friend, Mary Kay Baum. Unknown photographer

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Photograph of the Matthews children, at their house on West Washington Avenue. Left to right: Rose Lee, age 9; Addrena, age 12; Ollie Mae, age 15.

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Photograph of Merle Sweet. Merle is pictured from the waist up, looking at the camera.

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Photograph of Mona Adams Winston, headshot.

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Monica Cliff putting details on a mask for a production of Madgascar by the Children's Theater of Madison. 2018

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David Smith is featured in a Wisconsin State Journal article at a protest in May, 1992 over the acquittal in the Rodney King trial.

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Portillo family at retirement party in 2022 for both Antonio and Estella

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Photo of Rachel Rocca, an Italian immigrant who built a home in the Greenbush neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.

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Photo of Rachel Rocca, an Italian immigrant in Madison, Wisconsin, with her three children, John, Rose, and James.

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This photo accompanied a news article in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 24, 1983. It shows the group of refugees in Madison Sanctuary Site #1 at a public sanctuary event at St. Francis Student House in Madison. (l to r in back) the Reverend Art…

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Photo of Roca Benedetto, or Benedict Rocca, an Italian immigrant who lived in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Photo of participants at a social painting event hosted by Inventiva Works, an arts and arts education company in Madison, WI. ca. 2018

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Exterior view of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 10 South Park Street in the Greenbush neighborhood.

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Students from the Talmud Torah (Hebrew School) at the Agudas Achim Synagogue prepare to conduct their own junior congregation services for the high holidays and sabbath. This photo accompanied a newspaper article discussing the 1948 Jewish New Year…

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The "Gonzalez" family was publicly introduced to the Madison community at Bethany United Methodist Church on Feb 19, 1984. The entire family was masked and were going by pseudonyms to protect their identities from the US, Guatemalan and Salvadoran…

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Photo of tombstone of Roca Benedetto, or Benedict Rocca, an Italian immigrant to came to Madison, Wisconsin at the turn of the 20th century and passed away in in 1905. The tombstone was found in the basement of his wife's and family's Greenbush…

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Photograph of sign related to the urban renewal project upcoming in the Triangle / Greenbush neighborhood.

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Photograph of William Nardi, taken at the Madison Municipal Restored event.

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Cover of the 1935 program (4th ed.) for the Workmen’s Circle annual concert. At the lower edge of the cover is a Yiddish transliteration for the location of the concert: “In university theater, Bascom Hall, Madison Wis.” Prior to 1938, when the…

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Photo of a rehearsal of the children's play La leyenda del tlacuache. Performers and crew are wearing face covering due to the COVID-19 epidemic. La leyenda del tlacuache is a Nahua folk tale adapted for theater by Monica Cliiff and produced by…

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The Stage Coach and truck used for the Madison Youth Summer Theater drives past a playground. Students who watched the performance wave to the actors as they leave after the final play of the season.

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Photograph of Barb Lanser and Laura Berger at Municipal Restored, December 2018.

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A photograph of Clara Franklin holding two sweet potato pies in front of the Park Plaza Discount Center on Madison's South side.

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Children of the Franklin family outside of their family's house at 1905 Fisher Street, Madison, Wisconsin.

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Photograph of Greg Mickells talking with interview Sarah White during Municipal Restored event.

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Photograph of Lillian Sizemore at Municipal Restored event.

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Headshot of Linda Franklin.

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Linda Franklin and Bill Clingan are pictured at the 1972 Memorial High School prom dance, when they were crowned Prom Queen and King.

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A photograph of Lee Dreyfus's inaugural celebration in Madison, Wisconsin in 1979. Linda Franklin sings the national anthem.

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A photograph of Lynn Slattery Hellmuth taken during her oral history interview at the Garver Feed Mill building on November 2, 2019. Lynn is seated on the left, interviewer Jennifer Gurske is seated on the right.

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Exterior view of the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

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Newspaper clipping featuring newspaper vendor Max Shapiro hawking newspapers outside his news stand in downtown Madison.

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Penn Park shelter house, 2101 Fisher Street, near the Dane County Coliseum.

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Photograph of Stu Levitan, taken at the Municipal Restored event in the Madison Municipal Building, 2018.

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A photograph of the women's restroom, featuring unusual carrara marble, in the Madison Municipal Building.

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A photograph of the women's restroom, featuring unusual carrara marble, in the Madison Municipal Building.

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A photograph of the women's restroom, featuring unusual carrara marble, in the Madison Municipal Building.

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The response "Picking up the deeds to my house", etc., accompanies the prompt, "What is your favorite memory of this building?"

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Pink Baby, woodcut on cream-colored Folio paper, 50 x 38 inches, completed by artist Jenie Gao in 2010.

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Pink Baby: Pamphlet, inkjet on dark blue Fabriano Ingres paper and Mohawk Superfine paper, 5 x 3.5 inches closed, 5 x 7 inches open, completed by artist Jenie Gao in 2010.

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A photograph of two youth riding on ponies in an outdoor pen, taken at the Westmorland neighborhood Fourth of July celebration, in Madison, Wisconsin, ca. 1962.

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Schultz children wear their costumes ahead of the Fourth of July parade in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin, ca. 1965. A bicycle is decorated with red, white, and blue bunting in the background.

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List of orchestral and choir music to be performed at the 1935 Workmen’s Circle annual concert. The classical orchestra musicians were drawn from the Madison Symphony and the UW-Madison School of Music.
At the bottom of the page is a list of songs…

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A photograph of the Quinn family during a family wedding in 2013.

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A photograph shows the Quinn family, ca. 1995.

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Headshot of Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman.

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A "selfie" photograph of Rachel Werner.

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Rachel Werner with her daughter Phoebe in spring of 2020, during the Safer at Home social distancing measures.

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Rachel Werner with her daughter Phoebe, taken in spring of 2020 during the Safer at Home social distancing measures.

A hyperlink to the record for a geography master's thesis about collective memory and the historic preservation process at Garver Feed Mill. The thesis is written by Rebecca Summer and archived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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A photograph of a youth baseball team. Eleven youth stand in two rows, wearing baseball uniforms and mitts. Kent Liska is in the 2nd row, 3rd from the left.
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