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Westmorland Neighborhood Assoc. Board, Ronny Saeman, President, 1957-1958.jpg
A photograph of the board members of the Westmorland Neighborhood Association. Ronny Saeman, president of the board, is seated at the table in the front row.

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Promotional web graphic for the Rock en Español radio program on WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, WI

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A photograph of the Murphy family watching the 4th of July Parade from their front yard in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A builder from VR Construction works on the internal structure of attic in Madison.

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Two builders from VR Construction work on the joists of a house in Madison,

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A builder from VR Construction works on the foundation of a house in Madison.

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A builder from VR Construction, stands on a cherry pickers, while he works on the second story exterior of a house in Madison.

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A pick-up and trailer from VR Construction, parked in front of a construction site in Madison.

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Victor Rojas, from VR Construction, snaps a selfie on a cold day in Madison, while working on an attic.

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Headshot photograph of Victor Crentsil.

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A photograph of the VandeBerg family standing on the tarmac of the Oshkosh Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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A photograph shows the vacant lot where the Saeman family house would eventually be built, at 564 Gately Terrace in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.

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Exterior view of the United States Sugar Company factory next to railroad tracks.

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A photograph of (from left to right) Ulrich Sielaff, David Hamel, and Shelley Hamel taken during their oral history interview at the Garver Feed Mill on November 2, 2019.

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Two women standing on path in front of the Garver Feed Mill, which was originally a sugar beet processing factory.

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A selfie photograph of narrator Tina Marie Maes.

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A family portrait of the Thuesen family taken in 1975.

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Written response about this image: Seeing my children write letters and postcards to family and friends has been an unexpected blessing during this time. They cut right to the chase: I hate not seeing you. I can’t wait to hug you. I miss getting…

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The Workmen’s Circle Labor Lyceum provided a community center for the immigrant Eastern European Jewish community in Madison. The Arbeiter Ring, as it was called in Yiddish (a language which combines Hebrew and German words), is a national…

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The Schwartz Pharmacy at the corner of South Park and Mound streets, around 1960, a few years before demolition as part of the urban renewal project. An addition to Meriter Hospital now occupies this site.

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Text depicts a memory of "the old marble bathrooms" to accompany the prompt: "What is your favorite memory of this building?"

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The Milwaukee Bakery at 214 S. Murray Street was operated by the Moskowsky family from 1924-1952. The extended family lived in the apartment above the bakery. Each day the bakers prepared fresh breads on the wood fired hearth for sale all across the…

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Terry Cohn sits in a coffee shop, "4 Gatos," in Barcelona, Spain, in March 2020.

Tenney-002_Abshere Vicki.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Vicki Abshere.

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A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Thomas Schmidt, Jean Huxmann, Steve Huxmann, and Nancy Daly.

Tenney-011_Schmidt Thomas.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Thomas Schmidt, Jean Huxmann, and Steve Huxmann.

Tenney-012_Keyes Rybeck Suzanne.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Suzanne Keyes Rybeck.

Tenney-009_Fieber Sue.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Sue Fieber.

Tenney-013_Webster Stephen.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Stephen Webster.

Tenney-010_Abshere Shaun-Olin John.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Shaun Abshere in character as historical figure John Olin.

Tenney-001_Prime Patty.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Patty Prime.

Tenney-005_Wiedenhoeft Nicholas.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Nicholas Wiedenhoeft.

Tenney-015_Holland Gigi.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Gigi Holland.

Tenney-003_Crossley Karen.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Karen Crossley.

Tenney-008_Deloya Jeannette.mp3
A two-part short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Jeannette Deloya.

Tenney-004_Schur Janice.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Janice Schur.

Tenney-014_Qualle Jane.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Jane Qualle.

Tenney-018_Shulkin James.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by James Shulkin.

Tenney-006_Kaplan Jackie.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Jackie Kaplan.

Tenney-017_Jepsen Ed.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Ed Jepsen.

Tenney-019_Breyne Denise.mp3
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Denise Breyne.

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A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Caroline Hoffman.

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Sylvia Dworetsky Grunes holds the program for the Workmen’s Circle School’s first annual performance in 1933. Sylvia, who was a seven-year-old student at the time of the performance, turned 97 in 2023.

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Headshot of Susie McCormick.

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A photograph of Susan Rottier, taken during her oral history interview at the Garver Feed Mill on November 2, 2019.

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A photograph shows a baseball game being played at a school baseball diamond. Kent Liska is the batter at bat in the photo.

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Students from the Workmen’s Circle school assembled on the stage of the Labor Lyceum. At the center of the group is the school’s principal and only teacher, Philip Seigel. Students would be taught to: “read, write and speak the Yiddish language,…

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Drawing of a staple remover accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw your favorite office supply."

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A drawing of a smiling flower in a pot accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw an office plant."

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A photograph taken of Alan and Betty Skowlund and their family in their living room in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.

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A photograph of Alan and Betty Skowlund and family, taken on Christmas Day in 1977, at their home in the Westmorland neighborhood.

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A close-up photograph of Shirley and Stan Inhorn, residents of the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

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A photograph of the exterior of the Schultz family residence at 453 Clifden Drive, in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin. The house and yard are covered in snow.

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A portrait of the four Schultz children, taken ca. 1962. Back row: Kathleen and John; front row: Virginia and Mary.

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Sam Schwartz inside his pharmacy at 902 Mound St. in 1952. In addition to dispensing drugs the store sold a wide variety of goods, including clocks and cosmetics, as can be seen on the display shelves.

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Sam Schwartz (right) and Alex Swartz (left) sort through mail sent to the pharmacy by soldiers serving during WWII. The letters and postcards were then shared with the community who would stop by the store to learn first-hand news from the…

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Sam Schwartz (center with shovel) participates in groundbreaking ceremony for a new medical center building at 20 S. Park Street. Although the Schwartz Pharmacy was demolished as part of the Triangle Redevelopment Project, he was able to re-locate…

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Sam Moss, whose grandparents Ida and Samuel Moskowsky operated the Milwaukee Bakery, displays the bell that once hung above the entry door to the family-owned shop.
Photo courtesy Daniel Einstein.

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A photograph of the Saeman family residence under construction in 1950.

Seaman Children, Paul, Marian, Ann, cir. 1959.jpg
A photograph of three children from the Saeman family, Paul, Marian and Ann, taken ca. 1959. The children stand on rocks and hold a large toy hoop.

Ronny & Jerry Saeman, Westmor. Park Rock Gard. Bench, Sept.1999.jpg
A photograph depicts Jerry and Ronny Saeman seated on a park bench in the rock garden of the Westmorland neighborhood park.

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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.

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

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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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A "selfie" photograph of Rachel Werner.

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Headshot of Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman.

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A photograph shows the Quinn family, ca. 1995.

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

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

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

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Exterior view of Rohde's Supper Club, located at 613 West Main Street.

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Interior of the Rennebohm Drug Store #7 at 901 University Avenue, with the soda fountain, two soda jerks, and the general sales area.

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

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Spectators looking at the Monkey Island at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). This is one of many images photographed by Harold Hone for "Wisconsin: A Guide to the Badger State."

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

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

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Exterior view of the Madison Club, located at 5 East Wilson Street.

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

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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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Headshot of Linda Franklin.

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Photograph of Lillian Sizemore at Municipal Restored event.

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Henry Esser stands on the step in front of Koltes & Esser Hardware in the 300 block of West Lakeside Street. Fencing, garbage cans, a hose reel and lawn mower are on display at the curb. The rear of the company truck can be seen parked on the left.…

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

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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 exterior of the Ruth Bachhuber Doyle Administration Building (historic name: Washington School), located at 545 West Dayton Street.

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

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

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Front exterior view of the White Front Grocery at 610-612 Mound Street, in the Greenbush neighborhood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Exterior view of the Neighborhood House at 766 West Washington Avenue.

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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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Photograph of Mona Adams Winston, headshot.

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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 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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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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(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 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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Photo of Madison Public Library holiday parade float, 1990s

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Exterior view of Central High School with cars parked in front.

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Front exterior view of Joe's Liquor Store at 702 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood.

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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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Two teenage girls place garland on an artificial Christmas tree in front of a graphic depicting Santa in a sleigh holding a bag of presents. They are Carolyn Ames and Sharon Thompson and they are decorating at the Loft, a teen center.

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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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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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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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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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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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Photograph of Dr. Richard Harris, headshot.

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

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

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

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Photo of David Smith as a child

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Photo of David Smith, pastor 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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Chuck Lane's parents and grandmother, 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 and his parents, of family business Lane's Bakery in Madison, Wisconsin

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

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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 at book signing in conjunction with Amnesty International, 2012

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Bob Skloot in fall of 2022, photo by Joan Laurion

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

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

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Beatrice Chatman in 1966

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

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

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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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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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"Gonzalez" family at home in Madison in 1984.

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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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Headshot of Phoenix Carter.

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

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

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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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…

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.

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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…

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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…

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

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

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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…

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

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

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.

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.

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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…

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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. …

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

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.

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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,…

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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.…

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

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

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…

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

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

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,…

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

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

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.

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…

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…

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

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.

gree-002.mp3
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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south-002.MP3
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…

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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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.

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.

South_DavidSmith_08192020.mp3
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…

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

South_ChuckLane_08272021.mp3
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…

South_ChrisWagner_072021.mp3
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…

madarc-001FINAL.mp3
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…

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…

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

gree-001.MP3
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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South_BeatriceChatman_080821.mp3
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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