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Author : Edward Callary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : 0299309681
Author : Robert E. Gard
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870207082
“The names of places lie upon the land and tell us where we are or where we have been or where we want to go. And so much more.”—From the introduction Fifty years ago, educator and writer Robert E. Gard traveled across Wisconsin, learning the trivial, controversial, and landmark stories behind how cities, counties, and local places got their names. This volume records the fruits of Gard’s labors in an alphabetical listing of places from every corner of Wisconsin, and the stories behind their often-unusual names. Gard’s work provides an important snapshot of how Wisconsin residents of a bygone era came to understand the names of their towns and home places, many of which can no longer be found on any map. Celebrated rural historian Jerry Apps introduces this reprint of Gard’s work, saying that in “some ways The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names is a reference book, a place where you can go to learn a little more about your home town. But in many ways it is much more than that, for it includes the stories of places throughout the state, submitted by the people who knew them. It is a book where story, people, and place all come together.”
Author : Edward Callary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 0299309649
An alphabetical reference to the origins of names for more than 2,000 Wisconsin communities, counties, and towns. Entertaining and impeccably researched.
Author : Robert Edward Gard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : OCLC:1311040749
Author : Virgil J. Vogel
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0299129845
List of place-names, primarily those names after American Indian tribes or individuals, including some historical information about each person or tribe.
Author : Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : PSU:000014077050
Author : Sandy Nestor
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786493395
The American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.
Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0806135980
This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Wisconsin
ISBN : UOM:39015073354873
Author : Robert S. Rudolph
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033898961
This book is a listing of the place names of Wood County Wisconsin, with explanations of their origins. The book is copyrighted by the University of Wisconsin Press, which retains all rights.
Author : Thomas Purnell,Eric Raimy,Joe Salmons
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299293338
Wisconsin is one of the most linguistically rich places in North America. It has the greatest diversity of American Indian languages east of the Mississippi, including Ojibwe and Menominee from the Algonquian language family, Ho-Chunk from the Siouan family, and Oneida from the Iroquoian family. French place names dot the state's map. German, Norwegian, and Polish—the languages of immigrants in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—are still spoken by tens of thousands of people, and the influx of new immigrants speaking Spanish, Hmong, and Somali continues to enrich the state's cultural landscape. These languages and others (Walloon, Cornish, Finnish, Czech, and more) have shaped the kinds of English spoken around the state. Within Wisconsin's borders are found three different major dialects of American English, and despite the influences of mass media and popular culture, they are not merging—they are dramatically diverging. An engaging survey for both general readers and language scholars, Wisconsin Talk brings together perspectives from linguistics, history, cultural studies, and geography to illuminate why language matters in our everyday lives. The authors highlight such topics as: • words distinctive to the state • how recent and earlier immigrants have negotiated cultural and linguistic challenges • the diversity of bilingual speakers that enriches our communities • how maps can convey the stories of language • the relation of Wisconsin's Indian languages to language loss worldwide.
Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870209352
“From the ring of the ax in the woods, to the scream of the saw blade in the mill, to the founding of many of Wisconsin’s communities, Jerry Apps does an outstanding job bringing Wisconsin’s logging and lumbering heritage to life.”—Kerry P. Bloedorn, director, Rhinelander Pioneer Park Historical Complex For more than half a century, logging, lumber production, and affiliated enterprises in Wisconsin’s Northwoods provided jobs for tens of thousands of Wisconsinites and wealth for many individuals. The industry cut through the lives of nearly every Wisconsin citizen, from an immigrant lumberjack or camp cook in the Chippewa Valley to a Suamico sawmill operator, an Oshkosh factory worker to a Milwaukee banker. When the White Pine Was King tells the stories of the heyday of logging: of lumberjacks and camp cooks, of river drives and deadly log jams, of sawmills and lumber towns and the echo of the ax ringing through the Northwoods as yet another white pine crashed to the ground. He explores the aftermath of the logging era, including efforts to farm the cutover (most of them doomed to fail), successful reforestation work, and the legacy of the lumber and wood products industries, which continue to fuel the state’s economy. Enhanced with dozens of historic photos, When the White Pine Was King transports readers to the lumber boom era and reveals how the lessons learned in the vast northern forestlands continue to shape the region today.
Author : James P. Leary
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780299160333
Highly entertaining and richly informative, Wisconsin Folklore offers the first comprehensive collection of writings about the surprisingly varied folklore of Wisconsin. Beginning with a historical introduction to Wisconsin's folklore and concluding with an up-to-date bibliography, this anthology offers more than fifty annotated and illustrated entries in five sections: "Terms and Talk," "Storytelling," "Music, Song, and Dance," "Beliefs and Customs," and "Material Traditions and Folklife." The various contributors, from 1884 to 1997, are anthropologists, ethnomusicologists, historians, journalists, museologists, ordinary citizens reminiscing, sociologists, students, writers of fiction, practitioners of folklore, and folklorists. Their interests cover an enormous range of topics: from Woodland Indian place names and German dialect expressions to Welsh nicknames and the jargon of apple-pickers, brewers, and farmers; from Ho-Chunk and Ojibwa mythological tricksters and Paul Bunyan legends to stories of Polish strongmen and Ole and Lena jokes; from Menominee dances and Norwegian fiddling and polka music to African-American gospel groups and Hmong musicians; from faith healers and wedding and funeral customs to seasonal ethnic festivities and tavern amusements; and from spearing decoys and needlework to church dinners, sacred shrines, and the traditional work practices of commercial fishers, tobacco growers, and pickle packers. For general readers, teachers, librarians, and scholars alike, Wisconsin Folklore exemplifies and illuminates Wisconsin's cultural traditions, and establishes the state's significant but long neglected contributions to American folklore.
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : UIUC:30112105068651
Author : Henry Gannett
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0806305444
