HistoryMKE

Sean Regan & Tim Lundberg

We bring you the best stories of Milwaukee's History.

  1. 01/05/2021

    Beer Barons: Schlitz

    The story of one of Milwaukee's iconic beers, Schlitz.

    27 min

  2. 12/21/2020

    Alfred Lawson

    The quirky story about Alfred Lawson, a former professional baseball player, who came to Wisconsin to revolutionize the early airline industry and then later create a new economic code as well as a new branch of philosophy and religion.

    19 min

  3. 11/23/2020

    Cream City Brick

    Ever wonder why Milwaukee is referred to as "Cream City"?  This episode shares the story of how our city got that nickname through the color of our bricks.

    16 min

  4. 11/11/2020

    Bay View Massacre

    Wisconsin's most deadly labor dispute took place early May 1886, in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee.  Known for it's rallying cry of, 8 hours of work, 8 hours of rest, and 8 hours for what we will!", the demonstration drew 1,500 men, women and children who would stand up against an armed militia with orders from Wisconsin State Governor Jeremiah Rusk to, "Shoot to Kill".

    24 min

  5. 10/26/2020

    The Vexillology of Milwaukee

    The story of Milwaukee's official city flag, along with the story of it's possible future flag, otherwise known as Milwaukee's "People's Flag".

    22 min

  6. 09/22/2020

    Greendale, Milwaukee's Greenbelt Community

    As part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the federal government allocated funds for four "Greenbelt" communities to be created.  Only three actually were founded with Greendale, WI being one of them.  This episode is the story of the Greenbelt program, and  of village of Greendale.

    25 min

  7. 08/24/2020

    Jones Island part 2: The Kashubes

    In this second part of our series on Jones Island, Sean talks about the area's more recent history including a deep dive into the Kashubes who settled the area after immigrating from northwestern Poland in the late 1800's.

    20 min

  8. 08/10/2020

    Jones Island

    This episode, the first of two on Jones "Island", discusses its early history.

    17 min
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We bring you the best stories of Milwaukee's History.

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  • Creator
    Sean Regan & Tim Lundberg
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sean Regan & Tim Lundberg