Nearly two-hundred years after the first Cornish immigrants came to Wisconsin, many taking mining jobs in the state’s southwest corner, their ethnic contributions linger. Cornish immigrants’ skill at constructing stone buildings can still be seen in Mineral Point,...
In 1902, the first Italian-Americans arrived in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Read more about their contributions to Mineral Point history in the article Italian Food and Culture in Mineral Point. For this issue of Kitchen & Culture, we feature a recipe for Italian...
More than one-hundred years after Italian immigration to Wisconsin peaked in the first decade of the twentieth century, evidence lingers of those southern European roots. Today, descendants of the state’s early Italian families continue to operate restaurants and...
Cornish pasties, figgyhobbin, and tea biscuits. You must be in Iowa County, Wisconsin! Ethnic food – Cornish, in Iowa County’s case — is a key ingredient in a community’s history and culture. Authors of regional fiction often weave in food, and ethnic...
“A few minutes later, Mary, Catherine, and Ruby entered his room. ‘Dad,’ Catherine said, ‘Mr. Henning, Mr. Roberts, and the others are doing our milking so that Ruby and I can get to school.’” ~ Bittersweet Harvest Harold’s Favorite Places: Avoca School...
“His new Goodyears filled his window display space, and today he busily installed brake linings on the Ford sedan that Tony Filardo dropped off that morning. His business from Italians increased monthly, and he was thankful for that. When treated fairly, these first...
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