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Circus Parade 60th Anniversary

By Dan Lee on Jul 11, 2023 12:00 AM

Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the once-annual Great Circus Parade that brought more than 250,000 people downtown.

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Doors Open to Historic Milwaukee

By Sarah Finn on Sep 15, 2021 12:00 AM

Doors Open offers an opportunity to explore Milwaukee’s architectural history, and the Milwaukee Public Library’s "Remember When" Collection provides another. From 1963 through 1994 library staff collaborated with The Milwaukee Journal by creating a newspaper feature titled “Remember When…” published in the Green Sheet. Take a journey back to read about some of its historical highlights.

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Remember When...

By MPL Staff on Apr 16, 2020 8:13 AM

Remember When... ladies and gents took carriage rides? or when bacon was 29 cents a pound? These memories and many more, are available in the Remember When collection.

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