Janus seems equally passionate about his current project, an oral history of agriculture in Wisconsin, an offshoot of his successful 2011 book for the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, “Creating Dairyland.” Janus has cast a wide net for this new project, and he recently interviewed Cardinal Raymond Burke, who grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm. His interviews will be archived by the historical society, and Janus hopes to publish them as an e-book. More information is available atthepeopleremember.org. [as of posting this, the URL does not work]Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/columnists/doug-moe/doug-moe-ed-janus-s-journey-baseball-beer-back-to/article_576ce528-ed77-5791-b786-4cfa1f2689e4.html#ixzz3NgX6MZiR
No real surprise — given Janus’ eclectic job history — he was once a dairy farmer himself. He ranks it as his best job ever, just head of driving a bus in Chicago.
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Historian interviewed Cardinal Burke on "history of agriculture in Wisconsin" for yet to be published e-book
Milwaukee's St. Mary's Convent lives again online
A collaboration between two city departments, the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Sisters of the Divine Savior, North American Province, has resulted in the creation of a new website containing photographs of the old St. Mary's Convent at the corner of N. 35th and W. Center streets.
The convent was demolished last year after officials determined the building was beyond saving. The convent was built in 1900 and was the home for a religious congregation, a nursing home, a school and a rehab clinic.
The website came together through the efforts of the Public Information Division of the City Clerk’s Office, the Historic Preservation Commission, and Wisconsin Historical Society and the sisters.
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