John A. Hall, Probable First City Hall African American Clerk
Learn more about John Hall, the first African American clerk to work at Milwaukee City Hall.
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MPL Service @ 76th & Good Hope 100 Years Ago
The Milwaukee Public Library’s newest branch, Good Hope, opened on July 29th. While searching MPL’s annual reports about the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic, they revealed that we provided service at the intersection of 76th and Good Hope, a century before Good Hope opened. In 1915, Milwaukee County contracted with MPL to provide books for then-rural branches to be housed in centrally located township schools. The 1916-1917…
Read moreFrom the MPL Archives: 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic Signs
Join Dan, Local History Librarian, as he shares the history behind our signs from the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic in Milwaukee.
Read moreExplore Milwaukee Music History through the Digital Concert Poster Collection
MPL has tons of useful and interesting digital resources, but none of them rock quite as much as our Wisconsin Concert Poster Digital Collection.
Read moreRuth Revels, First African American to Work in the Milwaukee Mayor’s Office
Learn more about Ruth Revels, the first African American to work in the Milwaukee Mayor's Office.
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