UWM History Graduate Student Association - HGSA

Finishing our second panel of day one and are about to begin the third panel at the 2nd Annual Michael Gordon HGSA Conference on the UWM Student Union's 2nd Floor.

Milwaukee man and Medal of Honor recipient Arthur MacArthur, Jr.

For this Medal Monday, we share the story of Arthur MacArthur, Jr, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, and moved to Milwaukee prior to the beginning of the war. During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He joined the 24th Infantry as an adjutant, and was colonel by the end of the war. He earned a Medal of Honor for courage at the Battle of Missionary Ridge in 1863. The citation for this medal reads: ” Seized the colors of his regiment at a critical moment and planted them on the captured works on the crest of Missionary Ridge.” On, Wisconsin!

Where children grow

April 21 is National Kindergarten Day! Did you know the first kindergarten in the United States was started in Watertown, Wisconsin?

It opened in 1856 by Margarethe Meyer Schurz. It was based on her experiences in Germany with educator Friedrich Froebel.

Kindergarten is a German word meaning “a garden where children grow.”

Learn more: https://wihist.org/41l9aL6

The First Kindergarten is one of many historic sites that are part of the Watertown Historical Society, Watertown, WI.

📸: Site of America's first kindergarten
1968 | WHI Image ID 129584