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In the past, Lake Effect's "It's a Material World" segment has looked at what happens to beloved objects when their owners passed away.However,…

Many of us collect things - from stamps to movie ticket stubs, glassware to baseball cards - and our collections vary in intensity and size. For the past…

Our Radio Chipstone series explores the place of objects in our lives - from the mundane to the remarkable. So it's perhaps no surprise that producer…

Art has always been a way for artists to express and expel deep emotions - think Picasso’s blue period.Madison artist and schoolteacher JoAnn Jensen also…

There are three basic things that people need to survive food, shelter, and, clothing. How we choose to fulfill those needs gives others in our…

As Wisconsinites, we're lucky to have access to some really stellar museums. Our state boasts nationally and internationally recognized institutions like…

Gardening, scrap booking, knitting, wood-working, bird-watching, golf. We've all got hobbies - some we're prouder to admit to than others. But what do…

Every culture has rituals around death and mourning. During the Victorian Era it was something called Hair Wreaths. Women would collect the hair of loved…

Contributor Gianofer Fields, host of Lake Effect's Radio Chipstone series, has begun a kind of series within a series she’s calling Curator’s Choice. She…

Wisconsin was just 17 years old when the Civil War began. In 1861, every available man fit to serve was called to fight. Each man was issued two pairs of…