History of Gay and Lesbian Life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The History Project

 

History Display at PrideFest 2005--
Milwaukee LGBT History Project, Inc.

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History Project at 2004 PrideFest

History Project at 2004 PrideFest

History Project at 2004 PrideFest

Setup of Timeline

Timeline viewers

Timeline viewers

At PrideFest 2005, the Project decided to display a Timeline, depicting some key events in Milwaukee's LGBT history since Stonewall, and giving visitors the opportunity to participate by writing in their own memories, recollections, and events they wanted to be remembered. The Timeline was a huge success, with the exhiit being viewed by over 3,000 persons over the two day PrideFest (June 11th + 12th, 2005). The History Display at PrideFest 2005 included these components:

  • Interactive Timeline: a decade by decade, year-by-year timeline of major events in the LGBT history of Milwaukee and Wisconsin, juxtaposed with some major national events. The Timeline was a History Display first, and very well received: many people spent some time reading all the entries, and more than a few took time to add their own recollections and comments in given year blocks. Some were observed returning later with friends to share the experience.
    View the actual Timeline display from PrideFest 2005 at this link.

  • Display of Movie Posters culled from Jerry Johnson's collection. Photos

  • Movie Shorts presented by Carl Bogner of the LGBT Film Festival at UWM. Titles included “Butch Mystique” (seen at LGBT Black History celebration), “Lesbian Centennial Project”, “Gay Cuba”, and “The March Goes On”.

  • Speakers on the Stonewall Stage including Miriam ben Shalom.

  • Display Case of select historical artifacts from Milwaukee gay and lesbian history. Photos

  • Sale of History items including photo CD of various historical photos; and complete 10-year sets of the Wisconsin Light newspaper. Photos

  • Individual historical display tables from other organizations:, including one for SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment), plus two tables from the SSBL/ Saturday Softball Beer League.

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History Project at PrideFest 2005

History Project at PrideFest 2005

Jerry Johnson's Movie Posters

History Project at PrideFest 2005

History Project at PrideFest 2005

History Project at PrideFest 2005

inside the Display case

Display case

Fundraising sales

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