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Take 12: New at museums

January 28, 2021 Mary Bergin 0

Tired of looking at your own walls while warding off winter? Wisconsin museums would love a little attention, but many remain closed because of the […]

NYC’s MoMath: not just for math geeks

February 4, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Consider the dichotomies of life: birth and death, night and day, salt and sugar, introverts and extroverts. These polar opposites have things in common too. […]

Work as art: MSOE’s Grohmann Museum specialty

August 31, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

September opens with Labor Day, the holiday that acknowledges our toils to pay the bills, snag a promotion, gain independence, feel worthwhile and maybe leave […]

Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center goes beyond dairyland

August 17, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

I hear that people want to know more about the origin of their food. We’ve shared these stories for many years, often casually and sometimes […]

‘Power of Poison’ for good, evil – now, then

April 7, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

Watch the movie “Alice in Wonderland” sometime and pay attention to the crazed guy at that tea party. The edgy one who’s rude, hyper and […]

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Lake Winnebago sturgeon flashbacks, folk art

January 26, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

Mary Lou Schneider, thanks for the flashbacks. On a wintry Sunday morning in the 1960s. I walk two blocks from church to the little general […]

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EAA museum gains astronaut’s treasures

January 5, 2019 Mary Bergin 0

Encased in glass is a two-page letter, neatly typed and labeled confidential. It was written in the 1960s to explain why it was unwise to […]

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Museum of Broken Relationships: Loves lost, insight found

February 3, 2018 Mary Bergin 0

What becomes of the broken-hearted? Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin turned a song by that name into an R&B hit one-half century ago, and musicians of […]

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In stitches: Popularity of quilting extends to Millennials too

January 13, 2018 Mary Bergin 0

Quilts cocoon us during winter’s harshest nights, but warmth is only one way to define their value. Homespun quilts cloak us with deep memories of […]

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American Writers Museum opens in Chicago

May 13, 2017 Mary Bergin 0

In the same room are Julia Child, Alex Haley, Prince, Patrick Henry and Hunter Thompson. What do they have in come, besides being dearly departed? […]

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New exhibit at Vets Museum takes personal look at WWI

April 22, 2017 Mary Bergin 0

Casual decisions sometimes lead to profound, life-altering circumstances. No one learned that more than John Pavlik of West Allis, who was 16 years old when […]

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Field Museum explores tattoo art, history, logic, popularity

February 11, 2017 Mary Bergin 0

More people are adding an indelible mark on their life, based on a process that is thousands of years old. When asked to write about […]

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Madison museum is all-year tribute to military veterans

November 12, 2016 Mary Bergin 0

This presidential election sure felt like a nationwide battle, regardless of whether you think we won or lost, and that is what compelled me to […]

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Hamilton Wood Type Museum: Words carry weight, literally

March 5, 2016 Mary Bergin 0

Sometimes I refer to my freelance writing business as The Word Factory because that is what I churn out from one day to the next. […]

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