Records, 1883-1984.

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Records, 1883-1984.

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Records of local chapters of a national women's organization established in Wisconsin in 1884. Although also concerned with general charitable endeavors and patriotic education, the corps was primarily concerned with aiding veterans and their dependents, particularly those at the Grand Army Home at King.

0.2 c.f. (1 folder),21 reels of microfilm (35mm), and9 photographs and9 pieces of ephemera

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925505

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Dept. of Wisconsin.

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Wisconsin Veterans Home

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The Home for Veterans was established at King, Wisconsin in 1887 by the Grand Army of the Republic. Operation of the home was initially supervised by a Board of Trustees. Chapter 514, Laws of 1929 changed the institution's name to the Grand Army Home for Veterans and placed its operation under the direct supervision of the state Adjutant General. Chapter 580, Laws of 1945 transferred management to the newly created Dept. of Veterans Affairs (WIHV86-A1691). In 1973, the institution w...