The History Display at PrideFest 2012 featured new panels commemorating two important anniversaries: the 25th Milwaukee PrideFest celebration, and the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Gay Rights Act, the first in the nation.
The display also featured the 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. As with the first Timeline display in 2005, people were able to read existing entries, but also add their own recollections and comments in given year blocks.
The 2012 LGBT History display was produced by: Don Schwamb, Michael Doylen, Paul Williams, and Jerry Johnson.
Photos of the Timeline:
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UWM display, and old PrideFest parade banners
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Timeline overview
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Timeline overview
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Timeline 1969-1984
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Timeline 1978-1989
+ Biographic panels:
(left) Tom Bolls, Eldon Murray,
(right) Miriam ben Shalom
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Historical Panel:
Passing Gay Rights in Wisconsin, 1967-1983
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Timeline 1989-2003
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Historical Panel:
LGBT Pride Celebrations in Milwaukee
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Timeline 2000-2011
+ Biographic panels:
(left) Cook-Daniels,
(right) Sue Cook
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Timeline 2002-2011
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Timeline overview
+ (left) Historical panels: Pride Celebrations in Milwaukee,
+ (right) Bio panel: Ron Geiman
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Panels created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of AB70, the first Gay Rights law in the nation, passed in Wisconsin in 1982
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Panels to commemorate 40 years of Pride celebrations and the 25th PrideFest
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The 2012 History Project display at PrideFest was funded by the generous support of these Primary Sponsors:
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PrideFest
PrideFest website
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Joe Brehm, This Is It Bar
418 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee
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Former County Executive
Tom Ament
and wife Darla Hium
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Plus individual contributions from:
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Major Donors
($200 and up)
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Donald DeBaere
Rosalie Greco & Sally Swetnam
Ross Draegert & Robert Starshack
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Donors
($100-$199)
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Ray Dahm
Michael Johnston
Doug Nelson
Joe Pabst
Tony Rhodes
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Contributors
(up to $100)
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Jerry Johnson & Michael Riley
Julia Kleppin
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The History Exhibit
is the creation
of these volunteers:
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Don Schwamb
Michael Doylen
Jerry Johnson
Paul Williams
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