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Health advocate E.R. Krumbiegel\u2019s place in Milwaukee\u2019s history may be obscured by time, but it\u2019s made clearer in the Encyclopedia of Milwaukee, a project spearheaded by UWM historians Amanda Seligman and Margo Anderson. There, Krumbiegel shares pages with better-known figures such as home run king Hank Aaron, poet Carl Sandburg and aviator Billy Mitchell, the city airport\u2019s namesake.<\/p>\n

Begun in 2008, the online encyclopedia<\/a>\u00a0launched in the summer of 2016 with some 50 articles, a total that’s\u00a0been increased\u00a0on a weekly basis. That number will continue to expand, and a print edition is also being considered.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most gratifying things we have learned from working on this project is how devoted Milwaukeeans are to their history,\u201d Seligman says. \u201cIt is exciting to share the region\u2019s past with such an appreciative audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it grows, the online encyclopedia will feature hundreds of photos and illustrations, hyperlinks and suggestions for further reading. Readers can also comment and share recollections about the articles and their subjects. Like other encyclopedias, it\u2019s not a narrative history to be read from start to finish, but a compendium of information meant to be browsed by the curious or consulted by researchers.<\/p>\n

So you may not get Krumbiegel\u2019s entire life story, but you\u2019ll learn how the former city health commissioner helped revise the city\u2019s building code after World War II. And that he \u201cwas committed both to eliminating \u2018blight\u2019 and ensuring access to safe, decent, and affordable housing, and whose housing code was an innovative model for other cities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Articles are written by local experts, freelance authors and student staff, and are subjected to rigorous editing and fact-checking by the encyclopedia\u2019s editors and students. The encyclopedia also has a Facebook page \u2013 search for “Encyclopedia of Milwaukee” \u2013\u00a0and a Twitter feed at @MkeEncyclopedia<\/a>. The project is supported by UWM, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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