The Making of Milwaukee is a five hour, high definition series that explores the intriguing people who came to live beside Lake Michigan: their politics, their triumphs and tragedies, their work and play. From civic saints to scoundrels, industrialists to Socialists, Potawatomi to Hmong, The Making of Milwaukee tells the story of our city.

A curriculum has been written to accompany The Making of Milwaukee. It may be found inside "In the Classroom" on this web site. The curriculum, adaptable to many grade levels, includes extensive web and classroom activities.

Educators and libraries in the Milwaukee area may obtain a DVD set of The Making of Milwaukee for classroom use free of charge. Click here to reserve the DVD.

Funding for curriculum and web activities provided by The Faye McBeath Foundation, Koeppen-Gerlach Foundation, and The Penworthy Company.