Milwaukee Mayhem with Matt Prigge
October 20 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Join author Matt Prigge as he discusses Milwaukee’s hidden history.
Milwaukee Mayhem offers a new perspective on Milwaukee’s early years, forgoing the major historical signposts found in traditional histories and focusing instead on the strange and brutal tales of mystery, vice, murder, and disaster that were born of the city’s transformation from lakeside settlement to American metropolis.
Note: For hours and other admission information, please contact the hosting venue.
About the Speaker
Matthew J. Prigge, author of Damn the Old Tinderbox: Milwaukee’s Palace of the West and the Fire that Defined an Era and Milwaukee Mayhem: Murder and Mystery in the Cream City’s First Century, is a freelance author and historian from Milwaukee and the host of “What Made Milwaukee Famous,” a weekly local history segment on WMSE 91.7.
The Wisconsin History Makers Tour will bring history directly to local communities in every region of the state through pop-up exhibits, object displays, public programs, outdoor installations, and other activities.
The History Makers Tour is presented by Culver’s and is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number: MA-253159-OMS-23.
