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by Bill Meindl, Publisher
Last Update: Spring 2008 |
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Winter/Spring 2008 Issue Published
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 Voyageur's 64-page Winter/Spring 2008 issue is now available. Six articles are featured.
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On the cover of Voyageur's latest issue is a historic photo of the Skerbeck Circus from
the archives of the Circus World Museum in Baraboo.
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The Winter/Spring 2008 Voyageur also features book reviews, letters to the editor and a tribute
to Voyageur cofounder George Nau Burridge (1908-2007). Editor of Voyageur is Victoria Goff and Art Director for the issue is Jeff
Benzow.
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George Nau Burridge, 1908-2007
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George Nau Burridge-cofounder and driving force behind the creation and success of Voyageur
magazine-died October 18, 2007, in Minneapolis at the age of 98. A memorial service was held December 15 at Union Congregational
Church in Green Bay on what would have been George's 99th birthday.
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It was in 1981 that George, a retired Green Bay businessman, teamed with Dr. Norbert Gaworek,
then a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, to cofound Voyageur. At the time, George was incoming president
of the Brown County Historical Society and was looking for ideas for Society projects. Norbert suggested the Society publish a
historical journal. The UWGB professor agreed to be the publication's editor, while George marshaled the money and, with Norbert,
the organizational and institutional support needed to launch and maintain the enterprise.
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Met with great enthusiasm, the first issue of Voyageur appeared in June 1984 in conjunction with
the Historical Society's Heritage Festival that year. The festival commemorated the 350th anniversary of what's thought to be the
French trader Jean Nicolet's arrival at Green Bay in 1634. Some 4,000 copies of Voyageur's "Heritage Festival Commemorative Issue"
were sold, starting at festival activities held in and around Green Bay that spring and summer of 1984.
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In 2006 George's family established the George Nau Burridge & Eleanor Armstrong Burridge Voyageur
Endowment Fund. The unrestricted fund is maintained by the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and is designed to help finance
Voyageur's operation.
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Voyageur exists today because of the vision, leadership and determination of George Nau Burridge.
A Green Bay and Brown County Historical Society icon if ever there was one, he will be greatly missed by all.
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Nominations Sought for Anniversary Issue |
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Voyageur turns twenty-five in 2009. In conjunction with the magazine's birthday, we'll publish a
Special 25th Anniversary Edition that summer focusing on twenty-five significant events or developments in the history of Northeast
Wisconsin.
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Nominations are now being sought for what those twenty-five significant events or developments should be.
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"We're resolved to put out an edition that will capture and reflect the very character of the region in
historical dimensions," says Kerry Trask, chair of Voyageur's Editorial Committee.
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"We are looking to identify those events and developments that most shaped the very character and cultural
texture of this part of the state and the individuals who were primarily responsible for and/or associated with each of those developments-the
doers and dreamers of Northeast Wisconsin who made the region what it became. By so doing, we hope to provide our readers with a better, deeper,
fuller sense of place."
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The events or developments can cover any time period, from the end of the Ice Age through the 20th century,
and encompass any and all topics relevant to greater Northeast Wisconsin's history. Voyageur defines greater Northeast Wisconsin as a 26-county
region of the state extending from Lake Michigan to the Wisconsin River Valley area, and from the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac areas northward to
Michigan.
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Nominations should include a brief description of the significant event or development and why it's important,
the year(s) it happened, and any person(s) associated with it.
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Send your nominations to voyageur@uwgb.edu or to Voyageur Magazine, P.O. Box 8085, Green Bay, WI 54308-8085.
Questions? We also can be reached by phone at (920) 465-2446 weekdays.
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Another Year in the Books. Thank You! |
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Voyageur finished 2007 with $93,154 in regular income and $89,434 in regular expenses, according to preliminary
unaudited figures. The $3,720 balance has been forwarded to this year's operations to help pay for additional anticipated expenses.
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Patron gift donations continue to be the largest source of revenue for Voyageur, accounting for 50% of the magazine's
income. A hearty thanks to our record 749 patron donors for their generous support last year! An additional 25% in 2007 income came from subscription
and issue sales, 20% from advertising sales, and 5% from an annual Brown County Historical Society grant.
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On the expense side last year, 55% of total expenses represented salaries, 23% magazine printing and distribution costs,
11% marketing expenses, 8% honorariums, and 3% in other costs.
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2006 Teacher's Edition Available
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The 2006 volume of the Voyageur Teacher's Edition: Classroom Methods for Making History
Relevant is available from the Voyageur office at no charge.
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The sixty-four-page special publication features essays on teaching Native American history,
the Industrial Revolution in the U.S., oral history and "Weaving a New Fabric of American History." Seventeen lesson plans
accompany the essays.
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The Voyageur teacher guide is written for U.S. history teachers, grades five through twelve.
The latest version is the last of three published through the Northeastern Wisconsin Teaching American History Program. The
program also included a web site, teacher seminars, follow-up workshops, student participation in National History Day and
the production of cd roms on history themes.
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Editor of the teacher guide is Andrew Kersten, associate professor of history at the University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay and a member of Voyageur's Editorial Committee. Design is by Voyageur Senior Art Director Jeff Benzow.
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To order the 2006 Voyageur Teacher's Edition at no charge, phone, email or mail your request to
Voyageur. See the contact information at the end of this section.
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