A Fourth for the ages
                   
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Old World Wisconsin celebration harkens back to the day of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ — and anvil firings By MEG JONES mjones@journalsentinel.com Posted: July 4, 2008 Eagle - Eagle — Ed Pierce always gets goose bumps when he hears the melody. Photo/Michael Sears "Darwin's Missing Link" is held at bay by a rope during the parade at Old World Wisconsin's Fourth of July celebration. The day included enactments of Independence Day features of years gone by. Photo/Michael Sears William Wilks, 14, of Pleasant Prairie reaches for the prize in the greased pole climbing contest Friday. Old World Wisconsin: A Fourth for the ages Nichols: Now fireworks are bad? What next? Written in the 1850s with a different title and words than those most Americans now know, “Battle Hymn of the Republic” is Pierce’s favorite patriotic song. As... [read full story]                    


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