Milwaukee PBS Specials

Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery

Host Dan Jones looks at the history of one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Milwaukee, WI. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in the year 2000, the 200-acre Forest Home Cemetery is a final resting place to more than 100,000 former Milwaukee-area residents--including some nationally known names like Pabst, Blatz, Schlitz, and war hero Billy Mitchell.

Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery

54m 6s

  • Vote 2024 Table Talk: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Vote 2024 Table Talk

    26m 46s

    As we countdown to Election Day, Milwaukee PBS asks voters about the important issues that will impact how they vote. In partnership with Marquette University's Civic Dialogues Program, Milwaukee PBS presents VOTE 2024 TABLE TALK, bringing together a small group of voters for dinner and conversation about a variety of political topics to counter the growing polarization throughout the country.

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    Roots and Legacy - Jesus Salas

    26m 53s

    This documentary is based on Jesus Salas' memoir, "Obreros Unidos: The Roots and Legacy of the Farmworkers Movement". It explores the historical struggle of Latino migrant farmworkers during the 1960s, who came from the Texas-Mexico border seeking better conditions, similar to escaping South African apartheid. Each year, around 100,000 workers and their families traveled to work in agricultural fi

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    Live at the Lakefront

    58m 45s

    LIVE at THE LAKEFRONT is a free concert series that caters to families as well as the professional downtown crowd, while celebrating the diversity of Milwaukee’s rich musical tastes and traditions. The concert series plays host to some of the finest talent from a wide variety of genre's. LIVE @ THE LAKEFRONT is a production of the MATC Television and Digital Content Creation Program.

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