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| Kate Thompson | |
has been named director of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. She has been editor-in-chief and been with the press for 18 years as its acquisitions and senior editor. A native of Wisconsin, she worked for several presses in Minnesota, Maine and Massachusetts before returning to her home state in 1999. She also served for eight years on the board of the Wisconsin Center for the Book and is a board member of the Friends of the Middleton Public Library in Middleton, Wis.
The Press said she will "direct the ways that Press books bring the past, and unique Wisconsin stories, to general, academic, and educational audiences of all ages throughout Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the nation. Thompson will continue the Press's reputation for producing an award-winning list of publications with enduring historical and cultural value as part of the Wisconsin Historical Society's mission to collect, preserve, and share our history."