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Explore the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections, research your family history, teach and learn Wisconsin history, preserve historic properties, donate, volunteer and more.
The Wisconsin Historical Museum contains over 110,000 historical objects and nearly 400,000 archaeological artifacts documenting the history of Wisconsin from prehistoric times to the present. Browse selected subjects from the Wisconsin Historical Museum collections.
The Wisconsin Historical Society (officially the State Historical Society of Wisconsin) is simultaneously a state agency and a private membership organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of North America, with an emphasis on the state of Wisconsin and the trans-Allegheny West. [1]
Wisconsin Local and County Histories. Explore local and county histories for Wisconsin, the U.S. and Canada, and find rich information on communities and prominent citizens from 1850-1920. Resource Description.
Find information about visiting historic sites, history events, lectures and tours across the state of Wisconsin. Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites!
Explore more than 25,000 Wisconsin, U.S. and Canadian maps and atlases from the Society Archives, including 3000 currently available online. Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites!
Read the words of explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history. View, search, print, or download more than 150 rare books, original manuscripts, and classic travel narratives from the library and archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
View more than 6,000 of historic maps of Wisconsin and the World, dating from as early as 1513. Examples of nearly every type of traditional cartographic medium can be found — from elaborate maps of Renaissance explorations to simple outline maps.
The Wisconsin Historical Society is bringing a new, 21st-century history center and cultural attraction to the people of Wisconsin and beyond. Designed to be a welcoming beacon of inspiration and exploration, the new center set on Wisconsin’s Capitol Square in Madison will reflect a modern approach to sharing history and connecting communities.
View, search, print, or download more than 150 rare books, original manuscripts, and classic travel narratives from the library and archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society.