Details for Share Your Voice!
Share Your Voice Final Report
From October 2018 through September 2019, the Wisconsin Historical Society conducted a significant statewide engagement effort to inform the planning of a new state history museum. During the “Share Your Voice!” statewide engagement series, the Society facilitated a total of 55 listening sessions statewide. More than 5,000 people participated in various gatherings, offering ideas and opinions about the plan to build a state-of-the-art history museum that connects people, places, and things that tell the story of Wisconsin.
This report summarizes and interprets the data collected according to geographical region, including targeted engagement with underrepresented communities. Summaries of American Indian engagement and K–8 student and teen sessions follow the regional summaries.
Read the ReportEVENT LOCATIONS
LISTENING SESSION RESULTS
(WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
*PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH OPEN HOUSE MADISON
(WIEA LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST)
MADISON
(GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER) WAUKESHA APPLETON MADISON
(WARNER PARK COMMUNITY CENTER) LA CROSSE PLATTEVILLE MADISON
(LATINX COMMUNITY) HUDSON MILWAUKEE
(AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY) MILWAUKEE
(ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY) MILWAUKEE
(LATINX COMMUNTY) KENOSHA RACINE CAMERON EAGLE RIVER EAU CLAIRE MADISON
(BADGER ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD) WAUSAU WHITEFISH BAY BELOIT
(AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY) FOND DU LAC ST. FRANCIS WAUTOMA
(LATINX COMMUNITY)