Wisconsin Historical Society Book Club
September 2024 - May 2025
The Wisconsin Historical Society Book Club invites you to join fellow Wisconsin book lovers and amateur historians for engaging discussions at book club this season! We meet monthly, September through May, to discuss books on various historical topics. Our meetings take place virtually via Zoom each month from 6 to 7:30 pm.
Participants will need access to a copy of the book, an internet connection, and a computer or smartphone to fully participate in our discussion. Registered book club participants can get a 20% discount off Wisconsin Historical Society Press titles if they order through the Wisconsin Historical Society. That coupon code will be e-mailed to participants once they have registered.
Book club is free and open to all amateur book enthusiasts, but registration is required. To register or if you have questions, please contact Liz Arbuckle, Northern Outreach Coordinator, at liz.arbuckle@wisconsinhistory.org. Prior to each meeting, Liz will send the Zoom link and some discussion questions to help you prepare for the meeting.
DATE | BOOK CLUB TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER/YEAR |
Sep 19 | When the White Pine Was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin | Jerry Apps | WHS Press 2020 |
Oct 17 | Wisconsin Lighthouses: A Photographic and Historic Guide | Ken & Barb Wardius | WHS Press 2013 |
Nov 21 | The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink and Eat... Everything with Ranch | Charlie Berens | William Morrow 2021 |
Dec 19 | Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe: Stirring Up the Past with Family Recipes and Stories | Susan Sanvidge, et. al. | WHS Press 2007 |
Jan 16 | Life of Black Hawk or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, Dictated by Himself | Black Hawk | Penguin Classics 2008 |
Feb 20 | Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville | Dr. Sandra E. Jones | History Press 2021 |
Mar 20 | Miss Lulu Bett | Zona Gale | Public Domain 1920 |
Apr 17 | Selections from the Wisconsin Magazine of History (TBA) | Various | WHS Press |
May 15 | We Had Fun and Nobody Died: Adventures of a Milwaukee Music Promoter | Amy Waldman w. Peter Jest | WHS Press 2024 |