Services for Local Historical Societies and Organizations
Find helpful services and resources relevant to all aspects of local historical and heritage societies. Connect with professionals who are experienced in conservation, consulting, dealing with collections damaged by natural disaster and more.
Have Conservation Questions?
A list of reliable preservation and conservation information resources for museums, historical societies, libraries and other cultural collecting institutions is available here.
Additionally, you may contact the Wisconsin Historical Society's curatorial services by email below:
museumcollections@wisconsinhistory.org
Consulting Services for Local Historical Organizations
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers a wide variety of services to local historical and heritage organizations, including consulting services. Explore the PDF list below to find experienced Society staff who can provide advice on subjects ranging from care of museum objects to preservation of historic buildings.
Services for Local Historical Societies (PDF, 140 KB)
Managing Disaster
There are many resources available to guide historic societies and museums when dealing with collections damaged by flood or natural disaster.
Cultural institutions may get free telephone advice and possibly other services on cleaning up after a flood or natural disaster by contacting your regional conservation center. Members of the Regional Alliance for Preservation located in the Midwest can be found here.
Another helpful phone resource for museums, historical societies and cultural institutions is the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), which maintains a force of "national heritage responders" trained to assess damage and initiate salvage of cultural collections after a disaster. Cultural institutions needing assistance should contact National Heritage Responders at 202-661-8068 for a referral.
For more resources for local historical societies and museums on managing floods and natural distasters, click here. For resources available to guide property owners when dealing with historic homes or businesses damaged by flood, click here.
Public History Programs in Wisconsin
Public History programs are a great source for interns, volunteers, and staff for local historical societies and museums. Contact information for Library-Archives, Museum Studies and Public History certificate, undergraduate and graduate programs in Wisconsin can be found in the PDF below.
Public History Programs in Wisconsin (PDF, 133 KB)
Connecting to Collections Community
At Connecting to Collections, you will find a wealth of resources and assistance for small and mid-sized cultural institutions, provided free of charge by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Resources for Local Historical Societies
Have Questions?
Janet Seymour
c/o University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Avenue, Hibbard 728
Eau Claire, WI 54701-4004
Phone: 715-836-2250