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Property Record

REICHERT CT, NORTH PIER AT ENTRANCE TO RACINE HARBOR

Community: Racine
County: Racine
Historic Name: Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station
Reference Number: 11283
Property Record

8800 E CANA ISLAND RD

Community: Baileys Harbor
County: Door
Historic Name: Cana Island Lighthouse
Reference Number: 16593
Property Record

5117 4TH AVE

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: Kenosha Light Station (U.S. Coast Guard)
Reference Number: 9463
News Release

July 31, 2019 - Nelson Family Fund Donates $1 Million to Wisconsin Historical Museum Project

For Immediate Release
The Wisconsin Historical Foundation has announced that the David and Rita Nelson Family Fund has donated $1 million dollars to the new history museum.
General Information

Maritime Cultural Landscape Symposium

Find out how to register and attend the Maritime Cultural Landscape Symposium
Property Record

8270 STATE HIGHWAY 57

Community: Baileys Harbor
County: Door
Historic Name: BAILEYS HARBOR UPPER RANGE LIGHT
Reference Number: 25924
Historical Essay

A Brief History of Man-Made Lighting

From Whaling to Coal Burning
Discover how man-made lighting has become a common part of our everyday lives.
Historical Essay

Underwater Archaeology: Learning from Sunken Ships

Learn about how archaeologist explore underwater shipwrecks
Historical Essay

Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks Everywhere

Underwater Archaeology
Learn about why there were so many shipwrecks in the 1800s off Wisconsin's shores.
Historical Essay

The Door County Photographs of Ferdinand Hotz - Image Gallery Essay

Explore images from the Hotz collection that depict Door County, Wisconsin at the turn of the 20th century.
Article

Speakers Bureau: Wisconsin Historical Society Press Authors

The Society's Speakers Bureau offers an opportunity for our historians, curators, and authors to visit your community and share stories of our great state.

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