A Disappointment that Created a Community |
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Learn about the most successful Utopian community in Wisconsin, born of a failed doomsday prediction. |
Community: | Madison |
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County: | Dane |
Historic Name: | Katherine and Herbert A. Jacobs Second House |
Reference Number: | 4811 |
Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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Laurel Clark, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
Contest information for the Mequon regional contest, including accessibility, schedule, and project submission. |
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Contest information for the Mequon regional contest, including accessibility, schedule, and project submission. |
The Badger State has a rich, ever-evolving political history. |
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The Badger State has a rich, ever-evolving political history. |
This award is given to the genealogy book that best documents the history of a Wisconsin family. |
Community: | Shorewood Hills |
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County: | Dane |
Historic Name: | Josephine and Prof. Harold C. Bradley House |
Reference Number: | 5792 |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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"Blitz Fog" pesticide package, manufactured for Northern Industries, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, c. 1965-1967. (Museum object # 1999.143.22) |
Learn About Member Appreciation Month Perks and Benefits |
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Learn about Member Appreciation Month perks and benefits. |
View a listing of upcoming Wisconsin powwows and read some helpful tips for first-timers and non-Natives. |
For Immediate Release (May 16, 2023) |
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Mourning the loss of our incredible colleague & Wisconsin’s State Archaeologist, Dr. James Skibo, or as we knew him, Jim. |
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Explore the war through stories, images, and artifacts from the Society. |
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Roughly 320,000 Wisconsin soldiers served in the armed forces during World War II. Explore the war through stories, images, and artifacts from the Society. |
Give BIG – Supporting the Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Give BIG 2020 – Supporting the Wisconsin Historical Society |
A Brief Introduction to Ojibwe Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa |
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Read about the six bands of Wisconsin Lake Superior Chippewa. Learn more on each band's website about their history, culture, and more. |
November is National Native American Heritage Month. Learn about Wisconsin history, contemporary Indigenous people, and the 12 Native nations that call Wisconsin home |
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Learn about Wisconsin history, contemporary Indigenous people, and the 12 Native nations that call Wisconsin home |
Learn about the first extreme winters in Wisconsin suffered by explorers and settlers in the 17th through 19th centuries, with links to other articles |
Wisconsin's Camp Craft Camp for Girls, 1930-1955 |
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This gallery shares more than 100 images from a northern Wisconsin summer camp for girls that operated between 1930 and 1955. |
Learn more about the support of bold, visionary, engaged people who believe in our state, who understand the value of investing in transformational projects, like those who built the Society’s still-grand headquarters in 1900. |
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Learn more about the support of bold, visionary, engaged people, who understand the value of investing in transformational projects. |
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