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Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Map of Nationalities in Wisconsin
1890
A hand-colored map of Wisconsin showing distribution ethnic groups based on the 1885 state census, " with other information added, up to 1890." The various nationalities are color-coded by townsh...
Where They Settled in Wisconsin
circa 1982
This map of Wisconsin shows the location of major settlement regions for various ethnic groups. It includes a legend in the lower left corner. Sparse settlement is represented by white. Diverse Nat...
Wisconsin Highway Map
1941
Official highway map of Wisconsin, "the playground of the Midwest," showing the state transportation network prior to World War II.
Official Highway Map of Wisconsin : "The Playground of the Middle West"
1925
This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. The lower left corner includes a legend of roadway types. Lake Michigan and Lake Superior are labeled, as well as communities.
Wisconsin, The Badger State
1941
This pictorial map of Wisconsin with historical text highlights the history of the state and identifies places of interest, Indian villages, missions, trading posts, forts, and historic routes. The...
