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As the state's oldest publisher, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press takes pride in publishing the finest books on Wisconsin history and culture. Come browse through the pages of our many outstanding titles.
Featured Books
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By Wendy Bilen
One woman plumbs her family history in search of meaning and wisdom in her own life. With a focus squarely on the Midwest, Wendy Bilen pieces together the history of her grandmother, Josie Broadhead, born in 1911 and raised on the North Dakota prairie. Josie married a Wisconsin farmer and moved...
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By Julia Pferdehirt
On July 4th, 1842, Caroline Quarlls left family, friends, and the only life she'd known behind in St. Louis, Missouri. As the child of a slave mother and a slave-owner father, her young life was one of drudgery and obedience until that fateful Independence Day when she illegally took a...
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The current issue features articles on Ho-Chunk powwows, the construction of the Kilbourn Canal, how to discover the history of old houses, and Works Progress Administration art in Wisconsin during the Depression.
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