Wisconsin Historical Society

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Society Headquarters
  • 816 State Street
  • Madison, WI 53706
Event Rental
  • The Wisconsin Historical Society invites you to host your event at our Headquarters location.
Library
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  • Monday – Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
  • Saturday - Closed
  • Sunday and Major Holidays - Closed
All hours are subject to change based on the academic calendar.
Historic Sites and Museums
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Discover more than 110,000 Historical Images

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Rural Schools in WI collection

Highlighted Resources

Wisconsin in the Civil War

Discover our rich resources about Wisconsin's involvement in U.S. Civil War

McCormick-International Harvester Collection

Investigate more than 12 million documents, publications, photographs, films or items dating from 1753 to 1985

Maps and Atlases

Explore more than 25,000 maps of the United States and Canada, most predate 1900

Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives

See more than 2,000 feature articles and essays exactly as they originally appeared in the magazine

Wisconsin Center for Film
and Theater Research

Man in film room at Hickory Hill.

Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

The Wisconsin Historical Society works closely with the WCFTR in carrying out its mission.

Dalton Trumbo Exhibit

Learn more about Trumbo, one of the members of the Hollywood Ten, and his life during the blacklist era.

Share your voice! Find dates and locations to let your voice be heard during the campaign for a new Wisconsin History Museum.

New Museum Project

The Wisconsin Historical Society is actively developing plans for a new 21st-century museum which will serve as a hub for statewide history education and outreach. Click here to learn more.

The Press

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Lively narratives and engaging explorations of Wisconsin for history lovers, educators and young readers

Publishers since 1855
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The Press

Settlin': Stories of Madison's Early African American Families

This Day in Wisconsin History

On this day in Wisconsin history

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