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Historical Essay

New Holstein, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to New Holstein, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Scout II XLC in Mountains

Date: 1978
Description: Passenger side view of a white Scout II XLC with red and blue detailing on the side. The Scout is being driven up a snowy hill in the mountains. A woman is...
Photograph

Scout II XLC in Mountains

Date: 1976
Description: Passenger side view of a white Scout II XLC with red and blue detailing on the side. The Scout is being driven up a snowy hill in the mountains. A woman is...
Property Record

OWEN PARK

Community: Eau Claire
County: Eau Claire
Historic Name: Owen Park Bandshell
Reference Number: 31439
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Spain "Sevilla"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Sevilla, Spain in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. The man is holding a small glass of wine an...
News Release

Wauwatosa Cemetery Chapel Listed on the State Register of Historic Places

For Immediate Release (December 14, 2022)
Historical Essay

Patriotism Through the Mail - Image Gallery Essay

Civil War Envelopes
View the culture and politics of a country at war with itself through envelopes produced by publishers and printers.
News Release

Celebrate Independence Day Weekend at Old World Wisconsin

For Immediate Release (June 16, 2023)
Online Store

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Get ready for this historic event by discovering your Revolutionary ancestors.

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Get ready for this historic event by discovering your Revolutionary ancestors.

Price: $40.0
Historical Essay

World War II Airplane ID model

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Airplane identification model constructed by junior high school students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942. (Museum object #1966.298.34)
Resource Description

The Quilt Collection

Online Collection Tour
Take an illustrated tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society's quilt collection, organized by context, date, pattern/motif, and technique.
Property Record

NE CORNER OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE

Community: Lancaster
County: Grant
Historic Name: Grant County Soldiers' Monument
Reference Number: 44709
Resource Description

About Our Quilt Folk Art

Wisconsin Historical Museum Collections
Classroom Material

Abolitionist Broadside from Milwaukee, 1854

Learn to use primary source materials to teach students about the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin in the 1850s.
Property Record

1034 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1034 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Turner Hall
Reference Number: 32151
Historical Essay

Gugler Lithographic World War II Mobilization Posters - Image Gallery Essay

Discover the famous lithographic company most known for its WWII posters whose goal was to mobilize public support for the American war effort.
Historical Essay

American History Through Christmas Cards - Image Gallery Essay

Learn about the history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America.
Historical Essay

Radisson, Pierre-Esprit, 1640?-1710

French Fur Trader
Learn about one of the first French fur traders to visit Wisconsin. Read about his experiences with Indian tribes and his exploration of the countryside.
Historical Essay

'Rosie the Riveter' Coveralls

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Women's coveralls worn by Teresa Kuykendall while working in a factory in Beloit, Wisconsin during World War II. (Museum object #2007.92.1)

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