Share Your Voice
Share Your Voice Final Report
From October 2018 through September 2019, the Wisconsin Historical Society conducted a significant statewide engagement effort to inform the planning of a new state history museum. During the “Share Your Voice!” statewide engagement series, the Society facilitated a total of 55 listening sessions statewide. More than 5,000 people participated in various gatherings, offering ideas and opinions about the plan to build a state-of-the-art history museum that connects people, places, and things that tell the story of Wisconsin.
This report summarizes and interprets the data collected according to geographical region, including targeted engagement with underrepresented communities. Summaries of American Indian engagement and K–8 student and teen sessions follow the regional summaries.
Event Locations
“Share Your Voice” listening sessions took place across Wisconsin, bringing communities together through multicultural events, local gatherings, and the American Indian Engagement Series.
Wisconsin: Our History Is Shaped By Our Unique Mix of People
The Wisconsin Historical Society values building relationships with all communities in order to integrate authentic perspectives from diverse populations into the new museum.
The thoughts and ideas shared with us allows us to create a modern, state-of-the-art, and inclusive history museum that connects and tells the stories of Wisconsin’s diverse people.
Our Commitment:
Multicultural Engagement
Multicultural engagement reflects the mission and vision of the Wisconsin Historical Society to provide unparalleled access to history and connect our past to the present to build a better future. The Society is committed to inclusive storytelling and collaborating with our communities to ensure that stories reflecting Wisconsin’s unique mix of people can be heard and experienced in the shared story of what makes Wisconsin, Wisconsin.
Listening Session Results
- Share Your Voice: Appleton
- Share Your Voice: Barron County
- Share Your Voice: Beloit
- Share Your Voice: Eagle River
- Share Your Voice: Eau Claire
- Share Your Voice: Fond du Lac
- Share Your Voice: Green Bay
- Share Your Voice: Hudson
- Share Your Voice: Janesville
- Share Your Voice: Kenosha
- Share Your Voice: La Crosse
- Share Your Voice: Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe (Hayward)
- Share Your Voice: Madison (American Indian Engagement Session)
- Share Your Voice: Madison (Badger Rock Neighborhood)
- Share Your Voice: Madison (Black History Month)
- Share Your Voice: Madison (Goodman Community Center)
- Share Your Voice: Madison (Latinx Community)
- Share Your Voice: Madison (Warner Park Community Center)
- Share Your Voice: Manitowoc
- Share Your Voice: Mauston
- Share Your Voice: Menominee Nation
- Share Your Voice: Milwaukee
- Share Your Voice: Milwaukee (African American Community)
- Share Your Voice: Milwaukee (Asian American Community)
- Share Your Voice: Milwaukee (Latinx Community)
- Share Your Voice: Platteville
- Share Your Voice: Racine
- Share Your Voice: Sheboygan
- Share Your Voice: St. Francis
- Share Your Voice: Superior
- Share Your Voice: Waukesha
- Share Your Voice: Wausau
- Share Your Voice: Wautoma
- Share Your Voice: Whitefish Bay