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KESHENA — Staff members from the Wisconsin Historical Society met with the Menominee Nation on Oct. 30, 2018 for the second of 14 new museum engagement sessions planned for the American Indian nations of Wisconsin. The event was held in the Culture Center at the College of Menominee Nation — one of two accredited tribal… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Menominee Nation

Following the Sunday Spanish-language mass on July 14, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, community members in Wautoma gathered for lunch and fellowship as they brought their families to participate in the Wisconsin Historical Society’s “Share Your Voice” new museum listening session. The event was one of eight planned multicultural sessions the Society held across… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Wautoma

ST. FRANCIS — The St. Francis Civic Center was the perfect location for the Wisconsin Historical Society’s final community “Share Your Voice” new museum listening session. After all, the building not only houses the city’s police and fire departments and other administrative services under its roof, but it is also home to the St. Francis… Continue reading Share Your Voice: St. Francis

FOND DU LAC — Residents from municipalities spanning four counties hit the pause button on what was a beautiful, sun-filled 80-degree day to spend 90 minutes in a downstairs meeting room at the Fond du Lac Public Library — all in the name of Wisconsin history. That’s exactly the kind of spirit the Wisconsin Historical Society… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Fond du Lac

BELOIT — It was Juneteenth, which was cause for celebration. So before any weighty issues were to be discussed June 19, 2019 at the Beloit Historical Society, it was time to rejoice in the significance of an enormously important day in our nation’s history. First, there was a meal and Juneteeth cake. Then a beautiful… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Beloit

WHITEFISH BAY — Area residents arrived in this beautiful suburb north of Milwaukee near the Lake Michigan shoreline full of ideas about what they’d like to see in a new Wisconsin history museum. They offered names of famous actors and civil rights leaders, important current and long-gone businesses, key characteristics about the landscape and important… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Whitefish Bay

WAUSAU — To those who have never visited the city, Wausau is most likely known as the main crossroads of central Wisconsin. It’s memorable to millions of vehicle travelers as the part of the state where Highway 29 — the major east-west corridor between Minnesota’s Twin Cities and Green Bay — intersects with Highway 51/Interstate… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Wausau

MADISON — Residents of the Madison area enjoyed another opportunity to discuss plans for a new Wisconsin history museum June 8, 2019 when the Wisconsin Historical Society hosted its fifth “Share Your Voice” listening session in the city. Guests filled a sunny multipurpose room at the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center, located just south of the… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Madison (Badger Rock Neighborhood)

EAU CLAIRE — As guests walked into the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library for the Wisconsin Historical Society’s “Share Your Voice” new museum listening session on June 5, 2019, many were surprised to find several historic treasures on display — including a shawl worn by President Abraham Lincoln en route from Springfield, Ill., to Washington,… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Eau Claire

EAGLE RIVER — “Welcome to this little slice of heaven we call Eagle River. Home to the World’s Largest Chain of 28 Connected Lakes and also known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World®. We’re no stranger to fun. In fact, we’re no stranger to anything really. We’re a bunch of folks who are down… Continue reading Share Your Voice: Eagle River