. Ellsworth H. Brown, Ruth and Hartley Baker Director Parent agency State of Wisconsin Website The Wisconsin Historical Society (officially the State Historical Society of Wisconsin) is simultaneously a state agency and a private membership organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the of, with an emphasis on the state of and the trans-Allegheny West. Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, it is the oldest in the to receive continuous public funding. The society's headquarters are located in, on the campus of the. The library reading room. The Division of Library-Archives collects and maintains books and documents about the history of Wisconsin, the United States, and Canada.
The society's library and archives, which together serve as the library of American history for the, contain nearly four million items, making the society's collection the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to North American history. The Wisconsin Historical Society's extensive newspaper collection is the second largest in the United States after the Library of Congress.
The society's archives also serve as the official repository for state and local government records. The society coordinates an Area Research Center Network, an alliance between the Historical Society in Madison and four-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin System throughout the state, to make most of the archival collections accessible to state residents. Division of Museums and Historic Sites The Division of Museums and Historic Sites operates the in downtown Madison and 11 historic sites throughout the state. The museum has an archaeology program in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources that undertakes research, and collects and preserves historical artifacts.
The other historic sites are tourist attractions that display historic buildings reflecting Wisconsin history and provide exhibitions and demonstrations of state history, such as ethnic settlement, mining, farming, fur trading, transportation, and pioneering life. Prairie du Chien, which is operated by the Society Historic Site Location Division of Historic Preservation-Public History The Division of Historic Preservation-Public History administers the state's historic preservation program, the state’s burial sites preservation program, and the, which publishes books on Wisconsin and American history and a quarterly magazine, the Wisconsin Magazine of History.
The division also provides outreach to local historical societies. Wisconsin Magazine of History The Wisconsin Magazine of History ( ) is a quarterly journal published by the WHS since September 1917. The society maintains a fully digitized archive that contains more than 2,000 feature articles totaling more than 30,000 pages.
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Division of Administrative Services The Division of Administrative Services provides support and planning for the WHS and its divisions. The society's website include a large, searchable collection of historical images and a vast digital archive containing thousands of scanned documents relating to Wisconsin history. Wisconsin Historical Society employees are employees of the State of Wisconsin. Notable people., professor of engineering and curator of the WHS library See also.
2pac 2pacalypse now zippyshare. References. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1985). 'The Executive Branch'. Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin is the nation's oldest historical society to receive continuing grants of state funds.
at the Wisconsin Historical Society website. German Historical Institute Bulletin. German Historical Institute (38): 139.
Retrieved 10 April 2010. The Wisconsin Historical Society, which is impressive both as a building and as an institution. It is the largest library for American history, it functions as a state archive, it is the premier place to do research on Wisconsin.
Cates, Jo A. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing. Wisconsin Historical Society. Schumacher, Ryan (January 2013). Journal of Scholarly Publishing. 44 (2): 114–141. Wisconsin Historical Society.
Retrieved October 21, 2017. The Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 1 (September, 1924), pp.
Further reading. Buck, Solon J.
'Recent Activities of the Wisconsin Historical Society.' Minnesota History Bulletin (1915): 94-108. Schumacher, Ryan. 'The Wisconsin Magazine of History: A Case Study in Scholarly and Popular Approaches to American State Historical Society Publishing, 1917–2000.'
Journal of Scholarly Publishing 44.2 (2013): 114-141. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to. in The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin.
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Canfield Day A Personal Recollection of William Harvey Canfield: Through A Child's Eyes By Alison Armstrong Fanara Not every county in Wisconsin is lucky enough to have had a historian on the ground since virtually day one—and a passionate and gifted historian at that. Sauk County was set apart in 1840 to become a county of the Wisconsin Territory, and only two years later William H. Canfield arrived in the Baraboo Valley, destined to become its first historian. Like many of us today, he was struck by the beauty of Sauk County but knew that its history was changing fast and that it needed to be recorded.
William Canfield was born on April 9, 1819. On the occasion of Canfield’s 194th birthday this past April, we celebrated this dedicated man and his contributions to Sauk County history. A presentation was delivered by Alison Armstrong Fanara,a distant relative of Mr. Canfield, who shared her grandfather’s recollections of Canfield and presented the SCHS with a page torn from one of his journals that was given to her grandfather. The SCHS History Center was acquired by the Society in 2007. The former office building of the Island Woolen Mill is currently being renovated. New windows were installed in 2007, along with landscaping.
The work on the main and top floors was completed in March 2013. The main floor is for research, public lectures, and offices. The top floor is reserved for artifact storage and office space. As funds permit, the basement will be renovated for artifact displays. The History Center is now open. If you would like to help the Society move forward on this important project and learn more about how you can help, please.
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. Ellsworth H. Brown, Ruth and Hartley Baker Director Parent agency State of Wisconsin Website The Wisconsin Historical Society (officially the State Historical Society of Wisconsin) is simultaneously a state agency and a private membership organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the of, with an emphasis on the state of and the trans-Allegheny West. Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, it is the oldest in the to receive continuous public funding.
The society's headquarters are located in, on the campus of the. The library reading room. The Division of Library-Archives collects and maintains books and documents about the history of Wisconsin, the United States, and Canada. The society's library and archives, which together serve as the library of American history for the, contain nearly four million items, making the society's collection the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to North American history. The Wisconsin Historical Society's extensive newspaper collection is the second largest in the United States after the Library of Congress. The society's archives also serve as the official repository for state and local government records. The society coordinates an Area Research Center Network, an alliance between the Historical Society in Madison and four-year campuses of the University of Wisconsin System throughout the state, to make most of the archival collections accessible to state residents.
Division of Museums and Historic Sites The Division of Museums and Historic Sites operates the in downtown Madison and 11 historic sites throughout the state. The museum has an archaeology program in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources that undertakes research, and collects and preserves historical artifacts. The other historic sites are tourist attractions that display historic buildings reflecting Wisconsin history and provide exhibitions and demonstrations of state history, such as ethnic settlement, mining, farming, fur trading, transportation, and pioneering life. Prairie du Chien, which is operated by the Society Historic Site Location Division of Historic Preservation-Public History The Division of Historic Preservation-Public History administers the state's historic preservation program, the state’s burial sites preservation program, and the, which publishes books on Wisconsin and American history and a quarterly magazine, the Wisconsin Magazine of History. The division also provides outreach to local historical societies. Wisconsin Magazine of History The Wisconsin Magazine of History ( ) is a quarterly journal published by the WHS since September 1917.
The society maintains a fully digitized archive that contains more than 2,000 feature articles totaling more than 30,000 pages. Division of Administrative Services The Division of Administrative Services provides support and planning for the WHS and its divisions.
The society's website include a large, searchable collection of historical images and a vast digital archive containing thousands of scanned documents relating to Wisconsin history. Wisconsin Historical Society employees are employees of the State of Wisconsin. Notable people., professor of engineering and curator of the WHS library See also. References. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1985).
'The Executive Branch'. Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin is the nation's oldest historical society to receive continuing grants of state funds. at the Wisconsin Historical Society website. German Historical Institute Bulletin. German Historical Institute (38): 139.
Retrieved 10 April 2010. The Wisconsin Historical Society, which is impressive both as a building and as an institution. It is the largest library for American history, it functions as a state archive, it is the premier place to do research on Wisconsin. Cates, Jo A. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
Wisconsin Historical Society. Schumacher, Ryan (January 2013). Journal of Scholarly Publishing. 44 (2): 114–141. Wisconsin Historical Society.
Retrieved October 21, 2017. The Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 1 (September, 1924), pp. Further reading. Buck, Solon J.
'Recent Activities of the Wisconsin Historical Society.' Minnesota History Bulletin (1915): 94-108. Schumacher, Ryan. 'The Wisconsin Magazine of History: A Case Study in Scholarly and Popular Approaches to American State Historical Society Publishing, 1917–2000.'
Journal of Scholarly Publishing 44.2 (2013): 114-141. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to.
in The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin.
The research foci of faculty reflect theoretical as well as applied aspects of the field and intersect with the Department's socio-cultural anthropologists through the museum studies program as well as the historical and socio-political role of archaeology in contemporary society. Nine archaeologists in the department regularly teach and conduct research with regional specialties that include Midwest/Great Lakes, Mesoamerica, Andean South America, and prehistoric Europe. Undergraduate students can participate in field schools in the Midwest and Peru.
Fieldwork opportunities in Mexico are an option for advanced undergraduates, while internship and employment opportunities for qualified students are available through, the Department's contract archaeology program. Students interested in museum studies may acquire experience in that field through lower and upper level undergraduate internships at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Graduate students are drawn to our program by the opportunity to work with faculty who encourage interdisciplinary research both within the department and across disciplines. The museum studies graduate certificate attracts students interested in collections-based projects while the Milwaukee County Grounds skeletal assemblage provides an unprecedented opportunity for students interested in historical mortuary studies.
Archaeologists in affiliated departments (Art History , Classics ) conduct fieldwork in Cyprus.
Society Director Ellsworth Brown presents Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center Director Jason L. Maloney with a certificate of appreciation Our first day of programs was a celebration of Wisconsin's water history. Author Ann Lewis shared stories from her book 'Ship Captain's Daughter' and Steve Cotherman gave an illustrated history of the Lake Superior fur trade using objects from Madeline Island Museum. That evening, Underwater Archaeologist Tamara Thomsen spoke to a large crowd about shipwrecks of the Apostle Islands. The week continued with Society staff programs on genealogy and a discussion of how to care for your family treasures. Guests shared their own treasures, including a large doll collection and items from the Kraft family, during Your Stuff, Your Story. Local brew master Bo Belanger spoke at History Happy Hour about starting South Shore Brewery after author Jim Draeger shared the history of brewing in our state.
The week also featured a panel moderated by Paul Strong, Forest Supervisor at the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, on the future of Wisconsin's water resources. Local water experts shared their work and perspectives on the topic, sharing the impact water has had on our state and the role it will play in the future. Other events during the week included presentations on Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom, the development of the Northern Wisconsin resort, and the origins of Great Lakes Surfing. Thank you, Ashland!
We enjoyed our time on the shores of Lake Superior! Upcoming Events Please note: these events have passed. 10 AM:: Ship Captain's Daughter Presented by author Ann Lewis Sail through the history of shipping on the Great Lakes with the daughter of a long-time captain. Ann Lewis, author of the new Society Press book 'Ship Captain's Daughter: Growing Up on the Great Lakes,' will share stories of her life in a shipping industry family. Hear her memories from the deck as she sailed Lake Superior and from at home with her mother awaiting her father's safe return.
10 AM - 1 PM:: Archives Open House Drop in to discover examples from our research collections including materials from the Society's map, manuscript, and government records collections. Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center staff will be on hand to answer questions and get you started researching your home, neighborhood, or family history. 12 PM:: Connecting Cultures: Exploring the Lake Superior Fur Trade Presented by Madeline Island Museum Director Steve Cotherman Explore the Lake Superior fur trade with this dynamic hands-on presentation. Learn how the fur trade operated in the Lake Superior region, examine the roles played by Ojibwe and Europeans, and see how each culture was influenced by the trade of each other's goods. 7 PM:: Shipwrecks and Underwater Archaeology of the Apostle Islands Presented by Underwater Archaeologist Tamara Thomsen Dive into the history hidden beneath the waves of Lake Superior.
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Join Tamara Thomsen on a tour of Apostle Islands shipwrecks and their histories. Learn about the Society's current work documenting the remains of the region's vital brownstone industry, cataloguing quarry docks, and the important land-lake connection on Basswood, Hermit, and Stockton Islands. 10 AM:: Your Stuff, Your Story Virtually everyone collects something. We want to know what you collect. Bring an item that has a story to tell such as a historic photo, art, glassware, clothing, or collectables such as breweriana or dolls and share your story with us. Have your story posted on 'That's My Story,' a collection of objects and stories from around Wisconsin on wisconsinhistorytour.org!.
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1 PM:: Discover the Roots of your Family Tree and Local History Presented by Society Reference Archivist Lori Bessler and Society Archivist Linda Mittlestadt Come stump our librarians and archivists! The Society houses one of the nation's greatest genealogy and history collections. In this two-part session, the presenters will discuss the Society's collections in Madison and throughout the state at the Area Research Centers. In the second part of the presentation, we will answer your questions and unearth resources to solve problems that have been stumping you!. 3 PM:: Practical Preservation for Your Family Treasures Presented by Society Preservation Coordinator Katie Mullen Come and learn pragmatic ways to preserve a variety of family treasures including scrapbooks and digital photographs, as well as inherited family heirlooms or archives. Learn when and where to find a conservator to help.
5:30 PM:: History Happy Hour The Alley, 808 W. Main Street Join author Jim Draeger for history happy hour. Yak it up over Wisconsin's favorite beverage, decorate your own beer labels and learn more about Wisconsin's beer history. Signed copies of Draeger's best-selling book, 'Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin's Historic Bars and Breweries' will be available for purchase. Society Members get a free drink!. 10 AM:: Book Talk Presented by author Dennis McCann This Superior Place The picturesque communities of the Chequamegon Bay region characterize one of Wisconsin's most popular visitor destinations.
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Society Press author Dennis McCann will share the alluring history of the region and the unique qualities that keep visitors coming back. As one book reviewer noted, 'From the times of timber barons and fur trading up until today, these richly told stories reveal the wonders of a truly 'superior place.'
'. 12 PM:: Communing with Nature: the Development of the Northern Wisconsin Resort Presented by State Historic Preservation Officer Jim Draeger Late nineteenth and early twentieth century ideas about the vanishing wilderness transformed northern Wisconsin from a stump-riddled wasteland to a rustic escape. Learn about the origins of the 'northwoods' vacation and the birth of the rustic architectural style that represented vacation ideals.
7:00 PM:: The Depth of Wisconsin's Water Resources: A Panel Discussion Water inspired community and innovation for thousands of years before Wisconsin became a state and continues to do so today. Join us for a panel discussion on Wisconsin's water resources moderated by Paul Strong, Forest Supervisor at the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Experts working with and studying our waterways will offer their fresh perspectives on the current and historical impacts of water on our state. Come early for a silent auction benefitting the Friends of the Center Alliance.
10 AM:: Book Talk Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom: Wildlife Conservation Pioneers Presented by Author Susan Tupper Learn how a husband and wife team saved the greater prairie chicken from extinction. As students of the famous Wisconsin naturalist Aldo Leopold, the Hamerstroms helped establish new ways to think about habitat conservation and spent over thirty years mentoring many future scientists. 12 PM:: Some Like It Cold: Stories from Surfing the Great Lakes with Larry Williams From hypothermia to 'Hanging-Ten,' Great Lakes surfing icon Larry 'Longboard' Williams will detail the crazy, inspiring true story of how he and brother Lee turned Sheboygan, Wisconsin, into what surfers now call 'The Malibu of the Midwest.' Williams will also share the story of legendary surfer Tom Blake, who grew up in the Chequamegon area and took the surfing world by storm when he invented the modern hollow surfboard in 1926.
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