List of historical societies in Wisconsin
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]
Organizations
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- Adams County Historical Society[4]
- Albany Historical Society[1]
- Albion Academy Historical Society[1]
- Alma Historical Society[1]
- Almond Historical Society[1]
- Altoona Historical Society
- Amberg Historical Society
- Amery Historical Society[4]
- Appleton Historical Society[4]
- Arcadia Area Historical Society[4]
- Ashland Historical Society[4]
- Ashwaubenon Historical Society[1]
- Badger Historical Society[1]
- Badger History Group[1]
- Baileys Harbor Historical Society[1]
- Baldwin Historical Society
- Bangor and Area Historical Society[1]
- Bark River Woods Historical Society[5]
- Barron County Historical Society [d]
- Bay View Historical Society
- Bayfield County Historical Society[1]
- Bayfield Heritage Association[1]
- Beloit Historical Society[6][7]
- Berlin Historical Society[1]
- Birchwood Area Historical Society[1]
- Black Earth Historical Society[7]
- Blanchardville Historical Society[7]
- Bloomer Historical Society[1]
- Blue Mounds Area Historical Society[1]
- Bonduel Community Archives[1]
- Boscobel Historical Society[1]
- Boulder Junction Area Historical Society[1]
- Bowler Area Historical Society[1]
- Brandon Historical Society[1]
- Brillion Historical Society[7]
- Bristol Wisconsin Historical Society[1]
- Brodhead Historical Society[1]
- Brooklyn Area Historical Society[1]
- Brown County Historical Society[6]
- Brown Deer Historical Society[7]
- Bruce Area Historical Society[1]
- Buffalo City-Cochrane Area Historical Society[1]
- Buffalo County Historical Society[1]
- Burlington Historical Society[6]
- Burnett County Historical Society[4]
- Byron Historical Society[1]
- Cable/Namakagon Area Historical Society[1]
- Cadott Area Historical Society[1]
- Caledonia Historical Society[4]
- Calumet and Cross Heritage Society[1]
- Calumet County Historical Society[1]
- Cambria-Friesland Historical Society[7]
- Cassville Historical Society[1]
- Cedarburg Cultural Center
- Centreville Settlement[1]
- Cheyenne Settlers Heritage Society
- Chippewa County Historical Society[4]
- Clark County Historical Society[1]
- Clinton Community Historical Society[1]
- Clintonville Area Historical Society[1]
- Coloma Area Historical Society[1]
- Columbia County Historical Society[1]
- Columbus Area Historical Society[7]
- Concord Historical Society[1]
- Cottage Grove Area Historical Society[1]
- Crawford County Historical Society[1]
- Crivitz-Stephenson Historical Society[1]
- Cross Plains-Berry Historical Society[7]
- Cudahy Historical Society[1]
- Dane County Historical Society[7]
- Dartford Historical Society[1]
- De Pere Historical Society[4]
- DeForest Area Historical Society[4]
- Delavan Historical Society[1]
- Dells Country Historical Society[1]
- Dodge Centre Historical Society[1]
- Dodge County Historical Society[8][9]
- Door County Historical Society[6]
- Dorchester Area Historical Society[1]
- Douglas County Historical Society[6]
- Dr. Kate Newcomb Museum, Woodruff Historical Society & Library
- Dunn County Historical Society[9]
- Eagle Historical Society[1]
- Eagle River Historical Society[4][7]
- East Troy Area Historical Society[1]
- Egg Harbor Historical Society[1]
- Eileen Area Historical Society[1]
- Eland Area Historical Society[1]
- Elmbrook Historical Society[1]
- Elroy Area Historical Society[1]
- Endeavor Historical Society[1]
- Erin Historical Society[1]
- Evansville Grove Society[1]
- Fairchild Area Historical Society[1]
- Fairwater Historical Society[1]
- Fall Creek Historical Society[1]
- Farmington Historical Society[1]
- Fitchburg Historical Society[1]
- Florence County Historical Society[1]
- Fond du Lac County Historical Society[4]
- Forest County Historical and Genealogical Society[1]
- Forest History Association of Wisconsin[1]
- Fort Atkinson Historical Society[6]
- Fountain City Area Historical Society[1]
- Fox Lake Historical Museum[1]
- Franklin Historical Society[1]
- Frederic Area Historical Society[1]
- Freedom Area Historical Society[1]
- Fremont Area Historical Society[1]
- Friendship Rural School Historical Society[1]
- Genesee Heritage Society
- German Settlement Heritage Society[1]
- Germantown Historical Society[4]
- Gibraltar Historical Association[1]
- Gillett Area Historical Society[1]
- Gilman Area Historical Society[1]
- Glenwood Area Historical Society[1]
- Goodman Historical Society
- Gordon-Wascott Historical Society[1]
- Grant County Historical Society[6][7]
- Grantsburg Area Historical Society[1]
- Greater Matoon Area Historical Society[1]
- Green County Genealogical Society[1]
- Green County Historical Society[6]
- Greendale Historical Society [d][4][7]
- Greenfield Historical Society[1]
- Haese Memorial Village Historical Society[1]
- Hales Corners Historical Society[1]
- Harrisburg-Troy Historical Society[1]
- Hartford Historical Society[1]
- Hawks Inn Historical Society[1]
- Highland Area Historical Society[1]
- Hillsboro Area Historical Society[1]
- Historic Allouez Society[1]
- Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society[4]
- Historical Society of the Upper Baraboo Valley[1]
- Historical Society of Walworth & Big Foot Prairie[1]
- Holmen Area Historical Society[1]
- Horicon Historical Society[1]
- Hortonville Historical Society[4]
- Howard-Suamico Historical Society[1]
- Hustisford Historical Society[1]
- Hyde Historical Territory[1]
- Iola Historical Society[4]
- Iowa County Historical Society[7]
- Iron County Historical Society[1]
- Jackson County Historical Society[6]
- Jackson Historical Society[1]
- Jacksonport Historical Society[1]
- Jefferson Historical Society[1]
- Johnson Creek Historical Society[1]
- Jump River Valley Historical Society
- Juneau County Historical Society[1]
- Kaukauna Area Historical Society
- Kekoskee/Williamstown Historical Society
- Kenosha County Historical Society[6][7]
- Kewaskum Historical Society[7]
- Kewaunee County Historical Society
- Kiel Area Historical Society
- Knox Creek Heritage Center
- Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society
- La Crosse County Historical Society[7]
- Lac du Flambeau Historical & Cultural Society
- Lafayette County Historical Society
- Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society[6][9]
- Lake States Railway Historical Assn.
- Lake Tomahawk Historical Society
- Land O'Lakes Historical Society
- Langlade County Historical Society [d][6][7]
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
- Lebanon Historical Society[4]
- Liberty Grove Historical Society[4]
- Linden Historical Society
- Little Chute Historical Society
- Lodi Valley Historical Society
- Lomira Historical Society
- Lost Lake-Randolph Historical Society[4]
- Loyal Area Historical Society
- Luck Area Historical Society
- Luther Valley Historical Society[6]
- Luxembourg American Cultural Society [d]
- Manitowish Waters Historical Society
- Manitowoc County Historical Society [d][7][10]
- Marathon County Historical Society[7]
- Marinette County Historical Society
- Marion Area Historical Society
- Markesan Historical Society
- Marquette County Historical Society
- Marquette Historical Society
- Marshall Area Historical Society[4]
- Mason Area Historical Society
- Mayville Historical Society[9]
- Mazomanie Historical Society[9]
- McFarland Historical Society[7]
- Mellen Area Historical Society
- Menasha Historical Society[9]
- Menomonee Falls Historical Society[4]
- Mequon Thiensville Historical Society
- Mercer Area Historical Society
- Merrill Historical Society[4][7]
- Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society
- Middleton Area Historical Society
- Millston Historical Society
- Milton Historical Society[4]
- Milwaukee County Historical Society[7][11]
- Milwaukee Schools Historical Society
- Mineral Point Historical Society[6][9][7]
- Mondovi Area Historical Society
- Monroe County Historical Society
- Monticello Area Historical Society
- Moquah Heritage Society
- Mosinee Area Historical Society
- Mount Horeb Area Historical Society[4]
- Mountain Historical Society
- Mukwonago Historical Society
- Muskego Historical Society
- Neenah Historical Society[4]
- New Berlin Historical Society[7]
- New Glarus Historical Society[4][7]
- New Holstein Historical Society
- New London Heritage Historical Society[4]
- Niagara Area Historical Society
- Nichols Area Historical Society
- Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center
- North Prairie Historical Society
- North Wisconsin Historical Society (est. 1898)[12][1]
- North Wood County Historical Society
- Norway Historical Society
- Oak Creek Historical Society
- Oakfield Area Historical Society
- Oconomowoc Historical Society[4]
- Oconto County Historical Society[6][9]
- Old Franklin Township Historical Society
- Old-Brule Heritage Society
- Omro Area Historical Society[7]
- Onalaska Area Historical Society
- Oregon Area Historical Society[4]
- Osceola Historical Society
- Osseo Historical Society
- Oulu Historical Society
- Outagamie County Historical Society[6]
- Ozaukee County Historical Society [d]
- Palmyra Historical Society
- Pepin County Historical Society[9]
- Peshtigo Historical Society
- Pewaukee Area Historical Society
- Pierce County Historical Association[9]
- Pittsville Area Historical Society
- Pleasant Prairie Historical Society[4]
- Plymouth Historical Society[4]
- Polk County Historical Society
- Port Washington Historical Society
- Portage County Historical Society[4][7]
- Portage Historical Society[7]
- Poynette Area Historical Society[7]
- Prairie du Chien Historical Society
- Presque Isle Heritage Society
- Price County Historical Society[4]
- Princeton Historical Society[7]
- Pulaski Area Historical Society
- Random Lake Area Historical Society[4]
- Reedsburg Area Historical Society
- Rhinelander Historical Society
- Richfield Historical Society
- Richland County Historical Society
- Rio Area Historical Society
- Ripon Historical Society[4][7]
- Rochester Area Historical Society
- Rock County Historical Society
- Rock River Thresheree
- Rosendale Historical Society
- Rural Historical Society
- Rusk County Historical Society [d][9]
- Sauk County Historical Society [d][6][7]
- Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society[4]
- Saukville Area Historical Society[9]
- Sawyer County Historical Society[9]
- Seymour Community Historical Society[4]
- Shawano County Historical Society[6]
- Sheboygan County Historical Research Center[9]
- Sheboygan County Historical Society[6][9]
- Shorewood Historical Society[7]
- Sister Bay Historical Society[4]
- Solon Springs Historical Society
- South Milwaukee Historical Society
- South Wood County Historical Corporation[9]
- St. Croix County Historical Society
- St. Croix Falls Historical Society
- St. Francis Historical Society
- St. Nazianz Area Historical Society
- Stanley Area Historical Society[4]
- Sterling Eureka Laketown Historical Society
- Sterling North Society, Ltd.
- Stone Lake Area Historical Society[7]
- Stoughton Historical Society
- Stratford Area Historical Society
- Suring Area Historical Society
- Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society
- Taylor County Historical Society[7]
- Theodore Robinson Society
- Theresa Historical Society
- Thorp Area Historical Society
- Three Lakes Historical Society
- Tigerton Area Historical Society
- Tomah Area Historical Society[4]
- Tomahawk Area Historical Society[9][7]
- Tomorrow River Valley Historical Society
- Town 25 North Historical Society
- Town of Kaukauna Historical Society
- Town of Sullivan Historical Society
- Trempealeau Community Heritage Society
- Trempealeau County Historical Society
- Two Rivers Historical Society[4]
- Venerable Fire Collection
- Vermont Essex County - Island Pond Historical Society [2]
- Vermont Essex County - Norton Historical Society [3]
- Vernon County Historical Society[6]
- Verona Area Historical Society
- Vilas County Museum & Historical Society[4]
- Waldemar Ager Association
- Walworth County Historical Society[6][9]
- Washburn Area Historical Society
- Washburn County Historical Society[9]
- Washington County Historical Society[4]
- Waterloo Area Historical Society
- Watertown Historical Society[6][9]
- Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum [d][6][7]
- Waukesha Engine Historical Society
- Waupaca Historical Society[4][9]
- Waupun Historical Society
- Waushara County Historical Society[6]
- Wauwatosa Historical Society[4]
- West Allis Historical Society [d][4]
- West Milwaukee Historical Society
- West Salem Historical Society
- Westby Area Historical Society
- Western Bayfield County Historical Society
- Western Kenosha County Historical Society
- Weyauwega Area Historical Society
- White Lake Area Historical Society
- Whitefish Bay Historical Society
- Whitewater Historical Society
- Wild Rose Historical Society
- Willard Historical Society
- Williams Bay Historical Society
- Winchester Area Historical Society[4]
- Winnebago County Historical and Archeological Society[6][9]
- Winneconne Historical Society[7]
- Wisconsin Black Historical Society[4]
- Wisconsin Chapter-National Railway Historical Society
- Wisconsin Chapter-Society of Automotive Historians
- Wisconsin Freewill Baptist Historical Society
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Wisconsin Labor History Society[7]
- Wisconsin Marine Historical Society[4][9][7]
- Wisconsin Postal Historical Society
- Wisconsin Pottery Association
- Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Society [d]
- Wittenberg Area Historical Society
- Woodville Historical Society Museum
- Wrightstown Historical Society
See also
[edit]- History of Wisconsin
- List of museums in Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
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- ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
- ^ "Books and other relics presented", Baraboo Weekly News, Wisconsin, October 30, 1913 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ "Jefferson County Historical Societies", jeffersoncountywi.gov, retrieved July 23, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Wisconsin", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 191+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Recollection Wisconsin Content Partners", recollectionwisconsin.org, Madison, Wisc., retrieved July 6, 2025
- ^ "Historical Societies and Museums", co.dodge.wi.gov, retrieved July 23, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved July 6, 2025
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- ^ Terry Abraham, ed. (2015), "Eastern United States and Canada", Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015, University of Idaho Library
- ^ "New historical society", Grant County Herald, Lancaster, Wisconsin, February 3, 1898 – via Chronicling America
Further reading
[edit]- Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Wisconsin", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 946+ – via HathiTrust
- William S. Schereck (1958), "A Directory of Wisconsin Historical Societies, Museums, and Historic Sites", The Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 42, no. 2, Wisconsin Historical Society, pp. 130–137, JSTOR 4633382
- L. H. F., Jr. (1966), "Local Historical Societies: Proliferation Is a Problem", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 49, no. 4, Wisconsin Historical Society, JSTOR 4634172
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historical societies in Wisconsin.
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Wisconsin
- Library of Congress, Wisconsin: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC
- "Wisconsin Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).
