The Lumber Industry
This exhibit features a collection of stories on the lumber industry in Wisconsin. The essays feature tools of the trade including the bark spud and log-marking hammer. It also addresses camp life through a feature on the fiddle and local logging histories.
Bowling
From Happy Days to the African American bowling scene in Milwaukee, bowling was a cultural phenomenon that gripped the public’s enthusiasm. This exhibition features essays about everything from the manufacturing of the bowling pin to bowling on an international stage.
The Dairy State
Wisconsin is certainly synonymous with cheese, but do you know how it became the diary state? This exhibition takes you through the Swiss origins of the dairy state, scientific reformers such as Stephen M. Babcock, and the development of malted milk from Horlick’s in Racine, WI.
Wisconsin Waters
Situated along two of the Great Lakes with more than 12,000 rivers and 15,000 lakes, Wisconsin is home to industries and pastimes built up around these natural resources. This exhibition explores Wisconsin’s shipping history and the dangers therein, its water sources as resources and energy source, and its history of pastimes and tourism on ship and shore.
Immigration
This image to the left may be a familiar representation of the high volume of immigration to the United States in the early twentieth century. The stories and objects examined in this exhibit begin to explore the many different peoples that have immigrated to Wisconsin and the impacts they had on the young state.
Indigenous Peoples
The state of Wisconsin occupies a modern political boundary, but for millenia prior peoples and nations occupied this space. This exhibition feature essays and objects about indigenous peoples, their encounter with colonizers and settlers, and their modern history.
Latinx History in Wisconsin
This exhibit features essays and historical objects related to Latinx men and women in Wisconsin. The stories overlap with a variety of other subjects including politics, agriculture, and tourism.
African American History
This exhibit features essays and historical objects related to African American men and women in Wisconsin. The stories overlap with a variety of other important subjects including politics, agriculture, and entertainment.
Women in Wisconsin
This exhibit features essays and objects related to women in Wisconsin. The stories overlap with a variety of other subjects including immigration, agriculture, and entertainment.
