Wisconsin Historical Society

A new exhibit at the Milwaukee County Historical Society explores Wisconsin’s contributions to pop culture.

Wisconsin plays a pivotal role in the presidential election. That’s one of the reasons why the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting political artifacts this election year.

We caught up with Oscar Mayer hotdoggers Grill’Em Up Emily and BBQ Brady during their stop in Milwaukee to learn more about their unique job and the 27-foot wiener-shaped car.

Wisconsin Historical Society's Abbie Norderhaug shares the history of a Barbie doll in their collection, as well as Barbie's Wisconsin roots.

In his newly-released book "Kodachrome Milwaukee," Milwaukee historian Adam Levin compiles a collection of around 150 images of life in mid-1900s Milwaukee. Images in the book include snapshots of large events such as German Fest and Bucks games, as well as house parties.

The Wisconsin Historical Society’s new headquarters will nearly double in size when its new history center opens on Wisconsin’s Capitol Square in Madison. It will feature a traveling exhibition gallery, rooftop terrace and event space.

One of Milwaukee’s culturally-rich neighborhoods is Historic Mitchell Street on the city’s south side. Its businesses and residents have evolved, starting with deep Polish roots to today’s rich Hispanic flavor.

Restoration work continues at the historic Trinity Lutheran Church five years after a devastating fire.

Wisconsin's State Archaeologist, Dr. James Skibo, has passed away. Dr. Skibo worked in coordination with Wisconsin's Native Nations on the historical recovery of two canoes with great archaeological significance to the state and its tribal communities.

If you haven’t been to Mineral Point, a small town in southwest Wisconsin, you might not know about its many historic buildings. In the 1800s, Cornish immigrants gravitated there when lead mining was booming. Nearly a century later, two men – both life and business partners – saved a cluster of stone cottages that would become a state historic site called Pendarvis, the name of an estate in Cornwall.