Wisconsin Historical Society

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816 State St
Madison, WI 53706
Explore the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections, research your family history, teach and learn Wisconsin history, preserve historic properties.

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Lucy M.
3/1/2016

This building is beautiful! The architecture alone will take your breath away, and the elevators make you feel like your in the 1920's. This library is also extremely taken care of cleaning wise....

Lucia F.
3/13/2024

super gorgeous and nice place to study. Definetly not the most quiet though, not always but sometimes the librarians can be very loud which makes it hard to study if you don't want to use headphones.

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Steve O.
9/23/2012

The WHS is a beautiful and easy-to-navigate library where you can find old Wisconsin newspapers on microfilm that aren't available on the web. The staff is friendly, the materials are very...

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Bobb S.
7/6/2016

Why have I not been here before? Within the building is an amazing reading room with a gob of resources at your fingertips. A perfect rainy day spot to do some digging.

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Sharon R.
9/22/2012

I feel as if I'm making history right now, doing the very first review of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The beautiful and well-kept surroundings are a grand reminder of days gone by. The staff...

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