Travel Through Time and the Stories of America’s Heartland
Experience the world of Wisconsin’s early immigrants at Old World Wisconsin. Step into the daily lives of the people who called this world home as you help with chores and cooking, try your hand at crafts and trades, and play – yes, even the grown-ups! Help stoke the fire in the blacksmith shop, say hi to the farm animals, pick veggies in the gardens, dye and spin wool, roll pie crusts, collect chicken eggs, try on wooden clogs, race high-wheel bicycles, and sample tasty beer in the Brewhouse. This is where history comes alive!
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Make Your Next Event Historic
Old World Wisconsin’s picturesque settings for a rustic Wisconsin wedding or a unique private event offer plentiful opportunities for a historic event. Make your day historic and create a story that will be remembered for generations.
The Brewhouse
Now Open!
From large breweries to corner bars, big labels to modern microbrews, beermaking is a huge part of Wisconsin’s culture and heritage.
HAVE YOU HEARD?!
Old World Wisconsin has been voted the #1 place to take kids in the Milwaukee area! Travel through time and experience the stories of America’s heartland with hand-on activities and fun for the whole family!
NEW ARRIVALS: A CAMPAIGN
CREATING AN IMMERSIVE WELCOME EXPERIENCE AT OLD WORLD WISCONSIN
The Wisconsin Historical Society is excited to open the brand new Brewhouse at Old World Wisconsin in 2022. This building is just the first new structure completed as part of a $5.5 million project that represents the first two phases of a larger, multi-year master plan to transform the site’s entry area with a reimagined Welcome Experience.
Members Get Free Admission!
Become a Wisconsin Historical Society member and visit all 12 of our historic sites for free! Membership pays for itself in as little as two visits and includes other great benefits like discounts and reciprocal benefits to more than 1,200 organizations.
Old World Wisconsin
Experience the world of early immigrants at Old World Wisconsin, where history comes alive!
Play ball! As the Brewers and other Major League Baseball teams kick off the 2023 season this week, we are seeking players to portray the 1870 Diamonds Base Ball Cub at Old World Wisconsin this summer. Costumed “ballists” engage guests in playing the game using 19th century rules and replica equipment while sharing the early history of baseball in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Paid and volunteer opportunities exist and uniforms are provided. For additional information send an email expressing your interest to dan.freas@wisconsinhistory.org. ... See MoreSee Less
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Michael Cacini and Amy Smith Cacini
Michael Cacini and Amy Smith Cacini
Every year we grow many kinds of scented geraniums. Their lovely fragrances became popular in the early 18th century.
We overwintered ours in an old-fashioned way. We brought them in from outdoors early last fall and placed them in a cool, moderate to low light room and kept them watered very sparingly through the winter months. They did well and are now enjoying the warmth and sunshine of our greenhouse so they'll be ready to propagate and eventually find their way back into lovely garden settings throughout the site!
Discover their lovely scents for yourself this year! Daily admission tickets available at wihist.org/3Fssz3y ... See MoreSee Less
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Can you find the sleeping dog in this 1904 photo of the Sanford farmstead? Relocated from near LaGrange, Walworth County, the house has been preserved at the edge of the 1880s Crossroads Village. While you won’t find a dog, you can explore the house and gardens when Old World Wisconsin opens for the 2023 season in May. Learn more about the upcoming season at oldworldwisconsin.org. ... See MoreSee Less
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Found it. Let sleeping dogs lie.
Found it ...aw cute
Found it.