Date of event: Friday 25 April 2025

Start Time: 1:00 PM Central - a short member meeting precedes program

Event Title: Digging Through the Years: Research Library & Archives Tour of the Milwaukee County Historical Society

Presenter Name: Steve Schaffer, Archivist at Milwaukee County Historical Society

Description of event:  As the official repository for Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) research library contains more than 12,000 cubic feet of records from various county agencies such as naturalization records, civil court records, coroner’s inquests, marriage applications, jail registers and probate records. In addition, the library contains more than 3,000 separate manuscript collections from various businesses, organizations, and families/individuals – some of whom are among Milwaukee’s earliest settlers. The photograph collection is also housed in the research library and includes more than one million photographs. This 1-hour tour explores the artifacts preserved in the archives, but also explains how archival research uncovers stories of the past. 

Location: The Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (formerly North Old World Third Street), Milwaukee, WI 53203

In Person Only 

Cost: $13 per Adult, $11 per Senior (62 or older), $11 per full-time student.

Parking: Metered street parking or discounted 5 hour parking lot at 847 N. Plankinton Ave. 20% of the revenue will be donated back to MCHS. DO NOT scan and pay at the lot. Pay at the front desk in the Historical Center. ($10) 

TOUR IS LIMITED TO 25 ATTENDEES, RSVP: TCIESLAK@WI.RR.COM