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The 2022 State Capitol Ornament celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Dane County Farmers' Market, one of the premier farmers' markets in the nation.

Until sold-out, this ornament will also available at the Wisconsin Historical Museum's store at 30 N. Carroll St, on Capitol Square in Madison. Click HERE for the museum's hours of operation or call (608) 264-6555.

Handcrafted in Wisconsin with solid wood, this cribbage board has detailed topographical maps of the great lakes!

Handcrafted in Wisconsin with solid woods, this three-player cribbage board is complete with Wisconsin pine scenery, crescent moon, and stars.

Muddle, garnish, & stir. Our brandy old fashioned T-shirt is a Society exclusive. Recipe on the back!

This t-shirt was inspired by the unique name Wisconsinites use for the machine that dispenses water in public places. A Society exclusive.

Show off your love of the Friday Night Fish Fry with this unique Wisconsin t-shirt. A Society Exclusive.

Blending comfort with style, these crew socks with styles from trout to campfire look great with dress shoes and slacks or shorts!

Why bamboo? Because these socks are certified organic and free of harmful chemicals! OCIA and OEKO-TEX certified. As fun to wear as to give.

From birds & bees to mac & cheese, our women's socks are a soft, cotton blend with comfortable stretch. As fun to wear as to give.

These Sweetwater Creations Dreamcatchers are certified to be Native American made. Dreamcatchers are made by an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe of the US and handcrafts all items.

Choose "Natural" or "Colorful," and we will do our best to fill your order accordingly based on availability. Colors and styles vary. Each is unique. The photos are representative samples.

Back in stock with fresh design elements! -- Hand made by a member of a federally recognized tribe of the U.S. Choose "Natural" or "Colorful," and we will do our best to fill your order accordingly based on availability. Colors and styles vary.

It's the perfect everyday crewneck with a retro look. Made in Wisconsin!

The perfect companion for any young Wisconsinite, this soft, cuddly Badger Plush stands about 11 inches tall and was designed exclusively for the Wisconsin Historical Society store.

French-milled lavender soap. A favorite at the museum store at Old World Wisconsin. Wonderful fresh lavender scent. Buy more and save!

Clean burning and made in Wisconsin. Many fab scents including the classic customer favorite, Brandy Old Fashioned!

Show your Great Lakes pride in style with this warm sweatshirt!

Wear your Great Lakes pride and stay warm!

Show off your Great Lakes pride with this fun t-shirt for all ages.

$15.50 and up. Prints can be selected in a range of sizes, from postcard to poster, in paper or canvas. Printed to order and shipped to you. Prices vary with print size and type. Find ordering instructions below.

$15.50 and up. Seven colorful images in this historic collection dating to 1910. Prints can be selected in a range of sizes, from postcard to poster, in paper or canvas. Printed to order and shipped to you. Find ordering instructions below.

Search over 3,000,000 records including birth records, death records, marriage records, name index records, and Civil War muster records.

Reproductions of records are available for purchase as paper copies or digital files. Prices range from $15-$20.

Click here to learn more and start your search in the Society's main website.

These earrings are inspired by a stained glass design by Frank Lloyd Wright. Green enamel and glass beads.

Dangle earrings with geometric stained glass "light screen" design by Frank Lloyd Wright.

"March Balloons" design by Frank Lloyd Wright in warm, earth tone pallet.

Stay warm and cozy this holiday season in this festive Merry Krampus sweatshirt! Black.

Readers will find in these pages the biography of a bridge, a requiem for a union, odes to autumn and spring, a poem about aging, tales of two shipwrecks, a frank take on segregation, a visit to a junkyard, memories of the summer of ’68, and more.

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These stories, each featuring a historic photograph, represent the best of Gurda's popular Sunday columns that have appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 1994.

Enslaved, Indentured, Free shines a light on five extraordinary Black women whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during seminal years of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

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Learn about the values and ideas the Germans brought with them from the Old Country, including their achievements on the farm, in the workplace and in academia over the course of 150 years in Wisconsin.4

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Essays on barflies, fix-it guys, and other eccentric small-town folks come together in a humorous and touching collection that shares the heart of a Midwestern lake community.

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From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, this best-seller is indispensable to anyone interested in the region’s history and its Native peoples. Lavishly illustrated.

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Take a nostalgic ride around the fair with celebrated rural historian, Jerry Apps, as the former 4-H leader and fair judge showcases the history of Wisconsin county fairs (and the state fair) in this salute to one of the Midwest’s greatest summer traditions!

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A must-have resource for anyone interested in Wisconsin's prehistoric and contemporary geography. This book will stand the test of time as a vital contribution to physical and cultural geographic study of the Badger state. 472 pages.

When the White Pine Was King tells the stories of the heyday of logging, of lumberjacks and camp cooks, of river drives and deadly log jams, of sawmills and lumber towns and the echo of the ax ringing through the Northwoods as yet another white pine crashed to the ground. Full details below.

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Paperback: $24.95
228 pages, 88 color photos and 6 maps, 7 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-849-2
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Wisconsin Waters takes readers on an epic tour of the geologic, natural, and human stories that have shaped these aquatic landscapes over millions of years.

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