The Hideout, created in the early 1920's, was the retreat of notorious crime syndicate leader Al Capone (18991947). The site includes the main lodge, which contains period furnishings; gun tower for protecting the site when in use by Capone; jail cell; bunk house; and an added museum about the 1920's.
The site offers exhibits and a guided tour.
The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is located in Wisconsin, and holds the honor of being the first home in the world lit by hydroelectricity. Today, the home stands as a historic house museum, and is opne to visitors year round.
The home offers guided tours, the "discovery trunks" school outreach program, special events, and exhibits. The website offers a brief history of the home, visitor information, and information regarding upcoming events.
The Buffalo County Historical Society has recently opened the Buffalo County Heritage Hall, a museum that is home to the history of Buffalo County veterans and educational events throughout the year. In addition to Heritage Hall, the society is currently working to research and chronicle the history of the Buffalo County schools.
The society offers special events throughout the year, including guest lecturers and educational programs, as well as Heritage Hall, which is open year round and offers self-guided tours. The website offers basic visitor information.
Inside the walls of the History Museum, the past comes alive through the stories, photographs, and artifacts of people of the Fox Valley. The museum's mission is to inspire appreciation for the rich history of the Fox River Valley area communities through the collections, exhibits, and education at the History Museum at the Castle. Owned and operated by the Outagamie County Historical Society, the Museum holds collections representing the history of the Fox Valley dating back to 1840s.
The museum offers exhibits, performances, workshops, tours, research library access, educational programs, and other educational and recreational events. As well as Virtual Exhibits, a wide variety of curricula and lessons – all aligned to WI State Learning Standards, and a multitude of primary sources accessible online!
This podcast from the Milwaukee Public Museum describes the life of an early African-American family in 1800s Milwaukee.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to "The Sully Watson House" under "2007 Milwaukee Digital Media Conference," and select "Download File."
The essence of urban life in Milwaukee around the turn-of-the-century is recreated from roughly the 1880s to just prior to World War I. This audio tour guides listeners through the exhibit gallery, describing the buildings along the street.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to "The Streets of Old Milwaukee," and select "Download File."
This podcast discusses the Danish House in the European Village at the Milwaukee Public Museum. It includes background information about Danish immigration to Wisconsin in the mid-1800s, exterior characteristics of the house, a brief explanation of several items inside the house, and the story of the Danish Christmas collector plates displayed on the back wall.
To listen to this lecture, scroll to "European Village - Danish House," and select "Download File."
The Milwaukee Public Museum, one of the largest in the United States, is a museum of human and natural history providing a dynamic and stimulating environment for learning, with something to excite and challenge visitors with a diversity of interests. The Museum currently houses over six million specimens. Permanent exhibits are contained in three-and-a-half floors of exhibit area, with additional space for traveling and temporary exhibits. Visitors can tour the Museum's 150,000 square feet of exhibit space to visit Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South and Middle America, the Pacific Islands, and a Costa Rican rainforest. They can take a small step back in time to the turn-of-the-century streets of Old Milwaukee, a European village, or ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
The museum offers exhibits, tours, IMAX and planetarium shows, educational programs, research library access, and educational and recreational events.
The Marathon County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Wisconsin—with particular emphasis on Marathon County. To this end, the society operates a local history exhibit area, research library, and the Yawkey House Museum. The Yawkey House is a 1901 Classical Revival residence now furnished in the style of 1915.
The society offers exhibits, 30-minute exhibit and museum guided tours, outreach presentations and slide shows, research library access, research assistance, relevant videos for rental, a junior historical society, and genealogy classes. Payment of a fee is required for research assistance. Reservations are required for museum group tours. The website offers historical photographs and biographies of past county residents.
The Oak Creek Historical Society operates a museum complex. The complex includes the 1840s Hughes Log Cabin, which depicts Wisconsin pioneer life; an 1890 summer kitchen, displaying the history of textile cleaning techniques; the 1874 Oak Creek Town Hall; an 1886 blacksmith shop; a farm shed with farming implements from the 1830s through 1950s; and a print shop.
The society offers period rooms, exhibits, and guided tours.