Welcome to the Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection.
Wisconsin’s story is still being written, folding in the customs and traditions of everyone who calls Wisconsin home. You’re invited to take part in that ongoing conversation and help build a shared history of our state by contributing your photographs, memories and stories to the Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection.
Want to see more Wisconsin stories? Explore resources from libraries, archives, historical societies and museums around the state at recollectionwisconsin.org.
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An American Girl — My Great-Grandmother, Christine Henk
Christine was born on December 12, 1905 at home in a log cabin built by her father. She was the fourth child of Bertha and Joseph Herman. Her family…
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Interview with Jim Babcock
Interview with Jim Babcock, volunteer at Hawks Inn Museum in Delafield, Wisconsin. Conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison student Gianofer…see more
Awareness of race
I was probably six or seven years old, 1966 or ’67. Summers were untethered for me in Racine, everyday, all day, at the Park & Rec program at Island…see more
Interview with Mary Daniel
Interview with Mary Daniel, volunteer at Hawks Inn Museum in Delafield, Wisconsin. Conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison student Gianofer…see more
Interview with Mrs. Shirley Seltzer
Interview with Mrs. Shirley Seltzer, volunteer at Hawks Inn Museum in Delafield, Wisconsin. Conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison student…see more