From February 1 to April 19, the Chazen Museum of Art will host “Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison.” As an interactive, all ages-friendly, companion to the oral […]
Lands We Share: Farming, History, and Place in Wisconsin
Today on the show, we learn about The Lands We Share traveling exhibit, which highlights six diverse family and community farming projects in Wisconsin: Allenville Farms, Oneida Nation Farms, Dettmann […]
Muriel Simms’ deeply interwoven oral histories
If you want to understand the role that race has played in Madison’s past and present, Settlin’: Stories Of Madison’s Early African American Families is an essential read. Its author, […]
Madison’s Living History
History doesn’t live only in dusty tomes, bureaucratic archives and curated antiques. It also lives in the minds and memories of those who were there. Madison’s Living History Project, sponsored […]
A more complete story
When you think of “historic preservation,” you probably think a lot about buildings. That’s certainly how people in charge of local historic preservation efforts in Madison have tended to think […]