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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1846 |
| Jurisdiction | Wisconsin |
| Headquarters | 816 State Street Madison, Wisconsin 53706 |
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| Parent agency | State of Wisconsin |
| Website | wisconsinhistory.org |
The Wisconsin Historical Society (officially the State Historical Society of Wisconsin) is simultaneously a state agency and a private membership organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of North America, with an emphasis on the state of Wisconsin and the trans-Allegheny West.[1] Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, it is the oldest historical society in the United States to receive continuous public funding.[2][3] The society's headquarters are located in Madison, Wisconsin, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin is the nation's oldest historical society to receive continuing grants of state funds
- ^ About page at the Wisconsin Historical Society website.