Recollection Wisconsin

Meet the new WHO—Recollection Wisconsin. Wisconsin Heritage Online, the statewide digital collaborative, is excited to announce a new name—Recollection Wisconsin—and a new look. Our new website, recollectionwisconsin.org, provides free access to a growing set of historical resources from the collections of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across the state. Visitors can discover historic photographs, postcards, maps, letters, diaries, articles, books, artifacts, oral histories and other unique resources from dozens of Wisconsin communities.

New features to explore on recollectionwisconsin.org include: Stories from Wisconsin collections. A closer look at small slices of state and local history, told through photographs and documents from participating organizations. Topics covered so far include deer hunting, grand hotels, home economics education, early bicycling culture and Welsh settlers in Wisconsin.

Browse by subject or on a map. A user-friendly browse interface enables visitors to sort collections by topic categories, such as cranberries, music or World War I, or by types of materials, such as plat maps or scrapbooks. Visitors can also use an interactive map to locate digital collections in or near their hometowns or other locations of interest.

Share a story. Recollection Wisconsin has partnered with Wisconsin Life, an audio essay series on Wisconsin Public Radio that celebrates what makes Wisconsin unique, to collect and share stories contributed by visitors.

We welcome your thoughts, questions and suggestions about the new site and the new direction for the program. Get in touch using our contact form, or contact Program Manager Emily Pfotenhauer at or 608-265-2138.