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Programs and Events

We recognize that Milwaukee history spans across diverse communities, ethnicities, and cultures, so we hope to continue to bring us all together through our programs.

 

Public Art Award Ceremony, Sponsored by Janice & Stephen Marcus 

Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 | 5:00pm-7:00pm
The MCHS | 910 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Milwaukee, WI 53203

During the event, the Public Art Award winner will be announced. The public is invited to attend this special evening, which will feature a presentation of the finalists, remarks from the jurors, and a reception to celebrate Milwaukee’s rich tradition of public art.
FREE Admission! 
This event will feature live music, appetizers, cash bar, and formal award presentation.
 
After careful evaluation by our distinguished panel of jurors, the three finalists have been selected:
  • Sherman Park Rising, Tia Richardson. Sherman Park.– A vibrant reflection of the resilience and perseverance of the Sherman Park community.
  • Green Flow, Pamela Scesniak. Brady Street. – A striking celebration of Brady Street’s history and preservation of the neighborhood’s unique stories.
  • Mural of Peace, Reynaldo Hernandez. Walker’s Point. – A powerful tribute to the diversity and aspirations of Milwaukee’s South Side.
 
 
 
 

MCHS Book Club  

Monday, April 28th, 2025 | 6:00pm
MCHS | 910 N. Dr. MLK Jr. Drive or Virtually via Zoom

Join us in April for Milwaukee: A City Built on Water by John Gurda.

“In Milwaukee: A City Built on Water, celebrated historian John Gurda expands on his popular Milwaukee Public Television documentary, relating the mucky history of the waters that gave Milwaukee life–and occasionally threatened the city through erosion, invasive species, and water-borne diseases.

Telling tales of brewers, brickmakers, ecologists, and engineers, Gurda explores the city’s complicated connection with its most precious resource and greatest challenge. You’ll meet the generations of people, from a Potawatomi chief to fur traders and fishermen, who settled on the small spit of land known as Jones Island; learn how Milwaukee’s unique water composition creates its distinct cream-colored bricks; visit Wisconsin’s first waterparks; and see how city leaders transformed the Milwaukee River, once described as a “vast sewer with an “odorous tide,” into today’s lively and lovely Riverwalk.” -WHS Press

Copies of the book are available for purchase at the MCHS and Boswell Books. Mention the MCHS Book Club at check for a 10% discount. An additional 10% discount is offered to MCHS Members at the MCHS gift shop.

FREE to join, registration preferred!

Click Here to Register! You will be sent the confirmation email with Zoom link to attend virtually.

Please send any questions or ideas for future book selections to info@milwaukeehistory.net 

 
 
 
 

Milwaukee History Trivia @ Amorphic 

Thursday, May 8th, 2025 | Doors Open 6:00pm, Game Starts 7:00pm
Amorphic Beer | 3700 N Fratney St, Milwaukee, WI 53212

Join us for another round of Milwaukee History Trivia at Amorphic Beer! Step inside to discover a brewpub where art and science meet to make some delicious beer. Outside food welcome!

Doors open at 6:00pm, game starts at 7:00pm. Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. 

Bring your friends or join a team! FREE to play!

 

 

Author Talk with Historian James Marten

Saturday, May 10th, 2025 | 11:00am-Noon
MCHS | 910 N. Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53203

Historian James Marten shares his new book, The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment.
This book engagingly presents the story of the war and its aftermath through the lens of a single regiment, the Sixth Wisconsin. One of the core units of the famed Iron Brigade, the Sixth was organized in July 1861 and mustered out in the summer of 1865, playing major roles at Second Manassas, Antietam, and Gettysburg, and in the Overland campaign of 1864. The full history is found in the stories of its men learning to fight and endure far from home amid violence, illness, and death, and in the lives of families that hung on every word in letters and news from the front lines.
 
Free event with Admission! Registration preferred, Click Here to Secure your Spot! 
 
Available for purchase in the MCHS gift shop. Members receive a 10% discount.
 
 

Naturalization Ceremony

Thursday, May 16th, 2025 | 9:30am-11:30am
MCHS | 910 N. Dr. MLK Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53203

Have you ever been curious about the naturalization process?
Now is your chance to see the celebration of years of hard work for newly recognized United States citizens. Free Event!
 
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