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Current Exhibits

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  • Poster for “Taking the Waters,” featuring a historic Waukesha springs park with a domed pavilion, landscaped gardens, and the dates 1868–1914.

    Taking the Waters: A Journey Into the Great Waukesha Springs Era

  • Exhibit poster titled “Freedom & Fashion: Waukesha Women Step Out in the 1920s,” featuring an Art Deco illustration of a woman in a gold dress posed before a stylized geometric background.

    Freedom & Fashion

  • Exhibit poster titled “The Wizard of Waukesha,” featuring a vintage photograph of a child holding a cat beside a guitar, with text about the true story of Les Paul.

    The Wizard of Waukesha – The Amazing True Story of Les Paul

  • Exhibit poster with the title “Lusk,” featuring bold black lettering on a yellow background with a red brushstroke forming the letter “T,” and the subtitle “Love Triangle Goes Wrong Shocks Waukesha, Captivates Nation.”

    LUST – Love Triangle Goes Wrong

  • Exhibit poster titled “The Seeds We Sow: Agricultural Legacies of Waukesha County,” featuring a historic farm photograph of a child standing beside a wagon against a rural backdrop.

    The Seeds we Sow – The Agricultural Legacies of Waukesha County

  • Exhibit poster titled “Trails to Wak-shta,” featuring a historic photograph of a river landscape with trees and open land, exploring Waukesha’s earliest communities and changing environment.

    Trails to Wak-shta

Upcoming Events

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  • Waukesha Unlocked

    October 10 @ 10:00 am

    The Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum shares the old county courthouse, built in 1893. The courthouse was constructed using rock-faced limestone in a Romanesque [...]

  • October 2026: History after Dark

    October 1 @ 5:30 pm

    Join us on October 1st, 2026 for a special History After Dark presentation off-site at North Pillar Brewing Company! Our topic and host site will [...]

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