2. Old World Wisconsin Galleries

Animals of OWW

Old World Wisconsin, the Midwest's largest outdoor living history museum, showcases the life of immigrants to the State of Wisconsin in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society and occupies nearly 600 acres in the rolling hills of the Kettle Moraine area of Southeast Wisconsin near the small village of Eagle. It includes nine ethnic farms plus a village with a blacksmith, cobbler, general store, church, inn, shoe shop, and several residences. Interpreters dress in period clothing and go about their daily chores of farming, cooking, laundry, shoe making, blacksmithing, etc. The 40 some odd historic builldings on the site were moved to Old World from various locations in the early 1970s. The museum was opened to the public as the bicentennial project of the State of Wisconsin in 1976.
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Members of the Jefferson County Draft Horse Association plow, prepare, and seed the fields at Old World Wisconsin at two special events each year, Spring Rituals in May and Autumn on the Farms in October.
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Members of the Jefferson County Draft Horse Association plow, prepare, and seed the fields at Old World Wisconsin at two special events each year, Spring Rituals in May and Autumn on the Farms in October.

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  • Schoolchildren on a field trip enjoy a tug of war with Teddy and Bear, Old World Wisconsin oxen but the oxen always win!
  • Nancy, an Old World farmer and interpreter, introduces a family of visotrs to a lamb in the "hands on" educational center at 1880 Caldwell Farmers Club Hall.
  • Teddy and Bear graze in a pasture near the 1900 Kruza (Polish) home.
  • A group of schoolchildren on a field trip enjoy a tug of war with Teddy and Bear, Old World oxen while their teacher and parent chaperone watch and photograph the event. Photo taken in the German area at the at the 1860 Schulz farm.
  • A young visitor meets Teddy, an Old World Wisconsin ox. She was impressed!
  • An interpreter introduces two young visitors to a chicken at the Ketola farm.
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  • An interpreter and historic farmer makes friends with a chicken at the 1860 Schulz (German) farm.
  • Sheep carefully watch the border collie that is herding them. They're wary of him but he never touches them.
  • Jim, owner of the border collies used to herd sheep at Old World, gives a signal to one of his collies.
  • Lola, owner of the border collies used to herd sheep at Old World's special event, Spring Rituals, signals the collie by using a shrill whistle. The dogs chase the sheep but never touch them.
  • A border collie races to get ahead of the sheep he is herding.
  • A border collie herds sheep at Old World Wisconsin's special event, Spring Rituals in May.
  • A border collie herds sheep at Old World Wisconsin's special event, Spring Rituals in May.
  • A bull gets a loving hug from an interpreter at the Finnish Ketola farm.
  • A team of draft horses hauls a load of logs on a rainy day in the German area. The logs will be cut up and made into lumber at the portable steam powered sawmill during Autumn on the Farms, a special event at Old World held ech year in October.
  • A team of draft horses and their owner enter the 1880 Koepsell farm while interpreters and staff set up for the farm dinner for volunteers at the annual Autumn on the Farms special event at Old World Wisconsin.
  • A team of draft horses and their owner enter the 1880 Koepsell farm while interpreters and staff set up for the farm dinner for volunteers at the annual Autumn on the Farms special event at Old World Wisconsin.
  • A team of draft horses and their owner enter the 1880 Koepsell farm while interpreters and staff set up for the farm dinner for volunteers at the annual Autumn on the Farms special event at Old World Wisconsin.
  • Members of the Jefferson County Draft Horse Association plow, prepare, and seed the fields at Old World Wisconsin at two special events each year, Spring Rituals in May and Autumn on the Farms in October.
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