2. Old World Wisconsin Galleries

The People 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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Richard, a tram driver, modelling Lee's barrister hat.
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Richard, a tram driver, modelling Lee's barrister hat.

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  • Jane, an interpreter, making friends with a chicken at the Ketola farm,
  • Richard, an interpreter and historic farmer, befriends a chicken at the 1860 Schulz (German) farm.
  • Ben, an historic farmer, stands between Teddy and Bear, Old World Wisconsin oxen, while grooming them.
  • "Prairie Bob," dressed in his buffalo skin coat and skunk cap, greets visitors in Crossroads Village as they enter the museum.
  • "Prairie Bob" dressed in his buffalo skin coat and skunk cap.
  • Char, a long time interpreter at Old World.
  • Lee, an interpreter who serves as barrister (umpire in modern day terms), at old time base ball games at Old World Wisconsin.
  • Lee, an interpreter who also serves as barrister (umpire) at vintage base ball games (yes, it used to be 2 words) , explains the rules of old time base ball to fans before a game. The players in blue and white are from the Eagle Diamonds, Old World's own base ball team.
  • Richard, a tram driver, modelling Lee's barrister hat.
  • Ben, historic farmer, enjoys dinner at the farm dinner for volunteers and staff at the Autumn on the Farms annual event.
  • Tony, historic farmer, relaxes after enjoying dinner at the farm dinner for volunteers and staff at the annual Autumn on the Farms event.
  • Daryl, historic farmer.
  • Heather (interpreter) and Ben (historic farmer) enjoy each other's company at the farm dinner for volunteers and staff during the annual Autumn on the Farms event.
  • Two interpreters sample their cooking at the Schottler summer kitchen.
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