The Dane County Historical Society is just one of many historical organizations in the county. Below is a more detailed list of local historical organizations that may be able to help you in your research.
Please keep in mind, this may not be a complete list. If there are others we should be aware of please let us know.
Albion Academy Historical Society
605 Campus Lane
Albion, WI 53534
(608) 884-4809/nancydurgin@yahoo.com
Black Earth Historical Society
PO Box 214
Black Earth, WI 53515
(608) 767-2502/behistoricalsoc@gmail.com
Brooklyn Area Historical Society
PO Box 174
Brooklyn, WI, 53521
608-455-4585/brooklynhistory@msn.com
Cambridge Historic School Foundation
W8955 Ripley Road
Cambridge, WI 53523
(920) 563-9095/home1852@hotmail.com
Cottage Grove Area Historical Society
439 Cheryl Street
Cottage Grove, WI 53527
(608) 839-5578/acres2@frontier.com
Cross Plains-Berry Historical Society
9260 Far View Road
Mazomanie, WI 53560
(608) 798-2217/crossplainshistory@gmail.com
Dane County Area Genealogical Society
PO Box 5652
Madison WI 53705-0652/wiscags@gmail.com
DeForest Area Historical Society
203 Library Street
DeForest, Wisconsin 53532
(608) 846-5482/dahsoc@yahoo.com
First Lutheran Church – Middleton
711 Pleasant View Rd.
Middleton, WI 53562
Info@HistoricFirstLutheranMiddleton.org
Mailing Address
First Lutheran Church
c/o Bruce Michaelis, Chairman, Trustees
19 S. Owen Drive
Madison, WI 53705
Fitchburg Historical Society
Fitchburg Room, Second Floor, Fitchburg Public Library
5530 Lacy Road
Fitchburg, WI, 53711
(608) 729-1783/woodedarchives@gmail.com
Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin
PO Box 6339
Madison, WI 53716-0339
(608) 287-0339
Friends of Old Halfway Prairie School
Friends of Historic Third Lake Ridge
Friends of Schumacher Farm
5682 Hwy 19
Waunakee, WI, 53597
608-849-4559/info@schumacherfarmpark.org
Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society
4718 Monona Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53716
(608) 249-7920/hbghs@tds.com
Historic Madison Inc.
P.O. Box 2721
Madison, WI 53701
(812) 265-2967/mlgajewski@gmail.com
Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society
1906 Cambridge School
211 South Street
Cambridge, WI 53523
(608) 423-4438/redfordfarm@gmail.com
Livsreise – Norwegian Heritage Center
277 W. Main Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-7567/Livsreise@norwegianheritagecenter.org
Madison History Roundtable
Meets the second Thursday of the month (September – May)
Radisson Hotel Madison
517 Grand Canyon Drive
Madison, WI 53719
(608) 333-9732/madisonhistoryroundtable@gmail.com
Marshall Area Historical Society
128 E. Main St (museum address)
PO Box 33 (mailing address)
Marshall WI 53559/marshallwimuseum@gmail.com
Mazomanie Historical Society
PO Box 248
Mazomanie, WI 53560
608 795-4355/szudyz@charter.net
McFarland Historical Society
5814 Main Street
McFarland, WI, 53558
608 838-3992/licht.jane@gmail.com
Middleton Area Historical Society
7410 Hubbard Avenue
Middleton, WI, 53562
608-836-7614/info@middletonhistory.org
Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 238, 100 S Second Street
Mt Horeb, WI, 53572
608-437-6486/mthorebhistory@mhtc.net
Oregon Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 262
159 West Lincoln Street
Oregon, WI, 53575
608-835-8961/oahs@frontier.com
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Stoughton Area Historical Society
324 South Page Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-4797/info@stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org
Sun Prairie Historical Museum and Library
115 East Main Street,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
(608) 837-2915/jharper@cityofsunprairie.com
Sun Prairie Historical Restorations
133 W. Main Street
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Verona Area Historical Society
c/o Jesse Charles
1234 Cathedral Point Drive
Verona, WI/SaveVeronaHistory@gmail.com