The Dane County Historical Society is just one of many local historical societies operating in Dane County. Below is a more detailed list that may help you in your research. Please keep in mind this may not be a complete list. Please let us know if there are others we should be aware of.
Dane County Local Historical Societies
Albion Academy – home of the Albion Academy Historical Society
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
Historical photo of the Cambridge School, home of the Cambridge Historic School Foundation
Cambridge Historic School Foundation
W8955 Ripley Road
Cambridge, WI 53523
(920) 563-9095
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
De Forest Area Historical Society
203 Library Street
DeForest, Wisconsin 53532
(608) 846-5482/dahsoc@yahoo.com
Historic First Lutheran Church in Middleton
First Lutheran Church – Middleton
711 Pleasant View Rd.
Middleton, WI 53562
historicfirstlutheran@gmail.com
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
Old Halfway Prairie School in the Town of Mazomanie
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
Nathaniel and Harriett Dean House, home of the Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society
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/historicmadisonwi@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 in Stoughton
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
Driftless Historium, home of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
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/oahswi159@gmail.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 Library And Museum
115 East Main Street
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
(608) 825-0837/museum@cityofsunprairie.com
Sun Prairie Historical Restorations owns and manages the Crosse house in Sun Prairie.
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