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Paine Art Center & Gardens
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Art, Botanical Garden, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Park

The Paine is a historic estate that serves as a multi-faceted museum for learning and inspiration.
The museum preserves the mansion, surrounding architectural structures, and many of the interiors as they were created by founders Nathan and Jessie Kimberly Paine.
Selections from the museum’s art collection, much of which was acquired by Nathan and Jessie, are featured in the many rooms and settings of the estate.
Outdoors, the Paine maintains and enhances numerous display gardens as “galleries” of horticulture with varied designs and thousands of plant specimens.
In addition, the museum presents a wide variety of changing art exhibitions, from historical to contemporary, within the estate’s galleries and gardens.

Palmyra Historical Society
Palmyra, Wisconsin

Historical Society

Pendarvis
Mineral Point, Wisconsin

History

Pepin County Historical Society
Durand, Wisconsin

Historical Society

Pewaukee Area Historical Society
Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Historical Society

Pioneer Corner Museum
New Holstein, Wisconsin

History

Plymouth Historical Society
Plymouth, Wisconsin

Historical Society

Polk County Historical Society
Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Historical Society

Portage Historical Society
Portage, Wisconsin

History, Historic House, Historical Society

Artifacts, maps and photographs capturing the history of Wisconsin's third oldest settlement are featured in the Museum at the Portage. The past is illuminated through hundreds of authentic pieces from this unique place at the intersection of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. Discover the story of Portage as you explore area history and culture shaped by the influences of rivers, native people, early explorers, brickyards, railroads, and local residents.

Potawatomi Cultural Center Library and Museum
Crandon, Wisconsin

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Palmer/Gullickson Octagon House
West Salem, Wisconsin

History

Paul Bunyan Logging Camp of Eau Claire, Inc.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

History

Peninsula State Park
Fish Creek, Wisconsin

Park

Peshtigo Fire Museum
Peshtigo, Wisconsin

History

Pierce County Historical Association
Ellsworth, Wisconsin

History

Pioneer Museum
Wild Rose, Wisconsin

History

Point of Beginnings Heritage Area
Platteville, Wisconsin

History, Natural History, Nature Centers, Park

Much of Wisconsin's history can be traced to the southwestern corner of the state -- our "Point of Beginnings." The lead miners of the 1820s were among the first European settlers of Wisconsin. The state's 1831 land survey began from a benchmark location near Hazel Green. The first territorial government met at Belmont in 1836. As a measure of the area's rich history, four State Historic Sites (Pendarvis, Stonefield Village, First Capitol and Villa Louis) are located here. For a Heritage Trails of Southwest Wisconsin brochure, contact the address above.

Portage County Historical Society
Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Historical Society

Poster Gallery, UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

History

Potawatomi State Park
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Park

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Fairbanks, Alaska

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