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Milton House: historical museum tour The Milton House, an 1840s era “stage coach inn” once was a stopping place for tired, hungry travelers headed for Milwaukee or Chicago.* Innkeepers Joseph and Nancy Goodrich wanted to hide fugitive slaves but feared that guests might discover and betray both them and the fugitives. So, they dug a tunnel connecting the Inn cellar with a back-lot cabin used for storage! Today, the Milton Historical Society has preserved the tunnel and Inn for visitors. School groups can tour the house and tunnel and hear docents share about the Goodrich family and underground railroad network in the area. Field Trip Details:
Open April through October for groups Website: www.miltonhouse.org
Old World Wisconsin: Pleasant Ridge re-creation Old World Wisconsin, a state of Wisconsin living history museum, has re-created Pleasant Ridge, a 19th century, Grant county farming community that was home to free blacks, fugitive slaves, and European immigrants. This interesting exhibit is the first effort to interpret Wisconsin’s African American history within the state living history museum system. The exhibit may not be sufficiently hands-on for young children, but would provide an excellent addition to unit study for grades 6 and up. Details: Open April
1 to October 31 Contact: Susan Duffin,
visitor coordinator
Creator of this website, Julia Pferdehirt is also an historian, author, and storyteller. She has visited more than 200 Wisconsin schools, libraries, and civic groups telling true stories of people, places, and events on Wisconsin’s underground railroad. Ms. Pferdehirt, author of the Wisconsin Historical Society publication They Came to Wisconsin, also offers a storytelling program of first-person Wisconsin immigrant stories. Finally, Ms. Pferdehirt is available for student writing workshops and as a writer in residence. Details: Costs vary with program length and focus. Contact: Julia Pferdehirt Wisconsin Veteran’s Museum in Madison. Civil War exhibits and collections including artifacts, uniforms, and historical material can be viewed at 30 W. Mifflin Street in Madison. Field trip arrangements may be made at 608/264 6086. Ask about "treasure boxes" with Civil War artifacts. Racine Heritage Museum Exhibits include photos etc about the 22nd Wisconsin "Abolition" Regiment. Also Lyman Goodnow photos (call 414/636-3926 for hours and schedules) For any remarks, suggestions, or broken links: |
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