Wisconsin Archaeology

We're getting excited for the Society's first in-person event of 2023! Come and see where C.E. Brown is buried, learn a little about his life, and then continue on to see the effigy-shaped burial mounds of Forest Hill Cemetery. Bob Birmingham will be talking about Charlie and providing his insights on the mounds and the builders of those mounds. See our Events section or click on over to our website for more details http://wiarcheologicalsociety.org/events . While you are over on our website, consider joining the Society so that we can continue our mission of education and preservation!

Reminder! Only a few couple of short hours until tonight's presentation on the Dugout Canoe Survey by Dr. Sissel Schroeder. We even have a special guest helping with questions and answers (hint, she's prominently featured in the photo promoting this event). Sign up at:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What’s Canoe with Us? An Update on the Wisconsin Dugout Canoe Survey. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. When this project began in 2018, the Wisconsin Historical Society knew of 11 dugout canoes in the state. As a result of intensive efforts to contact local museums and historical societies across the state, and through diving expeditions, we have identified and documented more than 40 dugouts from ar...