Interested in discovering more about your house? Learn how to research your home with retired librarians Nancy Torphy and Carolyn Colwell. They will review the tools available at the library, City of Milwaukee, and Milwaukee County that will reveal the history of the families and architecture of your home or building. Have a property outside…

Join Historic Milwaukee and Jim Nelsen, the author of A History Lover's Guide to Milwaukee, as he talks about his new book! FREE. Registration required. October 28 @ 6pm About the book: Milwaukee is often described as a “big small town,” and its quirky character stems from its many neighborhoods—each with its own stories to…

Explore Milwaukee’s distant and more recent past while enjoying a smooth ride on the new HOP streetcar. From historic commercial architecture to mid-century urbanism and highway building, this tour will explore the threads of development that have led to the installation of the streetcar as well as additional growth in Downtown. The tour is handicap…

Fall Special Tours on sale August 8th, 2022! On Friday, October 28, 1892, the city’s largest and most destructive fire occurred in the Historic Third Ward. It began with spontaneous combustion in the Union Oil and Paint Company building on the Milwaukee River at Water Street, south of St. Paul Avenue. The fire spread east…

Explore downtown Milwaukee from indoors! Stroll through the skywalk system and learn about significant Milwaukee landmarks. This is an indoor tour and masks are required for all attendees.

Explore downtown Milwaukee from indoors! Stroll through the skywalk system and learn about significant Milwaukee landmarks. This is an indoor tour and masks are required for all attendees.