Old World Wisconsin
opened its doors in 1976 to comprise the world's largest open air
outdoor interactive museum dedicated to rural life, it encompasses
nearly 600 acres of rolling wooded hills in the southern unit of the
Kettle Moraine State Forest, near Eagle, WI. Immigrants poured out of
Europe to
Wisconsin...initially coming
from England, Ireland and Scotland and by the 1830's Pomeranian's
settlers from the Baltic coast and the British Isles, Scandinavian
influences from Norway, Denmark and Sweden; finally Bohemian, Polish and
Finnish Families joined the migration in the the late 19th century to
further enhance Wisconsin's cultural tapestry. The museum's more than 60
historic structures range from ethnic
farmsteads, with furnished houses and rural outbuildings, to a crossroads
village with its traditional small-town institutions. All 60 buildings
have been collected and relocated from around the State of Wisconsin, all were
actually built by early settlers, none of them are
reproductions or reconstructions and many reflect the ethnic backgrounds of their builders. Costumed interpreters perform the daily tasks of farmers and
shopkeepers. Nearly a dozen ethnic
groups are represented at the 1870s Crossroads Village and 10
farmsteads, stocked with many rare breeds of horses, sheep, oxen and hogs. The
gardens and fields are planted with many heirloom varieties of grains,
flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables. Trams run throughout the day on weekends and extended hours in the summer between the Scandinavian and German, African
American, and Crossroads Villages. - African American: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Chapel, Shepard Family Cemetery, United Brethren Church, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Danish: Pedersen Farm
- Finnish: Rankinen Farm, Ketola Farm
- German: Koepsell Farm, Schottler Farm, Schulz Farm
- Norwegian: Fossebrekke Farm, Kvaale Farm, Raspberry School
- Polish: Kruza House
- Yankee: Harmony Town Hall, Four Mile Inn, Sisel Shoe Shop, Benson House, Grotelueschen Blacksmith Shop, Peterson Wagon Shop, Thomas General Store, Mary Hafford House, St. Peter's Church.
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