10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Touring the State Archives Preservation Facility

(204 South Thornton Avenue, Madison, WI 53703)

Afterwards: Lunch at the Thirsty Goat

(3040 Cahill Main, Fitchburg, WI 53711)

The FRIENDS are pleased to invite you to an exclusive guided tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s newly constructed, state-of-the-art State Archives Preservation Facility. We have the opportunity to be shown the new building, which has an impressive space of 189,730 square feet. The Administrator of the Division of Library-Archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Matt Blessing, will be guiding the tour on Tuesday, September 18^th from 10:30 am to noon.

Following this incredible opportunity to have a peek into the amazing archives held in this new facility, the FRIENDS will be having lunch at the Thirsty Goat in Fitchburg. The restaurant has great food and drinks, but even better is that 15% of the total spent by us at lunch will be donated to our very own FHWS!

Join us for a morning of learning about the preservation of Wisconsin’s history and celebrating the ability to aid these efforts through your support.

Please RSVP with names and phone numbers of those planning to attend to Patricia Lawler Layde at aa.fwhs@gmail.com or 414-254-9135.