44.16 – Circus World Museum.
44.16 Circus World Museum. (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), the historical society may enter into a lease agreement with the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of operating Circus World Museum, located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The lease agreement shall not include any provision for the payment of a percentage of gross […]
44.20 – Historic sites.
44.20 Historic sites. (1) (a) The historical society shall operate and maintain the historic sites known as Stonefield Village, Pendarvis, Villa Louis, Old Wade House, Madeline Island, Old World Wisconsin, H.H. Bennett Studios and, if the First Capitol state park has been transferred to the historical society under 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9142 (1e), […]
44.21 – Historical society parking regulations.
44.21 Historical society parking regulations. The board of curators may promulgate rules to govern parking of motor vehicles on property under the control of the historical society. Whoever violates such a rule shall forfeit to the state not more than $25. History: 1971 c. 170; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3).
44.06 – Depository of public documents.
44.06 Depository of public documents. (1) In this section, “state document” has the meaning given in s. 35.81 (3). (2) The director of the historical society shall file with the department of administration, and may revise, lists of state, county, municipal, federal, or other agencies to which state documents shall be distributed in accordance with […]
44.07 – Museum extension service.
44.07 Museum extension service. (1) The historical society, in conjunction with its museum program and in order to make its collections and the teaching values of museum materials available on a statewide basis and to stimulate more effective local museum techniques, may operate a museum extension service with or without the cooperation of other museums […]
44.09 – District attorney, county, local and court records.
44.09 District attorney, county, local and court records. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the proper officer of any county, city, village, town, school district or other local governmental unit or a district attorney may offer, and the historical society may accept for preservation, title to such noncurrent records as in the historical society’s […]
44.10 – Regional depositories for records.
44.10 Regional depositories for records. (1) The historical society, through its board of curators, in its corporate capacity and as trustee of the state may enter into agreements with the University of Wisconsin System or such other public or quasi-public institutions, agencies or corporations as the board of curators of the society shall designate to […]
44.11 – Central depository library.
44.11 Central depository library. (1) In this section, “board” means the board of curators of the historical society. (2) The board may participate in the formation and maintenance of a nonprofit-sharing corporation sponsored by participating colleges, universities, and libraries for the purpose of providing and operating a central library depository at a location in a […]
44.12 – Educational facilities at Nelson Dewey state park.
44.12 Educational facilities at Nelson Dewey state park. (1) The state farm and craft museum, located at Nelson Dewey state park, may be developed by cooperation of the department of natural resources, the society, and such other agencies as may be interested therein in accordance with such arrangements as the department of natural resources and […]
44.13 – Educational facilities at Old Wade House state park.
44.13 Educational facilities at Old Wade House state park. (1) The state carriage museum, to be known as the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, located at Old Wade House state park, shall be developed by the society. (2) The purpose of this museum as an educational facility is to portray graphically the hand and horse-drawn […]