Online Exhibit
Stories from the Start: Early Life in Madison
In this online exhibit you'll see artifacts from early settlers of Madison, Wisconsin, including Levi Havemann, Roseline Peck and Alice Hough. See the first cabin built in Madison and imagine life in 1856 when Madison formally became a city. Who settled here? How did people go about their daily lives?
The artifacts in this online exhibit tell stories from more than 150 years ago and help paint a picture of early life in Madison.