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Educational Material

The Society has an extensive collection of material on all aspects of Portage County History. This material can be made available to teachers to assist in their class planning. Contact us for more information.

Educational Material for Teaching
Portage County & Wisconsin History

The Society has a number of means for providing history lessons to interested parties. Among them are our Half Day at our Hie Corner One Room School House. This program began in 1998 and continues today. Each year 800 - 1,000 students participate.

Suggested source material for 3rd Grade Portage County History instruction is presented here.

Suggested source material for 4th Grade Wisconsin History instruction with a combination of offsite and onsite material.

In addition, the Society can provide specialized programs presented by our members. Contact us for more information.

A must visit to our Nation's Archives to read and download our primary documents of freedom!

Geography Page

The geography of Wisconsin was formed by a series of Ice Ages. Here in Portage County we have ample evidence of this geologic event. Of special interest will be Wisconsin's glacial landscapes; Common Paleozoic Fossils of Wisconsin; Glaciation of Wisconsin and Geology Museum University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Maps

Land Survey Information

The Wisconsin Geological Survey provides much information and downloadable material. Of particular interest is their Online Page with links to downloadable material. Of great value is the "Understanding Wisconsin township, range, and section land descriptions" located at the bottom of the Online Page.

  • Land Survey System - an explanation of Township, Range and Section.
  • Hathaway's Field Notes - Joshua Hathaway made extensive notes as he surveyed the county in the 1830's. Others followed him with more extensive field notes in the 1850's.

Tours of Portage County, Wisconsin already available on this site