The Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project
Documenting and preserving the heritage of Milwaukee's and Wisconsin's local gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Organization Contact: Don Schwamb
Organization Email: info@wislgbthistory.com
Organization Description:
The Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, Inc. has been documenting and preserving the heritage of Milwaukee’s and Wisconsin’s local gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people since 1994. As an independent, volunteer-operated, not-for-profit, and largely self-funded organization, our mission is to reconnect Wisconsin with its lost heritage and hidden history, through ongoing research, presentations, publications, walking tours, and online resources.
We are the state’s largest digital repository of LGBTQ media and information, and one of the largest in the nation. We have been a primary source for articles, books, radio and video programs, and have been referenced by the Wisconsin State Historical Society, the Library of Congress, and other researchers. We offer all of these services at no cost to the community.
The History Project is managed by a Board of Directors and sustained by a statewide resource network of 20 diverse community advisors.
Give to the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project
The ‘Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project’ is an all-volunteer effort, we take no money for our efforts. However, our primary resource– the History Project website– has reached end of life and needs to be converted to an updated, more sustainable website to serve into the future. There are also annual costs to host and maintain the web site and its domain names. We need your help! Please consider donating!