Wisconsin Historical Society: First Capitol historic site opening May 28

Belmont, WI – First Capitol, one of many Wisconsin Historic Society’s historic websites and museums, opens to the general public for the season on Might 28, 2022. The historic web site is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. all through the season ending on Sunday, September 4, 2022.

Based in 1836, Belmont was the primary territorial capitol of Wisconsin the place legislators met for simply 47 days. Guests to First Capitol historic web site can take a self-guided tour by means of the historic buildings the place Wisconsin’s early lawmakers met to make necessary choices and cross the territory’s first legal guidelines. Common admission to First Capitol is free with a prompt $2 donation per customer.

First Capitol additionally affords pre-registered, guided 30-minute group excursions from Might by means of October. The guided group tour possibility requires pre-registration not less than two weeks prematurely and is obtainable for a payment of $5 per particular person. To schedule a bunch tour, name (608) 987-2122 or e mail [email protected]org. Study extra about First Capitol by visiting firstcapitol.wisconsinhistory.org.

About First Capitol
Close to the picturesque hamlet of Belmont is First Capitol, the location the place the primary territorial legislature met in 1836 to construct the framework for Wisconsin statehood. Over the course of simply 46 days, these lawmakers recorded greater than 40 new legal guidelines which created a judicial system, referred to as for brand new infrastructure, and established Madison as Wisconsin’s everlasting capital metropolis. Restoration started in 1919 to avoid wasting the 2 historic buildings that stand on the location at present. First Capitol grew to become a Wisconsin Historic Society web site in 1994. For extra info, go to firstcapitol.wisconsinhistory.org.

Concerning the Wisconsin Historic Society
The Wisconsin Historic Society, based in 1846, ranks as one of many largest, most energetic and most diversified state historic societies within the nation. As each a state company and a non-public membership group, its mission is to assist individuals connect with the previous by gathering, preserving and sharing tales. The Wisconsin Historic Society serves hundreds of thousands of individuals yearly by means of a variety of websites, applications and companies. For extra info, go to www.wisconsinhistory.org.