Hearth & Home
Explore the daily rhythms and traditions of home life among the diverse residents of the Fox-Wisconsin portage in 1832. Everyday life was considerably different than it is today. There were cultural and ethnic differences in the ways families and communities lived their lives here on the frontier, too. Each experienced its own unique essence of "hearth and home."
Investigate the daily rhythms of life
In 1832, when the Indian agency house was constructed at the Fox-Wisconsin portage, people from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds called this place home. Although there were similarities in daily life across cultures, each cultural group, each community within those cultural groups, and even each individual family within any given community, experienced its own unique essence of "hearth and home." Explore the daily rhythms and traditions of home life among the diverse residents of the portage in 1800s Wisconsin.
This Mysterious Old House: History Beneath the Surface
Venture into intriguing areas of the 1832 Agency House that are not seen during regular tours. Investigate nooks and crannies that have fascinating stories to tell.
2025 Speaker Series: "Hearth & Home"
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Dr. James Marten: Inventing Childhood: Coming of Age in the New Republic
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Vicki Twinde-Javner: Daily Life at Frontier Forts: Archaeology Yields Evidence
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Tamara Funk: Haste to the Wedding: Philosophies & Customs of Euro-American Courtship & Weddings in 18th-20th Century US
2025 Campfire Stories Series: "Hearth & Home"
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Kathe Crowley Conn: "Mrs. Kinzie"
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Glenn Gorsuch: "Voyageur"
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Andi Cloud: Ho-Chunk Storyteller
2025 "Hearth & Home" Themed Events
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Hearth & Home Workshop for Kids
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Ho-Chunk Cultural Arts Day / Basket Weaving with Kimberly Crowley
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Enduring Skills Weekend: Hearth & Home Edition
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Living History: Mourning & Funerals in 1832