| Plan Your Visit |
| Exhibits |
| Events |
| Houdini |
| Research and Collections |
| Teacher Resources |
| History in the Making |
| About Us |
Open Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
10 AM - 4 PM
Sunday
12 PM - 4 PM
Closed Mondays
Closed on all
major holidays
Virtual Exhibits
A.K.A. Houdini
Learn more about the world-renowned magician who claimed Appleton, WI as his hometown. Take the quiz and see if you are a Houdini expert!
Call to Duty: Outagamie County in World War II
This interactive exhibit focuses on the lives of Outagamie County residents, and their life-changing experiences during World War II on the homefront and the battlefront.
Houdini: A Magician Among the Spirits
Why did Houdini crusade against mediums? What is Spiritualism? Did medium debunking save Houdini's career? Has Houdini's spirit ever come back from the dead? These are some of the questions asked in this exhibit.
Joseph McCarthy: A Modern Tragedy
See the Museum's first exhibit about the life and times of this controversial man.
Exhibits
Progressive Appleton
The History Museum opened its new exhibit Progressive Appleton: Through the Lens of W. D. Schlafer on November 15, 2011. Click the icon for more information.
How’d He Do That? The AKA Houdini exhibit gives visitors aninside look at world-renowned magician and performer Harry Houdini. Click here to learn more about the exhibit.
Why McCarthy?
Senator Joseph McCarthy, born and raised in the Appleton area, went on to become the figure-head of anti-communist persecutions in the 1950s. Click here to learn more about this exhibit.
Spend a few momentswith Edna Ferber and enjoy her wit and perspectives on growing up in a smallMidwestern town. Ferber won the Pulitzer Prize for So Big and was also the author of Cimarron, Showboat and Giant. “I sometimes wish I was back on the Appleton Daily Crescent. No, I don’t either.”
~ E.F. to her sister, ca. 1923
Examine the tools, the people, the work and everyday life in the Fox Valley region from 1840 to 1950. See the bank in Nichols that was robbed and the Model T Ford in a vintage gas station.
Don't miss the virtual exhibits. Links are located in the right column on this page.
© 2011 History Museum at the Castle