History Exhibits

The Oshkosh Public Museum has compiled six exhibits containing historic photographs, documents, and artifacts from our collections. Their presentation here has been made possible through a contribution from the federal Teaching American History Grant Project administered jointly by Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 6, located in Oshkosh, and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Department of History. Click Here to view.


Archeology Exhibits

The Lasley's Point site is located in Winnebago County on the east shore of Lake Winneconne. It is a multi-component Oneota and Woodland site that dates from AD 1030 to 1430. The site was excavated by the Oshkosh Public Museum over a period of four years from 1937 to 1941. The excavation was lead by Arthur P. Kannenberg, who was curator of archeology at the time.
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Anthropology Exhibits

The Oshkosh Public Museum pipe collection includes examples of many different styles of pipes ranging in age from the first centuries BC to the 20th century. They are representative of the evolution of Native American pipes from simple tubes to elaborately decorated calumets. Within the collection are pre-contact styles that have been found over wide geographic regions indicative of the diffusion of beliefs, customs, artifact types and people. When Europeans encountered American Indians and learned of their use of tobacco, they not only began the practice of smoking tobacco themselves but also mass produced pipes for trade with Native Americans. Click Here to view