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WI Stat § 44.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.04 - School services.

44.04  School services. (1) The historical society, as part of its program as an educational institution, shall offer to the schools and teachers in this state all of the following:(a) Materials as the society shall prepare or make available to facilitate instruction in the history and civil government of Wisconsin, including curricula, lesson plans, classroom projects, facsimiles of historical materials and other instructional materials for the teaching of state and local history.(b) Seminars for teachers, including continuing education programs, in-service training and programs at teacher conventions. (2) To accomplish its duties under sub. (1), the historical society shall do all of the following:(a) Prepare, publish, issue, loan or circulate such magazines, books, aids, guides and other publications, such visual aids, special exhibits, and other teaching materials and aids as it, in consultation with the department of public instruction, deems advisable.(b) Provide information to schools and teachers regarding the materials and services available from the historical society to assist in the teaching of history.(c) Promote cooperation between schools and historical organizations. (3) It may make such charges as its board of curators shall establish as just and proper to defray in part the costs of this program.History:  1983 a. 412; 1991 a. 161; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 44.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.05 - American history research center.

44.05  American history research center. (1) The historical society, in order to promote the wider understanding of the significance of the American heritage, shall encourage research in American history in general, and in the history of Wisconsin and the west particularly, through its American history research center and the other divisions of this agency, and interpret to the public the nature of the said heritage, and the role of state and local history in elucidating and facilitating the understanding of the American democracy, social, political, cultural and economic. (2) The society, in pursuit of these goals, may be the beneficiary of bequests in any form, may undertake research projects, make grants-in-aid to students of particular topics germane to the purposes of the center, publicize the American story or parts thereof through publications of various types, exhibits, photographic or microphotographic reproductions, radio, pageantry and such other media as may best lend themselves to its work.
WI Stat § 44.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.06 - Depository of public documents.

44.06  Depository of public documents. (1) In this section, “state document" has the meaning given in s. 35.81 (3). (2) The director of the historical society shall file with the department of administration, and may revise, lists of state, county, municipal, federal, or other agencies to which state documents shall be distributed in accordance with interstate or international comity, with or without exchange, as provided in s. 35.86, in order to maintain or enlarge the reference collections of the society and the state. The department of administration shall obtain the state documents so specified from the agencies publishing them, at the expense of the agencies, and shall ship the state documents to the addressees provided by the director. The department of administration shall prepay carriage charges and shall collect the charges from the agencies publishing the state documents being shipped. (3) The historical society shall keep available to other state agencies and to citizens of Wisconsin and other states its public document collections under such proper and reasonable regulations as may be deemed advisable. (4) The historical society may loan public documents, except those of rare nature, to other state agencies for official use or on interlibrary loan to other reference libraries under such rules and regulations and for such period as may appear desirable. (5) The historical society shall prepare a periodic checklist of state documents and shall publish the list in such form and with such notes as to show the scope and purpose of such documents as the society considers advisable.History:  1991 a. 285.
WI Stat § 44.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.07 - Museum extension service.

44.07  Museum extension service. (1) The historical society, in conjunction with its museum program and in order to make its collections and the teaching values of museum materials available on a statewide basis and to stimulate more effective local museum techniques, may operate a museum extension service with or without the cooperation of other museums or its auxiliary societies. (2) The said society may for such purpose lend to other museums, public libraries, art galleries, colleges, schools or other responsible institutions or organizations, under such rules and safeguards and for such period as it deems desirable, such items and objects from its collections as are not irreplaceable. (3) The society may participate in cooperative or joint exhibits with other museums or auxiliary societies in this program, and may out of the appropriation in s. 20.245 (1) extend financial assistance not to exceed $1,000 in the aggregate in any year to other museums or auxiliaries where and only where such aid is found necessary to enable such other museums or auxiliaries to participate in this program. (4) Transportation charges and other minor costs of such extension exhibits may be charged the exhibitor.History:  1993 a. 213.
WI Stat § 44.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.09 - District attorney, county, local and court records.

44.09  District attorney, county, local and court records. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the proper officer of any county, city, village, town, school district or other local governmental unit or a district attorney may offer, and the historical society may accept for preservation, title to such noncurrent records as in the historical society's judgment are of permanent historical value and that are no longer needed for administrative purposes by the local governmental unit or district attorney. The proper officer of any court may offer, and the historical society may accept for preservation, on order of the judge of the court, title to such records as have been photographed or microphotographed in accordance with SCR chapter 72, or that have been retained for the period of time provided in SCR chapter 72, and that are deemed by the historical society to be of permanent historical value. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4), that are in the custody or control of a local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4).History:  Sup. Ct. Order, 136 Wis. 2d xi (1987); 1991 a. 39, 185, 226, 315; 1993 a. 27; 1997 a. 252.
WI Stat § 44.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.10 - Regional depositories for records.

44.10  Regional depositories for records. (1) The historical society, through its board of curators, in its corporate capacity and as trustee of the state may enter into agreements with the University of Wisconsin System or such other public or quasi-public institutions, agencies or corporations as the board of curators of the society shall designate to serve as the regional records depository for a given area. Said agreements shall specify the area to be served by the depository, and the methods of accessioning, cataloging, care, housing, preservation and servicing of these and such other material as may be placed by the historical society or in the name of the historical society in such regional depositories under such agreements, it being the intent of this section to provide an orderly, uniform statewide system for the retention and preservation of important court, county and local public records on a manageable basis and under proper professional care in the region of origin. Only where such arrangements cannot be accomplished may the said society transfer such records to the state archives. Said society shall compile and maintain for reference purposes as soon as may be convenient a union list of the records of county, city, village, town, school district, or other local governmental unit, or court, title to which is transferred to it under s. 44.09 (1). (2) The board of curators may establish county records depositories within the regions served by the regional depositories established in sub. (1). The board may enter into agreements with these county depositories similar to those provided above for regional depositories, and records may be loaned temporarily from regional depository to a county depository, title in all cases remaining in the state society. The union list of records of county, city, village, town, school district or other local governmental units, or court, provided in sub. (1) shall indicate such transfers or loans of records between depositories so as to show at all times the present location of each group of records.History:  1977 c. 26; 1991 a. 226; 1993 a. 213.
WI Stat § 44.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.11 - Central depository library.

44.11  Central depository library. (1) In this section, “board" means the board of curators of the historical society. (2) The board may participate in the formation and maintenance of a nonprofit-sharing corporation sponsored by participating colleges, universities, and libraries for the purpose of providing and operating a central library depository at a location in a midwestern state for the storage of little used books and other library and research materials of participating institutions, and which corporation may also perform any other functions for the benefit of participating institutions, including correlating library catalogs of the participating institutions, coordinating and planning the purchasing by each institution of costly or infrequently used books and research materials in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, and facilitating the loaning of library books and other library and research materials between participating institutions. The board shall possess all powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing, including the authority to designate representatives or members of such corporation in accordance with its articles and bylaws. (3) The board may make use of and pay for the use of the facilities and services of such nonprofit-sharing corporation, but the board shall retain title to all books and materials deposited with such corporation for storage or loaned to other participating institutions and the authority of the board to expend funds for the purchase of land, the construction of buildings and additions to buildings and the purchase of equipment for the purpose of providing such facilities shall be limited to funds appropriated under s. 20.245.History:  1971 c. 100 s. 23; 1973 c. 335 s. 13; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 44.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.12 - Educational facilities at Nelson Dewey state park.

44.12  Educational facilities at Nelson Dewey state park. (1) The state farm and craft museum, located at Nelson Dewey state park, may be developed by cooperation of the department of natural resources, the society, and such other agencies as may be interested therein in accordance with such arrangements as the department of natural resources and society agree upon. (2) The purpose of this museum as an educational facility shall be to portray graphically the farm and craft practices of bygone days, so that the difficulties of pioneer farming, the great changes in the productivity of farm labor and the rise in rural income and standards of living over the years may be made vivid to this and future generations. (3) In operating this museum, the society may charge a resident an admission fee and shall charge a nonresident an admission fee to defray in part the costs of operation in accordance with s. 44.02 (5), and may loan objects or materials from this central collection for special occasions and for such special exhibits as it may desire to develop at its main building, at other historic sites within the state, with other historical societies or with other state agencies.History:  1981 c. 93; 1983 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 44.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.13 - Educational facilities at Old Wade House state park.

44.13  Educational facilities at Old Wade House state park. (1) The state carriage museum, to be known as the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, located at Old Wade House state park, shall be developed by the society. (2) The purpose of this museum as an educational facility is to portray graphically the hand and horse-drawn vehicle development in bygone days, so that the great and dramatic changes in land transportation may be made vivid to this and future generations. Selected examples of these vehicles illustrating the ingenuity, inventiveness and artistic skills of the pioneer craftsperson may be preserved and exhibited in a dignified, appropriate and effective manner. (3) In operating this museum, the society may charge a resident an admission fee and shall charge a nonresident an admission fee to defray in part the costs of operation in accordance with s. 44.02 (5).History:  1993 a. 184; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 44.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.14 - Central depository loan collection, federal documents.

44.14  Central depository loan collection, federal documents. (1) It is the purpose of this section to establish a more economical system of handling federal documents in this state in such a way as to effect savings of staff and space to the participating libraries, both state and local; to make such documents more available to more of the people, colleges and libraries of the state, in accordance with the purposes of the federal depository act of 1895 and the needs of the citizens of the state; and to make possible substantial economies in the publication costs of such documents at the federal level as well. To this end the state documents depository established by s. 44.06 may acquire and establish a central state depository and loan collection of federal documents for the benefit of the University of Wisconsin System, the state law library, the depository libraries and such other college and public libraries in this state as may desire to share in the benefits of this loan collection. (2) The University of Wisconsin System and the public and other participating libraries, federal regulations permitting, may transfer outright or may loan indefinitely to this central depository any or all federal documents now in their possession which in their opinion are so little used for ready reference purposes as to make their retention unnecessary if copies are available on loan from the central depository loan collection. (3) Documents so transferred may be used by the society to furnish participating libraries with items needed for their permanent reference collections, for the central loan collection, or for exchange, trade or sale in order to make more complete and useful the central loan collection established by this section. (4) The board of curators may promulgate such rules governing the loan of books from the central depository loan collection and may make such charges to cover shipping costs as may be deemed necessary and advisable.History:  1977 c. 26; 1985 s. 332 s. 251 (3).
WI Stat § 44.16 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.16 - Circus World Museum.

44.16  Circus World Museum. (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), the historical society may enter into a lease agreement with the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of operating Circus World Museum, located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The lease agreement shall not include any provision for the payment of a percentage of gross admissions income at Circus World Museum to the historical society. (2) Upon request of the board of directors of the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., the governor may nominate, and with the advice and consent of the senate appoint, one member of the board of directors to serve at the pleasure of the governor.  (3) If a lease agreement under sub. (1) is in effect on September 23, 2017, the lease agreement shall terminate on January 1, 2018, or on the date that any termination occurs as provided under the lease agreement, whichever is earlier.History:  1985 a. 29; 1999 a. 9; 2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 44.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.21 - Historical society parking regulations.

44.21  Historical society parking regulations. The board of curators may promulgate rules to govern parking of motor vehicles on property under the control of the historical society. Whoever violates such a rule shall forfeit to the state not more than $25.History:  1971 c. 170; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3).
WI Stat § 44.30 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.30 - Public policy.

44.30  Public policy. The legislature finds that the historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of the state is among the most important assets of the state and furthermore that the social, economic and physical development of contemporary society threatens to destroy the remaining vestiges of this heritage. It is therefore declared to be the public policy and in the public interest of this state to engage in a comprehensive program of historic preservation to promote the use and conservation of such property representative of both the rural and urban heritage of the state for education, inspiration, pleasure and enrichment of the citizens of this state.History:  1987 a. 395 s. 24.
WI Stat § 44.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.31 - Definitions.

44.31  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Adverse effect" means any of the following:(a) Physical destruction, damage or alteration of any part of a property which would adversely affect the historic significance of that property.(b) Isolation of a property from or alteration of the character of the property's setting when that character contributes to the property's qualification as a listed property.(c) Introduction of visual, audible or atmospheric elements that are out of character with a property or alter its setting.(d) Neglect of a property resulting in its deterioration or destruction. (1m) “Director" means the director of the historical society. (2) “Historic preservation" means the research, protection, restoration and rehabilitation of historic properties. (3) “Historic property" means any building, structure, object, district, area or site, whether on or beneath the surface of land or water, that is significant in the history, prehistory, architecture, archaeology or culture of this state, its rural and urban communities or the nation. (4) “Listed property" means property which is listed on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places, or both. (5) “National register of historic places in Wisconsin" means those places in Wisconsin which are listed on the national register of historic places maintained by the U.S. department of the interior. (6) “Political subdivision" means a city, village, town or county. (7) “Officer" means the state historic preservation officer. (8) “Owned or leased" includes:(a) An ownership interest involving the holding of title.(b) A leasehold interest.(c) Ownership of a beneficial interest.(d) Any beneficial use not involving the holding of title. (10) “State agency" means any office, department, independent agency, or attached board or commission within the executive branch of state government, or any special purpose authority created by statute. (11) “State review board" means the historic preservation review board. (12) “Wisconsin inventory of historic places" or “the inventory" means the listing of places that have been identified by the officer as being of some historic significance.History:  1987 a. 395 ss. 25 to 27, 35; 1989 a. 31.
WI Stat § 44.32 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.32 - Officer.

44.32  Officer. The director or his or her designee shall serve as the state historic preservation officer.History:  1987 a. 395 s. 28.
WI Stat § 44.33 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 44 - Historical societies and historical preservation.|44.33 - Duties of the state review board.

44.33  Duties of the state review board. The state review board shall: (1) Approve, upon the recommendation of the officer, nominations to the national register of historic places in Wisconsin and the state register of historic places. (2) Review the state surveys and inventories of historic properties undertaken under s. 44.34. (3) Review and approve the content of the state preservation plan developed under s. 44.34. (4) Review and approve the distribution of federal grants-in-aid for preservation. (5) Recommend the removal of properties from the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places. (6) Act in an advisory capacity to the state historical society. (7) Notify planning departments of affected political subdivisions, local landmarks commissions and local historical societies regarding properties being considered for nomination to the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places that are within their jurisdictions, and request them to forward comments regarding nominations from affected neighborhood groups, public bodies and interested citizens.History:  1987 a. 395 s. 29.