South Milwaukee Historical Society

05/22/2026

05/17/2026

The Sons of the American Revolution will be in Cudahy twice in the coming weeks. The first time is May 30th at 10:00am to present a "Liberty Tree" to Cudahy and the Historical Society at the Historic Railroad Depot. The second appearance will be an informative historical presentation about the American Revolution at the Cudahy Family Library on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:30pm.
Join us in celebration of our 250th!

05/09/2026

05/05/2026

Looking for artisans for the South Milwaukee Garden Tour! You will be nestled right into one of our beautiful gardens featured on the tour. Saturday, June 20th 9am- 2pm. Message me for an application!

05/04/2026

Mark Your Calendars for Sunday, July 26th!
Join City Historian, Nels Monson, for a Suburban Soles event sponsored by the Friends of Grant Park during Heritage Days.
Everyone is welcome!
If your family is descended from South Milwaukee early settlers, John and Sarah (Dibley) Fowle, please join us and meet your fellow Fowles!

01/31/2026

Photos from 30 years of South Milwaukee High School musicals (1957-1986) are now available on our website: https://southmilwaukeehistory.org/additional-musical-photos-by-year/

These wonderful photos were part of a donation to the South Milwaukee Historical Society from the estate of Connie U'Ren. We are honored to preserve and share them with all generations!

1957 HMS Pinafore 1958 The Red Mill 1959 Girl Crazy 1960 Finnian’s Rainbow 1961 Annie Get Your Gun 1962 Brigadoon 1963 The King And I 1964 Oklahoma! 1965 South Pacific 1966 Flower Drum Song 1967 The Sound of Music 1968 Guys and Dolls 1969 Kiss Me Kate 1970 Annie Get Your Gun 1971 Hello Dolly! 1972...

01/29/2026