{"id":7472,"date":"2015-11-24T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.rchs.us\/?page_id=7472"},"modified":"2023-11-18T11:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T17:25:23","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rchs.us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Rock County Historical Society<\/small>\n

The Campus<\/h2>\n <\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”text-large text-black”]The Rock County Historical Society and the City of Janesville share responsibility for preserving a\u00a0campus of five historic sites just north of downtown Janesville. These sites showcase the history of Janesville and Rock County, Wisconsin. While our tradition focuses on preserving history, our goal is to make history more relevant and interesting to all who live and visit the area.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” el_class=”no-padding col-nopadding” css=”.vc_custom_1457743496789{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;background-color: #afa77f !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs” css=”.vc_custom_1452021041098{margin-right: -20px !important;}” el_class=”space-padding-lr-5p”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”light-style” css_animation=”fadeInUp”]\n
\n Learn more about us<\/small>\n

RCHS: A History<\/h2>\n <\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=”text-large light-style”]Founded in 1948, the Rock County Historical Society is dedicated to sharing Rock County\u2019s stories: its people, places and events. The Society helps museums and historic sites throughout the County in narrating the past of the communities they serve.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1502288072755{padding-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1453234538227{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text title=”1951″ el_class=”heading-small space-right-15″]\"\"<\/p>\n

Opening of the Lincoln-Tallman Museum, on behalf of the City of Janesville, its owner.<\/span>
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Purchase and expansion of residence at 426 N. Jackson St. into the Rock County Historical Society’s Museum Center.<\/span>
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Launch of a 15-year Strategic Plan, a vision that transforms a destination of historic sites into a unique community and cultural campus.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>[\/vc_wp_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8446″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text el_class=”light-style”]The Lincoln-Tallman Museum main floor hallway in the 1950s.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row icon=”fa-binoculars fa-2x” css=”.vc_custom_1453234451645{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1451515917701{padding-top: 40px !important;}”]\n

\n Explore the past<\/small>\n

History & Sites in Rock County<\/h2>\n <\/div>[vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1452021331173{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1455400423591{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”8234″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/www.miltonhouse.org\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Milton House” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1455400430137{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”8351″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/www.beckmanmill.org\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Beckman Mill” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1455400437105{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”9319″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/www.beloithistoricalsociety.com\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Beloit Historical Society” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”9317″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/www.grovesociety.org\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Grove Society of Evansville” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1452021331173{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1455400423591{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”17760″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/www.sterlingnorthsociety.com\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Sterling North Society” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1455400430137{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”10039″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Clinton-Community-Historical-Society-155269511184985\/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Clinton Historical Society” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1455400437105{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”10522″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\/localhistory\/directory\/viewsociety.asp?id=254″][vc_custom_heading text=”Luther Valley Hist. Society” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\n
\n Preserving the past<\/small>\n

Other Wisconsin Historical Organizations<\/h2>\n <\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_single_image image=”11495″ img_size=”250×220″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″ border_color=”chino” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”appear” link=”http:\/\/friendswisconsinhistory.org\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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