The Make History Madison Program
To coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, Whose Land is working with Madison Public Library, the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, City of Madison Parks, and the Ho-Chunk Nation among others to build a crowd-sourced history of Greater Madison and its land. Anyone can participate and enjoy adding to the collection.
How It Works:
Participants collect and present their own stories about specific locations - their homes, a former factory site, a park - using a digital story map platform called Map250. In July, the archive comes to life outside in a series of “Make History Madison” events including projections, music, and live discussion about places that matter in Greater Madison - all in conjunction with local 250th celebrations.
Thank you to all who came to our Benefit Show Sunday night at the Harmony Bar & Grill.
The turn-out was great. The music amazing. And the energy fantastic.
Thank you to The Periodicals, Mobilize the Poets and the Sean Michael Dargan Trio for generously sharing your time and talents.
Regarding the Auction: We will contact the highest bidders for the Cake show and band CDs and merch today and tomorrow.
Making It Happen with Help from Everyone
Massive cuts to nonprofit funding (including ours) have created one of the toughest environments to find resources for broad public projects like Make History Madison in years.
So while we were are hard at work to get sponsors and in-kind donations, we won’t be able to pull this off without the involvement and financial support of all people across Madison. People like you.
Please consider a contribution - large or small - to our program and become part of our growing community of collaborators across the city.
