People of the Waters - Oshkosh Public Museum

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People of the Waters is expected to open mid-2017,
pending full funding. Thank you for your commitment
to making this innovative exhibition a reality.
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Please contact Brad Larson or Karla Szekeres if
you are interested in becoming a major sponsor or
making a charitable gift toward this state-of-the-art
exhibition. Donations are also accepted online
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Sponsors and private support will play a vital
role in funding the remaining $200,000 needed
to make People of the Waters a reality!
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design will recognize the foundations, organizations,
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The total cost for People of the Waters is $750,000.
Through generous support from the City of Oshkosh,
the Alberta S. Kimball-Mary L. Anhaltzer Foundation,
the John E. Kuenzl Foundation, the Museum Auxiliary,
and the Frederick and Marion Durow Trust Fund,
we have about 75% of what is necessary to
complete this project.
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• Living Cultures: the content is brought into
a more recent period, exploring groups like the
Oneota, who lived here between 1000 and 1670
and gave rise to modern tribes.
Total Estimated Exhibit Costs
Less funds received to date
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• Travel and Trade: explore how materials and
goods from around the world made their way to
Oshkosh and discover the history of tribal and
European trade, dating back thousands of years.
$1000
Rendering of proposed Travel and Trade area in the People
of the Waters exhibit, courtesy of Split Rock Studios.
• Early People: walk inside a recreated Oneota
longhouse to learn about the major cultures of
Native settlement in this area. Uncover the past in
an archaeological dig site. Discover daily activities in
Native villages in the natural resource display.
Summary Cost Breakdown
Design and Development
$285,000
Limestone Entry Wall
$25,000
Multi-touch Map
$46,000
Artifact Timeline Display
$145,000
Hallway Display
$20,000
Archaeology Display
$18,000
Oneota Longhouse
$55,000
Natural Resource Display
$37,000
Fur Trade Canoe and Display Case
$9,000
Trade Map Interactive
$15,000
Travel and Trade Reading Rails/Game
$60,000
Travel and Trade Translucent Wall
$20,000
Living Cultures Area and Interactive Map $15,000
$250
Creating a vibrant sense of place that brings the
past to life through pioneering techniques, it ties
directly to the educational goals of Wisconsin
Act 31 and focuses on curriculum points for 4th
Grade study of the Ice Age and Native American
cultures. The exhibit also connects strongly to the
interpretive master plan for the Fox-Wisconsin
Heritage Parkway, which identified Oshkosh as one
of the major anchor sites.
• Journey Through Time: a multi-touch map
shows how huge ice sheets changed the land from
prehistoric times, to today’s landscape. A 40’ long
glass wall showcases artifacts representing the
cultural history from about 12,000 years ago up to
the 1850s.
Rendering of proposed longhouse interior in the People of
the Waters exhibit, courtesy of Split Rock Studios.
$100
Presenting this heritage in compelling ways is one
of the goals for the creation of a new long-term
exhibition that merges science and history. Working
with the award-winning Split Rock Studios of
St. Paul, Minnesota, the Clan Committee of the
Menominee Nation of Wisconsin, and some of the
best, most highly acclaimed content experts in the
state, People of the Waters will replace the main
floor gallery.
There is no other exhibition like this in the
Valley, making the Museum a primary resource
for teachers and students from throughout the
region. Storylines will be broken down into four
key areas:
$50
For over ten thousand years the waterways of this
region were like highways, connecting people near
and far. The Museum remains dedicated to sharing
the history of the Lake Winnebago region and the
significance of these ancient waterways, along with
the deeper stories and culture of Native people that
have called these shores their home.
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From the earliest times that humans
walked on the North American
continent, the waterway has been a
cultural corridor, conveying people,
goods and ideas from the Great Lakes
to the Mississippi River.
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L268-T1: Clovis point found
near Lake Butte des Morts,
Hixton silicified sandstone,
nearly 4” long, about 10,000
years old.
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Rendering of proposed Living Cultures area in the People of
the Waters exhibit, courtesy of Split Rock Studios.
M75: Socketed and ridged
point found near Lake
Puckaway, copper, 5 ½” long,
circa 6,000 to 3,500 years ago.
1753-410: Reconstructed
Marion Thick jar found
near Omro; grit tempered
ceramic, 10” diameter.
Overhead view of conceptual exhibit space for People of the
Waters dated 2.10.2016, courtesy of Split Rock Studios.
Step inside this immersive, interactive
exhibit and explore the richness of
prehistoric and early life in Oshkosh
Rendering of proposed graphic banners for the artifact
display glass wall, representing the cultural history from
about 12,000 years ago up to the 1850s, in the People of the
Waters exhibit, courtesy of Split Rock Studios.
and the surrounding region.
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