The “Madison: A Capital Idea” internet exhibit is part of a larger Sesquicentennial project that includes a traveling photograph exhibit (click here for schedule) and a series of public forums.

Schedule for Public Lecture Series

May 28th (Thursday) 4:00 pm   “How Madison Became Wisconsin’s Capital”
Jack Holzhueter, Historian, SHSW
Room 201 City-County Building, 210 M.L. King Jr., Blvd.
June 2 (Tuesday) 7:30 pm   “How Lew Porter Built Wisconsin’s Fourth Capitol”
Martha Kilgour, Porter’s granddaughter
Madison Public Library, 2nd Floor Lecture Room
201 W. Mifflin St.
June 9th (Tuesday) 7:30 pm   “How The Capitol Became A Symbol for a City”
Sheila Reaves, UW School of Journalism
Madison Public Library, 2nd Floor Lecture Room
201 W. Mifflin St.
June 30th (Tuesday) 7:30 pm   “The Capitol and Urban Planning in Madison”
David Mollenhoff, historian and author
Arnie Alanen, UW Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Madison Public Library, 2nd Floor Lecture Room
201 W. Mifflin St.
July 7th (Tuesday) 7:30 pm   “Restoring the Capitol”
Charlie Quagliano, State Architect
Madison Public Library, 2nd Floor Lecture Room
201 W. Mifflin St.
July 14th (Tuesday) 7:30 pm   “Politics in the Capital City,”
Senator Fred Risser
William Kraus, Political commentator
John Powell, WHA Political reporter
Madison Public Library, 2nd Floor Lecture Room
201 W. Mifflin St.
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