Leo Landis may be the new guy, but he's steeped in Wisconsin history
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Leo Landis, director of public history for the Wisconsin Historical Society, shows off collection items in storage, including an X-ray shoe fitter, in foreground, from 1945 to 1955, at the State Archive Preservation Facility in Madison. Before coming to Wisconsin, Landis spent more than a decade with the State Historical Society of Iowa.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Leo Landis had a summer job at a place similar to Old World Wisconsin that hooked him on museum work. He's now director of public history for the Wisconsin Historical Society.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Leo Landis, director of public history for the Wisconsin Historical Society, talks about some of the society’s collection in storage at the State Archive Preservation Facility. He said Midwestern history fascinates him so much because the area features some of the best places to build community.Â
Leo Landis may have joined the Wisconsin Historical Society less than two months ago, but his vast knowledge and deep interest in Midwestern history was on full display at the State Archives Preservation Facility on Madison’s Near East Side.
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Leo Landis, director of public history for the Wisconsin Historical Society, shows off collection items in storage, including an X-ray shoe fitter, in foreground, from 1945 to 1955, at the State Archive Preservation Facility in Madison. Before coming to Wisconsin, Landis spent more than a decade with the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Leo Landis had a summer job at a place similar to Old World Wisconsin that hooked him on museum work. He's now director of public history for the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Leo Landis, director of public history for the Wisconsin Historical Society, talks about some of the society’s collection in storage at the State Archive Preservation Facility. He said Midwestern history fascinates him so much because the area features some of the best places to build community.Â