This month the first of three settlement museums that Urban Anthropology Inc. is developing in Milwaukee opened. The three will include one on Milwaukee’s Old South Side, one in Riverwest, and one near Jones Island. All museums will feature the history and stories of the cultural groups that settled these areas. The first, the Old South Side Settlement Museum, is located inside a 103 year old house owned by the Rozga family of the Rozga Funeral Home just next door.

Rozga’s Dining Room

Museum tours are being be conducted (by reservation only) on Sundays at 1 and 3 and on Fridays at 11am.

The settlement rooms feature early arriving families of Polish, Kashubian, and Mexican descent. The eras include the Great Depression and the “Happy Days” of the 1950s.

The settlement house is located at 707 W. Lincoln, in the Historic Lincoln Village neighborhood. It is located directly across the street from beautiful Kosciuszko Park and two buildings west of the breathtaking Basilica.

Kosciuszko Park

The settlement museum will be accessed through tours only, and Urban Anthropology Inc. hopes that guests will stop in to view the Basilica on the way.

St. Josephat Basilica

Guests should stop in early and look through the photo albums in the museum reception room. They can also watch the documentary on this neighborhood created by Urban Anthropology Inc. before the tour.

The tour discusses the cultural relations among the various groups in this thriving (and you must believe THRIVING) neighborhood in a truly urban setting.

Reservations can be made by email or by phone. Jflanthropologist@sbcglobal.net or (414) 271–9417. This is a neighborhood easily accessible by bus or auto and their is amply free parking in the area.”