General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Wisconsin Genealogy Resource Center 
• American Local History Network - Wisconsin 
• Ancestor Search - Wisconsin Genealogy Search Engines 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Wisconsin 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - Wisconsin Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• Book Repair and Restoration  ~ Eau Claire
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Wisconsin Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Footnote.com - Wisconsin 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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• GenealogyBank.com - Wisconsin 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Genealogy Buff - Library - Wisconsin Data 
  Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Wisconsin 
• Genealogy Trails History Group - Wisconsin Genealogy Trails 
  Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
• Genealogy Wisconsin 
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Wisconsin Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties 
  Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
• G's Adoption Registry - Wisconsin 
• Kindred Trails - Wisconsin Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Wisconsin Research Room 
• Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Wisconsin 
• Looking 4 Kin - Wisconsin 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy - Wisconsin 
• Southeastern Wisconsin History and Genealogy Web Ring 
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Wisconsin 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - WIGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Wisconsin 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Wisconsin 
  • WI Resources at RootsWeb 
  • Wisconsin at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
• Wisconsin Calendar of Lineage Events 
• Wisconsin Genealogy Project 
• Wisconsin Genealogy Resources and WI History Information on County Births, Deaths, Marriages 
  A collection of Wisconsin genealogical and historical resources. Including military information, marine and shipping history, maps and gazetteers, and county history.
• Wisconsin Local History Network 
• Wisconsin State Genealogical Society - Meetings & Conferences 
  Program and registration forms for the spring and fall seminars.
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Wisconsin in Databases  or Wisconsin in Titles 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Wisconsin State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Court Web Sites - Wisconsin 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• Fennimore, Wisconsin Genealogy Information 
• Find A City, Town, Village, or County In Wisconsin 
• FindLaw: Wisconsin: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• NACo - About Counties - Wisconsin 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Wisconsin 
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• State of Wisconsin Information Server 
• USA CityLink Project - Wisconsin 
• Wisconsin Local Community Information 
  Detailed information for each county, including when the county was established, geographical information, county government and local information resources, and historical & genealogical societies.
• Yahoo! Get Local...Wisconsin Counties and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• Berlin, Wisconsin Public Schools 1882-1883 
  Lists the teachers and staff and pupils from the school year 1882-1883. Lists former graduates of classes from 1865 thru 1882 and where they were in 1882-1883. There is also a photo of the Berlin High School.
• Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy 
  • Camps by State 
    • Wisconsin 
• GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Wisconsin 
  GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
• Great Lakes Maritime History Project 
  Great Lakes maritime history, Wisconsin history, Wisconsin immigrants, shipwrecks. The state of Wisconsin has a proud and colorful history. One of its richest and most romantic chapters is its maritime history, staged on the waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, on hundreds of smaller lakes and a whole network of rivers. Much of that fascinating story has been captured in photography and art and this web site brings to the public eye some of its highlights.Wisconsin pioneers of the 1830s and '40s, largely Irish, German and Scandinavian immigrants, came West on paddlewheel steamboats. Lumber from Wisconsin's forests was ferried to the markets of the East by hundreds of tall sailing ships. Fleets of swift "propellers" brought manufactured goods from the Atlantic states to burgeoning Wisconsin cities in the Civil War era, and took back grain and flour and dairy products from Badger State farms. Since the 1860s, natural resources mined in Wisconsin have been transported to distant cities and steel mills by distinctive Great Lakes bulk freighters. The ports of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior became favorite destinations for passenger cruise liners before the end of the Nineteenth Century. And more recently, the St. Lawrence Seaway has brought to Wisconsin's ports literally hundreds of picturesque ocean ships each year.
• The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 
  Research guide for genealogists and history buffs to America's most disastrous forest fire which occurred the same day as the more famous, but less deadly Chicago Fire.
• The Milton House Museum Historic Site 
  Includes information about the Underground Railroad in Wisconsin.
• Oshkosh in 1918: An interdisciplinary study of the 1918 influenza epidemic 
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest 
  Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910, contains seventeenth- to early twentieth-century accounts of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin as recorded in 138 books drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections and Rare Books and Special Collections Division.
• The State of Wisconsin Collection 
  The State of Wisconsin Collection brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary materials: writings about the State of Wisconsin and unique or valuable materials that relate to its history and ongoing development. Compiled by librarians, archivists, and subject specialists, the collection includes published material as well as archival materials. The materials were digitized from a variety of formats including books, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, maps and other resources deemed important to the study and teaching of the State of Wisconsin. This collection is a work-in-progress. New titles are added frequently. All content is digital and available to the public.
• Wisconsin Electronic Reader 
  The Wisconsin Electronic Reader is a cooperative project of the University of Wisconsin General Library System and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in celebration of the sesquicentennial of Wisconsin statehood which includes stories, essays, letters, poems, biographies, journals, postcards and tidbits from Wisconsin history. This excellent site does include relationships to other states and has a SEARCH capability.
• Wisconsin History 
  A Historical Review From Native Americans Through WWII. Article by Rickie Lazzerini.
• Wisconsin History Links 
  A comprehensive guide to resources on Wisconsin history on the Internet.
• Wisconsin History Timeline 
• Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles 
  Historical and biographical articles preserved in scrapbooks at the Wisconsin Historical Society in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The original material was organized into two groups (people and communities) and arranged alphabetically. Most articles were published between 1860 and 1940, though a few published earlier or later than these years are also included. Hundreds of Wisconsin local newspapers, and a few from other states.
• Wisconsin Railroading History Shop 
  Wisconsin railroads only. New and used books, pre 1950 collectibles, and railroad maps.
• Yahoo!...History...Wisconsin 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Wisconsin Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Wisconsin 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Academic Libraries in Wisconsin 
• American Geographical Society Library  ~ Milwaukee
  Reference and research library devoted to the acquisition, analysis, preservation, and retrieval of the literature of geography, cartography, and related fields. Located at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library
• Circus World Museum: Robert L. Parkinson Library and Research Center  ~ Baraboo, Wisconsin
  Collections of paper, photographic and sound materials relating to circus life.
• Cofrin Library - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 
  • Belgian-American Research Collection 
  • Local History and Genealogy 
• The Diocese of La Crosse - Chancery Office/Archives 
• Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning 
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
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• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Wisconsin 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
• LIBCAT: US - Wisconsin 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Wisconsin 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Wisconsin 
• Newberry Library | Genealogy Bibliographies - Wisconsin 
• Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library  ~ Madison, Wisconsin
• PublicLibraries.com - Wisconsin 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Wisconsin 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Archives Division 
• State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library 
  • Area Research Center Network 
• United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Electronic Library 
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Golda Meir Library 
  • Milwaukee Urban Archives 
    • Genealogical Collections 
    • Naturalization Records 
    • Pioneers of Southeastern Wisconsin Collections, A-I , J-R , S-Z 
    • Railroad Collections 
  • Special Collections and Rare Books 
• Wisconsin Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church Commission on Archives & History  ~ Sun Prairie
• Wisconsin Electronic Reader 
  The Wisconsin Electronic Reader is a cooperative project of the University of Wisconsin General Library System and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in celebration of the sesquicentennial of Wisconsin statehood which includes stories, essays, letters, poems, biographies, journals, postcards and tidbits from Wisconsin history. This excellent site does include relationships to other states and has a SEARCH capability.
• Wisconsin Historical Society Library  ~ Madison
  • Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service 
• Wisconsin Library and Library-related Web Sites 
• Wisconsin Veterans Museum 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Wisconsin Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/WI 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• GenWisconsin Mailing List 
• GERMANS-WI Mailing List 
  For the discussion of the genealogy, history, and culture of Germans in Wisconsin from Territorial times to present including immigrants from all parts of Germany, Pomerania, Saxony, etc. Discussion of migration patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, settlements, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. is encouraged. In addition, seasonal (holiday) traditions relative to favorite German recipes handed down from generation to generation will be allowed. Archives: browse or search.
• MI-WI-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Michigan & Wisconsin.
• NISHNAWBE Mailing List 
  For anyone researching Native Americans in Michigan and Wisconsin, and the fur traders connected with them.
• WI-AfriGeneas Mailing List 
  To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Wisconsin.
• WI-CEMETERIES Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in locating and preserving historical information about Wisconsin cemeteries.
• WI-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the role of Wisconsin and its people during the Civil War. Archives: browse or search.
• WI-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List 
  For the sharing of original Wisconsin source material such as wills, deeds, bible records, tax lists, cemetery files, pension applications, obituaries, old letters, marriage lists, etc. with other Wisconsin researchers.

• Yahoo! Groups: wibelgians - Belgians in Wisconsin 
  For those interested in sharing and/or finding out more about the immigration and settlement of the Belgians in Wisconsin. This is also a place to ask questions and hopefully learn more about your own ancestry!.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Wisconsin 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Wisconsin 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Wisconsin 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Wisconsin 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• Color Landform Atlas: Wisconsin 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• County Maps - Wisconsin Department of Transportation 
  Downloadable PDF format Wisconsin County Maps. Maps show township names and boundries as well as town and range numbers.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• Making of America Books - Wisconsin gazetteer 
  From the University of Michigan. Wisconsin gazetteer, containing the names, location and advantages of the counties, cities, towns, villages, post offices, and settlements,together with a description of the lakes, water courses, prairies, and public localities, in the state of Wisconsin, alphabetically arranged: by John Warren Hunt, 1853.
• Map of Wisconsin Counties 
• MapQuest: World Atlas: Wisconsin 
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Wisconsin Maps 
  From The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Wisconsin Counties 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Wisconsin County Selection Map 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Wisconsin 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Wisconsin Digital Map Library 
• Wisconsin County Maps, 1901 
• Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office 
  • Wisconsin Outline Maps 
  • Maps 
    • Historical Maps 
    • Parcel Maps 
    • Plat Books 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Wisconsin 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• 4th Wisconsin Cavalry 
• 11th Wisconsin Infantry Homepage 
• 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry - The Scandinavian Regiment 
  Includes Regimental History, Regimental Rosters, Soldier Profiles, & Memories of the War.
• 26th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers 
• 28th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry 
• 42nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry 
  Unit history & complete roster of all companies.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Military Records 
• Bits of Blue and Gray - December 2001 - "OLD ABE" 
  Story about the Eagle mascot of Company C, 8th Wisconsin Regiment.
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Wisconsin 
• Civil War Journal of James B. LOCKNEY, Wisconsin 28th Regmt., Co. G 
  
• Civil War Rosters - Wisconsin 
  List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
• Finding Your Civil War Ancestor in Wisconsin 
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Wisconsin 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 
  All soldiers known to have participated in Wisconsin's Civil War regiments. Searchable by surname or regiment. Gives basic data: when enlisted, residence at enlistment, if died, wounded or prisoner, when mustered out.
• Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Association, Inc. 
  History of Wisconsin in the civil war - civilian and military.
• St. Croix Valley Civil War Round Table 
  The SCVCWRT in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota.
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Wisconsin 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• WDVA Wisconsin Veterans Museum Memorials Catalog Page 
  Documents over 680 memorials dedicated to Wisconsin veterans. These memorials are located throughout the State of Wisconsin, the United States, & overseas.
• WDVA Wisconsin Veterans Museum Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic Posts Page 
• Wisconsin Goes to War: Digital Civil War Collections 
  From the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
• Wisconsin's Gold Star List Soldiers, Sailors, Marines And Nurses Casualties For WWI 
  This extensive list of casualties from Wisconsin provides details of the hometown, age, unit, location of death, and cause of death, for those soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses who all gave their life in World War I.
  • Links to Veterans Memorial Sites 
• Wisconsin Veterans Home - King, Wisconsin 
• Wisconsin Veterans Museum 
• Wisconsin World War II Stories 
• World War I Military Portrait Index 
  Index to 3,192 photographs of World War I military personnel from Milwaukee County at the Milwaukee Public Library.

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Wisconsin - Newspapers and News Sources 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
• GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Wisconsin 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Home Town News - Wisconsin 
  Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
• NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Wisconsin 
• NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Wisconsin 
• Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Wisconsin 
• NewspaperLinks.com - Wisconsin 
• TheOldenTimes.com: Old Wisconsin News 
  Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
• OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Wisconsin 
• ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Wisconsin Newspapers 
• The United States Newspaper Program 
  Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • Wisconsin 
• US Newspaper Links - Wisconsin Newspapers 
• World-newspapers.com - Wisconsin Newspapers 
• Yahoo!...Newspapers...Wisconsin 

Occupations

People & Families

• AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Wisconsin 
• Belgian-American Research Collection 
  Subjects: Belgian-Americans, Belgian communities in Wisconsin, Belgian immigrants, oral histories, Waloon-speaking Belgians. A pilot project was undertaken in 1975-1976 to establish a Belgian-American Ethnic Resource Collection in the Special Collections Department of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Library. The objective was to record the undocumented historical, social, and cultural legacy of this unique ethnic group. In an effort to make this unique historical and cultural collection more accessible, a project was undertaken to digitize components of the materials. The photographs, oral history tapes and abstracts, and select publications from the Belgian American Resource Collection have been scanned. As time permits and technology changes, additional materials will be made available digitally.
• Biographical Histories - Wisconsin Biography Project 
  An index of biographies found in historical publications statewide.
• Census of the Scattered Bands of Potawatomies in Wisconsin and Michigan, 30 June 1915 
  Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin (Potawatomi Indians) 1915 Census performed by W.W. Bennett, Superintendent, for Commissioner of Indian Affairs, United States Indian Service, Department of the Interior.
• Early African American Settlers 
  The largest rural African American settlement of freed and newly free slaves in the state of Wisconsin. Began in 1850 - 1940. Detailed info on Arms and Shivers families.
• French in Wisconsin 
  Historical material on French settlement in Wisconsin, with emphasis on Pepin County.
• GEDCOM Index .com - Wisconsin 
  Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
• The History of Oneida WPA Stories 
  Oneida Indian researcher and author Susan G. Daniels has recently completed a major project: transfering over 11,000 written pages of Oneida Indian history onto 13 CD's. This work involves the work of a number of Oneida's who were involved in the Work Progress Administration (WPA) writing projects during the 1930's on the Oneida Reservation in Wisconsin. This collection of stories holds a wealth of information and may provide the resources needed for valuable genealogy research.
• ICARE - Wisconsin Adoptee - Birth Family Registry 
• Native American Research in Wisconsin 
• Transplanted but not Uprooted: 19th-Century-Immigrants from Hessen-Darmstadt in Wisconsin 
  Between 1839 and 1860, some 2,000 people from Rheinhessen, one of the three provinces of Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, emigrated to Wisconsin where they clustered in several counties, especially Milwaukee, Washington, and Sheboygan.
• Tribes and Villages of Wisconsin 
• Wisconsin Biographies Project 
• Wisconsin Blacksheep Ancestors 
  Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
• Wisconsin Historical Society - Wisconsin Name Index 
  Search more than 100,000 obituaries, personal sketches, and other short biographies of Wisconsin people. These texts originally appeared in 150 county and local histories, dozens of professional directories and biographical encyclopedias, more than 60 scrapbooks containing 30,000 obituaries, and in Wisconsin magazines and newspapers. Thousands include portraits and other illustrations. Users can search the database with a last name, first name, maiden name, time frame, and various other details. Photocopies of biographical sketches, articles, and obituaries can all be ordered online through our online genealogical research service.
• Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles 
  Historical and biographical articles preserved in scrapbooks at the Wisconsin Historical Society in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The original material was organized into two groups (people and communities) and arranged alphabetically. Most articles were published between 1860 and 1940, though a few published earlier or later than these years are also included. Hundreds of Wisconsin local newspapers, and a few from other states.
• Wisconsin Pioneer Experience 
  Features: Wisconsin pioneers, Norwegian immigrants (to Wisconsin), Oneida Indians, early Wisconsin settlement (pre-1850), English immigrants (to Wisconsin), early Milwaukee settlement, Scottish immigrants (to Wisconsin), German immigrants (to Wisconsin), Norwegian immigrants to the Eau Claire (Wisconsin), African-American settlement of Pleasant Ridge (now Beetown, WI) and WPA collected and transcribed recollections of Superior (Wisconsin) area pioneers.
• WPA Life Histories from Wisconsin 
  Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.

Periodicals & Pamphlets

Photographs & Memories

• Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Wisconsin 
  Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
  • 1883 to 1889 University of Wisconsin School Annual 
    Cabinet card photos of students & faculty from one album covering the years 1883 to 1889 UW Madison.
  • 1886 University of Wisconsin Student & Faculty Images 
    Cabinet card images of the students and faculty.
• FamilyOldPhotos.com - Wisconsin 
  Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.
• Old-Yearbooks.com - Wisconsin 
  Old high school & college yearbooks, graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, school photos & memorabilia.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Wisconsin 
  Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
• Authentic Origins Professional Genealogical Researcher and Consultation in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa 
• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Wisconsin  or Specializing in Wisconsin 
• Carolyn Brady Historical Research 
  Local historical and genealogical research services in southeastern Wisconsin.
• C W Genealogy and Computers 
  Full service Genealogy service located in Central Wisconsin in Wisconsin Rapids, WI near the geographical center of Wisconsin.
• Dodge County Wisconsin Genealogy Research 
  Genealogy research with a personal touch for Dodge County Wisconsin, and the surrounding counties of Washington and Fond du Lac.
• For Family History Beyond Grandma's Attic 
  Professional Genealogist for Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Western and Mid-Western United States 
  Including the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
• Genealogy Research Wisconsin 
  Specializing in pre-1907 Wisconsin vital records.
• Heirs and Roots 
  With more than 25 years experience in genealogical research, Elizabeth Herzfeld offers assistance in southeastern Wisconsin.
• The Info Gopher's Bookstore - L.A.F. InfoResearch, Genealogical Bookstore & Research Service  ~ Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
  Genealogical and educational books and CDs. Langlade County, Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service.
• Joan Benner - Golden Rule Genealogy 
  Professional genealogical research focusing on Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Portage, Waushara and Wood Counties in Wisconsin.
• Lafayette County, Wisconsin Genealogical Reasearch Services 
• Marathon County Genealogical Research 
  Certificates, obits, histories, cemeteries, census, etc.
• Milwaukee Area Genealogical Services 
  Carl Baehr, Certified Genealogist, provides research and genealogical services for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Metro Area.
• Minnesota Genealogy Research - Wisconsin Genealogy Research 
  Shake My Tree Genealogy Service. We provide genealogy services for cemeteries, obituaries, marriages and births as well as special requests in the Minnesota area and Western Wisconsin. We cover Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, and Hennepin Counties in Minnesota, and St. Criox County in Wisconsin.
• Professional Genealogy Research | Milwaukee | Waukesha County | Linking Your Past 
  Research Service in Milwaukee and Waukesha County Wisconsin or surrounding communities.
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Wisconsin 
  A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
• Rasch Research - Genealogy Research in Wisconsin 
  Research services in Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties, Wisconsin.
• Researcher to the Rescue! 
  Genealogy research for southern Wisconsin.
• River City Image Works 
  Photo restoration and manipulation.
• SMG Research 
  Complete Genealogical Research for Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
• Wiscigan Genealogy Service  ~ Rhinelander, Wisconsin
  a genealogical research firm that performs investigations across the norhtern two-thirds of Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan.
• Wisconsin Ancestors 
  Cemetery surname lists, obituaries and family group sheets for sale. Covering all of Washington and Ozaukee counties, Wisconsin and portions of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Dodge, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac counties with some focus on Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Marathon, Outagamie and Wood counties.
• Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service 
  Fee-based online service from the Wisconsin Historical Society, allows researchers to request a search of Wisconsin pre-1907 birth, marriage and death records.
• Wisconsin Genealogical Searches Genealogy Wisconsin 
  Professional searches concentrating on, but not limited to, Western Wisconsin.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Wisconsin 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Danes in Wisconsin 
    A book by Frederick Hale.
  • Genealogical Research : An Introduction to the Resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin 
    A book by the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
  • Genealogist's Guide to Northwestern Wisconsin 
    A book by Victoria Wilson.
  • Genealogist's Guide to Southeastern Wisconsin 
    A book by Victoria Wilson.
  • Genealogist's Guide to Southwestern Wisconsin 
    A book by Victoria Wilson.
  • Genealogist's Guide to West Central Wisconsin 
    A book by Victoria Wilson.
  • Germans in Wisconsin 
    A book by Richard H. Zeitlin & Frederick Hale.
  • Grand Army Of The Republic: Department Of Wisconsin 
    A book by Thomas J. McCrory.
  • History of Wisconsin: From Exploration to Statehood 
    A book by Alice E. Smith.
  • History of Wisconsin: The Civil War Era, 1848-1873 
    A book by Richard N. Current.
  • The History of Wisconsin: Urbanization and Industrialization, 1873-1893 (Vol 3) 
    A book .
  • The History of Wisconsin: Volume IV: The Progressive Era, 1893-1914 
    A book by John D. Buenker.
  • More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Wisconsin Women 
    A book by Greta Anderson.
  • Norwegians in Wisconsin 
    A book by Richard Fapso.
  • Swedes in Wisconsin 
    A book by Frederick Hale.
  • Swiss in Wisconsin 
    A book by Frederick Hale.
  • Wisconsin: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries 
    A book by John H. Long.
  • The Wisconsin Library Book: A Surprising Guide to the Unusual Special Collections in Libraries Across Our State for Students, Teachers, Writers & Publishers 
    A book by Carole Marsh.
  • Wisconsin's Past and Present: A Historical Atlas 
    A book the Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild.
• AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for Wisconsin 
• Arphax Publishing Co. - Home of the Family Maps Land Patent Books 
  The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
  • Wisconsin 
• Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Wisconsin 
• Books We Own - Wisconsin 
  Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
• eBay Listings: Search for Wisconsin Genealogy 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
• Genealogical.com - Wisconsin 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
• Heritage Books: Wisconsin 
• Higginson Book Company - Wisconsin 
• The Info Gopher's Bookstore - L.A.F. InfoResearch, Genealogical Bookstore & Research Service  ~ Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
  Genealogical and educational books and CDs. Langlade County, Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service.
• Kinseeker Publications 
• Origins Genealogy Book Store - Wisconsin 
• Park Genealogical Books 
  Specialists in genealogy and local history for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota and the surrounding area.
• Quintin Publications | Wisconsin 
• SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Wisconsin 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Wisconsin 
• RootsWeb Message Boards - Wisconsin 
• RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Wisconsin
  The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
  Type in your Wisconsin surname:
  
• Surname Locator, Wisconsin Local History Network 
• We're Coming To America - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy 
  Public message board for people researching ancestors in south central Wisconsin and northern Illinois. ZIMMERMAN, DONKER, HARTWICH/HARTWIG/HARTWICK, DRAFHAL/DREFHAL, WIESENBERG/WESENBERG, KOPLIN/KOPPLIN/COPLIEN, MATZKE, HOLMES, WITT.
• Wisconsin in the Civil War Message Board 

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

Cemeteries

• African American Cemeteries Online - Wisconsin 
• Cemeteries in the Midwest 
  Cemeteries of Illinois and Wisconsin by county and township.
• Cemetery Junction: Wisconsin Cemeteries 
  A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• Find-A-Grave by Location: Wisconsin 
  Graves of noteworthy people.
• FSN Funeral Homes - Wisconsin 
• Funeral Services Providers - Wisconsin 
  A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
• I Dream of Genealogy - Wisconsin Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - Wisconsin Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - Wisconsin Funeral Homes 
• Interment.net: Wisconsin Cemeteries 
  Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
• The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Wisconsin 
• Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - Wisconsin 
• Saving Graves - Wisconsin 
• USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Wisconsin 
• US Funerals Online - Wisconsin 
  US Funeral Guide & Comprehensive Funeral Homes Directory.
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Wisconsin 

Census

• AccessGenealogy - Wisconsin Census Records 
  Census links for online census research.
• Ancestry.com - Wisconsin Census, 1820-90 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1890 Veterans Schedules , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Census Records 
    US, UK, and Canadian census records.
• Ancestry.com - Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Source: Wisconsin State Census, 1895 Microfilm, 10 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
• Census of the First Christian and Orchard Parties of Oneida Indians 
  Residing at Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory, taken by Henry S. Baird, U.S. Commissioner, on November 15, 1838.
• Census of the Scattered Bands of Potawatomies in Wisconsin and Michigan, 30 June 1915 
  Carter, Forest County, Wisconsin (Potawatomi Indians) 1915 Census performed by W.W. Bennett, Superintendent, for Commissioner of Indian Affairs, United States Indian Service, Department of the Interior.
• Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Wisconsin 
• Census Records for Genealogy & Local History 
  Guide to the Federal and Wisconsin state censuses including dates, information recorded & availablity. From the McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
• Digitalarkivet - Norwegians in US 
  Searchable online database of 1850, 1860, 1870, and primarily 1880 US censuses for various states. Individuals listed are identified on the censuses as being from Norway.
  • Norwegians in the 1880 census for Wisconsin 
• Family Search Record Search 
  Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
  • 1855 Wisconsin State Census 
  • 1875 Wisconsin State Census 
  • 1885 Wisconsin State Census 
  • 1895 Wisconsin State Census 
  • 1905 Wisconsin State Census 
• HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm 
  Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
  Census Schedules for Wisconsin:
  1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1890 Veterans & Widows Schedules , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Index to 1910 Federal Census for Berlin Township, Marathon County, Wisconsin 
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • The Federal Population Censuses - Catalogs of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1900 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1900 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1910 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1910 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1920 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1920 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1930 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1930 Census Microfilm Locator 
      Provides the researcher with the correct microfilm roll number to search. It is not an online index of names and does not contain scanned images of the original records.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Census Project 
    • Census Project - Wisconsin 
    • Census Project - Census Images - Wisconsin 

Land

• Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes and Plat Maps 
  The field notes and plat maps of the public land survey of Wisconsin are a valuable resource for original land survey information, as well as for understanding Wisconsin's landscape history. The survey of Wisconsin was conducted between 1832 and 1866 by the federal General Land Office. This work established the township, range and section grid; the pattern upon which land ownership and land use is based. The survey records were transferred to the Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands after the original survey was completed. Since that time, these records have been available for consultation at the BCPL's office in Madison, as hand-transcriptions, and more recently on microfilm. Now, they are being made available via the internet as electronic images.

Miscellaneous

• Ancestry.com - Wisconsin Land Records 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Wisconsin 
  Scanned images available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Ancestry.com - Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this alphabetical index of all Ancestry databases.
  • Ancestry.com - Recent Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.
  • Ancestry.com - Search Records 
    Search across the entire collection (more than four billion names) from one search box.
    • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
    • Search Directories & Member Lists Records 
    • Search Family & Local History Records 
    • Search Immigration Records 
      Passenger lists, citizenship, naturalization, and other immigration sources.
    • Search Reference & Finding Aids Records 
      Including dictionaries, maps, and gazetteers.
    • Search Trees & Community Records 
      Published genealogies, electronic files containing genealogical lineage, and other compiled sources.
• Before the Needles - Wisconsin 
  A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Wisconsin. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
• The Bureau of Land Management -- Eastern States, General Land Office 
  The Official Land Patent Records Site. This site has a searchable database of over two million pre-1908 Federal land title records, including scanned images of those records. The Eastern Public Land States covered in this database are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.
• Clerks of Court (COC) Directory 
• County Courthouse Addresses 
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • NARA | Genealogists/Family Historians 
  • NARA | Locations | NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago) 
    Records for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
    • Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago) 
    • Services for the Public 
  • NARA | Research | Order Online 
• Native American Land Patents - Wisconsin 
  A listing by state and Tribe of land patents.
• PSGA - St. Casimir School Class 1879-1880  ~ Newton, Wisconsin
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 
  Library of Congress American Memory online exhibit.
• Public Records Online 
  Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
• Records Room: Wisconsin Counties, United States 
• Wisconsin Historical Society - Wisconsin Genealogy Index 
  Search more than 150,000 Wisconsin obituaries and biographical sketches published before 1999, as well as 1,000,000 births, 400,000 deaths and 1,000,000 marriages registered before September 1907.
• Wisconsin Land Records -- Interactive Search 
  Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents from the BLM
• Wisconsin Naturalization Records 
  From the Wisconsin Historical Society. This is an outstanding web site about Naturalization in general and Wisconsin records in particular.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Archives - WIGENWEB 
  • Pensions Project 
  • Special Collections Project 
  • USGenWeb Archives Search Page - Search by State 
    • Search only the text files in the archives for Wisconsin:
      
      Query:    

Obituaries

• Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection 
  Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
  • United States Obituary Collection 
    • WI 
• Northeast Wisconsin Obituary Page 
  Scanned and transcribed obituaries from several Northeast Wisconsin newspapers.
• ObitsArchive.com - Wisconsin 
  The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
• The Obituary Link Page - Wisconsin Obituary Links 
  Also includes links to cemetery resources.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Obituary Project 
• Wisconsin Historical Society - Wisconsin Genealogy Index 
  Search more than 150,000 Wisconsin obituaries and biographical sketches published before 1999, as well as 1,000,000 births, 400,000 deaths and 1,000,000 marriages registered before September 1907.

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death

• Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Wisconsin 
  Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records 
    Including baptism, christening, and burial records.
  • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
• Applying for Copies of Wisconsin Vital Records 
  From the Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services. Includes fee schedule and summary of how to apply for copies of vital records.
  • Wisconsin Genealogy Research Information 
    From the Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services. Provides additional information of interest to genealogist.
• Birth Records 
  Information from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
• Death Records 
  Information from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
• Marriage Records 
  Information from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
• MyVitalRec.com - Wisconsin Vital Records 
  Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
• Pre-1907 Vital Records Index 
  Online searchable index from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The Pre-1907 Wisconsin Birth Index was made by digitizing a microfiche index and then expanding it with tens of thousands of delayed births, or births that were filed many years after the event, that were previously indexed separately. The result is free public access to more than 1 million Wisconsin births, dating from the 1840s through 1907. The index can be searched by surname or browsed by county & year. When an ancestor is found, a copy of the birth record may then be ordered online for a fee. The Society plans to add pre-1907 death and marriage indexes in the near future.
• VitalChek Network - Wisconsin 
• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Wisconsin 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
• Vital Records US - Wisconsin Vital Records 
  Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
• VitalSearch - Wisconsin (USA): Wisconsin State Vital Records 
  Searchable online indexes.
• Where to Write for Vital Records - Wisconsin 
  From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
• Wisconsin Historical Society - Wisconsin Genealogy Index 
  Search more than 150,000 Wisconsin obituaries and biographical sketches published before 1999, as well as 1,000,000 births, 400,000 deaths and 1,000,000 marriages registered before September 1907.
• Wisconsin Marriages, Weddings & Genealogy 

Religion & Churches

• Church Angel - Wisconsin Churches 
• Local Catholic Church and Family History and Catholic Ancestors - Wisconsin 
• Mass Times 
  Provides addresses for Catholic churches in the state organized alphabetically by city name.
• Net Ministries Church Directory - Wisconsin 
• Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes within the United States - Wisconsin 
• United Methodist Church Directory - Wisconsin 

Societies & Groups

• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Fox Valley of Wisconsin Chapter 
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter 
• BIGWILL - British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois 
  An organization of individuals (mostly from Wisconsin and Illinois) who are interested in British Isles ancestry and genealogical research in the British Isles.
• French Canadian/Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin 
  The society's objective is to foster and encourage interest and research in French Canadian and Acadian genealogy, heritage, and culture.
• Grand Army of the Republic Posts in Wisconsin 
  From the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
• Huguenot Society of Wisconsin 
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Wisconsin 
  Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
• Irish Genealogical Society of Wisconsin 
• Links to Wisconsin Heritage & Lineage Societies 
• Midwest Archives Conference 
• Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States - Wisconsin Commandery 
• Old Northwest Historical Society  ~ Ohio
  Dedicated to preserving and perpetuating the history of the Old Northwest Territory. The region northwest of the Ohio river that became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
• Society Hill: Wisconsin Genealogy 
  A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.
• The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Wisconsin 
• Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Wisconsin 
• Soo Line Historical and Technical Society 
• United States Daughters of 1812 Wisconsin 
  The society requires lineal descent from an ancestor who rendered military, naval or civil service between the close of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 and the close of the War of 1812 in 1815, Military service may be in any one of sixteen recognized engagements between those dates.
• Wisconsin Daughters of the American Colonists 
• Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association 
• Wisconsin Historical Society 
  Formerly the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
  • Genealogy 
    • Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service 
  • Library & Archives 
  • Local History Region Search 
• Wisconsin Marine Historical Society 
• Wisconsin Register of Deeds Assocation 
  The Register of Deeds files, records, and issues instruments and documents of significance both to the community as a whole and to its individual citizens. Includes information on birth & death records and land records documenting title.
• Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society 
  • Slovak Surname Location Reference Project 
• Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution 
• Wisconsin Society of Mayflower Descendants 
• Wisconsin Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America 
• Wisconsin State Genealogical Society 
  The oldest and largest statewide genealogical organization in Wisconsin. Founded in 1939, WSGS now has over 1,400 members both within and outside of Wisconsin.

U.S. - Counties, Localities and Regions

• Cyndi's List - U.S. - Wisconsin - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions 

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