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American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 - Wisconsin
From the Library of Congress.
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Biographical Histories - Wisconsin Biography Project
An index of biographies found in historical publications statewide.
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The story of the Brothertown Indian Nation spans only 230 years at most but covers a distance of more than 1,000 miles from the East Coast to upstate New York and finally to Wisconsin.
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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.
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Historical material on French settlement in Wisconsin, with emphasis on Pepin County.
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Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
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Online County and Town Histories - Wisconsin
This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.
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Orphan Train - Wisconsin - A WIGen Web Project
Wisconsin orphan train rider biographies, research queries, and lists and dates of orphan trains stopping in Wisconsin. Orphan Train research person for this site is Clark Kidder - author of Emily's Story: The Brave Journey of an Orphan Train Rider, which chronicles the true life story of his paternal grandmother - an orphan train rider sent to the Midwest in 1906. Kidder is also co-producer and co-writer of the Emmy award-winning documentary West by Orphan Train, which was inspired by his book about his grandmother.
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Our Family Tree - Wisconsin Genealogy
Collection of family trees and resources for the state of Wisconsin: Waldo, Darrow, Durnen, Gridley, Harrison, Lemense, Lorenz, Taylor, Holloran, Irish
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Slovak Surname Location Reference Project
A database of immigrants from Slovakia and where their descendants can be located today in North America.
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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.
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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.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay - Archives and ARC
A series of databases from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Area Research Center. Belgian pedigree charts submitted by individuals of Belgian descent. A comprehensive index was created with approximately 4000 names. The index includes every name on every chart, not just those of Belgian descent. The databases also include: Brown County Citizenship Records, 1829-1984; Brown County Plat Map, 1875; Brown County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1821-1976; Calumet County Citizenship Records, 1850-1955; Kewaunee County Circuit Court records, 1858-1950; Kewaunee County Citizenship Records, 1850-1950; Manitowoc County Citizenship Records, 1848-1955; Oconto County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1857-1952; Outagamie County Citizenship Records, 1852-1963; Outagamie County Probate Case Files, 1853-1958; Shawano County Circuit Court Records, 1860-1961; Shawano County Court Records, 1921-1946.
