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This is the best manuscript collection in Wisconsin, including censuses, tax, and land records. They hold the famed Draper Manuscript Collection of pioneer history, and the Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Societycollection. The WisconsinHistorical Societyserves as the state archives, the state library, and the American history library for the Univers...See full list on familysearch.orgBeloit Public Library605 Eclipse Blvd. Beloit, WI 53511 Telephone: 608-364-2905 Email: refstaff@beloitlibrary.org Internet: Beloit Public Library 1. Their collection has many books, periodicals, and family folders.Brown County Library515 Pine St Green Bay, WI 54301 920-448-4400 Fax: 920-448-4376 Email: bc_library@co.brown.wi.us Internet: Central Library 1. Includes a very large genealogy section. They have a good range of materials such as local histories, county histories, newspapers, obituaries, and family folders.Kenosha Public LibrarySimmons Neighborhood Library 711 59th Place Kenosha, WI 53140 Telephone: 262-564-6130 Internet: Kenosho Public Library 1. They have a good genealogy section.See full list on familysearch.orgAllen County Public Library900 Library Plaza Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Telephone: 260-421-1225 Email: genealogy@acpl.info 1. This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche. It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians....Newberry Library60 West Waltron Street Chicago, IL 60610 Telephone: 312-255-3512 Email: reference@. 1. A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records many from Wisconsin, the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.See full list on familysearch.orgA genealogical guide to Wisconsin archives and libraries is: 1. Ryan, Carol W. Searching for Your Wisconsin Ancestors in the Wisconsin Libraries. Green Bay: C. W. Ryan, 1988. (FS Library book 977.5 D27r 1988; film 1440401 Item 2.See full list on familysearch.org Search over three million familyhistoryrecords, including birth, death and marriage record indexes, newspaper clippings and property records. Our society was founded in 1975 to educate people in genealogicalresearch techniques and to make historical and genealogical material available to the general public. We locate and compile original materials and acquire donations of genealogical books and other materials including cemetery listings. Our Archives can help you research your family tree or the Catholic history of Northeastern Wisconsin using parish, diocesan, and other related records. Wisconsinobituaries and death notices, 1989 to 2025. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. How do I find historical records at UW-Green Bay?Start your research online by using the library catalog or our search and request index. Find historical materials at the UW-Green Bay Archives and the Wisconsin Historical Society through the library catalog. Search@UW Catalog Locate individual names in select genealogical records at the UW-Green Bay Archives. Search & RequestWhere can I find historical records in Wisconsin?Historical resourced across the state. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the University of Wisconsin System jointly operate a network of Area Research Centers located at UW campus libraries throughout the state. Each geographic region is served by an Area Research Center (ARC), which houses the original records from that region.What information does a Wisconsin obituary contain?Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as: names, dates, place of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships. Wisconsin obituaries and death notices from 1989 to 2024 can be found in our archives.Where can I find archival resources in Wisconsin?E.g. search for Müller will also find Muhler, Mueller, and Muller, as well as Miller and other false positives. The Society's library and archival holdings are cataloged in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's library catalog. These finding aids (registers) describe archival resources held by 24 repositories throughout Wisconsin.GreenBay Press-Gazette obituaries and death notices. Remembering the lives of those we've lost.
Search over three million familyhistoryrecords, including birth, death and marriage record indexes, newspaper clippings and property records.
Our society was founded in 1975 to educate people in genealogicalresearch techniques and to make historical and genealogical material available to the general public. We locate and compile original materials and acquire donations of genealogical books and other materials including cemetery listings.
Our Archives can help you research your family tree or the Catholic history of Northeastern Wisconsin using parish, diocesan, and other related records.
Wisconsinobituaries and death notices, 1989 to 2025. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends.
GreenBay Press-Gazette obituaries and death notices. Remembering the lives of those we've lost.
