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==Online Resources==
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#wi County and Town Histories], includes biographies
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1075/ Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1960] $ Ancestry has manifests.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/wi.htm Cyndi's List] for Wisconsin provides many links pertaining to the history of the State.
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Wisconsin.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] gives an Atlas of Wisconsin's Historical County Boundaries
*[http://www.gendisasters.com/category/united-states/wisconsin Disasters in Wisconsin]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wialhn/ Doorway to Wisconsin] is the American Local History Network (ALHN) who furnishes students, educators, and genealogical researchers with historical and genealogical information.
*[http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/articles/metis.htm French-Indian Intermarriage And The Creation Of Métis Society] the impact of the French in the 1600's.
*[http://www.linkstothepast.com/marine/ Great Lakes Maritime History] has a collection of history and memorabilia surrounding Marine and Ship Captains and Sailors who dedicated their lives to Great Lakes Shipping and Transport.
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/capitol/capitol01.txt Historical Sketch of Wisconsin] Official Guide and History by USGenWeb Archives
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/state1/ Our Wisconsin Ancestors] is a collection of sources hosted by USGenNet.
*[http://recollectionwisconsin.org Recollection Wisconsin] (formerly Wisconsin Heritage Online) is an expanding digital collection featuring thousands of historic photos, postcards, maps, letters, diaries, books, artifacts, oral histories and other digital collections from dozens of Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums and historical societies.
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin Historical Society] has among other things, newspapers, Wisconsin Biographical indexes, State and Federal Censuses.
*[http://www.wigenweb.org/ Wisconsin GenWeb Project] is a collections of sources hosted by The Wisconsin GenWeb Project.<br>
*[https://wsgs.org/ Wisconsin State Genealogical Society] Inc.'s Wiki.
*[http://www.wlhn.org/histories.htm Wisconsin History Online] holds a wide variety of information and links from Native American's history to migration, industrialization, and much more.
*[http://genealogytrails.com/wis/ Wisconsin Trails] helps you track your ancestors through time.
== Introduction  ==
== Introduction  ==


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*1634: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2330&keyword=nicolet Jean Nicolet (Nicollet) de Belle Borne] at the request of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain Samuel de Champlain of New France], landed at Red Banks on the shore of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_(Lake_Michigan) Green Bay].<ref>Norman K. Risjordemissary, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/spring01_risjord.pdf "Jean Nicolet’s Search for the South Sea"], ''Wisconsin Magazine of History'', vol. 84, no. 3, 34-43.</ref>
*1634: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2330&keyword=nicolet Jean Nicolet (Nicollet) de Belle Borne] at the request of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain Samuel de Champlain of New France], landed at Red Banks on the shore of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_(Lake_Michigan) Green Bay].<ref>Norman K. Risjordemissary, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/spring01_risjord.pdf "Jean Nicolet’s Search for the South Sea"], ''Wisconsin Magazine of History'', vol. 84, no. 3, 34-43.</ref>
*1690–1820: Roman Catholic missionaries established the mission of [http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks-and-attractions/colonial-michilimackinac/ St. Ignace de Michilimackinac], at Mackinac (now Michigan). The mission was the center for traders going to and from what is now Wisconsin. For records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, see the [[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]] page.
*1690–1820: Roman Catholic missionaries established the mission of [http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks-and-attractions/colonial-michilimackinac/ St. Ignace de Michilimackinac], at Mackinac (now Michigan). The mission was the center for traders going to and from what is now Wisconsin. For records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, see the [[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]] page.
*1763: The [http://www.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/Americans.html British took possession of the area] from the French but discouraged new settlers.
*1763: The [http://www.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/Americans.html British took possession of the area] from the French but discouraged new settlers.
*1787: Wisconsin officially became part of the U.S. Northwest Territory, but British [http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm fur traders] effectively controlled the region until 1816.
*1787: Wisconsin officially became part of the U.S. Northwest Territory, but British [http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm fur traders] effectively controlled the region until 1816.
*1800: The present Wisconsin area was included in the Indiana Territory.
*1800: The present Wisconsin area was included in the Indiana Territory.
*1804: Land ceded by the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1606 Sauk and Fox Indian tribes].
*1804: Land ceded by the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1606 Sauk and Fox Indian tribes].
*1806: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokaogon_Chippewa_Community Battle of Mole Lake] - Ojibwe battled the Sioux over control of a local wild rice producing lake. Some 500 warriors died.
*1806: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokaogon_Chippewa_Community Battle of Mole Lake] - Ojibwe battled the Sioux over control of a local wild rice producing lake. Some 500 warriors died.
*1809: The Wisconsin area was part of the Illinois Territory.
*1809: The Wisconsin area was part of the Illinois Territory.
*1818: The Wisconsin area was included in the Michigan Territory. The territorial governor of Michigan created the first two Wisconsin counties, [[Brown County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Brown]] and [[Crawford County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Crawford]].
*1818: The Wisconsin area was included in the Michigan Territory. The territorial governor of Michigan created the first two Wisconsin counties, [[Brown County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Brown]] and [[Crawford County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Crawford]].
*1820s: High prices for lead attracted settlers to the mines of southern Wisconsin. The Michigan 1820 census lists residents of what is now Wisconsin.
*1820s: High prices for lead attracted settlers to the mines of southern Wisconsin. The Michigan 1820 census lists residents of what is now Wisconsin.
*1827: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnebago_War Winnebago Indians War]
*1827: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnebago_War Winnebago Indians War]
*1829, 1833, 1837, &amp; 1842: Land ceded by the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewahist.htm Chippewa], [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/wisconsin/index.htm Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian Tribes]
*1829, 1833, 1837, &amp; 1842: Land ceded by the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewahist.htm Chippewa], [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/wisconsin/index.htm Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian Tribes]
*1829, 1832, &amp;1837: Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians '''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin.
*1829, 1832, &amp;1837: Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians '''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin.
*1831: [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] ceded land to the [http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml Oneida Indians] (1836 &amp; 1848)
*1831: [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] ceded land to the [http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml Oneida Indians] (1836 &amp; 1848)
*1831, 1836, 1848: Land ceded by the [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians]
*1831, 1836, 1848: Land ceded by the [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians]
*1832: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ The Black Hawk War] ended the last serious Indian threat to white settlements.
*1832: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ The Black Hawk War] ended the last serious Indian threat to white settlements.
*1836: Congress created the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-014/ Wisconsin Territory], which included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of the western portion was later transferred to the Iowa Territory, created in 1838.
*1836: Congress created the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-014/ Wisconsin Territory], which included lands west of the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Much of the western portion was later transferred to the Iowa Territory, created in 1838.
*1837: Land ceded by the [http://treatiesmatter.org/treaties/land/1837-ojibwe-dakota Chippewa and Sioux]
*1837: Land ceded by the [http://treatiesmatter.org/treaties/land/1837-ojibwe-dakota Chippewa and Sioux]
*1840s: Many families arrived from Germany and New York. [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume25/vol25_9.htm Norwegians begin settling] in large numbers in Koshkonong area.
*1840s: Many families arrived from Germany and New York. [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume25/vol25_9.htm Norwegians begin settling] in large numbers in Koshkonong area.
*1848: Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. This is a beginning of a large German immigration into Wisconsin.  
*1848: Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. This is a beginning of a large German immigration into Wisconsin.  
*1851: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-017/?action=more_essay First railroad opens], linking Milwaukee and Waukesha.
*1851: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-017/?action=more_essay First railroad opens], linking Milwaukee and Waukesha.
*1857: Railroad completed from [http://www.wisconsingenealogy.net/prairieduchien/railroads-boat-landing.htm Milwaukee to Prairie du Chien].
*1857: Railroad completed from [http://www.wisconsingenealogy.net/prairieduchien/railroads-boat-landing.htm Milwaukee to Prairie du Chien].
*1861– 1865: 96,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War, 12,216 die in the conflict. [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Civil War Histories] are kept by the [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs].
*1861– 1865: 96,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War, 12,216 die in the conflict. [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Civil War Histories] are kept by the [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs].
*1871: The deadliest fire in United States history occurred in the timber industry town of Peshtigo, killing between 1,200 and 2,500 people. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_Fire The Peshtigo Fire] burned 1,875 square miles of forestland around the town. Three Hundred and fifty people were buried in a mass grave without being identified, as those that would have known them perished in the fire also.
*1871: The deadliest fire in United States history occurred in the timber industry town of Peshtigo, killing between 1,200 and 2,500 people. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_Fire The Peshtigo Fire] burned 1,875 square miles of forestland around the town. Three Hundred and fifty people were buried in a mass grave without being identified, as those that would have known them perished in the fire also.
*1887: [http://www.gendisasters.com/kentucky/14365/lexington-ky-fayette-county-court-house-fire-may-1897 Marshfield] almost destroyed by fire.
*1887: [http://www.gendisasters.com/kentucky/14365/lexington-ky-fayette-county-court-house-fire-may-1897 Marshfield] almost destroyed by fire.
*1889: [http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/5058/marshfield%2C-wi-fire%2C-jun-1887 Mine Fire] occurred in Ashland, putting 400 miners out of work.
*1889: [http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/5058/marshfield%2C-wi-fire%2C-jun-1887 Mine Fire] occurred in Ashland, putting 400 miners out of work.
*1898: The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. Technically, Wisconsin troops in the Spanish-American War were part of the state's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/national_guard/ National Guard]. Official service record information is found within certain Adjutant General's records held by the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/spanish_american_war/index.asp Archives]. There is an alphabetical index, which is useful in determining if a given individual served in a Wisconsin unit during the Spanish American War. <ref>Wisconsin Historical Society.[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/spanish_american_war/index.asp Spanish-American War].</ref>
*1898: The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. Technically, Wisconsin troops in the Spanish-American War were part of the state's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/national_guard/ National Guard]. Official service record information is found within certain Adjutant General's records held by the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/spanish_american_war/index.asp Archives]. There is an alphabetical index, which is useful in determining if a given individual served in a Wisconsin unit during the Spanish American War. <ref>Wisconsin Historical Society.[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/spanish_american_war/index.asp Spanish-American War].</ref>
*1912: A washed out bridge caused a [http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/5238/camp-douglas%2C-wi-train-plunges-through-bridge%2C-sep-1912 train to plunge] into the Lemonweir River near Camp Douglas carrying all of the passengers and cars downstream.
*1912: A washed out bridge caused a [http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/5238/camp-douglas%2C-wi-train-plunges-through-bridge%2C-sep-1912 train to plunge] into the Lemonweir River near Camp Douglas carrying all of the passengers and cars downstream.
*1916-1921: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archstories/late_roads/fed_hwy_act.asp Federal Highway Acts] created and improved roads.
*1916-1921: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archstories/late_roads/fed_hwy_act.asp Federal Highway Acts] created and improved roads.
*1917: African Americans from the rural South begin moving to Wisconsin communities, especially, Milwaukee, Racine, and Beloit.
*1917: African Americans from the rural South begin moving to Wisconsin communities, especially, Milwaukee, Racine, and Beloit.
*1917–1918: The U.S. enters World War I. Wisconsin becomes first state to meet draft requirements; 120,000 soldiers serve in the military, and almost 4,000 die in the war. For information concerning records about this war see [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918|WWI US Military Records]].<ref>Ted Beach,  ''Field Service Diary, Mar. 3 to Nov. 28, 1918: Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division in World War 1''. Wisconsin: s.n., 2000. Beach, of Racine, WI, was a private/corporal in Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division. His diary contains short entries reflecting on each days’ events. An appendix includes Beach’s complete biography. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48787041 Worldcat] </ref><ref>Celestine Nicholas Charles Bittle, ''Soldiering for Cross and Flag: Impressions of a War Chaplain''. Milwaukee, WI: Bruce Pub. Co., 1929. Bittle took a leave of absence from St. Lawrence College of Mt. Calvary, WI, to serve as an army chaplain. Stationed at Motor Transport Reconstruction Park at Vereuil, he was the sole chaplain for over 8000 people. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4485766 Worldcat] </ref><ref>Robert C. Andersen, ''The Hingham Boys Muster of 1918''. Hingham, WI: Author,1990. Includes biographical monographs of all 29 World War I veterans buried in the Hingham Cemetery of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. In addition to researching written sources, the author conducted personal interviews with relatives of the soldiers, creating biographies of the veterans’ lives before, during, and after the War.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26944488 Worldcat]</ref><ref>Doris Litscher Gasser, ''Lachmund Cramer VFW Post #7694: Stories Written in 1996 for 50th Year Celebration''. Prairie du Sac, WI: Author, 2003. This contains articles written about veterans from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53282029 Worldcat] </ref><ref>James F. McIntosh, ''Wisconsin at War''. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II, with two brief interviews with World War I veterans. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref>
*1917–1918: The U.S. enters World War I. Wisconsin becomes first state to meet draft requirements; 120,000 soldiers serve in the military, and almost 4,000 die in the war. For information concerning records about this war see [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918|WWI US Military Records]].<ref>Ted Beach,  ''Field Service Diary, Mar. 3 to Nov. 28, 1918: Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division in World War 1''. Wisconsin: s.n., 2000. Beach, of Racine, WI, was a private/corporal in Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division. His diary contains short entries reflecting on each days’ events. An appendix includes Beach’s complete biography. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48787041 Worldcat] </ref><ref>Celestine Nicholas Charles Bittle, ''Soldiering for Cross and Flag: Impressions of a War Chaplain''. Milwaukee, WI: Bruce Pub. Co., 1929. Bittle took a leave of absence from St. Lawrence College of Mt. Calvary, WI, to serve as an army chaplain. Stationed at Motor Transport Reconstruction Park at Vereuil, he was the sole chaplain for over 8000 people. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4485766 Worldcat] </ref><ref>Robert C. Andersen, ''The Hingham Boys Muster of 1918''. Hingham, WI: Author,1990. Includes biographical monographs of all 29 World War I veterans buried in the Hingham Cemetery of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. In addition to researching written sources, the author conducted personal interviews with relatives of the soldiers, creating biographies of the veterans’ lives before, during, and after the War.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26944488 Worldcat]</ref><ref>Doris Litscher Gasser, ''Lachmund Cramer VFW Post #7694: Stories Written in 1996 for 50th Year Celebration''. Prairie du Sac, WI: Author, 2003. This contains articles written about veterans from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53282029 Worldcat] </ref><ref>James F. McIntosh, ''Wisconsin at War''. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II, with two brief interviews with World War I veterans. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref>
*1930's: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills sending many Wisconsinites to join [http://www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org/resources/milestones/ labor unions.]
*1930's: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills sending many Wisconsinites to join [http://www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org/resources/milestones/ labor unions.]
*1930: [http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/12401/kenosha-wi-train-auto-collision-feb-1930 Train And Auto Collision] occurred in Kenosha killing 11 and injuring 100.
*1930: [http://www.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/12401/kenosha-wi-train-auto-collision-feb-1930 Train And Auto Collision] occurred in Kenosha killing 11 and injuring 100.
*1939: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archstories/late_roads/interstate_system.asp Interstate Highway System] was renewed in 1939 and finished in 1970.
*1939: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archstories/late_roads/interstate_system.asp Interstate Highway System] was renewed in 1939 and finished in 1970.
*1940–1945: World War II. 332,000 Wisconsin residents serve in U.S. military, including 9,000 women. 8,390 Wisconsinites died in this war. Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II Military Records]] page.<ref>James F. McIntosh, ''Wisconsin at War''. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002.</ref>
*1940–1945: World War II. 332,000 Wisconsin residents serve in U.S. military, including 9,000 women. 8,390 Wisconsinites died in this war. Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II Military Records]] page.<ref>James F. McIntosh, ''Wisconsin at War''. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002.</ref>
*1948: [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?id=WI.NHCentennialStory State centennial celebration].
*1948: [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?id=WI.NHCentennialStory State centennial celebration].
*1950: Wisconsin population grew to 3.4 million.
*1950: Wisconsin population grew to 3.4 million.
*1950–1953: The [http://wpt.org/Wisconsin-War-Stories/korean-war-stories/main Korean War] claimed 726 Wisconsinites. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Korean War 1950 to 1953|Korean War]] page.
*1950–1953: The [http://wpt.org/Wisconsin-War-Stories/korean-war-stories/main Korean War] claimed 726 Wisconsinites. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Korean War 1950 to 1953|Korean War]] page.
*1964–1972: More than [http://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/researchers/military/Vietnam_War/ 165,400 Wisconsin] residents served in [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War] 1,239 did not return. For more information see the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] page.
*1964–1972: More than [http://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/researchers/military/Vietnam_War/ 165,400 Wisconsin] residents served in [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War] 1,239 did not return. For more information see the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] page.
*1990: Wisconsin's population reaches 4,891,769
*1990: Wisconsin's population reaches 4,891,769


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To find more books and articles about Wisconsin 's history use the Internet [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for phases like "Wisconsin history." For more information about individual topics see the [[Wisconsin Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Wisconsin Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]] and [[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible Records]] pages.  
To find more books and articles about Wisconsin 's history use the Internet [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for phases like "Wisconsin history." For more information about individual topics see the [[Wisconsin Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Wisconsin Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]] and [[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible Records]] pages.  
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
*[[Wisconsin, Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|Wisconsin, Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907 - FamilySearch Historical Records|Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Wisconsin, Death Index, 1959-1997 (RecordSearch Historical Records)|Wisconsin, Death Index, 1959-1997 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Wisconsin, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|Wisconsin, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Wisconsin, Shawano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records from the Shawano Family History Center - FamilySearch Historical Records|Wisconsin, Shawano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records from Shawano Family History Center - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


[[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search]] lists many more histories under topics like:  
[[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search]] lists many more histories under topics like:  
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== Websites  ==
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1075/ Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1960] $ Ancestry has manifests.
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/wi.htm Cyndi's List] for Wisconsin provides many links pertaining to the history of the State.
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Wisconsin.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] gives an Atlas of Wisconsin's Historical County Boundaries
*[http://www.gendisasters.com/category/united-states/wisconsin Disasters in Wisconsin]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wialhn/ Doorway to Wisconsin] is the American Local History Network (ALHN) who furnishes students, educators, and genealogical researchers with historical and genealogical information.
*[http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/articles/metis.htm French-Indian Intermarriage And The Creation Of Métis Society] the impact of the French in the 1600's.
*[http://www.linkstothepast.com/marine/ Great Lakes Maritime History] has a collection of history and memorabilia surrounding Marine and Ship Captains and Sailors who dedicated their lives to Great Lakes Shipping and Transport.
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/capitol/capitol01.txt Historical Sketch of Wisconsin] Official Guide and History by USGenWeb Archives
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/state1/ Our Wisconsin Ancestors] is a collection of sources hosted by USGenNet.
*[http://recollectionwisconsin.org Recollection Wisconsin] (formerly Wisconsin Heritage Online) is an expanding digital collection featuring thousands of historic photos, postcards, maps, letters, diaries, books, artifacts, oral histories and other digital collections from dozens of Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums and historical societies.
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin Historical Society] has among other things, newspapers, Wisconsin Biographical indexes, State and Federal Censuses.
*[http://www.wigenweb.org/ Wisconsin GenWeb Project] is a collections of sources hosted by The Wisconsin GenWeb Project.<br>
*[https://wsgs.org/ Wisconsin State Genealogical Society] Inc.'s Wiki.
*[http://www.wlhn.org/histories.htm Wisconsin History Online] holds a wide variety of information and links from Native American's history to migration, industrialization, and much more.
*[http://genealogytrails.com/wis/ Wisconsin Trails] helps you track your ancestors through time.


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