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The Wisconsin Historical Society has an extensive biography file created by the staff and volunteers. The biographies come from biographical sketches, local histories, and biographical compendia of the state that were published before 1940. The sketches are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index]. | The Wisconsin Historical Society has an extensive biography file created by the staff and volunteers. The biographies come from biographical sketches, local histories, and biographical compendia of the state that were published before 1940. The sketches are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index]. | ||
County histories also contain biographical information on selected residents. The Wisconsin Historical Society has published digitized versions of 80 county histories on its [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wch/ website]. The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society has published every-name indexes to about fifty of them. The | County histories also contain biographical information on selected residents. The Wisconsin Historical Society has published digitized versions of 80 county histories on its [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wch/ website]. The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society has published every-name indexes to about fifty of them. The FamilySearch Library has purchased most of these. | ||
An important [[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]] collection with biographical information about early settlers, traders, missionaries, etc., is: | An important [[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]] collection with biographical information about early settlers, traders, missionaries, etc., is: | ||
*Draper, Lyman Copeland. ''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.'' 24 vols. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1855–. ( | *Draper, Lyman Copeland. ''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.'' 24 vols. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1855–. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|629105|title-id|disp=book 977.5 B4wc}}; films beginning with {{FSC|629105|title-id|disp=924580}}.) Volume 21 is an index to volumes 1–20. These volumes discuss various aspects of the early history of Wisconsin. | ||
An interesting collection of biographical information about persons involved in circuses between 1793 and the present is at: | An interesting collection of biographical information about persons involved in circuses between 1793 and the present is at: | ||
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This center has an index of 360,000 names, personal papers, newspaper ads, periodicals, and route books. | This center has an index of 360,000 names, personal papers, newspaper ads, periodicals, and route books. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has collected biographical works on subjects such as soldiers, lawyers, women, and prominent citizens and pioneers of various regions of the state. Useful biographical encyclopedias include: | ||
*''United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men: Wisconsin Volume.'' Chicago, Illinois: American Biographical Pub., 1877. (FS Library film {{FSC|174895|title-id|disp=1000800}} item 3; fiche {{FSC|6051214|film|disp=6051214}}.) An index is included. | *''United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men: Wisconsin Volume.'' Chicago, Illinois: American Biographical Pub., 1877. (FS Library film {{FSC|174895|title-id|disp=1000800}} item 3; fiche {{FSC|6051214|film|disp=6051214}}.) An index is included. | ||
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See the[[United States Biographies|United States Biographies]] for information on nationwide biographical collections. See also the "[[Illinois History|History]]" and "[[Illinois Genealogy|Genealogy]]" sections for additional sources. You may wish to explore biography, history and genealogy sections in the wiki at county levels also. | See the[[United States Biographies|United States Biographies]] for information on nationwide biographical collections. See also the "[[Illinois History|History]]" and "[[Illinois Genealogy|Genealogy]]" sections for additional sources. You may wish to explore biography, history and genealogy sections in the wiki at county levels also. | ||
Biographies can be found on state, county and local levels. The | Biographies can be found on state, county and local levels. The FamilySearch Library has many collected biographies and local or county histories with biographical sketches on residents. Links to county pages appear below. | ||
{{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}} | {{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}} | ||
[[Category:Wisconsin, United States|Biography]][[Category:United States Biography]] | [[Category:Wisconsin, United States|Biography]][[Category:United States Biography]] | ||
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