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== Local Histories == | == Local Histories == | ||
Local histories are valuable sources for family history research. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of families and describe the settlement of the area and the founding of churches, schools, and businesses. You can also find lists of pioneers, soldiers, and civil officials. Even if your ancestor is not listed, information on other relatives may be included that will provide important clues for locating your ancestor. A local history may also suggest other records to search. Local histories are extensively collected by the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | Local histories are valuable sources for family history research. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of families and describe the settlement of the area and the founding of churches, schools, and businesses. You can also find lists of pioneers, soldiers, and civil officials. Even if your ancestor is not listed, information on other relatives may be included that will provide important clues for locating your ancestor. A local history may also suggest other records to search. Local histories are extensively collected by the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library], public and university libraries, and state and local historical societies. The United States Research "[[United States History|History]]" page cites nationwide bibliographies of local histories which include histories of Wisconsin. | ||
*[http://www.wigenweb.org/ Wisconsin WIGenWeb] | *[http://www.wigenweb.org/ Wisconsin WIGenWeb] | ||
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You can learn about the pre-statehood era of Wisconsin in the many published volumes of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Two good sources are the ''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'' and the Northwest, Illinois, and Michigan, and Wisconsin Territorial Papers. Indexes to the territorial papers are in: | You can learn about the pre-statehood era of Wisconsin in the many published volumes of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Two good sources are the ''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'' and the Northwest, Illinois, and Michigan, and Wisconsin Territorial Papers. Indexes to the territorial papers are in: | ||
*''[[The Territorial Papers of the United States]]''. 28 vols. (FS Library book {{FSC|973 N2udt|disp=973 N2udt}}; films beginning with {{FSC|42234|title-id|disp=1421059}}.) Volume 26 is at the | *''[[The Territorial Papers of the United States]]''. 28 vols. (FS Library book {{FSC|973 N2udt|disp=973 N2udt}}; films beginning with {{FSC|42234|title-id|disp=1421059}}.) Volume 26 is at the FamilySearch Library. Volumes 27 and 28 cover Wisconsin Territorial papers 1836–1848. The FamilySearch Library does not have volumes 27 and 28. | ||
The Wisconsin territorial papers collection has a few court records for 1836–1848: Bureau of Indian Affairs records 1836–1848; appointments of postmasters 1836–1848; maps 1836–1848; records of lighthouses and customs, and many other governmental records in: | The Wisconsin territorial papers collection has a few court records for 1836–1848: Bureau of Indian Affairs records 1836–1848; appointments of postmasters 1836–1848; maps 1836–1848; records of lighthouses and customs, and many other governmental records in: | ||
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A source for early Wisconsin historical information for the 1690s to the 1860s is: | A source for early Wisconsin historical information for the 1690s to the 1860s is: | ||
*''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1133 Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin]'' <ref>Draper, Lyman Copeland, ed. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1133 Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin].'' 21 vols. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1855–1915. ( | *''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1133 Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin]'' <ref>Draper, Lyman Copeland, ed. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1133 Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin].'' 21 vols. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1855–1915. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|629105|title-id|disp=977.5 B2wc}}; also digital copy; films {{FSC|629105|title-id|disp=924580–590}} .) </ref> | ||
A source with excellent bibliographies concerning the early French traders and Indian records is: | A source with excellent bibliographies concerning the early French traders and Indian records is: | ||
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