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== Wisconsin Research Strategies  ==
== Wisconsin Research Strategies  ==
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin:<br>


Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin<br>
===Finding Wisconsin Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
*[[GuidedResearch:Wisconsin|Finding Wisconsin Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]


*[[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records]]  
===Finding Wisconsin Records===
*[[Wisconsin Record Finder]]
 
===Wisconsin Statewide Databases===
*[[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|Montana Online Genealogy Records]]
 
===Wisconsin Research Process===
*[[Step-by-Step Wisconsin Research, 1880-Present]]
*[[Step-by-Step Wisconsin Research, 1850-1910]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|How to find Wisconsin Birth Records]]  
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|How to find Wisconsin Birth Records]]  
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|How to find Wisconsin Marriage Records]]  
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|How to find Wisconsin Marriage Records]]  
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1907 and complied with by 1917 for births and 1908 for deaths.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>  
*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1907 and complied with by 1917 for births and 1908 for deaths.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>  
*'''''County registration:''''' A few counties began keeping birth and death records in the 1850s, but most records date
*'''''County registration:''''' A few counties began keeping birth and death records in the 1850s, but most records date from the 1870s or later.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>  
from the 1870s or later.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>  
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Wisconsin Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Wisconsin.
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Wisconsin Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Wisconsin.
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*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Wisconsin Newspapers]] and [[Wisconsin Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Wisconsin Newspapers]] and [[Wisconsin Obituaries]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Wisconsin Church Records]] for more information.
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Wisconsin Church Records]] for more information.
 
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'''Additional Tips:'''
*In Wisconsin, vital records the county name often was written as a four-letter abbreviation that may resemble another place name:  ''Adam'', ''Fond'', ''Lacr'', ''Winn'', ''Wood'', etc.
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== Further Wisconsin Research  ==
== Further Wisconsin Research  ==
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Wisconsin Record Finder]].'''
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf Wisconsin Family History Library Research Outline]
*For online record collections, go to [[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|'''Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*[http://www.wigenweb.org// WIGenWeb] - Wisconsin GenWeb Project
*For more research on Wisconsin, including research at the county level, visit the [[Wisconsin, United States Genealogy|'''Wisconsin''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*[http://genealogytrails.com/wis/ Wisconsin Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Wisconsin
*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/59?region=United%20States%20of%20America Wisconsin record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wi/ Cyndi's List] - Wisconsin genealogy websites
*[http://www.raogk.org/Wisconsin-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Wisconsin Records Guide


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