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{{TOC left}}These archives, libraries, societies, and museums house sources, lists, and indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Wisconsin.


== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Wisconsin ==
Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other aids to help locate places in Wisconsin. Many have record-finding aids, such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies.


[[National Archives at Chicago]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin Historical Society]]{{·}} Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society{{·}} '''''Area Research Centers: ''''' ''1. [[Wisconsin Historical Society]], 2. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 4. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 5. University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 6. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 7. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 8. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 9. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 10. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 11. University of Wisconsin-Stout, 12. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 13. Superior Public Library, 14. Northern Great Lake Center ''{{·}}  [[Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[Newberry Library]]
A guide to Wisconsin archives and libraries is:  


== Online Records  ==
*Ryan, Carol W. ''Searching for Your Wisconsin Ancestors in the Wisconsin Libraries.'' Green Bay: C. W. Ryan, 1988. (Family History Library book {{FHL|1112835|title-id|disp=977.5 D27r}} 1988; film {{FHL|416315|title-id|disp=1440401 Item 2}}.


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== Inventories of County Archives ==
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[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Chicago]]<br>
== National Repositories ==
===[[National Archives at Chicago]]===
7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>Email: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/chicago/ http://www.archives.gov/chicago/]


:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. Federal agency, civil, and criminal court records of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and '''Wisconsin'''.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref>
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Wisconsin counties, use the 15inventories of the county archives published about 1940 by the Historical Records Survey. They contain detailed inventories of the records that existed in county courthouses in about 1940. They also describe the contents of the records. The Family History Library has copies of the inventories for Barron, Buffalo, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Rusk, and Sheboygan Counties. They are listed in the catalog under WISCONSIN, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES.  
[[Image:Wisconsin Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison]]
== Statewide Repositories ==


===[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]===
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.
816 State Street <br> Madison, WI 53706 <br> Library Division Telephone: 608-264-6535 <br> Library Division Fax: 608-264-6520 <br> Archives Division Telephone: 608-264-6460 <br> Internet: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ 
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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 Society''''' collection.<ref name="DB119">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 119. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>


:The [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] serves as the state archives, the state library, and the American history library for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its research collections are divided between library and archives divisions. The library houses printed and microfilmed materials, while the archives maintains the original records for Wisconsin government jurisdictions. The Wisconsin Historical Society is the largest free-standing American history library in the United States. It has the second-largest collection of newspapers in the U.S., after the Library of Congress.<br>
== Wisconsin Historical Society ==


:[http://recollectionwisconsin.org/ Recollection Wisconsin.] Historical resourced across the state.
816 State Street <br> Madison, WI 53706 <br> Library Division Telephone: 608-264-6535 <br> Library Division Fax: 608-264-6520 <br> Archives Division Telephone: 608-264-6460 <br> Internet: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/  


: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. Centers often have probate records, tax records, school records, church records, naturalization records, and other local historical records.
The Wisconsin Historical Society serves as the state archives, the state library, and the American history library for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its research collections are divided between library and archives divisions. The library houses printed and microfilmed materials, while the archives maintains the original records for Wisconsin government jurisdictions. The Wisconsin Historical Society is the largest free-standing American history library in the United States. It has the second-largest collection of newspapers in the U.S., after the Library of Congress.  


:Several guides have been published that describe the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. A helpful introductory guide is:
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. Centers often have probate records, tax records, school records, church records, naturalization records, and other local historical records.


:*Danky, James P., ed. ''Genealogical Research: An Introduction to the Resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.'' Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1986. (FS Library book {{FSC|488907|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 91.) ib}}
Several guides have been published that describe the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. A helpful introductory guide is:  


:Another guide to the collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society is:
*Danky, James P., ed. ''Genealogical Research: An Introduction to the Resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.'' Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|488907|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 91.) ib}}


:*Smith, Alice E., ed. ''Guide to the Manuscripts of the Wisconsin Historical Society''. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1944, 1957. (FS Library book {{FSC|173600|title-id|disp=977.5 A5w}}; {{FSC|173662|title-id|disp=977.5 A5w supp. 1}}.) A second supplement was published in 1966 (not available at the FamilySearch Library). These guides contain references to the papers of many families and businesses.
Another guide to the collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society is:  


:The Wisconsin Historical Society's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1176 website] has a number of resources of use to genealogists:
*Smith, Alice E., ed. ''Guide to the Manuscripts of the Wisconsin Historical Society''. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1944, 1957. (Family History Library book {{FHL|173600|title-id|disp=977.5 A5w}}; {{FHL|173662|title-id|disp=977.5 A5w supp. 1}}.) A second supplement was published in 1966 (not available at the Family History Library). These guides contain references to the papers of many families and businesses.


:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index] - a statewide index of pre-1907 birth, marriage, and death records, 150,000 obituaries and biographical sketches
The Wisconsin Historical Society's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org website] has a number of resources of use to genealogists:
:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/ Historical image collection] - thousands of images from the 19th and 20th centuries
:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/roster/ Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865] - alphabetical and regimental lists of soldiers who served in Wisconsin units during the Civil War
:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/ Civil War veterans' censuses] - 1885, 1895, 1905
:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/ Local history and biography articles] - 16, 000 searchable newspaper articles
:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wch/ County histories] - 80 digitized, searchable county histories
:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx ''Wisconsin Magazine of History''] - digitized, from 1917 to the present


===Wisconsin State Genealogical Society===
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index] - a statewide index of pre-1907 birth, marriage, and death records, 150,000 obituaries and biographical sketches
P.O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106<br>Email: wsgs@wsgs.org<br>Internet: http://www.wsgs.org/  
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/ Historical image collection] - thousands of images from the 19th and 20th centuries
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/roster/ Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865] - alphabetical and regimental lists of soldiers who served in Wisconsin units during the Civil War
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/ Civil War veterans' censuses] - 1885, 1895, 1905
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/ Local history and biography articles] - 16, 000 searchable newspaper articles
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wch/ County histories] - 80 digitized, searchable county histories
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx ''Wisconsin Magazine of History''] - digitized, from 1917 to the present


===Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society===
=== Wisconsin Area Research Centers  ===
c/o Robert Felber, Archivist<br>6100 W. Mequon Rd.<br>Mequon, WI 53092-1951<br>Telephone: 414-355-6252


:There are an estimated 8,500 cemeteries in Wisconsin. This society has compiled the records of about 2,000 cemeteries. They publish a newsletter in which you can place queries.
[[Image:Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG|center|432x568px|Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG]]


===Area Research Centers===
The Family History Library has guides to the three Wisconsin area research centers at Green Bay, River Falls, and Stevens Point. These guides are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES.


The '''[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Wisconsin Area Research Center Network]''' consists of 14 repositories statewide. The records created by county offices for each area are housed at the Area Research Center, as are non-governmental manuscript collections of regional interest.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Centers] in ''Wisconsin Historical Society'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref>  
'''1. Wisconsin Historical Society'''<br> Archive Reference <br> 816 State Street <br> Madison, WI 53706-1488 <br> Telephone 608-264-6460 <br> Internet: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp] <br> askarchives@wisconsinhistory.org


[[Image:Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG|center|432x568px|Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG]]<br>
Serves Sauk, Columbia, and Dane counties


==== [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] ====
'''2. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse'''<br> Eugene W. Murphy Library<br> 1631 West Pine Street<br> La Crosse, WI 54601<br> Telephone: 608-785-8511<br> Internet: [http://www.uwlax.edu/Murphylibrary/Departments/archome.html http://www.uwlax.edu/Murphylibrary/Departments/archome.html ]<br> specoll@uwlax.edu
(See also "Statewide" above.)<br>'''1. '''Archive Reference <br> 816 State Street <br> Madison, WI 53706-1488 <br> Telephone 608-264-6460 <br> Internet: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp] <br> askarchives@wisconsinhistory.org


::Serves Sauk, Columbia, and Dane counties
Serves Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempeleau, and Vernon counties  


==== University of Wisconsin-La Crosse====
'''3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville'''<br> The SW Wisconsin Room<br> Ullsvik Hall, 1 University Plaza<br> Platteville, WI 53818<br> Telephone: 608-342-1719<br> Internet: [http://www.uwplatt.edu/library/swwis/ http://www.uwplatt.edu/library/swwis/]<br> swwis@uwplatt.edu  
'''2. '''Eugene W. Murphy Library<br> 1631 West Pine Street<br> La Crosse, WI 54601<br> Telephone: 608-785-8511<br> Internet: [https://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ https://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ ]<br> specoll@uwlax.edu


::Serves Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempeleau, and Vernon counties
Serves Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Platteville====
'''4. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater'''<br> Harold W. Anderson Library<br> 800 West Main Street<br> Whitewater, WI 53190<br> Telephone: 262-472-5520<br> Internet:&nbsp; [http://library.uww.edu/archives/archicol.html http://library.uww.edu/archives/archicol.html]<br> archives@uww.edu  
'''3. '''The SW Wisconsin Room<br> Ullsvik Hall, 1 University Plaza<br> Platteville, WI 53818<br> Telephone: 608-342-1719<br> Internet: [https://campus.uwplatt.edu/library/southwest-wisconsin-room-archives Platteville Research Center]<br> swwis@uwplatt.edu


::Serves Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties
Serves Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Whitewater====
'''5. University of Wisconsin-Parkside'''<br> Wyllie Library/Learning Center<br> 900 Wood Road<br> Box 2000<br> Kenosha, WI 53141-2000<br> Telephone: 414-595-2345<br> Internet: [http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/archives http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/archives]<br> archives@uwp.edu  
'''4. '''Harold W. Anderson Library<br> 800 West Main Street<br> Whitewater, WI 53190<br> Telephone: 262-472-5520<br> Internet:&nbsp; [http://library.uww.edu/ http://library.uww.edu/]<br> archives@uww.edu


::Serves Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties
Serves Kenosha and Racine counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Parkside====
'''6. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee'''<br> Archives Department<br> UWM&nbsp;Libraries<br>PO&nbsp;Box 604<br> 2311 East Hartford Avenue<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201<br> Telephone: 414-229-6980<br>I nternet: [http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/arch http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/arch]<br> askarch@uwm.edu  
'''5. '''Wyllie Library/Learning Center<br> 900 Wood Road<br> Box 2000<br> Kenosha, WI 53141-2000<br> Telephone: 414-595-2345<br> Internet: [http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/archives http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/archives]<br> archives@uwp.edu


::Serves Kenosha and Racine counties
Serves Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee====
'''7. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh'''<br> Forrest R. Polk Library<br> 800 Algoma Boulevard<br> Oshkosh, WI 54901<br> Telephone: 920-424-0828<br> Internet: [http://www.uwosh.edu/archives http://www.uwosh.edu/archives]<br> archives@uwosh.edu  
'''6. '''Archives Department<br> UWM&nbsp;Libraries<br>PO&nbsp;Box 604<br> 2311 East Hartford Avenue<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201<br> Telephone: 414-229-6980<br>Internet: [http://uwm.edu/libraries/ http://uwm.edu/libraries/]<br> askarch@uwm.edu


::Serves Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties. They have a great historical collection especially for German immigrants to Wisconsin.<ref name="DB119" />
Serves Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, and Winnebago counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh====
'''8.&nbsp; University of Wisconsin-Green Bay'''<br> Cofrin Library<br> Area Research Center (7th Floor)<br> 2420 Nicolet Drive<br> Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 <br> Telephone: 920-465-2540&nbsp;&nbsp; 1-888-729-4611<br> Internet: [http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc] <br> speccoll@uwgb.edu&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; libraryweb@uwgb.edu  
'''7. '''Forrest R. Polk Library<br> 800 Algoma Boulevard<br> Oshkosh, WI 54901<br> Telephone: 920-424-0828<br> Internet: [http://www.uwosh.edu/archives http://www.uwosh.edu/archives]<br> archives@uwosh.edu


::Serves Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, and Winnebago counties
Serves Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Green Bay====
'''9. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point'''<br> Area Research Center<br> University Library<br> 900 Reserve Street<br> Stevens Point, WI 54481<br> Telephone: 715-346-2586<br> Internet: [http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/archives.htm http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/archives.htm]<br> archives@uwsp.edu  
'''8. '''Cofrin Library<br> Area Research Center (7th Floor)<br> 2420 Nicolet Drive<br> Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 <br> Telephone: 920-465-2540&nbsp;&nbsp; 1-888-729-4611<br> Internet: [https://www.uwgb.edu/library/ Cofrin Library Research Center] <br> speccoll@uwgb.edu    libraryweb@uwgb.edu


::Serves Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano counties
Serves Adams, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties  


====Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point====
'''10. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire'''<br> Special Collections &amp; Archives (5022 5th floor)<br> William D. McIntyre Library<br> University Drive<br> Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010<br> Telephone: 715-836-2739<br> Internet: [http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/index.htm http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/index.htm ]<br> library.archives@uwec.edu  
'''9. '''Area Research Center<br> University Library<br> 900 Reserve Street<br> Stevens Point, WI 54481<br> Telephone: 715-346-2586<br> Internet: [http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/archives.htm http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/archives.htm]<br> archives@uwsp.edu


::Serves Adams, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties
Serves Buffalo, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Clark, and Taylor counties  


====Univ of Wisconsin-Eau Claire====
'''11. University of Wisconsin-Stout'''<br> Swanson Learning Center - University Archives and Area Research Center<br> University Library<br> 315 Tenth Ave.<br> Menomonie, WI 54751<br> Telephone: 715-232-2300<br> Internet: [http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/archives/index.cfm http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/archives/index.cfm]<br> archives@uwstout.edu  
'''10. '''Special Collections &amp; Archives (5022 5th floor)<br> William D. McIntyre Library<br> University Drive<br> Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010<br> Telephone: 715-836-2739<br> Internet: [http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/index.htm http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/index.htm ]<br> library.archives@uwec.edu


::Serves Buffalo, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Clark, and Taylor counties. They have a large manuscript collection with many historical references.<ref name="DB119" />
Serves Barron, Dunn, and Pepin counties  


====University of Wisconsin-Stout====
'''12.&nbsp; University of Wisconsin-River Falls'''<br> Area Research Center<br> Chalmer Davee Library<br> 120 Cascade Avenue - street address<br> 410 South 3rd Street - maling address<br> River Falls, WI 54022 <br> Telephone: 715-425-3567 <br> Internet: [http://www.uwrf.edu/library/arc http://www.uwrf.edu/library/arc]<br> archives@uwrf.edu
'''11. '''Swanson Learning Center - University Archives and Area Research Center<br> University Library<br> 315 Tenth Ave.<br> Menomonie, WI 54751<br> Telephone: 715-232-2300<br> Internet: [https://library.uwstout.edu/home University Library]


::Serves Barron, Dunn, and Pepin counties
Serves Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties  


====Univ of Wisconsin-River Falls====
'''13.&nbsp; Superior Public Library'''<br> Area Research Center <br> 1530 Tower Avenue<br> Superior, WI 54880 <br> Telephone: 715-394-8860 <br> Internet: [http://www.ci.superior.wi.us/index.asp?nid=158 http://www.ci.superior.wi.us/index.asp?nid=158]<br> jenningsj@ci.superior.wi.us
'''12. '''Area Research Center<br> Chalmer Davee Library<br> 120 Cascade Avenue - street address<br> 410 South 3rd Street - maling address<br> River Falls, WI 54022 <br> Telephone: 715-425-3567 <br> Internet: [https://www.uwrf.edu/AreaResearchCenter/ River Falls Recearch Center]<br> archives@uwrf.edu


::Serves Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties
Serves Douglas County


====Superior Public Library====
'''14.&nbsp; Northern Great Lake Center'''<br> Area Research Center<br> 29270 County Highway G<br> Ashland,&nbsp; WI 54806<br> Telephone: 715-685-2647<br> Email:&nbsp; whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu
'''13. '''Area Research Center <br> 1530 Tower Avenue<br> Superior, WI 54880 <br> Telephone: 715-394-8860 <br>Email: [mailto:jenningsj@ci.superior.wi.us jenningsj@ci.superior.wi.us]<br>Internet: [http://superiorlibrary.org/ Superior Public Library]<br>


::This is another very good genealogy collection.<ref name="DB119" /> Serves Douglas County.
Serves Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, and Forest Counties


====Northern Great Lake Center====
== National Archives  ==
'''14. '''Area Research Center<br> 29270 County Highway G<br> (The Research Area is Located with in the Visitors Center)<br>
Ashland,&nbsp; WI 54806<br> Hours: Tue-Fri 1:00-4:30<br> Telephone: 715-685-2647<br> Email:&nbsp; whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu


::Serves Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, and Forest counties
'''National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)'''<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>E-mail: chicago.archives@nara.gov<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes]


== Regional Repositories ==
{{See|National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)}}


===Beloit Public Library===
== State Societies and Research Centers  ==
605 Eclipse Blvd.<br>Beloit, WI 53511<br>Telephone: 608-364-2905<br>Email: [mailto:refstaff@beloitlibrary.org refstaff@beloitlibrary.org]<br>Internet: [https://beloitlibrary.org/ Beloit Public Library]<br>


:Their collection has many books, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB119" />
'''Wisconsin State Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106<br>E-mail: wsgs@wsgs.org<br>Internet: [http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/ http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/]


===Brown County Library===
'''Milwaukee County Historical Society'''<br>910 North Third St.<br>Milwaukee, WI 53203<br>Telephone: 414-273-8288
515 Pine St<br>Green Bay, WI 54301<br> 920-448-4400<br>Fax: 920-448-4376<br>Email: [mailto:bc_library@co.brown.wi.us bc_library@co.brown.wi.us]<br>Internet: [http://www.browncountylibrary.org/central/ Central Library]<br>


:Includes a very large genealogy section. They have a good range of materials such as local histories, county histories, newspapers, obituaries, and family folders.<ref name="DB119" />
The Milwaukee County Historical Society houses Civil War and church records, obituaries and biographical newspaper clippings, naturalization indexes, census records, court and probate records, and coroners' inquests.  


===Kenosha Public Library===
'''Vesterheim Genealogical Center'''<br>415 West Main St.<br>Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: 608-255-2224
Simmons Neighborhood Library<br>711 59th Place<br>Kenosha, WI 53140<br>Telephone: 262-564-6130<br>Internet: [https://www.mykpl.info Kenosho Public Library]<br>


:They have a good genealogy section.<ref name="DB119" />
This center has records of many Norwegian-Americans, including passenger lists, church records, family records, and Norwegian local and farm histories.  


===Milwaukee County Historical Society===
'''Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society'''<br>c/o Robert Felber, Archivist<br>6100 W. Mequon Rd.<br>Mequon, WI 53092-1951<br>Telephone: 414-355-6252
910 North Third St.<br>Milwaukee, WI 53203<br>Telephone: 414-273-8288<br>Internet: [http://www.milwaukeehistory.net/ Milwaukee County Historical Society]<br>


:The Milwaukee County Historical Society houses a huge manuscript collection, Civil War and church records, obituaries and biographical newspaper clippings, naturalization indexes, census records, court and probate records, and coroners' inquests, with a specialty in German immigrant families.<ref name="DB119" />
There are an estimated 8,500 cemeteries in Wisconsin. This society has compiled the records of about 2,000 cemeteries. They publish a newsletter in which you can place queries.


===Milwaukee Public Library===
== Wisconsin Digital Collections  ==
814 W. Wisconsin Ave.<br>Milwaukee, WI 53233<br>Telephone: 414-286-3011<br>Internet: [http://www.mpl.org/genealogy/genealogy/ Genealogy]


:A very large genealogy and family history collection including family folders, research aids, biographies, indexes, obituaries, newspapers and a large collection for German immigrants in Wisconsin.<ref name="DB119" />[[Image:NAGC bldg 2014.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Norwegian American Gen Center in Madison]]
{{WIDCleft}}has '''online''' <u>statewide</u> database links which ''may&nbsp;'' include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.


===Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library===
== FamilySearch Online Collections  ==
'''[[Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library]]'''<br>415 West Main St.<br>Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: 608-255-2224


:This center has records of many Norwegian-Americans, including U.S. and Norwegian censuses, passenger lists, church records, family records, and Norwegian ''bygdebøker'' (farm histories).<ref>[http://www.nagcnl.org/research-tools-in-the-naeseth-library/ Available Research Tools] in ''Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library'' (accessed 2 November 2015).</ref>
*[[Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


===Oshkosh Public Library===
{{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}}
106 Washington Avenue<br>Oshkosh, WI 54901<br>Telephone: 920-236-5205<br>Internet: [http://www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org/localhistory Local History]<br>Internet: [http://sql.winnefox.org/winnefox/er/OSHKOSH/genealogy.asp Genealogy Research]


:Their genealogy collection features books, periodicals, family folders, and indexes.<ref name="DB119" />
[[Category:Wisconsin|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]]
 
===Racine Heritage Museum Research Ctr===
'''Racine Heritage Museum Research Center'''<br>701 Main Street<br>Racine, WI 53403<br>Telephone: 262-636-3926<br>Fax:262-636-3940<br>Email: [mailto:inquire@racineheritagemuseum.org inquire@racineheritagemuseum.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/ Racine Heritage Museum]<br>
 
:This is a very good genealogy collection.<ref name="DB119" /> Includes cemeteries, federal and territorial censuses, city directories, photos, plat and fire insurance maps, manuscript histories, diaries, letters, memoirs, marriage card file 1838-1879, military records, naturalizations 1838-1906, obituaries and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/?page_id=19 Research Center] in ''Racine Heritage Museum'' (accessed 20 October 2015).</ref>
 
===Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Mem Library===
'''University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library'''<br>728 State St<br>Madison, WI 53706<br>Telephone: 608-262-3193<br>Email: [https://www.library.wisc.edu/help/ask/email/ Email a Librarian] form<br>Internet: [https://www.library.wisc.edu/memorial/ Memorial Library]<br>
 
:They have a very large manuscript collection. It has many historical documents.<ref name="DB119" />
[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|thumb|right|145px|Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, IN]]
== Out of Wisconsin Repositories ==
 
===[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]===
900 Library Plaza <br> Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br> Email: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]
 
:This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> 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.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great '''Wisconsin''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>
[[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Newberry Library in Chicago]]
===[[Newberry Library]]===
60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br> Email: [mailto:genealogy@ reference@.]  
 
: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.<ref>[http://www./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref>
 
== Guide  ==
 
A genealogical guide to Wisconsin archives and libraries is:
 
*Ryan, Carol W. ''Searching for Your Wisconsin Ancestors in the Wisconsin Libraries.'' Green Bay: C. W. Ryan, 1988. (FS Library book {{FSC|1112835|title-id|disp=977.5 D27r}} 1988; film {{FSC|416315|title-id|disp=1440401 Item 2}}.
 
== References  ==
 
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Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other aids to help locate places in Wisconsin. Many have record-finding aids, such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies.

A guide to Wisconsin archives and libraries is:

  • Ryan, Carol W. Searching for Your Wisconsin Ancestors in the Wisconsin Libraries. Green Bay: C. W. Ryan, 1988. (Family History Library book 977.5 D27r 1988; film 1440401 Item 2.

Inventories of County Archives[edit | edit source]

To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Wisconsin counties, use the 15inventories of the county archives published about 1940 by the Historical Records Survey. They contain detailed inventories of the records that existed in county courthouses in about 1940. They also describe the contents of the records. The Family History Library has copies of the inventories for Barron, Buffalo, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Rusk, and Sheboygan Counties. They are listed in the catalog under WISCONSIN, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES.

The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

Wisconsin Historical Society[edit | edit source]

816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
Library Division Telephone: 608-264-6535
Library Division Fax: 608-264-6520
Archives Division Telephone: 608-264-6460
Internet: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/

The Wisconsin Historical Society serves as the state archives, the state library, and the American history library for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its research collections are divided between library and archives divisions. The library houses printed and microfilmed materials, while the archives maintains the original records for Wisconsin government jurisdictions. The Wisconsin Historical Society is the largest free-standing American history library in the United States. It has the second-largest collection of newspapers in the U.S., after the Library of Congress.

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. Centers often have probate records, tax records, school records, church records, naturalization records, and other local historical records.

Several guides have been published that describe the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. A helpful introductory guide is:

  • Danky, James P., ed. Genealogical Research: An Introduction to the Resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1986. (Family History Library book 977.5 A1 no. 91.) ib

Another guide to the collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society is:

  • Smith, Alice E., ed. Guide to the Manuscripts of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1944, 1957. (Family History Library book 977.5 A5w; 977.5 A5w supp. 1.) A second supplement was published in 1966 (not available at the Family History Library). These guides contain references to the papers of many families and businesses.

The Wisconsin Historical Society's website has a number of resources of use to genealogists:

Wisconsin Area Research Centers[edit | edit source]

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The Family History Library has guides to the three Wisconsin area research centers at Green Bay, River Falls, and Stevens Point. These guides are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under WISCONSIN - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES.

1. Wisconsin Historical Society
Archive Reference
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706-1488
Telephone 608-264-6460
Internet: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/research.asp
askarchives@wisconsinhistory.org

Serves Sauk, Columbia, and Dane counties

2. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Eugene W. Murphy Library
1631 West Pine Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Telephone: 608-785-8511
Internet: http://www.uwlax.edu/Murphylibrary/Departments/archome.html
specoll@uwlax.edu

Serves Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempeleau, and Vernon counties

3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville
The SW Wisconsin Room
Ullsvik Hall, 1 University Plaza
Platteville, WI 53818
Telephone: 608-342-1719
Internet: http://www.uwplatt.edu/library/swwis/
swwis@uwplatt.edu

Serves Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties

4. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Harold W. Anderson Library
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
Telephone: 262-472-5520
Internet:  http://library.uww.edu/archives/archicol.html
archives@uww.edu

Serves Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties

5. University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Wyllie Library/Learning Center
900 Wood Road
Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Telephone: 414-595-2345
Internet: http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/archives
archives@uwp.edu

Serves Kenosha and Racine counties

6. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Archives Department
UWM Libraries
PO Box 604
2311 East Hartford Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Telephone: 414-229-6980
I nternet: http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/arch
askarch@uwm.edu

Serves Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties

7. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Forrest R. Polk Library
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Telephone: 920-424-0828
Internet: http://www.uwosh.edu/archives
archives@uwosh.edu

Serves Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, and Winnebago counties

8.  University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Cofrin Library
Area Research Center (7th Floor)
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Telephone: 920-465-2540   1-888-729-4611
Internet: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/spc
speccoll@uwgb.edu    libraryweb@uwgb.edu

Serves Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano counties

9. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Area Research Center
University Library
900 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: 715-346-2586
Internet: http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/archives.htm
archives@uwsp.edu

Serves Adams, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties

10. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Special Collections & Archives (5022 5th floor)
William D. McIntyre Library
University Drive
Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010
Telephone: 715-836-2739
Internet: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/index.htm
library.archives@uwec.edu

Serves Buffalo, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Clark, and Taylor counties

11. University of Wisconsin-Stout
Swanson Learning Center - University Archives and Area Research Center
University Library
315 Tenth Ave.
Menomonie, WI 54751
Telephone: 715-232-2300
Internet: http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/archives/index.cfm
archives@uwstout.edu

Serves Barron, Dunn, and Pepin counties

12.  University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Area Research Center
Chalmer Davee Library
120 Cascade Avenue - street address
410 South 3rd Street - maling address
River Falls, WI 54022
Telephone: 715-425-3567
Internet: http://www.uwrf.edu/library/arc
archives@uwrf.edu

Serves Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties

13.  Superior Public Library
Area Research Center
1530 Tower Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
Telephone: 715-394-8860
Internet: http://www.ci.superior.wi.us/index.asp?nid=158
jenningsj@ci.superior.wi.us

Serves Douglas County

14.  Northern Great Lake Center
Area Research Center
29270 County Highway G
Ashland,  WI 54806
Telephone: 715-685-2647
Email:  whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu

Serves Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, and Forest Counties

National Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)
7358 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60629-5898
Phone: (773)948-9001
Fax: (773)948-9050
E-mail: chicago.archives@nara.gov
Internet: http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes

Further information: National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)

State Societies and Research Centers[edit | edit source]

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106
E-mail: wsgs@wsgs.org
Internet: http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/

Milwaukee County Historical Society
910 North Third St.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Telephone: 414-273-8288

The Milwaukee County Historical Society houses Civil War and church records, obituaries and biographical newspaper clippings, naturalization indexes, census records, court and probate records, and coroners' inquests.

Vesterheim Genealogical Center
415 West Main St.
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: 608-255-2224

This center has records of many Norwegian-Americans, including passenger lists, church records, family records, and Norwegian local and farm histories.

Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society
c/o Robert Felber, Archivist
6100 W. Mequon Rd.
Mequon, WI 53092-1951
Telephone: 414-355-6252

There are an estimated 8,500 cemeteries in Wisconsin. This society has compiled the records of about 2,000 cemeteries. They publish a newsletter in which you can place queries.

Wisconsin Digital Collections[edit | edit source]

has online statewide database links which may  include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

FamilySearch Online Collections[edit | edit source]

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National Archives at Chicago · Wisconsin Historical Society · Wisconsin State Genealogical Society · Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society · Area Research Centers: 1. Wisconsin Historical Society, 2. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 4. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 5. University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 6. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 7. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 8. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 9. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 10. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 11. University of Wisconsin-Stout, 12. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 13. Superior Public Library, 14. Northern Great Lake Center · Beloit Public Library · Brown County Library · Kenosha Public Library · Milwaukee County Historical Society · Milwaukee Public Library · Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library · Oshkosh Public Library · Racine Heritage Museum Research Center · University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library · Allen County Public Library · Newberry Library
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