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[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== Wisconsin Record Finder  ===


This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Wisconsin Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Wisconsin Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military records]]  
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Wisconsin Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Wisconsin Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Wisconsin, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Wisconsin Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Wisconsin Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Wisconsin History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Wisconsin Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Wisconsin Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Wisconsin Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Wisconsin Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Wisconsin History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Wisconsin Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Wisconsin Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|'''Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on Wisconsin, including research at the county level, visit the [[Wisconsin, United States Genealogy|'''Wisconsin''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/59?region=United%20States%20of%20America Wisconsin record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/59?region=United%20States%20of%20America Wisconsin record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


[[Category:Wisconsin, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Wisconsin, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

Revision as of 23:07, 25 September 2020

Wisconsin Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
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Wisconsin Background
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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

The Wisconsin Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Wisconsin. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.



Wisconsin Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Wisconsin.

  • Birth information: The state directed the counties in 1852 to record births, but the directive was largely ignored. Another law was established in 1878 which garnered more support. Statewide registration of births began in 1907. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1907 in Wisconsin and was generally complied with by 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Wisconsin death records
  • Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Wisconsin Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Wisconsin Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

Further Wisconsin Research[edit | edit source]

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