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| The Agency for the Winnebago Indians was originally called the [[Prairie du Chien Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|Prairie du Chien Agency]]. | | The Agency for the Winnebago Indians was originally called the [[Prairie du Chien Indian Agency (Wisconsin)|Prairie du Chien Agency]]. |
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| A special agent was appointed in 1864 for the Winnebago and Potawatomi Indians who had gone to Wisconsin to avoid moving to the [[Crow Creek Indian Reservation (South Dakota)|Crow Creek Reservation]] in Dakota Territory. This special agency was located at Plover in Portage County until 1869 and then moved to Necedah and then to New Lisbon, in Juneau County. It was abolished in 1870. Most of the Winnebago Indians settled at the [[Winnebago Indian Reservation (Nebraska)|Winnebago Reservation]] in eastern Nebraska, where the [[Winnebago Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Winnebago Agency]] had moved in 1865.<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. fckLR205-208.</ref> | | A special agent was appointed in 1864 for the Winnebago and Potawatomi Indians who had gone to Wisconsin to avoid moving to the [[Crow Creek Indian Reservation (South Dakota)|Crow Creek Reservation]] in Dakota Territory. This special agency was located at Plover in Portage County until 1869 and then moved to Necedah and then to New Lisbon, in Juneau County. It was abolished in 1870. Most of the Winnebago Indians settled at the [[Winnebago Indian Reservation (Nebraska)|Winnebago Reservation]] in eastern Nebraska, where the [[Winnebago Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Winnebago Agency]] had moved in 1865.<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, pp. 205-208.</ref> |
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| ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== | | ==== Agents and Appointment Dates ==== |
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| *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] |
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| Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1904 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 461-470.<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M595, p. 51.</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the Family History Library and its family history centers (their {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 583122-583129 and 583006-583022}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription website.<br> | | Annual [[American Indian Census Rolls|''Indian Census Rolls'']] were taken at this agency for 1904 thru 1939. These rolls have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M595, rolls 461-470.<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M595, p. 51.</ref> Copies of these records are also available at the National Archives, their Regional Archives, and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers (their {{FSC|297519|title-id|disp=microfilm numbers 583122-583129 and 583006-583022}}). These census rolls are also available online at Ancestry.com's subscription website.<br> |
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| '''Vital Records''' part of Indian Census Rolls above | | '''Vital Records''' part of Indian Census Rolls above |
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| *Birth and Death records 1925-1932 FS Library film 583127 | | *Birth and Death records 1925-1932 FS Library film 583127 |
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| Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the several Winnebago Agencies, 1826-1875, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 931-947.<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M2343, p. 8.</ref> Copies are available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library and its family history centers on their {{FHL|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661661 thru 1661677}}. | | Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the several Winnebago Agencies, 1826-1875, have been microfilmed by the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] as part of their Microcopy Number M234, Rolls 931-947.<ref>''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998, Microcopy M2343, p. 8.</ref> Copies are available at the National Archives and at the FamilySearch Library and its FamilySearch centers on their {{FSC|403528|title-id|disp=microfilm roll numbers 1661661 thru 1661677}}. |
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| === References === | | === References === |