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===Online Resources===
==Online Resources==
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9088 Wisconsin, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1987], - index & images ($), incomplete.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9088 Wisconsin, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1987], ($), index and images, incomplete.
*'''1848-1948''' {{RecordSearch|1874190|Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1948}} at FamilySearch - [[Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images only.
*'''1848-1948''' {{RecordSearch|1874190|Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1948}} at FamilySearch - [[Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images only.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==Record Synposis==
==Record Synposis==
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===Searching Probate Records ===
===Searching Probate Records ===


It is usually best to start a probate search at the county level. Links to county pages appear below. Additional resources for Wisconsin probates may be found in the Wisconsin-Probate topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]. Also find Wisconsin Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Awisconsin+probate+records&qt=results_page many libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<br>  
It is usually best to start a probate search at the county level. Links to county pages appear below. Additional resources for Wisconsin probates may be found in the Wisconsin-Probate topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FS Library microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]. Also find Wisconsin Probate resources available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Awisconsin+probate+records&qt=results_page many libraries (WorldCat)]. Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].<br>  


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====National====
====National====


The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] has microfilm copies of probate files and indexes from many Wisconsin counties. For example, Milwaukee County microfilms include probate packets on 1,097 films from 1850–1910 {{FHL|41125|item}} and a general card index on 73 films for 1838–1915 {{FHL|266388|item}}.  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies of probate files and indexes from many Wisconsin counties. For example, Milwaukee County microfilms include probate packets on 1,097 films from 1850–1910 {{FSC|41125|item}} and a general card index on 73 films for 1838–1915 {{FSC|266388|item}}.  


==Statewide Record Collections==
==Statewide Record Collections==