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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 == | |||
[[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]] | [[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]] | ||
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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> | :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> | ||
[[Image:Wisconsin Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison]] | |||
== Statewide Repositories == | |||
=== | ===[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]=== | ||
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> | |||
: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}}; {{ | |||
: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> | :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> | ||
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:Several guides have been published that describe the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. A helpful introductory guide is: | :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. ( | :*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}} | ||
:Another guide to the collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society is: | :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. ( | :*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. | ||
:The Wisconsin Historical Society's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org website] has a number of resources of use to genealogists: | :The Wisconsin Historical Society's [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:1176 website] has a number of resources of use to genealogists: | ||
:*[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 | :*[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 | ||
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:*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wch/ County histories] - 80 digitized, searchable county histories | :*[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 | :*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx ''Wisconsin Magazine of History''] - digitized, from 1917 to the present | ||
===Wisconsin State Genealogical Society=== | |||
P.O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106<br>Email: wsgs@wsgs.org<br>Internet: http://www.wsgs.org/ | |||
===Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society=== | |||
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. | :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. | ||
===Area Research Centers=== | |||
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;dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Centers] in ''Wisconsin Historical Society'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref> | 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;dsRecordDetails=R:CS4000 Area Research Centers] in ''Wisconsin Historical Society'' (accessed 21 October 2015).</ref> | ||
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[[Image:Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG|center|432x568px|Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG]]<br> | [[Image:Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG|center|432x568px|Wisconsin Area Research Centers.JPG]]<br> | ||
==== [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] ==== | |||
(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 Sauk, Columbia, and Dane counties | ||
==== University of Wisconsin-La Crosse==== | |||
'''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 Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempeleau, and Vernon counties | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Platteville==== | |||
'''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 Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Whitewater==== | |||
'''4. '''Harold W. Anderson Library<br> 800 West Main Street<br> Whitewater, WI 53190<br> Telephone: 262-472-5520<br> Internet: [http://library.uww.edu/ http://library.uww.edu/]<br> archives@uww.edu | |||
::Serves Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties | ::Serves Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Parkside==== | |||
'''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 Kenosha and Racine counties | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee==== | |||
'''6. '''Archives Department<br> UWM Libraries<br>PO 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 Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties. They have a great historical collection especially for German immigrants to Wisconsin.<ref name="DB119" /> | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh==== | |||
'''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 Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, and Winnebago counties | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Green Bay==== | |||
'''8. '''Cofrin Library<br> Area Research Center (7th Floor)<br> 2420 Nicolet Drive<br> Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 <br> Telephone: 920-465-2540 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 Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano counties | ||
====Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point==== | |||
'''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 Adams, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties | ||
====Univ of Wisconsin-Eau Claire==== | |||
'''10. '''Special Collections & 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 Buffalo, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Clark, and Taylor counties. They have a large manuscript collection with many historical references.<ref name="DB119" /> | ||
====University of Wisconsin-Stout==== | |||
'''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 Barron, Dunn, and Pepin counties | ||
====Univ of Wisconsin-River Falls==== | |||
'''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 Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties | ||
====Superior Public Library==== | |||
'''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. | ::This is another very good genealogy collection.<ref name="DB119" /> Serves Douglas County. | ||
====Northern Great Lake Center==== | |||
'''14. '''Area Research Center<br> 29270 County Highway G<br> (The Research Area is Located with in the Visitors Center)<br> | |||
Ashland, WI 54806<br> Hours: Tue-Fri 1:00-4:30<br> Telephone: 715-685-2647<br> Email: whsnorthwoods@whs.wisc.edu | |||
::Serves Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, and Forest counties | ::Serves Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, and Forest counties | ||
== Regional Repositories == | |||
===Beloit Public Library=== | |||
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" /> | ||
===Brown County Library=== | |||
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> | |||
:They have a good | :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" /> | ||
===Kenosha Public Library=== | |||
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" /> | ||
===Milwaukee County Historical Society=== | |||
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" /> | ||
===Milwaukee Public Library=== | |||
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]] | ||
''' | ===Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library=== | ||
'''[[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> | ||
===Oshkosh Public Library=== | |||
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" /> | ||
''' | ===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. | :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: | 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. ( | *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 == | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} | {{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} | ||
[[Category:Wisconsin_Archives_and_Libraries]] | [[Category:Wisconsin_Archives_and_Libraries]] | ||
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