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== Wisconsin Research Strategies == | == Wisconsin Research Strategies == | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin<br> | |||
*[[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
*[[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records| | |||
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|How to find Wisconsin Birth Records]] | *[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|How to find Wisconsin Birth Records]] | ||
*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|How to find Wisconsin Marriage Records]] | *[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|How to find Wisconsin Marriage Records]] | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1907 and complied with by 1917 for births and 1908 for deaths.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1907 and complied with by 1917 for births and 1908 for deaths.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | ||
*'''''County registration:''''' A few counties began keeping birth and death records in the 1850s, but most records date from the 1870s or later.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | *'''''County registration:''''' A few counties began keeping birth and death records in the 1850s, but most records date | ||
from the 1870s or later.<ref>''Wisconsin Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Wisconsin Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Wisconsin. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Wisconsin Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Wisconsin. | ||
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*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Wisconsin Newspapers]] and [[Wisconsin Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Wisconsin Newspapers]] and [[Wisconsin Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Wisconsin Church Records]] for more information. | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Wisconsin Church Records]] for more information. | ||
== Further Wisconsin Research == | == Further Wisconsin Research == | ||
*[ | *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Wisconsin Record Finder]].''' | ||
*[ | *For online record collections, go to [[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|'''Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records.''']] | ||
*[ | *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://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/59?region=United%20States%20of%20America Wisconsin record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Wisconsin Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records
- How to find Wisconsin Birth Records
- How to find Wisconsin Marriage Records
- How to find Wisconsin Death Records
Wisconsin Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Wisconsin:
Birth and Death information:
- Statewide registration: Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1907 and complied with by 1917 for births and 1908 for deaths.[1]
- County registration: A few counties began keeping birth and death records in the 1850s, but most records date
from the 1870s or later.[2]
- Access to records: See Wisconsin Vital Records for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Wisconsin.
Substitute Records:
- Secondary source: Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
- Accuracy: Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information.
- List of substitute records: See Wisconsin Substitute Records for more information.
Finding Parents:
- Death records: Most death records started in 1870s and requested information about the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
- Obituaries: Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See Wisconsin Newspapers and Wisconsin Obituaries for more information.
- Church records: Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See Wisconsin Church Records for more information.
Further Wisconsin Research[edit | edit source]
- Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Wisconsin Record Finder.
- For online record collections, go to Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records.
- For more research on Wisconsin, including research at the county level, visit the Wisconsin page on the Research Wiki.
- Search all of the Wisconsin record collections at FamilySearch.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wisconsin Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo
- ↑ Wisconsin Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 31-32. (Accessed 21 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo