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Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin:<br> | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin:<br> | ||
===Finding | ===Finding Wisconsin Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | ||
*[[GuidedResearch:Wisconsin|Finding Wisconsin Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | *[[GuidedResearch:Wisconsin|Finding Wisconsin Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | ||
===Finding | ===Finding Wisconsin Records=== | ||
*[[Wisconsin Record Finder]] | *[[Wisconsin Record Finder]] | ||
=== | ===Wisconsin Statewide Databases=== | ||
*[[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|Montana Online Genealogy Records]] | *[[Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records|Montana Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
=== | ===Wisconsin Research Process=== | ||
*[[Step-by-Step Wisconsin Research, 1880-Present]] | *[[Step-by-Step Wisconsin Research, 1880-Present]] | ||
*[[Step-by-Step Wisconsin Research, 1850-1910]] | *[[Step-by-Step Wisconsin Research, 1850-1910]] | ||
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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 | *'''''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> | ||
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. | ||
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*In Wisconsin, vital records the county name often was written as a four-letter abbreviation that may resemble another place name: ''Adam'', ''Fond'', ''Lacr'', ''Winn'', ''Wood'', etc. | |||
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== Further Wisconsin Research == | == Further Wisconsin Research == | ||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf Wisconsin Research Outline] | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf Wisconsin Family History Library Research Outline] | ||
*[http://www.wigenweb.org// WIGenWeb] | *[http://www.wigenweb.org// WIGenWeb] - Wisconsin GenWeb Project | ||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/wis/ Wisconsin Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Wisconsin | *[http://genealogytrails.com/wis/ Wisconsin Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Wisconsin | ||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wi/ Cyndi's List] - Wisconsin genealogy | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wi/ Cyndi's List] - Wisconsin genealogy websites | ||
*[http://www.raogk.org/Wisconsin-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - Guide | *[http://www.raogk.org/Wisconsin-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Wisconsin Records Guide | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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