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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Wisconsin Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Wisconsin. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Wisconsin Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Wisconsin.

Birth information: The state directed the counties in 1852 to record births, but the directive was largely ignored. Another law was established in 1878 which garnered more support. Statewide registration of births began in 1907. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1907 in Wisconsin and was generally complied with by 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Wisconsin death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Wisconsin Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Wisconsin Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

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.

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 === 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|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]]
-:[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|How to find Wisconsin Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|How to find Wisconsin Death Records]]
 === Wisconsin Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Wisconsin.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Wisconsin.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Wisconsin start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' The state directed the counties in 1852 to record births, but the directive was largely ignored. Another law was established in 1878 which garnered more support. Statewide registration of births began in 1907. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Wisconsin began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Wisconsin death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1907 in Wisconsin and was generally complied with by 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Wisconsin death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-[[Category:Wisconsin]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+=== Wisconsin Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Wisconsin Record Finder]].'''
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+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Census|Census]]
+*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Wisconsin, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Wisconsin Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Wisconsin Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Wisconsin History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Wisconsin Census|Census]]
+*[[Wisconsin Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Wisconsin Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Wisconsin Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Wisconsin Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Wisconsin History|History]]
+|}
+=== 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>
+[[Category:Wisconsin, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]