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These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Wisconsin:<br> | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Wisconsin:<br> | ||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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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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'''Additional Tips:''' | |||
*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 == | ||
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