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State, county, and local histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families | State, county, and local histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families | ||
== Historical Sources == | |||
Histories are great sources of genealogical information. County and local histories often contain biographical and historical information about residents and their families, including occupation, previous residence, birth date, or birthplace. Information about a family may be found under the married name of a daughter or sister. Relatives or clues are often found by studying the pages that have biographies of residents or that tell the history of the town or township where an ancestor lived. | Histories are great sources of genealogical information. County and local histories often contain biographical and historical information about residents and their families, including occupation, previous residence, birth date, or birthplace. Information about a family may be found under the married name of a daughter or sister. Relatives or clues are often found by studying the pages that have biographies of residents or that tell the history of the town or township where an ancestor lived. | ||
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Native Americans were the main inhabitants of Wisconsin prior to the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ Black Hawk War in 1832]. By 1850 the Indian's had ceded most of their lands to the federal government. <ref>Robert Eugene Bieder, ''Native American Communities in Wisconsin, 1600-1960: A Study of Tradition and Change''. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. ISBN 0299145247, 9780299145248.Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=KaO2BKs12sAC Google Books].</ref>For more information about the Native Americans in Wisconsin, see the [[Indians of Wisconsin]]. European immigrants settled the vacated Indian lands, increasing the European population from 11,000 in 1836 to 305,00 by 1850. These settlers were from Europe with a some from the East coast. One-third of the State's population was foreign-born by 1850. <ref>Wisconsin Historical Society. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-018/?action=more_essay 19th Century Immigration].</ref>[[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|350px]]. | Native Americans were the main inhabitants of Wisconsin prior to the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ Black Hawk War in 1832]. By 1850 the Indian's had ceded most of their lands to the federal government. <ref>Robert Eugene Bieder, ''Native American Communities in Wisconsin, 1600-1960: A Study of Tradition and Change''. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. ISBN 0299145247, 9780299145248.Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=KaO2BKs12sAC Google Books].</ref>For more information about the Native Americans in Wisconsin, see the [[Indians of Wisconsin]]. European immigrants settled the vacated Indian lands, increasing the European population from 11,000 in 1836 to 305,00 by 1850. These settlers were from Europe with a some from the East coast. One-third of the State's population was foreign-born by 1850. <ref>Wisconsin Historical Society. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-018/?action=more_essay 19th Century Immigration].</ref>[[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|350px|Jean Nicolet]]. | ||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
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*1829, 1833, 1837, & 1842: Land ceded by the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewahist.htm Chippewa], [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/wisconsin/index.htm Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian Tribes] | *1829, 1833, 1837, & 1842: Land ceded by the [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewahist.htm Chippewa], [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/wisconsin/index.htm Ottawa and Pottawatomie Indian Tribes] | ||
*1829, 1832, &1837: Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians [[Image:Wisconsinterritory.PNG|thumb|right|300px]] '''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | *1829, 1832, &1837: Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians [[Image:Wisconsinterritory.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Wisconsin Territory]] '''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | ||
*1831: [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] ceded land to the [http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml Oneida Indians] (1836 & 1848) | *1831: [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] ceded land to the [http://www.jefflindsay.com/Oneida.shtml Oneida Indians] (1836 & 1848) | ||
*1831, 1836, | *1831, 1836, 1848: Land ceded by the [http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/ Menominee Indians] | ||
*1832: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ The Black Hawk War] ended the last serious Indian threat to white settlements. | *1832: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-012/ The Black Hawk War] ended the last serious Indian threat to white settlements. | ||
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*1840s: Many families arrived from Germany and New York. [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume25/vol25_9.htm Norwegians begin settling] in large numbers in Koshkonong area. | *1840s: Many families arrived from Germany and New York. [http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume25/vol25_9.htm Norwegians begin settling] in large numbers in Koshkonong area. | ||
*1848: Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. This is a beginning of a large German immigration into Wisconsin. [[Image:S.S. Christopher Columbus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|S.S. Christopher Columbus | *1848: Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. This is a beginning of a large German immigration into Wisconsin. [[Image:S.S. Christopher Columbus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|S.S. Christopher Columbus]] | ||
*1851: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-017/?action=more_essay First railroad opens], linking Milwaukee and Waukesha. | *1851: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-017/?action=more_essay First railroad opens], linking Milwaukee and Waukesha. | ||