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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin_Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups|Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin_Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups|Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups]]'' | ||
A description of the ethnic diversity in Wisconsin, along with historical maps can be found in: | |||
* Zaniewski, Kazimierz J. and Carol J Rosen. ''The Atlas of Ethnic Diversity in Wisconsin''. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1998. | |||
The [http://csumc.wisc.edu/ Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures] holds resources and publishes works on the ethnic and regional cultures in Wisconsin. | |||
== African Americans == | |||
Many African Americans settled in Wisconsin. They were trappers and boatmen in the 1700s. Settlers from the Southern states brought slaves with them. There were many free African-Americans in Wisconsin also. For more information, you may wish to contact: | Many African Americans settled in Wisconsin. They were trappers and boatmen in the 1700s. Settlers from the Southern states brought slaves with them. There were many free African-Americans in Wisconsin also. For more information, you may wish to contact: | ||
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A helpful source for learning about African-Americans in Wisconsin is: Zachary Cooper, ''Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin'' (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1997; Family History Library book {{FHL|172482|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 51}}). | A helpful source for learning about African-Americans in Wisconsin is: Zachary Cooper, ''Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin'' (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1997; Family History Library book {{FHL|172482|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 51}}). | ||
== Native Americans == | |||
See [[Indians of Wisconsin|Indians of Wisconsin]]. | See [[Indians of Wisconsin|Indians of Wisconsin]]. | ||
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*Mason, Carol I. ''Introduction to Wisconsin Indians: Prehistory to Statehood''. Salem, Wisconsin: Sheffield Publishing, 1988. (Family History Library book {{FHL|448297|title-id|disp=970.1 M381i}}.) | *Mason, Carol I. ''Introduction to Wisconsin Indians: Prehistory to Statehood''. Salem, Wisconsin: Sheffield Publishing, 1988. (Family History Library book {{FHL|448297|title-id|disp=970.1 M381i}}.) | ||
== Germans == | |||
In the 1830s, many German settlers began arriving in Wisconsin. There are helpful indexes to the German immigrants mentioned in United States passenger lists. One set of volumes is: | In the 1830s, many German settlers began arriving in Wisconsin. There are helpful indexes to the German immigrants mentioned in United States passenger lists. One set of volumes is: | ||
*Glazier, Ira A. ed. ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports''. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1988–. {{WorldCat|17262533|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|582490|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2ger}}. This set is a partial list of those who arrived from 1850 to 1897. | *Glazier, Ira A. ed. ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U. S. Ports''. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1988–. {{WorldCat|17262533|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|582490|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2ger}}. This set is a partial list of those who arrived from 1850 to 1897. | ||
Other helpful books about Germans in Wisconsin include: | Other helpful books about Germans in Wisconsin include: | ||
*Lacher, John Henry A. ''The German Element in Wisconsin''. Milwaukee: Steuben Society of America, 1925. | |||
*Ostergren, Robert Clifford, Cora Lee Kluge and Heike Bungert. ''Wisconsin German Land and Life''. Madison: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2006. | |||
*Zeitlin, Richard. ''Germans in Wisconsin''. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 2000. | |||
The [http://mki.wisc.edu/ Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies] also holds resources on German-Americans in Wisconsin. | |||
== | == Hmong == | ||
Original homeland - Southeast Asia - Laos | Original homeland - Southeast Asia - Laos | ||
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Groups that gave aid and assisted with relocation included: the U.S. Catholic Conference, Luthan Immigration and Refugee Services and other groups. | Groups that gave aid and assisted with relocation included: the U.S. Catholic Conference, Luthan Immigration and Refugee Services and other groups. | ||
== Norwegians == | |||
A large number of Norwegians settled in Wisconsin as early as 1839. An important repository is: | A large number of Norwegians settled in Wisconsin as early as 1839. An important repository is: | ||
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'''Vesterheim Genealogical Center'''<br>Naeseth Library<br>415 West Main Street<br>Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: 608-255-2224<br>Internet: http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/vesterhe.htm | '''Vesterheim Genealogical Center'''<br>Naeseth Library<br>415 West Main Street<br>Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: 608-255-2224<br>Internet: http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/vesterhe.htm | ||
The center has family histories for Norway and the U.S., and Norwegian and U.S. censuses, church records, passenger lists, local histories, and maps. | The center has family histories for Norway and the U.S., and Norwegian and U.S. censuses, church records, passenger lists, local histories, and maps. | ||
Other helpful resources include: | |||
*Fapso, Richard J. ''Norwegians in Wisconsin''. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2001. | |||
* Fapso, Richard J. ''Norwegians in Wisconsin''. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2001. | |||
{{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}} | {{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}} | ||
[[Category:Wisconsin|Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups]] | [[Category:Wisconsin|Ethnic,_Political,_or_Religious_Groups]] | ||