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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 '''Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees'''] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/submission/8/MMXD-DP8 '''Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies - Community Trees'''] at FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies Genealogies] | ||
*The [[Newberry Library|Newberry Library]] of Chicago, Illinois has a collection of thousands of genealogies published before 1917. An [http://www./sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf index] is available at the library. Coverage is best for New England, with secondary coverage for Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic states. The index is also found on the | *The [[Newberry Library|Newberry Library]] of Chicago, Illinois has a collection of thousands of genealogies published before 1917. An [http://www./sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf index] is available at the library. Coverage is best for New England, with secondary coverage for Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic states. The index is also found on the FamilySearch Library {{FSC|130151|item|disp=FS Library film 928135–928137; book 973 D22n volumes 1-4}} | ||
*The | *The FamilySearch Library has a collection of almost 50,000 published U.S. family histories and newsletters. Copies at the library are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Last names Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
*Major collections of printed family histories are also found at most of the archives and libraries listed in [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. Most large libraries have indexes and catalogs to published family histories. For a list of the indexes and catalogs available at the | *Major collections of printed family histories are also found at most of the archives and libraries listed in [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. Most large libraries have indexes and catalogs to published family histories. For a list of the indexes and catalogs available at the FamilySearch Library see the [[United States Compiled Genealogies#Family_Histories|Family History]] section of [[United States Compiled Genealogies]] in the Wiki. | ||
*The [http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/about.html National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)], established in 1959, is a catalog of manuscript collections from United States repositories that are open to the public. Operated in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the catalog is searchable online at [http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/index.html the NUCMC website]. An index is available at the | *The [http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/about.html National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)], established in 1959, is a catalog of manuscript collections from United States repositories that are open to the public. Operated in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the catalog is searchable online at [http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/index.html the NUCMC website]. An index is available at the FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200187|item|disp=FS Library book 016.091 N21 1959 to 1984}} | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1030 Ancestry.com] ($) Public and Private member trees. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1030 Ancestry.com] ($) Public and Private member trees. | ||
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The Wisconsin Historical Society Library has one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. Its subject card catalog indexes many genealogical sources. Their catalog is searchable online at [http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/index.html MadCat]. | The Wisconsin Historical Society Library has one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States. Its subject card catalog indexes many genealogical sources. Their catalog is searchable online at [http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/index.html MadCat]. | ||
There are many family genealogies contained in county history books. The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society published indexes to many of these county histories, of which the | There are many family genealogies contained in county history books. The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society published indexes to many of these county histories, of which the FamilySearch Library has about fifty. They are listed under WISCONSIN - [COUNTY] - HISTORY. The Wisconsin Historical Society has also digitized more than 80 standard county histories relating to Wisconsin and made them available and searchable online in their [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wch/ Wisconsin County Histories] collection. | ||
Especially helpful sources are: | Especially helpful sources are: | ||
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*Ryan, Carol W. ''Searching for Your Wisconsin Ancestors in the Wisconsin Libraries.'' Green Bay, Wisconsin: C. W. Ryan, 1988. (FS Library book {{FSC|416315|title-id|disp=977.5 D27r}} 1988, {{FSC|416315|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1440401 Item 2}} | *Ryan, Carol W. ''Searching for Your Wisconsin Ancestors in the Wisconsin Libraries.'' Green Bay, Wisconsin: C. W. Ryan, 1988. (FS Library book {{FSC|416315|title-id|disp=977.5 D27r}} 1988, {{FSC|416315|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1440401 Item 2}} | ||
*'''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection.''' This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriage records, death records, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., and is available on microfilm at the Wisconsin Historical Society and at the | *'''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection.''' This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriage records, death records, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., and is available on microfilm at the Wisconsin Historical Society and at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library films {{FSC|848695|film|disp=848695 item 6; 848696-701.}}) Generally there is an index at the beginning of each volume. | ||
*'''Wisconsin Genealogy'''. Lists thousands of worthwhile records sources for doing genealogy in Wisonsin. Records are organized by county, town, and record type. [http://ldsgenealogy.com/WI/ Website] | *'''Wisconsin Genealogy'''. Lists thousands of worthwhile records sources for doing genealogy in Wisonsin. Records are organized by county, town, and record type. [http://ldsgenealogy.com/WI/ Website] | ||
*'''Wisconsin Pioneer and Century Certificate Project.''' The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society issues pioneer certificates to anyone whose ancestors settled in Wisconsin by 1850 and century certificates to those who can document pre-1876 Wisconsin ancestry. The applications contain detailed family history information. The applications are at the Wisconsin Historical Society and are filed by county. | *'''Wisconsin Pioneer and Century Certificate Project.''' The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society issues pioneer certificates to anyone whose ancestors settled in Wisconsin by 1850 and century certificates to those who can document pre-1876 Wisconsin ancestry. The applications contain detailed family history information. The applications are at the Wisconsin Historical Society and are filed by county. | ||
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