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Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S.
states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is
considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota
to the west, Iowa
to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake
Michigan to the east, Michigan
to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north.
Wisconsin's capital is Madison, and its largest
city is Milwaukee.
As of 2008 there are an estimated 5.6 million residents. |
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GENEALOGICAL
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Wisconsin
Area Research Center Network - Thirteen
area research centers in Wisconsin hold public records transferred by
counties, towns, cities, and other local governments and collections of
papers and records from private individuals and organizations. ·
National Archives - Great Lakes Region
(Chicago), 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago,
Illinois 60629-5898; 773-948-9001; E-mail: [email protected] |
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HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706-1488 ·
Wisconsin State
Genealogical Society, PO Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705 ·
Wisconsin Genealogical Council, 2308 W Applegate Dr, Appleton, WI 54914-1952 |
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Wisconsin Division of Libraries WI DPI, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community
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HISTORICAL PLACES |
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Adams
Ashland
Barron
Bayfield
Brown
Buffalo
Burnett
Calumet
Chippewa
Clark
Columbia
Crawford
Dane
Dodge
Door
Douglas
Dunn
Eau Claire
Florence
Fond Du Lac
Forest
Grant
Green
Green Lake Iowa
Iron
Jackson
Jefferson
Juneau
Kenosha
Kewaunee
La Crosse
Lafayette
Langlade
Lincoln
Manitowoc
Marathon
Marinette
Marquette
Menominee
Milwaukee
Monroe
Oconto
Oneida
Outagamie
Ozaukee
Pepin
Pierce
Polk
Portage
Price
Racine
Richland
Rock
Rusk
Sauk
Sawyer
Shawano
Sheboygan
St. Croix
Taylor
Trempealeau
Vernon
Vilas
Walworth
Washburn
Washington
Waukesha
Waupaca
Waushara
Winnebago
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following are surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or
died in this U.S. State. |
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To find out more about
each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. Additional information
regarding these surnames may also be found at: |
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Free Genealogy Surname Search Help from Google |
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Use this free genealogy site to help you
get the best genealogy searches from Google™
by using your family tree, for your research. It
will create a series of different searches using tips or "tricks" |
that will
likely improve your results.
The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google and
the Internet to find ancestry information about this or any other Surname. |
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Our
Ancestral Counties
The following named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a
specific ancestral county, go to our Ancestral
Locations home page. Here you will find
additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about
our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our
database, who have lived in the selected county. |
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Gazetteer
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide
variety of physical, cultural and historic features. |
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Wisconsin Cities -
profiles of 2,461
Wisconsin cities,
towns & neighborhoods Wisconsin Physical
Features such as lakes, islands &
steams Wisconsin Cultural Features such as schools,
parks, hospitals & airports Wisconsin Civil Features such as Native
Areas and Political Subdivisions |
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County Research
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Clicking on
a Link
(below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more
information specific to that location.
The USGenWeb Project also sponsors important Special Projects, at the national level, that
were created to collect and disseminate data that goes beyond county and
state lines. |
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Wikipedia is a multilingual,
Web-based,
free-content
encyclopedia
project based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link (below) will take you to the Wikipedia
article about the county. Here you will find additional links to guide the
user to related pages with additional information. |
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Where in the World
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My Ancestors?
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Resources
which enhance our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are
almost as important as their names.
The LINK |
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the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources
that will assist you in discovering Ancestral Locations. |
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The Google search engine button
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with additional information to assist with your research about this
U. S. State. |
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GENERAL RESOURCES |
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Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia ·
Free
Genealogy Search Help For Google ·
Linkpendium
> Genealogy > USA ·
Ancestry.com
(Reference Materials & Finding Aids) |
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Cyndi's List - United States Index ·
IGI
Batch Numbers - British Isles & North America ·
Libweb
- Libraries on the Web ·
50states.com - States and Capitals |
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LOCATION
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·Wisconsin State Facts and
Information |
·Wisconsin
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The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this U.S. State. Here you will find books about the history and records of this State, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works about State military units and personnel during America’s wars. In addition, there are resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who settled in this State. |
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Snail
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Pony Express: Tom |
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