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Wisconsin - Established May 29, 1848 - State Capital: Madison

Wisconsin

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292 free genealogy resources for researching family history and records in Wisconsin:

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Biographies (19) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography
Archive.org
Biographical Review
Biographical history of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin containing engravings of prominent citizens of the counties, with personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families
Dictionary of National Biography Vol. 1-63 and supplements
Directory of Open Access Journals
History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources, an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools and societies, its war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract
History of northern Wisconsin containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers
Jews in America
Library of Congress
Midwest Genealogy Center
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
NARA Archival Research Catalog
Perkins Research Biographical Sketches
Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy
Who's Who in America
Your Ancestors Magazine
Cemetery Records (6) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Census Records (10) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Church Records (7) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Immigration Records (10) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
African-American Collections
Chinese Heritage (National Archives)
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
FindMyPast
Leonard Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic & Gulf Ports, 1820-1874
Markings on the Manifest's Left Margin
On the Trail of the Immigrant
Passengers and immigrants to America
The Great Migration - Colonial America
Where to find passenger lists
Local Histories (66) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
A bibliography of Wisconsin's participation in the War Between the States based upon material contained in the Wisconsin Historical Library , compiled by Isaac Samuel Bradley
A view of the Vicksburg campaign a paper read before the Madison Literary Club, October 14, 1907
American Association for State and Local History
American Library Association (ALA)
An illustrated history of the state of Wisconsin being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875 including a cyclopaedia of legislation during the administration of each governor
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Archive.org
Biographical Review
Biographical history of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin containing engravings of prominent citizens of the counties, with personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families
Chronicling America
Colonial families of the United States of America, Vol. VI
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
Development of town boundaries in Wisconsin, Number 36 Manitowoc County
Development of town boundaries in Wisconsin, Number 9 Chippewa County
Dodge County, Wisconsin, past and present
FamilySearch
Four Wisconsin counties prairie and forest
Historic Map Works
History of Clintonville, Wisconsin from pioneer days to the present time
History of Door County, Wisconsin the county beautiful
History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin being a general survey of Outagamie County history including a history of the cities, towns and villages throughout the county, from the earliest settlement to the present time
History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources, an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools and societies, its war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract
History of northern Wisconsin containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers
History of the Milwaukee Light Guard
History of the Territory of Wisconsin, from 1836 to 1848 preceded by an account of some events during the period in which it was under the dominion of kings, states or other territories, previous to the year 1836
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Internet Public Library: History
Inventory of the county archives of Wisconsin
Inventory of the state archives of Wisconsin
JSTOR Journals and Books online
Leading events of Wisconsin history the story of the state
Library of Congress
Life on the Frontier for the Williams Family
Madison, Dane County and surrounding towns being a history and guide to places of scenic beauty and historical note
Map of the United States in 1800
Memorial record of the fathers of Wisconsin containing sketches of the lives and career of the members of the constitutional conventions of 1846 and 1847-8 with a history of early settlement in Wisconsin
Midwest Genealogy Center
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
Milwaukee the history of a city
Milwaukee, seventy-five years a city a book of present-day Milwaukee, together with a brief historical review of its growth and achievements
Origin and legislative history of county boundaries in Wisconsin
Pioneer history of Milwaukee from the first American settlement in 1833 to 1841, with a topographical description as it appeared in a state of nature, illustrated with a map
Proceedings of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Whitewater, Wisconsin 1907
Racine, Belle City of the lakes, and Racine County, Wisconsin a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement
Semi-centennial services of the First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa, Wis. with sketches of early members 1842-1892
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
The Chattanooga campaign with especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein
The French regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest
The Milwaukee story the making of an American city
The North-west during the Revolution annual address before the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Tuesday evening, January 31, 1871
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin a century of service addresses delivered in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the society
The State of Wisconsin embracing brief sketches of its history, position, resources and industries, and a catalogue of its exhibits at the Centennial at Philadelphia, 1876
The Wisconsin lead region
The charter and revised statutes relating to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin also the constitution and by-laws of the Society
The chronicles of Milwaukee being a narrative history of the town from its earliest period to the present
The city of Madison the capital of Wisconsin, the seat of the state university, the county seat of Dane County prepared especially for use in the city schools, to give information about our city
The story of Wisconsin
The western tourist and emigrant's guide with a compendious gazetteer of the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and the territories of Wisconsin and Iowa being an accurate and concise description of each state, territory and county
Western History Association
Wisconsin Page pioneers and kinfolks
Wisconsin in three centuries, 1634-1905 narrative of three centuries in the making of an American commonwealth, illustrated with numerous engravings of historic scenes and landmarks, portraits and facsimiles of rare prints, documents and old maps
Wisconsin territorial papers
Wisconsin the Americanization of a French settlement
Wisconsin women in the War Between the States
Your Ancestors Magazine
Maps (12) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Marriage Records (1) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Military Records (33) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry
A view of the Vicksburg campaign a paper read before the Madison Literary Club, October 14, 1907
American Military Records
Biographical Review
Civil War Corporal's Pay
Civil War Music
Civil War Preservation Trust
Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Faces of the Civil War
Facts about the Civil War
FamilySearch
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest Census Records
HeritageQuest Revolutionary War Records
History of the Third Regiment of Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865
History of the services of the Third Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery in the Civil War of the United States, 1861-65
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Library of Congress
Midwest Genealogy Center suggested links
National Archives Military Records
Naval Historical Foundation
Official Army Register for 1863
Portraits of Named Civil War Enlisted Men
Recollections of the Civil War
Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
The American Revolution
The Thirty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Army Corps, Army of the Potomac an authentic record of the regiment from its organization to its muster out a complete roster of its officers and men with their record a full list of casualties, in detail, dates and places its itinerary from place of muster to muster out maps showing its movements, a copy of every official paper in the War Department pertaining
U.S. Register of Army Enlistments (1798-1914)
Veterans History Project
Wisconsin's gold star list soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses from the Badger State who died in the federal service during the World War
World War I Draft Registration Cards
World War II Draft Registration Cards
Native American (6) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Newspapers (11) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Photos & Illustrations (9) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
Vital Records (4) --- CLICK TO EXPAND ---
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Additional Resources
American History & Genealogy
A godchild of Washington a picture of the past
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer
American Ancestors Jewish Heritage Center
American Association for State and Local History
American Catholic Historical Society
American Historical Association
American Jewish Historical Society
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Civil War Soldiers Index 1861-1865
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society
Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Cumberland County Affidavits and Estate Inventories of Revolutionary War Pension Applicants
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Digital Collection
Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775 copied from a loose bundle of Treasury papers in the Public Record Office, London, England
Facts about the Civil War
Famous Mayflower Descendants
Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871
FultonHistory online newspapers and postcards
Genealogy, A Journal of American Ancestry
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790
Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. Records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785
History Channel
History of Pike County, Illinois
History of Science Society
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
Internet Public Library: History
Latin American Network Information Center
Linkpendium's State by State Search Engine
Lost amid the fogs sketches of life in Newfoundland, England's ancient colony
National Archives and Records Administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American Genealogy Books for Sale
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Organization of American Historians
Portraits of Native American Indians
Ray's Place - New England Genealogy and much more
Registers of the Huguenot Society of America
Society of American Archivists
Soldiers of the Civil War
Southern Historical Association
Souvenir of the centennial anniversary of Washington's inauguration, April 30, 1789, as first president of the United States the birth of the American republic with the program of ceremonies
The American Monthly Magazine
The narrative of Colonel David Fanning (A Tory in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain), giving an account of his adventures in North Carolina from 1775 to 1783
Twenty Years among our hostile Indians
U.S. Navy Personnel Research Guide
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Veterans History Project
Western History Association
WorldConnect
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