Wisconsin Genealogy Project

Wisconsin Genealogy Project Wisconsin Resources Summary Issue 2000 Volume 1 Copyright 2000 Krivsky and Janowski. All Rights Reserved. Content I. Area Research Center p. 1 II. Wisconsin Native American..2 III. County and State...3 IV. Links...10 History Center and Archives Area Research Center (Ashland) (counties: Ashland, Bayfield, Forest, Iron, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, Vilas, and Washburn) I. Area Research Center Eau Claire Area Research Center (counties: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Eau Claire, Rusk, and Taylor) Special Collections McIntyre Library University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire PO Box 4004 Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004 Green Bay Area Research Center (counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, and Shawano) Green Bay Area Research Center Cofrin Library 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311 History Center and Archives Area Research Center Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center 29270 County Highway G Ashland, WI 54806-9339 Milwaukee Urban Archives (counties: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha) University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Golda Meir Library Milwaukee Urban Archives P.O. Box 604 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0604 Murphy Library Resource Area Research Center (La Crosse) (counties: Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Vernon) Murphy Library University of WI - La Crosse 1631 Pine Street La Crosse, WI 54601 1

Nelis R. Kampenga University Archives (Stevens Point) (counties: Adams, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood) Nelis R. Kampenga University Archives University Library University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 900 Reserve Street Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center (counties: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, and Winnebago) Archivist UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center Forrest Polk Library 800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, WI 54901 Platteville Area Research Center (counties: Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland) SW Wisconsin Room Karrmann Library University of Wisconsin-Platteville One University Plaza Platteville, WI 53818 River Falls Area Research Center (counties: Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix) Area Research Center Chalmer Davee Library 410 S. 3rd Street River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 State Historical Society (Madison Area Research Center) (counties: Columbia, Dane, and Sauk) Archives Reference 816 State Street Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Superior Area Research Center (counties: Douglas) Area Research Center Superior Public Library 1530 Tower Avenue Superior, WI 54880 UW-Parkside Archives and Area Research Center (counties: Kenosha and Racine) University Archives and Area Research Center University of Wisconsin-Parkside P.O. Box 2000 Kenosha, WI 53141-2000 UW-Stout Area Research Center (counties: Barron, Dunn, and Pepin) Area Research Center Library Learning Center University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 UW-Whitewater University Archives/Area Research Center (counties: Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth) UW-Whitewater Andersen Library University Archives/Area Research Center P.O. Box 900 Whitewater, WI 53190-0900 II. Wisconsin Native American (American Indian) Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs Midwest Region One Federal Drive, Room 550 Minneapolis, MN 55111-4007 2

Great Lakes Agency 615 West Main Street Ashland, WI 54806-0273 Sokaogon Tribe (Mole Lake) Chippewa (Ojibwa / Ojibwe) Route 1, Box 625 Crandon, WI 54520 Tribes Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwa / Ojibwe) PO Box 39 Odanah, WI 54861 Brothertown Indian Nation, Inc. [ NOT Federally recognized.] June Ezold, Tribal Chairperson AV2848 Witches Lake Road Arbor Vitae, WI 54568 Forest County Potawatomi Community PO Box 340 Crandon, WI 54520 Ho-Chunk (Wisconsin Winnebago) Nation PO Box 667 Black River Falls, WI 54615 Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwa / Ojibwe) Route 2, Box 2700 Hayward, WI 54843 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwa / Ojibwe) PO Box 67 Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 Menominee Tribal Legislature PO Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135 Oneida Nation PO Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155 Mohican: Stockbridge-Munsee of Wisconsin N8476 Moheconnuck Road Bowler, WI 54416 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwa / Ojibwe) PO Box 529 Bayfield, WI 54814 St. Croix Tribe Chippewa (Ojibwa / Ojibwe) PO Box 287 Hertel, WI 54845 III. County and State Wisconsin - State Created: 1848 Adams - Date created: 1848 Box 219 Friendship, WI 53934 Adams County Historical Society P.O. Box 264 Friendship, WI 53934 Ashland - Date created: 1860 201 West Main Street, Room 206 Ashland, WI 54806 Barron (See also Dallas) - Date created: 1859 ARC: UW-Stout Area Research Center, 330 E. Lasalle Barron, WI 54812 Bad Ax (See Vernon.) - Date created: 1851 Name changed to Vernon in 1862 Bayfield (See also La Pointe) - Date created: 1845 117 E.5th St. Washburn, WI 5489 3

Brown- Date created: 1818 Register of Deeds P.O.Box 23600 Green Bay, Wisconsin 54305-3600 Brown County Historical Society PO Box 1411 Green Bay, WI 54305-1411 Buffalo - Date created: 1853 PO Box 28 Alma, Wisconsin 54610-0028 Buffalo County Historical Society P.O. Box 394 Alma, Wisconsin 54610 Burnett - Date created: 1856 ARC: River Falls Area Research Center County Register Of Deeds 7410 County Road K #103 Siren, WI 54872 Burnett County Historical Society Research Library P. O. Box 159 Danbury, Wisconsin 54830 Calumet - Date created: 1836 206 Court St. Chilton, WI 53014 Chippewa (Michigan Territory) (See Crawford) - Date created: 1826 Land made part of Crawford in 1838. Chippewa - Date created: 1845 711 N. Bridge St. Chippewa Falls, WI 4 Chippewa County Historical Society 123 Allen St. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Chippewa County Genealogical Society 123 Allen St. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Clark - Date created: 1853 P.O. Box 384 Neillsville, WI 54456 Columbia - Date created: 1846 ARC: State Historical Society (Madison Area Research Center) P.O. Box 133 Portage, WI 53901 Crawford - Date created: 1818 220 N. Beaumont, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 Dallas (See Barron.) - Date created: 1859 Named change to Barron in 1869. Dane - Date created: 1836 ARC: State Historical Society (Madison Area Research Center) 210 Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 110 Madison, WI 53709 Dane County Historical Society P.O. Box 5003 Madison, WI 53705-0003 Dodge - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center Administration Bldg 3rd Floor 127 E. Oak St. Juneau, WI 53039

Door - Date created: 1851 Post Office Box 670 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Peninsula Genealogical Society 477 North 6th Avenue Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Douglas (See also Douglass) - Date created: 1854 ARC: Superior Area Research Center 1313 Belknap, Superior, WI 54880 Douglass (See Douglas) - Date created: 1854 Name changed to Douglas in 1864. Dunn - Date created: 1854 ARC: UW-Stout Area Research Center 800 Wilson Ave. Menomonie, WI 54751 Dunn County Historical Society P.O. Box 437 Menomonie, WI 54751 Eau Claire - Date created: 1856 721 Oxford Ave. Eau Claire, WI 54703 Florence - Date created: 1882 P.O. Box 410 Florence, WI 54121 Fond du Lac - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center Fond du Lac County Historical Society P.O BOX 1284 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1284 Fond du Lac County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1264 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1264 Forest - Date created: 1885 Crandon, WI 54520 Gates (See Rusk.) - Date created: 1901 Name changed to Rusk in 1905. Grant - Date created: 1836 130 W. Maple St. Lancaster, WI 53813 Green - Date created: 1836 1016 16th Ave. Monroe, WI 53566 Green Lake - Date created: 1858 ARC: UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center 492 Hill St. Green Lake, WI 54941 Iowa - Date created: 1829 222 N. Iowa Dodgeville, WI 53533 Iowa County Wisconsin Genealogical Society PO Box 321 Dodgeville, WI 53533-0321 160 S Macy St. Fond du Lac, WI 54935-0509 5

Iron - Date created: 1893 300 Taconite St. Hurley, WI 54534 Jackson - Date created: 1853 ARC: Murphy Library Resource Area Research Center 307 Main Black River Falls, WI 54615 Jefferson - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Whitewater University Archives/Area Research Center 320 S. Main St. Jefferson, WI 53549 Juneau - Date created: 1856 P.O. Box 100 Mauston, WI 53948 Kenosha - Date created: 1850 ARC: UW-Parkside Archives and Area Research Center 1010 56th St. Kenosha, WI 53140 Kenosha County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 25 Kenosha, WI 5311-0025 Kewaunee - Date created: 1852 613 Dodge St. Kewaunee, WI 54216 La Crosse - Date created: 1851 ARC: Murphy Library Resource Area Research Center 400 N. 4th St. Administrative Center LaCrosse, WI 54601 La Crosse County Historical Society P.O.Box 1272 La Crosse, WI 54602 Lafayette - Date created: 1846 Box 170 626 Main St. Darlington, WI 53530 Lafayette County Historical Society 525 Main Street Darlington, WI 53530 Lafayette County Genealogical Society PO Box 443 Shullsburg, WI 54305 Langlade (See also New) - Date created: 1879 800 Clermont St., Antigo, WI 54409 Langlade County Genealogical Society PO Box 307 Antigo, WI 54409 La Pointe (See Bayfield.) - Date created: 1845 Name changed to Bayfield in 1866. Lincoln - Date created: 1874 1110 E. Main St. Merrill, WI 54452 Manitowoc - Date created: 1836 Box 421 Manitowoc, WI 54221-0421 6

Marathon - Date created: 1850 500 Forest St. Wausau, WI 54401 Marathon County Historical Society 410 McIndoe Street Wausau, Wisconsin 54403 Marathon County Genealogical Society PO Box 1512 Wausau, WI 54402-1512 Marinette - Date created: 1879 Marinette County 1926 Hall Ave Marinette, WI 54143 Marquette - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center P O Box 236 Montello, WI 53949 Menominee - Date created: 1961 Box 279 Keshena, WI 54135-0279 Michilimackinac (Michigan Territory) (See Brown or Crawford, respectively.) - Date created: 1818 In 1836, the part of Michilimackinac in Wisconsin Territory became parts of Brown and Crawford. Milwaukee - Date created: 1834 ARC: Milwaukee Urban Archives 901 N. 9th St. Room 103 Milwaukee, WI 53233 Milwaukee County Historical Society 910 N. Old World 3rd St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 270326 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53227-0326 Milwaukie (See Milwaukee) One of many early variations of the name of Milwaukee. Monroe - Date created: 1854 ARC: Murphy Library Resource Area Research Center P O Box 195 Sparta, WI 54656 New (See Langlade) - Date created: 1879 Name changed to Langlade in 1880. Oconto - Date created: 1851 301 Washington Oconto, WI 54153 Oneida - Date created: 1885 Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501 Outagamie - Date created: 1851 410 S. Walnut St. Appleton, WI 54911 Outagamie County Historical Society 330 E. College Ave. Appleton, WI 54911 Ozaukee - Date created: 1853 ARC: Milwaukee Urban Archives P.O. Box 994 Port Washington WI 53074-0994 7

Pepin - Date created: 1858 ARC: UW-Stout Area Research Center 740 7th Ave. West Box 39, Durand, WI 54736 Pierce - Date created: 1853 ARC: River Falls Area Research Center P O Box 267 Ellsworth, WI 54011-0267 Polk - Date created: 1853 ARC: River Falls Area Research Center 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 160 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Portage - Date created: 1836 516 Church St. Stevens Point, WI 54481 Portage County Historical Society P O Box 672 Stevens Point WI 54481 Price - Date created: 1879 Phillips, WI 54555 Racine - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Parkside Archives and Area Research Center 730 Wisconsin Ave. Racine, WI 53403 Richland - Date created: 1842 Box 337 Richland Center, WI 53581 Rock - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Whitewater University Archives/Area Research Center 51 S. Main St. Janesville, WI 53545 Rock County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 711 Janesville, WI. 53547-0711 Rusk (See also Gates) - Date created: 1901 311 E. Miner Ave. Ladysmith, WI 54848 St. Croix - Date created: 1840 ARC: River Falls Area Research Center 1101 Carmichael Road Hudson, WI 54016 Sauk - Date created: 1840 ARC: State Historical Society (Madison Area Research Center) 505 Broadway West Square Bldg. Baraboo, WI 53913 Sauk County Historical Society P.O. Box 651 Baraboo, WI 53913 Sawyer - Date created: 1883 P.O. Box 686 Hayward, WI 54843 Sawyer County Historical Society & Museum PO Box 384 Hayward, WI 54843 Shawanaw (See Shawano) - Date created: 1853 Name changed to Shawano in 1864. 8

Shawano (See also Shawanaw) - Date created: 1853 311 N. Main St. Shawano, WI 54166 Sheboygan - Date created: 1836 ARC: Milwaukee Urban Archives 615 N. 6th St. Sheboygan, WI 53081 Sheboygan County Historical Research Center 518 Water Street Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 Taylor - Date created: 1875 P.O. Box 403 Medford, WI 54451 Taylor County Genealogical Society 224 S. Second Street Medford, WI 54451 Trempeleau - Date created: 1854 ARC: Murphy Library Resource Area Research Center P.O. Box 67 Whitehall, WI 54773 Vernon (See also Bad Ax) - Date created: 1851 ARC: Murphy Library Resource Area Research Center Annex Viroqua, WI 54665 Vilas - Date created: 1893 330 Court Street Eagle River, WI 54521 Walworth - Date created: 1836 ARC: UW-Whitewater University Archives/Area Research Center P O Box 995 Elkhorn, WI 53121 Walworth County Genealogical Society, Inc PO Box 159 Delavan, WI 53115-0159 Washburn - Date created: 1883 P.O. Box 607 Shell Lake, WI 54871 Washburn County Genealogical Society P O Box 366 Shell Lake, WI 54871 Washington - Date created: 1836 ARC: Milwaukee Urban Archives P O Box 1986 West Bend, WI 53095-7986 Washington County Historical Society 320 S. Fifth Ave. West Bend, Wisconsin Waukesha - Date created: 1846 ARC: Milwaukee Urban Archives 1320 Pewaukee Rd. Waukesha, WI 53188 Waukesha County Genealogical Society PO Box 1541 Waukesha, WI 53187-1541 Waupaca (See also Waupacca) - Date created: 1851 PO Box 307 Waupaca, WI 54981-2071 Waupacca (See Waupaca) - Date created: 1851 Name changed to Waupaca in 1864. 9

Waushara - Date created: 1851 P.O. Box 338 Wautoma, WI 54982 Winnebago - Date created: 1840 ARC: UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center P O Box 2808 Oshkosh, WI 54903-2808 National Archives and Records Administration: The Genealogy Page http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/ NARA s Great Lakes Region (Chicago) http://www.nara.gov/regional/chicago.html Using Maps in Genealogy http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/factsheets/ fs14099.html Wisconsin Black Historical Society/ Museum http://www.wbhsm.org/ Wood - Date created: 1856 PO Box 8095 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 IV. Links WI. http://www.co.door.wi.us/rod/county.html Cyndi s List - U.S. - Wisconsin http://www.cyndislist.com/wi.htm WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/state.cfm?state=wi WIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/ Area Research Center http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/archives/arcnet/counties.html Bureau of Indian (BIA) Affairs Midwest Region http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/bia/ BIA: Great Lakes Agency http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/bia/biagla/index.html BIA: Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry http://www.doi.gov/bia/ancestry/index.htm Family History Center http://www.familysearch.org/ 10