Wisconsin Cemeteries
Find links and information on locating cemeteries in Wisconsin...[More]
http://www.uscemeteries.net/wisconsin/cemeteries.htm

Wisconsin Obituaries
Learn how and where to locate obituaries and death records in Wisconsin...[More]
http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/wisconsin/obituaries.htm

1840 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5826

1850 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=6047

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
This collection of abstracts of grave sites contains information originally published in the Senate documents of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as the Society magazine. Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were found between 1900 and 1987 are included in this first volume. Included in eac...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4110

British Influence on Wisconsin, 1763-1814
Founded in 1846, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin maintains an extensive archives, museum, library and statewide system of historical sites. This database is a collection of materials originally published by the society in the nineteenth century. The most important part of the collection is a series of papers detailing the British influenc...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4036

Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, 1860
Located less than a hundred miles east of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chippewa Valley is centered on the Eau Claire River in western Wisconsin. This database is an autobiographical narrative written by a young lawyer searching for the best community in the Upper Midwest to practice law in the late 1850s. It provides a revealing look into the life of one ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4226

Chrysostom Verwyst, Wisconsin Pioneer Missionary
Emigrating in 1848 from North Brabant, Holland at the age of seven, Chrysostom Verwyst arrived at the port of Boston and eventually made his way to Wisconsin. This database is a narrative written by him and originally published in 1916. It contains his account of settling in Brown County, attending Catholic seminary near Milwaukee during the Civil ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4446

Clara Lenroot, Long, Long Ago in Wisconsin
Growing up in nineteenth century Wisconsin, Clara Lenroot lived in and around the town of Hudson. This database is a collection of her reminiscences of being raised in the pioneer Midwest. Researchers will find descriptions of her personal experiences with local residents and typical life of a young girl. It also provides home remedies, songs, and ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4086

Genealogy Helplist Wisconsin
Genealogy Helplist for Wisconsin.
http://www.calarts.edu/~karynw/helplist/wi.html

Genealogy Resources on the Internet
Mailing lists for Wisconsin genealogical information.
http://members.aol.com/gfsjohnf/gen_mail_states-wi.html

Henry Schoolcraft, Travels in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1821
The upper Mid-West was largely undocumented in the early 1800s. This collection of journal writings, published in 1821, describes the area between Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie as recorded by Henry Schoolcraft. This explorer and Indian agent includes vivid descriptions of the topography and natural history of the area. Researchers will also find inf...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3843

Irish Genealogical Society of Wisconsin
Welcome to all who have an interest in family history and especially those who have Wisconsin Irish roots.
http://www.execpc.com/~igsw/

Isaac Stephenson, Public Life in Wisconsin
Isaac Stephenson, born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, became a lumberman, sailor, and entrepreneur in Bangor, Maine before moving to Wisconsin, where he founded the Stephenson National Bank, and later served as a Wisconsin representative in the U.S. Congress. This database is his autobiography, originally published in 1915. It provides an intimate ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4392

Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin Directory, 1931
1931 Janesville City Directory Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin The estimated population of Janesville in 1931 was 24,000. This database lists the individual, spouses name, occupation, place of work & place of residence, rather a householder or resides/rooms. Janesville was incorporated as a city in 1853. From a settlement of less than...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5145

Jeremiah Curtin, Memoirs, 1835-1906
A linguist, translator, and folklorist, Jeremiah Curtin was born to an Irish Catholic family living on a farm in Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1835. This database is a collection of his memoirs, originally published in 1940. It contains detailed descriptions of his boyhood, education at Harvard in the 1860s, and travels to St. Petersburg, Russia. Additi...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4638

John Parkinson, Early Wisconsin, 1835-1860
Raised on a farm near Mineral Point, Wisconsin in the 1830s, John Parkinson lived in the Midwest until trekking to California in 1860. This database, written in 1920, is a collection of reminiscences of his life in the state. It contains descriptions of his childhood, particularly life on a farm, and agricultural practices. Additionally, it provide...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4598

Kent Peterson's Genealogy Trading Post
Specializing in Wisconsin genealogy, this site includes genealogy queries, listings of genealogical resources, an online bookstore, the author's family history database, homepage for the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and German/Pomeranian genealogy sources.
http://www.execpc.com/~kap/

La Crosse Genealogy Database
Search by surname for births, obituaries, marriages, divorces. Maintained by the La Crosse Public Library.
http://lplcat.lacrosse.lib.wi.us/genealogy/

Marinette County, Wisconsin Census, 1900 (Excluding Grover Precinct)
Marinette County, Wisconsin is located in the northeastern part of the state. In 1900, the county was home to nearly 30,900 residents. Most of the residents lived in or near the city of Marinette. This database consists of the 1900 U.S. Census (except Grover Precinct) taken in Marinette County, Wisconsin between 1 June 1900 and 28 June 1900. It inc...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5295

Mary Davison Bradford, Memoirs
Born in the farming community of Paris, Kenosha County, in 1856, Mary Davison Bradford was forced by her father's ill health to begin teaching at the age of sixteen--before she had finished high school. She continued to work actively as an educator until 1922. Bradford describes how she taught in small rural schools, in the expanding Kenosha system...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3889

Robert La Follette, Autobiography, 1913
A resident of Wisconsin, Robert La Follette was an important player in the politics of this Midwestern state from his election as a district attorney in 1880 to his presidential campaign of 1912. This database is his autobiography published in 1913. In these writings La Follette traces his political life and accomplishments as a lawyer and politici...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3946

Sons of the American Revolution
This work contains the entire list (thousands of members) of the membership of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution to December 31, 1901, including deceased members, with their line of descent from their Revolutionary ancestors. Search this database if you have ancestors who participated in the Revolution or who were members of the...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3072

Underground Railroad Operator - Wisconsin
A list of underground railroad operators in Wisconsin.
http://www.ugrr.org/names/map-wi.htm

University Of Wisconsin, Directory 1888-89
The University of Wisconsin is located in Madison, which is part of Dane County. The first classes at the university started in 1849. This database is a transcription of a directory originally published in 1888. In addition to providing' names of students, it provides names and information on faculty, special lecturers, fellows, other officers, res...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5653

USGenWeb Project - Wisconsin
The USGenWeb Project State web sites are your starting points for finding genealogical and historical information. Each state site features state information and also provides you with links to each county web site within the state....[More]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/

Wesson Miller, Wisconsin Methodist Minister
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Wisconsin has a vibrant and storied past. This database is a collection of memoirs by Wesson Miller, a pastor of the church in the nineteenth century. It details his work in the ministry on the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago and in eastern Wisconsin. Researchers will find descriptions of Green Lake Mission, Watert...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4399

William Henry, Northern Wisconsin, 1890
Granted statehood in 1848, Wisconsin grew in population to nearly two million in the nineteenth century. Originally compiled by the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin in 1896, this database is a guide for settlers to northern Wisconsin. It contains photographs and maps of the area along with charts and statistical lists concernin...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4433

Winnebago County, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Census, 1870
This is the 1870 census of the city of Oshkosh, WI. The Winnebago County Seat, Oshkosh incorporated as a city in 1853. By 1870, Oshkosh had become the third largest city in the state with a population of over 12,000. There are 5 wards and one township and 12,505 people. It is an inclusive transcription for the entire city. Information for e...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5777

Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4750

Wisconsin Census, 1820-90
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3581

Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907
This database indexes over 435,000 deaths recorded in the state of Wisconsin prior to 1907. Wisconsin is one of few states to have a wide-spread index of records prior to establishment of a state vital records office. However, it is important to note that there will be some records at the county level not included in this statewide index. Taken...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4984

Wisconsin Handbook, 1856
Given territorial status in 1836 and granted statehood in 1848, Wisconsin grew in population from 300,000 to 775,000 in just the first ten years as a state. This database is a reprint of a handbook for the state originally published in 1856. It provides descriptions of the public lands, educational opportunities, commercial statistics, and counties...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4293

Wisconsin Historical Society, Vol. 30
As one of the most important historical societies in the Midwest, the Wisconsin State Historical Society has preserved helpful documents from the region since the nineteenth century. This database is a collection of academic papers presented around the turn of the century. It provides important information regarding the Native Americans of the area...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4083

Wisconsin Land Records
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2079

Wisconsin Lineage Links
Directory of all active Lineage Societies in the State of Wisconsin.
http://www.execpc.com/~drg/drgll.html

Wisconsin Local History Network
Census data, historical information, obituaries, cemetary inscriptions.
http://www.wlhn.org/

Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900
Originally settled as a center for traders, the first large-scale immigration into Wisconsin began in the 1820s, due to an increase in mining in the southern areas of the territory. This database update adds Grant County records between 1835 and 1890 to previously posted marriages from Grant (1891-1900), Jackson, and Monroe counties. Taken from m...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5230

Wisconsin Men of Progress
Home to over 2 million people in 1900, Wisconsin was an important part of the rapidly industrialized Midwest. This database is a collection of brief portraits and biographies of important men of the state. A large compendium, it provides information on civic, political and business leaders of the state at the end of the nineteenth century. It also ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4261

Wisconsin Notable Men
An important part of the Great Lakes region of the United States, Wisconsin boasted a population of nearly a quarter million around the turn of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1902, this database is a biographical listing of several hundred important male residents of the state. Each entry includes helpful information regarding the i...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4238

Wisconsin Political Commentary, 1870-1900
Part of a distinguished Norwegian-American family who immigrated to Wisconsin in 1855, Nils Haugen was a devout Lutheran. This database is his autobiography originally published in 1930. It describes his life as a logger, factory hand, teacher, court reporter, and state legislator. It also provides his account of attending the law school at the Uni...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4409

Wisconsin Railroad Survey, 1857
In 1857, Andrew Davis was a member of an expedition to survey a planned rail line from Portage, Wisconsin to Lake Pepin. This database, compiled from his journal entries and originally published in 1911, is a narrative of the expedition from his perspective. It traces the company's journey from Silver Lake, through Marquette, Waushara, Adams, Wood,...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4324

Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revolution
A state organization with several active chapters. Membership consists of male descendants of American soldiers and patriots from the Revolutionary War.
http://www.wissar.org/

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Seminar Program
Listing of upcoming genealogy seminars.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/seminar.htm

Wisconsin's Norwegian-American Community, 1915
Norwegian immigrants comprised a large proportion of foreign settlers in the Midwest throughout the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1915, this database is a cultural and institutional history of the Norwegian-American community in the area. Containing a brief history of important events among Scandinavian immigrants, it also contains ey...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4200