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•	Wisconsin Land Records Wisconsin Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index
•	Wisconsin Census, 1820-90 U.S. Federal Census indexes (and other related census indexes) for Wisconsin from 1820 to 1890
•	Henry Schoolcraft, Travels in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1821 Journal of an explorer and Indian agent as he travels from Detroit to Sault Ste. Marie
•	Mary Davison Bradford, Memoirs Memoirs of Mary Bradford containing reminiscences of education in Wisconsin, rural school teaching and city superintendent
•	Robert La Follette, Autobiography, 1913 Personal writings of prominent Wisconsin politician Robert La Follette
•	British Influence on Wisconsin, 1763-1814 Collection of historical documents and commentary on the British influence on the region.
•	Wisconsin Historical Society, Vol. 30 Collection of academic papers regarding the history of Wisconsin around the turn of the century.
•	Clara Lenroot, Long, Long Ago in Wisconsin Short narrative of the early years of a Wisconsin native
•	Wisconsin's Norwegian-American Community, 1915 Brief history and commentary on the Norwegian-American community in Wisconsin
•	Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, 1860 Autobiography of a young lawyer who lived in Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin in the 1850s
•	Wisconsin Notable Men Biographical listing of several hundred important men of Wisconsin before the start of the twentieth century
•	Wisconsin Men of Progress Compendium of biographies of important Wisconsin men around the turn of the twentieth century
•	Wisconsin Handbook, 1856 Descriptive handbook originally published in 1856 about Wisconsin
•	Wisconsin Railroad Survey, 1857 Narrative of a railroad surveying expedition in Wisconsin in 1857
•	Isaac Stephenson, Public Life in Wisconsin Autobiography of an important Wisconsin politician and businessman
•	Wesson Miller, Wisconsin Methodist Minister Narrative of the life of a Wisconsin pastor in the nineteenth century
•	Wisconsin Political Commentary, 1870-1900 Autobiography of the life of a Norwegian-American resident of Wisconsin in the nineteenth century
•	William Henry, Northern Wisconsin, 1890 Guide for settlers of northern Wisconsin in the 1890s
•	Chrysostom Verwyst, Wisconsin Pioneer Missionary Narrative of the life and experiences of a Catholic missionary in Wisconsin
•	John Parkinson, Early Wisconsin, 1835-1860 Narrative of the early life of a southern Wisconsin settler in the middle of the nineteenth century.
•	Milwaukee, Wisconsin Directory, 1889-90 Directories listing over 147,000 names for Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1889 to 1890
•	Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907 Birth index created by the state for Wisconsin from 1820 to 1907.
•	Appleton, Wisconsin Directories, 1884-98 Directories listing over 40,000 names for Appleton, Wisconsin from 1887 to 1893
•	Ashland, Wisconsin Directories, 1888-93 Directories listing over 24,100 names for Ashland, Wisconsin from 1888-93
•	Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 Death index created by the state of Wisconsin from 1820 to 1907.
•	Eau Claire, Wisconsin Directories, 1889-93 Directories listing over 26,300 names for Eau Claire, Wisconsin from 1889 to 1893
•	Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 11 Documents detailing the early history of the Great Lakes Region.
•	Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 12 Collection of records from the early history of the Great Lakes Region
•	Midwest Pioneers: Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 14 A collection of historical documents related to the early settlements of the Great Lakes region.
•	Midwst Pioneers: Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 15 Historical records related to the early settlement of the Great Lakes region.

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Wisconsin Genealogy Help

Vital records, as their name suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil authorities, these public records are prime sources of genealogical information. These records are critically important in genealogy research, often supplying details on family members well back into the nineteenth century.

There are many sources for birth, death and marriage events that are not in the Wisconsin vital records office. Cemeteries, church records, newspapers, military records, immigration and naturalization records, as well as family records in letters and Bibles, are all places where evidence of vital events might be found. Once Wisconsin vital records have been researched, and especially if none are available for the location and time period required, a good procedure would be to try to locate your Wisconsin ancestors using Wisconsin census records.

Every state has a division charged with the responsibility of maintaining and dispersing public information from its vital record holdings. Each state page on this website indicates the availability of birth records, marriage records, death records, and divorce records and the agencies responsible for maintaining them.

Wisconsin Vital Records Information
(How to contact the Vital Records Department of Wisconsin)

Event: Birth

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Vital Records
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701

Remarks: State Office has scattered records earlier than 1857. Records before October 1, 1907, are very incomplete. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each.

Check or money order should be made payable to Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted. A stamped, self-addressed business size (#10) envelope should be included with the request. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (608) 266-1371. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at Vital Records.

Event: Death

Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701

Remarks: State Office has scattered records earlier than 1857. Records before October 1, 1907, are very incomplete. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each.

Event: Marriage

Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701

Remarks: Records since April 1836. Records before October 1, 1907, are very incomplete and cannot be searched without a county of marriage. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each.

Event: Divorce

Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701

Remarks: Records since October 1907. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each.