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Academic Libraries in Wisconsin

American Geographical Society Library

Milwaukee. Reference and research library devoted to the acquisition, analysis, preservation, and retrieval of the literature of geography, cartography, and related fields. Located at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library

Circus World Museum: Robert L. Parkinson Library and Research Center

Baraboo, Wisconsin. Collections of paper, photographic and sound materials relating to circus life.

Cofrin Library - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning

Family History Library Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.

FamilySearch - FamilySearch Centers in Wisconsin

A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.

LIBCAT: US - Wisconsin

A directory of library resources on the Internet.

LibDex - The Library Index - Wisconsin

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

National Archives and Records Administration

Newberry Library - Wisconsin Genealogy

Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library

Madison, Wisconsin.

PublicLibraries.com - Wisconsin

Repositories of Primary Sources: Wisconsin

A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library

State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Archives Division

The Diocese of La Crosse - Chancery Office/Archives

United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

University of Wisconsin Digital Colletions

Promoting the Wisconsin idea by providing professional leadership in the creation of quality digital resources from libraries and archives for faculty, staff and students, citizens of the state and scholars at large.

University of Wisconsin Stout - University Library - Local History Collections

The University Area Research Center holds various official county records (ex: death and birth certificates) from Barron, Dunn, and Pepin counties.