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Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - Wisconsin (Wayback Machine)

State of Wisconsin Collection - UW Digital Collections

The State of Wisconsin Collection brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary materials: writings about the State of Wisconsin and unique or valuable materials that relate to its history and ongoing development. The collection includes published material as well as archival materials. The materials were digitized from a variety of formats including books, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, maps and other resources deemed important to the study and teaching of the State of Wisconsin.

The Diocese of La Crosse - Chancery Office/Archives

United Methodist Church - Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History

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 - Green Bay - Archives and ARC

A series of databases from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Area Research Center. Belgian pedigree charts submitted by individuals of Belgian descent. A comprehensive index was created with approximately 4000 names. The index includes every name on every chart, not just those of Belgian descent. The databases also include: Brown County Citizenship Records, 1829-1984; Brown County Plat Map, 1875; Brown County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1821-1976; Calumet County Citizenship Records, 1850-1955; Kewaunee County Circuit Court records, 1858-1950; Kewaunee County Citizenship Records, 1850-1950; Manitowoc County Citizenship Records, 1848-1955; Oconto County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1857-1952; Outagamie County Citizenship Records, 1852-1963; Outagamie County Probate Case Files, 1853-1958; Shawano County Circuit Court Records, 1860-1961; Shawano County Court Records, 1921-1946.

University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

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.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Libraries

University of Wisconsin-Madison Electronic Library

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries

Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church - The Conference Archives

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Digital Archives

Collaborators include the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Law Library.

Wisconsin Electronic Reader

The Wisconsin Electronic Reader is a cooperative project of the University of Wisconsin General Library System and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in celebration of the sesquicentennial of Wisconsin statehood which includes stories, essays, letters, poems, biographies, journals, postcards and tidbits from Wisconsin history. This excellent site does include relationships to other states and has a SEARCH capability.

Wisconsin Historical Society - The Library

Wisconsin Public Library Websites

Wisconsin Veterans Museum

WorldCat: The World's Largest Library Catalog

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos, and many new kinds of digital content such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Special features include the ability for you to create lists of library items and build biblilographies.