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| Explore 25,000 pages of original documents about Wisconsin in the Civil War, including soldiers' letters, photos and battle summaries. |
| Explore our physical and online collections of Civil War materials including Wisconsin regimental histories, maps, casualty lists, lettters and more. |
| Physical Holdings at the Wisconsin Historical Museum |
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| Learn about the political and military physical holdings at the Wisconsin Historical Museum |
| Learn how Civil War Records are organized and how to purchase copies. |
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| Learn how Civil War Records are organized and how to purchase copies. |
| Find answers to questions frequently asked about the Civil War Roster and Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls |
| These maps identify local landowners within each Wisconsin county and provide information about cultural and topographical features. |
| See an overview of the Society's Social Action holdings. |
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| View original documents, lesson plans, classroom activities and background essays on key events in Wisconsin history. |
| Among the Top Five Institutions for Genealogy Research in the U.S. |
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| Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's vast family history collections, which are among the top five for genealogy research in the U.S. |
| The Society’s museum collections include 110,000 historical objects and about 500,000 archaeological items that document the history of Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives |
| Learn how to access and explore the Henry and Elizabeth Baird Papers. |
| Discover the fascinating stories and historical significance of more than 200 of the Wisconsin Historical Museum's artifacts. |
| Begin your family history research with these tips for using census, birth, death and marriage records. |
| Explore local and county histories for Wisconsin, the U.S. and Canada, and find rich information on communities and prominent citizens from 1850-1920. |
| We have over 200 original bird's-eye-view maps of Wisconsin cities and villages dating from the 1860s to the early 1900s. |
| Original, meticulously detailed street-level maps for 325 Wisconsin communities, 1883-1930, originally used to determine a property's fire hazard. |
| Explore our physical and digital collections of census records for the U.S., Wisconsin, Canada and special U.S. Federal Schedules. |
| A directory of historical records repositories in Wisconsin. This directory includes information on the collections, contact information, and more. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Collections |
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| Browse the Wisconsin Historical Society's doll collection, organized by category, collector, country/maker, date, and material. |
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