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About Our Pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records

Explore millions of pre-1907 Wisconsin Vital Records. Copies are also available for purchase.
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About Our Birth Records

Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection
Explore this index of over 1 million pre-1907 state-level birth records to locate full records on microfilm reels.
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About Our Death Records

Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection
Browse our online index of over 400,000 pre-1907 state-level death records and see full death records on microfilm at the Society's library.
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About Our Marriage Records

Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection
Browse our online index of over 1 million pre-1907 marriage records and see full marriage records on microfilm at the Society's library.
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Birth Records Research Tips

Learn tips for using birth records for family history research.
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Family History Collections Overview

Among the Top Five Institutions for Genealogy Research in the U.S.
Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's vast family history collections, which are among the top five for genealogy research in the U.S.
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About the Local Area Research Center Network

Wisconsin Local Area Research Centers (ARCs) provide access to local government records, original manuscript collections and other resources.
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Marriage Records Research Tips

Learn tips for using marriage records for family history research.
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Death Records Research Tips

Learn tips for using death records for family history research.
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About Our Family History Collections

Learn about the Wisconsin Historical Society's genealogy research resources, which are among the top five in the United States.
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Getting Started Researching Your Family History

Learn how to start researching your family history using our physical and online family history resources.
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Know Your Family History

Search over 3,000,000 records including: birth, death and marriage record indexes; newspaper clippings; photographs and other visual materials; and property records from National Register and State Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory (AHI).
Search over three million family history records, including birth, death and marriage record indexes, newspaper clippings and property records.
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Example Explore Our Collections

The Society's world-class collections contain an extraordinary range of artifacts and information about American history, from the remote archaeological past to current events. North American genealogy and Wisconsin history are particular collection strengths.
Explore the Wisconsin Historical Society's resources, including extensive North American genealogy and Wisconsin history materials.
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Explore Our Collections

Our collections hold a wealth of artifacts and information about American history, from the remote past to current events. North American genealogy and Wisconsin history are particular strengths.
Explore the Wisconsin Historical Society's resources, including extensive North American genealogy and Wisconsin history materials.
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S. Ana Heller, as an Unknown Profession

Date: 1905
Description: S. Ana Heller, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an unclear profession, putting a piece of paper or cloth in a bucket. Part of...
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Service and Partnerships - Foundations that Guide Our Work

We digitized more than 70,000 historical images, online delivery of archival finding aids, purchased major new library resources in electronic form.
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