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Genealogy

Wisconsin Resources:

Wisconsin Local History Network has a surname locator, family migration records, census index, links to Wisconsin cemeteries that are online, scrapbooks & photo albums, and links to Wisconsin histories and documents.

Wisconsin Genealogy Index provides a search for pre-1907 Vital Records and Wisconsin Name Index records. Vital records include birth, death, and marriage records. Name Index records include biographical sketches, obituaries and newspaper articles published before 2000.

Other Resources:

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet has over 250,000 links that are organized in over 180 categories. This is an excellent resource.

Olive Tree Genealogy has free databases of ships passenger lists, Palatines, Huguenots, Mennonites, Native American Genealogy, USA Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, military records, and more. Plus tutorials, help pages, and resource guides.

AfriGeneas is a site covering African American genealogy, in particular researching African Ancestry in the Americas. It also hosts an African Ancestry research community.

State Specific Resources is a directory of annotated links for genealogy resources compiled by state archives and state libraries. It includes an annotated list of international resources. It’s maintained by the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Ind.

American Family Immigration History Center provides a database with information on the immigrants and ship’s crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1898 and 1924. It also has other genealogy information and family scrapbooks.

FamilySearch.org is provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is an online search of its Ancestral File and International Genealogical index, census, and other vital statistics sources. It has a directory of family history web sites and much more.

GeneaNet—Genealogical Database Network is a universal register of worldwide genealogical resources—net-based or not, free or fee-paying.

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration has a genealogy section with information such as forms, tools & aids, topics, links, FAQs, and more.

Genealogy search in the Librarians’ Internet Index provides many more annotated links for specific and general sites in the U.S. and internationally.

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