The calumet county historical society is located on irish road, just north of its intersection with wisconsin highway 32 57, in chilton, wisconsin 54014. The society has an extensive collection of local and county histories for wisconsin, the united states and canada, most from 18501920, with rich information on communities and prominent citizens. It is the fifthsmallest county in wisconsin by land area and fourthsmallest by total area. Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, it is the oldest. Preserving the history of vernon county, wisconsin. Always be nice, thank yous and dont ask for every smith listed ashland county. Do not click on the subscribe button or the 14day free trial offer unless you are interested in access to all of ancestry. Wisconsin genealogy research getting started wigenweb. You also can help the society out by checking out the support wsgs page. Its counties, townships and v illages the cow book is a musthave research companion. Norcross when a young man and maiden united their hands and fortunes, they go out from the old homestead to seek a new home. An index to the personal names in the manitowoc county sections of c. If you have questions about the information contained on a site, please send it to the webmaster that maintains it. Rootsweb resources find records, history resources and more.
Henry mixa, who has been proprietor of the two rivers plating works since 1902, came to two rivers in 1882. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your calumet county ancestors. Racine, belle city of the lakes, and racine county, wisconsin. The first volume is a local history, and the second volume consists of biographical sketches of residents of the county. Wisconsin genealogy express free genealogy research. Historical and genealogical information yno frills links to clark countys history and. Monroe county, wisconsin genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. Index of births from the wisconsin department of health and family services in madison. It then focuses on the procedures of the calumet county sheriffs office and the manitowoc county sheriffs. Genealogy and history books for clark county, wisconsin. Wisconsin societies many of the societies in this directory are linked to web sites created by volunteers from around the country.
To locate additional resources, please check our catalog or consult a reference librarian. After contacting a preservation specialist at the wisconsin state historical. List of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 saint croix county, wisconsin source. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Epidemics in case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors disappeared during a certain period in history, this page might help. Wisconsin historical societies and genealogical societies. When you click on the record you will be prompted to create a free account. They consist of men in the county of racine, who were considered by the. Wisconsin state genealogical society wisconsin resources. For free access to wisconsin historical society records on ancestry, start your search then click on your results. Welcome to monroe county, wisconsin genealogy trails our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Genealogy records calumet county, wi official website. This guide contains a sample of the newberrys resources on this topic. Wisconsin genealogy, vital records, cemeteries, more.
Early days in calumet county, wi, are recalled through in this meaty little booklet, filled with local history and brief biographies of prominent residents. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers if you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webpagemaking skills, consider joining us. The use of certain records and indexes is restricted by wisconsin statute. Wisconsin genealogy resources calumet county genealogical resources archives, libraries and museums area research center. Welcome to our calumet county family history research page. Birth, death, and marriage indexes, state censuses, and wills and probate records. Racine county, wisconsin biographies access genealogy. Visit our online store today for these and more wsgs products. At that tome what is now juneau county was a part of adams county and quincy was the county seat. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and are.
Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of. Cyndis list links to records, libraries and mailing lists. Genealogy trails history group monroe county vital records source. Guide to calumet county, wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. This office reserves the right to restrict access to records which are not arranged or being. An interesting note for wisconsin genealogy is that many migrants from new york and the new england states came to run the new states finance, business and. A sermon preached in the old mission house at stockbridge, wisconsin, on the occasion of the congregational church vacating it from their new house, dec. Wisconsin then becomes a territory in 1836 and achieves statehood in 1848. Adams county history from the 1881 history of northern wisconsin selected adams county residents biographies from the 1901 county history mrs. Guide to calumet county, wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and.
It had become also the center for northern abolitionism. Please click here for uptodate information from the portage county public health department regarding covid19. Wisc genealogyno frills links to clark countys history and genealogy resourceswisconsins best history and genealogy databases for clark co. Where can find calumet county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Wisconsin genealogy free wisconsin genealogy access. County research links to websites containing information on wisconsins 72 indvidual counties member surnames list of surnames and the ability to email the member researching that surname research links links to online research information about wisconsin, genealogy, and. Links to portage county daily press releases and county health department situation reports can be found in the in the spotlight box below. These persons were either born and raised in racine or settled racine at an early date in its history pre 1900. Our museum features two buildings filled with articles from around calumet county that. Golden rule genealogy joan benner has a page with a collection of. Calumet county, wi societies and family history resources.
Lds family history center research outline for wisconsin. Calumet county, wisconsin genealogy genealogy familysearch. The following collection consists of 422 biographies of racine county wisconsin. Research calumet in the wisconsin forums on, the new genforum. This story of clark county, wisconsin has been created and is maintained by the clark county, wis. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. This state page of our website provides direct links to free wisconsin genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on wisconsin genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.
Rootsweb maps and gazetteers 25 military records and histories. We also invite you to research your family history using premier genealogy collections documenting not only wisconsin but all of the united states and canada. Ferris recalls the early days in adams county news items about the early hotels adams county history written by ernest klicko adams county highway historical markers. Calumet county, wisconsin genealogy trails history group. Calumet county the county was created in 1836 and organized in 1850. The wisconsin krueger family tragedy 16 years of letters from prison by kay scholtz, published by trails books, 3005 center green drive, suite 225, boulder, co 80301, 20 the woodshed, by violet mechelke is a work of fiction set in wilcox and heintown in clark county the late 1800s. University of wisconsingreen bay area research center network historical. Wisconsin historical society history center and archives. On saturday, june 28, 2014, calumet county historical society partnered with wisconsin steam antique engine club for their 1st ever steam engine show. Adams county times, friday september 20, 1929, page 1. Sogge, keeper of the life saving station at two rivers, wisconsin, who has given long and faithful service to his adopted government in one of the most perilous of occupations, was born in norway, october 29, 1857, and is the son of ole and marguerite iverson. During the 1740s, many indian people in southern new england converted to christianity, especially members of algonkianspeaking tribes including the mohegan, pequot, narragansett, montauk, tunxis, wangunk, and niantic. Federal census mortality schedules, 18501880 monroe county, wisconsin source. University of wisconsinstevens point area research center network historical records for adams, juneau, langlade, lincoln, marathon, portage, waupaca, waushara and wood counties.
Family history library holdings portage county libraries. History buffs and supported by your generous donations. Collection of family historyrelated government records covering various time periods between 1800 and 1987. Wisconsin historical society family history records. Calumet county, wisconsin genealogy forum genforum. He was born in bohemia, july 4, 1874, a son of john and mary mixa. Search usa wisconsin calumet county calumet county. Gootes plat book of manitowoc and calument counties, wisconsin.
Genealogy resources on the internet locate resources for each county. The information comes from a rare 1881 book, entitled history of northern wisconsin. Many offer books on their area usually at a low cost. The wisconsin historical society officially the state historical society of wisconsin is simultaneously a state agency and a private membership organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of north america, with an emphasis on the state of wisconsin and the transallegheny west. Wisconsin genweb records and history for most counties. County officers legislative district and officers efforts to divide the county. University of wisconsingreen bay area research center network historical records for brown, calumet, door, florence, kewaunee, manitowoc, marinette, menominee, oconto, outagamie, and shawano counties. Marquette county historical society, westfield, wisconsin. Free family records for researching ancestry in calumet county.