Sheboygan County Collections

Subject Listing:
Sheboygan County

Ahavas Scholem Congregation (Sheboygan, Wis.).
Records, 1903-1952.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DH and Milwaukee Micro Collection 13
Photostats of a minute book and miscellaneous records; financial records (1908-1937) on microfilm. Some records are in Yiddish.

Baras, Lucy.
Twentieth century caveman.
Milwaukee Small Collection 202
A memoir by Lucy Rothstein Baras of Sheboygan, Wisconsin about her experiences living in a Jewish settlement in eastern Poland during World War II. Written in novelistic form, Baras describes Jewish life and culture in the village of Skalat; the invasion of first the Red Army in 1939 and then the Germans; conditions under the occupation; her parents, home, and work; pogroms and other brutality suffered at the hands of the Germans and Ukranians; conditions in a labor camp near the village and her work as a seamstress for the family of a high-ranking German army official; hiding out in the forest for several months at the end of the war; and finally, liberation by the Soviet Army. There is a brief postscript which describes the fate of various family members and friends. Restricted: Copyright is owned by Lucy Baras until January 1, 2005.

Bartholf, Adelia.
Diary, 1858-1859.
Milwaukee Small Collection 195
Description: Diary entries, May 13 to December 30, 1858, written by Bartholf when a young woman living in Greenbush, Wisconsin, commenting on her daily activities at home and as a teacher, local personalities and events, and personal matters.

Brandt, Gerard.
Papers, 1850-1860.
Milwaukee Small Collection 47
Letters from Gerard and Catherine Brandt of Holland Township in Sheboygan County to relatives and friends, chiefly in Milwaukee and the Netherlands, about personal and religious matters, and life in Wisconsin. Contains the original letters in Dutch, and transcriptions in Dutch and English.

Broughton, Charles E., 1873-1956.
Papers, 1916-1953.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BA
Collection includes correspondence, speeches, and scrapbooks relating to Broughton's editorship of the Sheboygan Press and wide ranging professional and social activities. Most of the materials pertain to Broughton's other activities as member of the Wisconsin Democratic party, philanthropist, anti-prohibitionist, fund raiser, conservationist, champion of the Wisconsin cheese industry, and patron of state and local history. Some of the correspondence deals with the management of the newspaper. Due to his newspaper work and broad range of activities, Broughton exchanged letters with many people of state and national importance. Also of interest in the collection is a significant volume of correspondence from a number of servicemen during World War II, sent to Broughton for inclusion in the newspaper. The correspondents served in all branches of the armed forces, and ranged in rank from private to colonel. The letters, found in Broughton's chronological correspondence file, collectively give a varied perspective on the war as seen by the fighting man. Of particular interest for their level of detail are the letters of Thomas Herbert Thomas, who served in Italy and North Africa. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Church and Cemetery Records (Genealogical Society of Utah Project): Sheboygan County, Wisconsin [microform], 1839-1987.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 68
Collection contains various types of records for numerous Sheboygan County churches. The denominations include Congregational, Evangelical, Lutheran, Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Reformed. The microfilm contains baptismal, communion, funeral, interment, marriage, membership, probation, and other records. Some of the records, especially those from the nineteenth century, are in German, and a few are in Dutch. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Community United Church of Christ (Elkhart Lake, Wis.).
Records [microform], 1863-1983.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 19
Records of the church and its predecessors, Trinity Reformed Church and St. John's Evangelical Church; including sacramental records, minutes, records of women's guilds, and other records. The entries are in German until the late 1930s. Also included are brief records of St. John's Evangelical Church of Greenbush, Wisconsin and of Evangelical Peace Church of Plymouth, Wisconsin. The relationship of these two churches to the Elkhart Lake churches is unknown. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Congregation Adas Israel (Sheboygan, Wis.)
Records, [ca. 1900]-1931.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 14
Minutes and financial records in Hebrew or Yiddish of a Sheboygan Jewish congregation.

Fairview Cheese Factory (Cedar Grove, Wis.).
Records, 1908-1949.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection ET
Records of a Cedar Grove cheese factory operated by Ernest H. Fisher, including production and sales records for cream, butter, and cheese; payroll ledgers which also contain accounts with area dairy farmers; and personal and corporate tax returns. Also includes certificates, farm animal pedigrees, and licenses. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Giddings, David.
Papers, 1827-1884.
Milwaukee Small Collection 57
Copies of documents concerning David Giddings, a pioneer settler in Sheboygan Falls; including family letters, letters about land transactions, deeds and other legal documents, and an 1884 letter by Giddings recalling his arrival and first experiences in Wisconsin.

Independent Order of Good Templars. Lodge 94 (Greenbush, Wis.).
Records, 1863-1870.
Milwaukee Small Collection 165
Photocopied minutes of the lodge, which was involved with the temperance movement, from its organization to dissolution, and membership lists.

International Association of Machinists. Local 251 (Sheboygan, Wis.).
Records, 1922-1994.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 201
Records of Local 251 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, consisting of eighteen minutes books (1922-1994), two roll books (1926-1942), and four treasurer's cash books (1947-1950, 1954-1966). The minutes document the local's monthly and bimonthly meetings including lists of officers, treasurer's report, and reports on activities. The roll books contain member lists and attendance at meetings, and the Treasurer's cash book book lists receipts and disbursements of the Local. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Joint School District No. 1 (Mitchell and Osceola, Wis.). Treasurer.
Journal, 1867-1913.
Sheboygan Micro Series 2
Treasurer's journal of receipts and disbursements, showing source, amount, order number, payee, and reason for payment. Entries are generally dated only with a year, and are arranged chronologically. Entries after 1905 were apparently made wherever a blank page was available, and are thus found entirely out of chronological order.

Kiel, Roland H.
Memoir, 1984-1995.
Milwaukee Small Collection 191
Two editions of an illustrated memoir written between 1984 and 1995 by Roland Kiel, a native of Sheboygan, Wis., describing his military service during World War I. Kiel served as a staff sergeant with the Headquarters Squadron of the 47th Air Depot Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, stationed at the Eastern India Air Depot, Panagarh, India. Although very similar, each edition contains material that the other does not. They describe induction, training, transport to India, the depot and Army life in India, and the return home. Kiel also describes travel outside the base; included is a letter written by his best friend, Willie Comfort, describing their visit to a leper colony. The memoir is illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings, and maps, and includes several documents related to his service.

Kroehnke, John O., 1810-
Diaries, 1884-1885.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 107
Four diaries of a farmer-painter who emigrated from Schleswig-Holstein to Sheboygan. The diaries, which are written in old German script, are supplemented by complete translations of the first volume (1848-1850) into modern German and into English and by notes on the other three volumes. Although the diaries reveal little about family life, they extensively discuss his journey to Wisconsin via New York City and the Erie Canal, the process of homesteading in the wilderness, economic conditions (especially during the Civil War), and ethnic assimilation and community life. Because Kroehnke was a relatively well educated man his diaries are also of note for linguists and paleographers. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Landwirthschaftlicher Verein (Plymouth, Wis.)
Records, 1871-1888.
Milwaukee Small Collection 24
Constitution, bylaws, and proceedings, in German of a settler's association.

Lyndon (Sheboygan County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Records, 1849-1978.
Sheboygan Series 24
Collection consists of clerk's general record books, 1849-1967; treasurer's account books, 1883-1978; election records, 1868-1907; justice of the peace dockets, 1858-1926; and a highway record book, 1868-1901. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Lyndon (Sheboygan County, Wis. : Town). Treasurer.
Tax rolls, 1870-1910.
Sheboygan Series 23
A record of taxes on real and personal property, including name of owner, description of property, number of acres, valuation of property, taxes assessed, and allocation of taxes to the state, county, town, school district, highway commission, and other special funds. The tax rolls were compiled annually until 1900 and every five years thereafter. Volumes for the years 1872-1873, 1875-1879, 1881, and 1883-1886 are missing. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Methodist Episcopal Church (Sheboygan, Wis.)
Records, 1877-1938.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 50
Record book containing lists of church members, officers, and records of baptisms and marriages, partly written in Norwegian.

Miller, Mary Abbott.
Letters, 1855-1907.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 170
Letters primarily exchanged between long-time Sheboygan County, Wisconsin residents Rev. Alonzo T. Miller and his wife, Mary Abbott Miller. The letters span their courtship and marriage in 1860, Alonzo's (1864-1865) Civil War service in Company B of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, and periodic separations due to familial or ministerial obligations in later years. There are some letters to Mary from her parents, Civil War letters (1862-1865) from brother Martin Abbott (Company G of the 26th Wisconsin Infantry), and from a few friends and other relatives. A few letters were written by Alonzo to his parents in 1865. Remaining letters are from the Millers' four children and occasionally from one of their grandchildren. Miscellaneous materials include handwritten poems, religious items, and a small book, The Christian Minister's Affectionate Advice to a Married Couple, which includes their marriage certificate and an inscription to Reverend Irwin who married them. A 1910 news article provide biographical information. Martin Abbott's letters were written from various camps and battlefields including Camp Sigel (Milwaukee) and discuss his involvement in several important battles, including Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, and Atlanta. Enlisting towards the end of the war, Alonzo's frequent letters were written from Camp Randall, Little Rock, Arkansas, and several camps in Alabama and Texas. Primarily discussing his religious state of mind, Alonzo's letters also discuss camp life and his involvement in the Alabama battles at Fort Blakely and Mobile. Box 2 contains oversize letters. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Mitchell (Wis.). Clerk.
Town records, 1850-1923.
Sheboygan Micro Series 1
Records include town board and town meeting proceedings (1855-1891); records of marks and brands (1871-1889); bills of sale (1876, 1894-1923); notices of change in the date of the annual school district meetings (1874, 1876); chattel mortgages (1871-1891); road and school districts (1871-1914); school census, receipts, and disbursements (1850-1861); and apportionment of school fund income and county school tax (1862-1891).

Otis, John P.
Church histories collection, 1967-[ongoing]
UWM Manuscript Collection 8
The collection consists of John P. Otis' photographs and compiled histories of about 5,000 Wisconsin churches and a few synagogues, acquired over a twenty-year period. The photographs usually consist of a single 3" x 3" color exterior image of the building, kept in twenty albums. The photographs are indexed by "history" cards, arranged by locality. The collection includes four boxes of negatives, in no apparent order; and seventy-two maps showing the routes Otis travelled and the location of many of the churches he photographed. Otis compiled the history of the churches through a standard form which requested the year the church was founded, the first pastor, and denomination or sect. A number of the respondents provided additional historical information. The forms are maintained in files, arranged by locality and/or county, which also contain published histories of the churches, and newsclippings. The collection includes Otis' correspondence (1968-1979) concerning the acquisition of materials; the development of the project; miscellaneous faith and denomination histories; newsclippings; solicitation of funds; and efforts to donate the collection. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Otte, Carl, b. 1923.
Papers, 1970-1986.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 124
Papers, mainly 1983-86, of a Democratic legislator from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, consisting of subject files and files on problems of individual constituents. The subject files contain correspondence from constituents, colleagues, advocacy groups, and staff members; speeches and statements; policy papers and reports; minutes; and clippings. The subject files relate to issues such as education, nursing homes, taxes, and committees on which Otte served, including the Senate Transportation Committee, the Migrant Labor Council, and the Legislative Council's Special Committee on Primary Prevention. Finding aid available in the Archives.

People's Savings Bank (Sheboygan, Wis.).
Court exhibit, 1932.
Sheboygan Small Series 1
An audit report for the period 1 February-31 December 1932, giving such information as the names of the corporators, trustees, and officers; and statements regarding investments and financial condition.

Plymouth Exchange Bank (Sheboygan County, Wis.).
Court exhibit, 1931-1938.
Sheboygan Small Series 3
Includes minutes of trustees (1931-1938) and a volume containing correspondence between the bank's directors and the state banking commissioner in May 1936.

Potter, Calvin J.
Papers, 1970-1998.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 174
Political papers of Calvin Potter, a member of the Democratic Party, mainly reflecting his years as a representative of Wisconsin's 9th Senate District (Sheboygan, Calumet, and Manitowoc counties) from 1990-1998, but also including materials from his tenure in the State Assembly (59th District, Sheboygan County) from 1974-1988. The papers consist of biographical information, newsletters, press releases, speeches, and subject file which focus on legislation with which he was closely involved. Topics include credit unions, school mascots and Native American stereotypes, juvenile justice, "light" butter, pornography, DNA testing, tattoo legislation, and various police related issues, among others. The collection also contains a diary and correspondence from a 1986 trip to Japan funded through the Japan/United States Friendship Commission to study the Japanese educational system. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Prange, Louis H., 1884-1957.
Papers, 1952-1957.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EI
Consists primarily of constituent correspondence and press clippings of a Republican state senator from Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties. Much of the correspondence is between Prange and professional and business interests groups concerning highway safety and the state traffic patrol force; proposed raising of the drinking age; statewide daylight savings time; teachers' retirement legislation; legalized bingo; costs of funerals; chiropractic medicine; the Wisconsin Radio Council; artificial food coloring; and train crew laws. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Savings Safety Bank (Sheboygan County, Wis.).
Court exhibit, 1927.
Sheboygan Small Series 2
Organization and incorporation record book containing subscription lists, the constitution and bylaws, stockholder's ledger, and similar matters.

Schutte, Henry A.
Account book, 1895-1896.
Milwaukee Small Collection 12
Account book kept by a harness maker in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Sharpe, Peter.
Account book, 1841-1859.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 33
Account book of a Sheboygan and Elkhart Lake tailor and monument carver, with entries made before and after his emigration from New York State.

Sheboygan County Mutual Savings Bank (Wis.).
Court exhibit, 1925-1936.
Sheboygan Series 5
Includes organization and incorporation records, minutes of director's meetings and correspondence (1925-1933); a signature book containing signatures, addresses, occupations, and pass book numbers of depositors; and two audit reports. Arranged by type of record and then chronologically.

Sheboygan County (Wis.). Register of Deeds.
Census of population, 1865.
Sheboygan Series 13
Enumeration of residents as of 1 June 1865. Includes names of heads of families and number of persons residing in each household, tabulated by sex and race. For each household, the number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane, and foreign born persons is also given. Arranged by township.

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Carl Witte Camp No. 37 (Sheboygan, Wis.).
Records, 1892-1957.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 130
Collection contains a cash book (1945-1957); minutes of meetings (1892-1910, 1943-1947); books of rituals, ceremonies, and documents such as letters of discharge and pension certificates; and newspaper clippings detailing the camp's meetings.

State Bank of Haven (Sheboygan County, Wis.).
Court exhibit, 1932-1943.
Sheboygan Series 6
Includes minutes of the trustees and a general ledger, arranged by type of record and then chronologically.

State Bank of Sheboygan Falls (Wis.).
Court exhibit, 1910-1943.
Sheboygan Series 7
Includes minutes of the directors (1910-1933) and trustees (1933-1943), miscellaneous correspondence, court orders, and other papers.

Tubbs, Helen Marion Andrus.
Stone and Andrus families, 1846-1860.
Milwaukee Small Collection 199
Family history anecdotes about Tubbs' parents, Maila Stone and E. Palmer Andrus, both of whom left Vermont in 1846 with Maila's father James Stone and his family, and settled in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, where they married several years later.

Verhulst, Henry A., 1882-1957.
Autobiography, 1946.
Milwaukee Small Collection 82
An autobiography written by a Sheboygan, Wisconsin businessman, with information on his childhood, his religious faith, early poverty, beginnings in business, and his later civic activities; plus a newspaper obituary.

Weisse, Charles Herman, 1866-1919.
Letterpress book, 1903-1904.
Milwaukee Small Collection 29
Letterpress book containing copies of letters written by Weisse, a native of Sheboygan Falls, during the first year he served in Congress, usually concerning nominations and constituent requests. Some of the letters are badly faded and difficult to read.

Wierman, Henry G.
Manuscript, 1957.
Milwaukee Small Collection 80
Historical account of the Onion River grist mill in Waldo, Wisconsin, including descriptions of the stone process and of the roller process of grinding.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of births, 1808-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2072
Statewide index to births recorded between 1852 and 1907 (earlier births often recorded years later). Shows name, date and county for each registrant, and reel and document number in the Registrations of Births (Wisconsin Series 2070). Also contains entries for reels 1-3 of the Delayed Registrations (Wisconsin Series 2071). Arranged in two parts: alphabetically by registrant's name, and chronologically by date of birth. Incomplete entries are located at the beginning of each part.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of deaths, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2069
Statewide index, including Counties of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha, to deaths recorded between 1852-1907, arranged alphabetically. Each entry shows name of deceased, date and county of death, and volume and page number in the Registrations of deaths (Wisconsin Series 2068). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of marriages, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2074
Index to marriages recorded in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties between 1852-1907, with some entries for earlier marriages. Each entry shows name of husband and wife, marriage date, and volume and page number in the Registrations of Marriages (Wisconsin Series 2073). Arranged by county, then by chronological segments, then alphabetically by husband's surname.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Index to registrations of marriages, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2109
Statewide index, including the counties of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha, providing name of husband, wife, date of marriage, volume and page number where recorded in the Registrations of Marriages.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Registrations of births, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2070
Record of births made by the register of deeds in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties and sent to the Bureau. Records show name; race; sex; names of siblings and parents; mother's maiden name; time and place of birth; and other details. Also includes some births for 1808-1852, but recorded later. Arranged chronologically then by date of registration. Indexed by the Index to Registrations of Births (Wisconsin Series 2072). The Milwaukee County register is located in the Archives.

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Registrations of deaths, 1852-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2068
Record of deaths made by the register of deeds in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha Counties and sent to the Bureau. Records show name; race; sex; occupation; place of birth; names of parents and spouse; date, place, and cause of death; place of burial; and other details. Indexed by the Index to registrations of deaths (Wisconsin Series 2069).

Wisconsin. Bureau of Health Statistics.
Registrations of marriage, 1836-1907.
Wisconsin Series 2073
Record of marriages recorded by Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha registers of deeds and sent to the Bureau. Records show individuals' names, birthplaces, names of parents of each, occupation and residence of husband, date and place of marriage, and other details. Indexed by the Index to Registrations of Marriages (Wisconsin Series 2074).

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County).
Criminal minute books, 1957-1970.
Sheboygan Series 11
Contains a brief outline of all criminal actions taken, including charges, jurors, witnesses, exhibits, verdicts, and sentences. Arranged by date of trial.

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County).
Criminal record books, 1898-1955.
Sheboygan Series 12
Record of action in each criminal case, arranged chronologically by the date of the first action taken.

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County).
Journals, 1860-1879.
Sheboygan Series 9
Record of civil and criminal proceedings in open court, arranged chronologically.

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County).
Minute books, 1846-1962.
Sheboygan Series 10
Contains a brief outline of all actions taken in open court, arranged chronologically. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sheboygan County).
Naturalization records, 1857-1980.
Sheboygan Series 8
Declarations of intent (1860-1978), petitions (1857-1906), naturalization certificates (1859-1980), depositions and petitions denied (1911-1930), stubbooks to certificates (1907-1926), and alphabetical index. Original records are in the Archives.

Wisconsin. County Court (Sheboygan County).
Condemnation records, 1902-1919.
Sheboygan Series 20
Series consists of a summary of action, arranged chronologically, to condemn property in Sheboygan County, usually including a legal description of the property, value of land taken, owners of the property, and names of jurors. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. County Court (Sheboygan County).
Criminal docket, 1873-1935.
Sheboygan Series 18
Contains a summary of actions in each criminal case, arranged chronologically by the date of the first action taken. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. County Court (Sheboygan County).
Probate records, 1882-1928.
Sheboygan Series 17
The series consist of four groups of bound records: wills, a record of claims, final judgments; and the tax on legacies. The three volumes of wills (1860-1871, 1889-1899, 1899-1902) contain a summary of proceedings, including a copy of the last will and testament; executor's bond; orders for appraisal and disposal of property, appointment of executor, and limiting time for creditors to make claims; and various affidavits and petitions. The record of claims (1882-1915) provides the name of person being claimed against, date and amount of claim, and the person making the claim; an index is at the front of the volume and on pp. 400-413. The series also contains a volume of final judgments of probate (1899-1928) arranged by date. A volume recording taxes on legacies (1903-1906) is arranged by date the petition was filed, and provides place and date of death, estimated value of property, date and amount of the inventory of property; heirs at large, legatees, and devisees. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Wisconsin. County Court (Sheboygan County).
Proceedings, 1894-1902.
Sheboygan Series 19
Contains a brief outline of civil actions taken in open court, arranged chronologically by date of initial hearing. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Zoar Reformed Church (Rhine, Wis.).
Record book, 1862-1969.
Milwaukee Small Collection 157
Record book of a German Reformed congregation which dissolved in 1969; including baptismal records (1862-1969); confirmation, marriage, burial, and communion records (1908-1969); and membership and other records.