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WISCONSIN GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES IN OTHER REPOSITORIES

CENSUS RECORDS: The Wisconsin Historical Society Library has Federal, State, and Territorial censuses dating from 1790. The Milwaukee Public Library has Federal censuses of Wisconsin and some other states.

CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS: Descriptive rolls and muster rolls are at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library. The Milwaukee Public Library has an index of personal names.

MAPS: For worldwide maps, as well as Sanborn maps and some plat maps, visit the American Geographical Society Library in the UWM Libraries (third floor, east wing). The Milwaukee County Historical Society, the Milwaukee Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society also have Sanborn maps and a variety of local and state plat maps.

MILWAUKEE CITY DIRECTORIES: City directories are available in the UWM Libraries' general stacks (call number F589.M6.A18), as well as at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the Milwaukee Public Library, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Archives, and the Legislative Reference Bureau.

NATURALIZATION RECORDS: Naturalization records for Milwaukee County are at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Federal naturalization records covering the State of Wisconsin are available at the National Archives and Records Administration in Chicago.

PASSENGER LISTS: The Wisconsin Historical Society Library has passenger lists for the major east coast and gulf ports for most of the 19th century.

POST-1907 VITAL RECORDS: Contact the county registers of deeds or the Bureau of Health Statistics in Madison.

TRANSCRIPTS: Contact the Education Approval Board for the location of transcripts for defunct colleges.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Archives
3501 South Lake Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53207
(414) 769-3407
www.archmil.org

Educational Approval Board
P.O. Box 8696
Madison, WI 53708-8698
(608) 266-1996
eab.state.wi.us/

Milwaukee County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 270326
Milwaukee, WI 53227-0326
milwaukeegenealogy.org

Milwaukee County Historical Society
910 North 3rd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 273-8288
www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org

Milwaukee County Register of Deeds
901 North 9th Street
Courthouse, Room 103
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1458
(414) 278-4011

Milwaukee Public Library
814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 286-3000
www.mpl.org

Mormon Family History Center
9600 W. Grange Ave.
Hales Corners, WI 53130
(414) 425-4182

National Archives and Records Administration
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 948-9019
www.archives.gov/great-lakes

Ozaukee County Historical Society
P.O. Box 206
Cedarburg, WI 53012
(262) 377-4510
www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/OCHS/

Ozaukee County Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 994
Port Washington, WI 53074-0994
(262) 284-8260
http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/RegisterDeeds/Index.htm

Sheboygan County Historical Research Center
518 Water Street
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
(920) 467-4667
www.schrc.org

Sheboygan County Register of Deeds
508 New York Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081
(920) 459-3023
www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/html/d_regdeeds.html

Washington County Historical Society
320 South 5th Avenue
West Bend, WI 53095-3333
(262) 335-4678
www.historyisfun.com/

Washington County Register of Deeds
432 E. Washington Street
West Bend, WI 53095
(262) 335-4318
http://www.co.washington.wi.us/washington/department.jsp?dept=REG

Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum
101 W. Main Street
Waukesha, WI 53186
(262) 521-2859
www.waukeshacountymuseum.org

Waukesha County Register of Deeds
1320 Pewaukee Road
Waukesha, WI 53188-2485
(262) 548-7863
http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/page.aspx?SetupMetaId=10568&id=9690

Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum
2620 West Center Street
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 372-7677
www.wbhsm.org/

Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Section of Vital Records Statistics
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
(608) 266-1371
www.dhfs.state.wi.us/VitalRecords

Wisconsin Historical Society Library
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 264-6535
www.wisconsinhistory.org

Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society
6100 West Mequon Road
Mequon, WI 53092
(262) 355-6252