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History and Genealogical Website!
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Genealogy and Historical Societies & Associations

 

Genealogy Societies

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (WSGS)
P.O. Box 5106 

Madison, WI 53705-0106

Federations of Genealogical Societies



Historical Societies

Waushara County Historical Society
PO Box 616
Wautoma, WI 54982

Wild Rose Historical Society
PO Box 63
Wild Rose, WI 54984

 Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society
6100 W. Mequon Rd.
Mequon, WI 53092-1951
Phone: (262) 242-3290

Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706



Waushara County Historical & Genealogical Society

221 S Saint Marie St., PO Box 616
Wautoma, WI 54982-0616


Museum & Research Area

     We are able to assist you in searching family records, setting up family books, organizing your records and more! Working on your family tree? We can help. We are always busy working on additions to our records. Stop in and see what we have or what can do to help. We are always looking for additions to our family files. Have you added your's yet?

     We have internet access to Ancestry.com and other paid websites.We also have access to obituaries of people that may not be buried in thecounty but may have been affiliated with Waushara at one time.A master list of burials in all of the Waushara county cemeteries is also available.This listing gives the name of the deceased along with the cemetery the deceased is buried in.We are continuously updating our records.
 

 Records available in the museum:

Glass negatives from local photographer 1900-1930's
School books: 1851 - 1958 - not complete.
Family photos and personal letters that have been donated.
Partial listing of Waushara County Marriages. 
Cemetery listings, court cases, teachers listings, some
town histories, civil war members, church records,
board meetings, scrapbooks, Wis. History Magazine.
 Plat books: 1906-present.  Large Plat maps: 1876, 1896, 1906, 1929.
School locations map. Post office listings.
And many, many obituaries from area newspapers.

And many more items every week.
Too many things to mention. Stop in and take a look?
 

Also available at the museum for research only and are not for sale or loan.

Come Back in Time: Vol. 1, II, III.  By Elaine Reetz

Index to Portrait & Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette& Waushara Co.

Donations, which help to maintain our records and to continue our
serve to the community, are always welcome!


We have the following books for sale

The World at My Door by Marjorie Rawson $30.00 each

History and Memories - Portage County Belmont Township Vol. II $20.00 each

Wisconsin - Land of Change - An Illustrated History by Shiela Reaves $35.00 each

NOTE: For military associations or groups, please see the military page.

Waushara County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail

Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) 

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks  

Wisconsin Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Independent Order of Odd Fellows 

Loyal Order of Moose

Wisconsin Professional Police Association


Transcriptions

Waushara County Farmer's Alliance article Jan. 23, 1891

 

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