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View pictures in Wisconsin Historical Images

Find biographical sketches, articles and obituaries, along with Pre-1907 birth, death and marriage records in the Wisconsin Genealogy Index.

Read about early Wisconsin history in Wisconsin Historical Collections

Discover Civil War soldiers in the Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers

Read historic newspaper stories in Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles

Learn about the most important historic events in Wisconsin at Turning Points in Wisconsin History

Answer basic questions in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History

Travel along with famous explorers at American Journeys

Discover the strange and curious in our blog, Odd Wisconsin

Learn about the color of your International Harvester farm equipment and trucks in Paint Committee and Product Identification Committee Decisions

Find information about Wisconsin Corporations

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