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  • Dane County —
    Information Updated:  Jul 8, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of Northwest Territorial Lands.
    Established:  xx-xxx-1836
    County Seat:  Madison, Wisconsin

    County history - Dane County is named in honor of Nathan Dane, a Massachusetts delegate to the Congress of the Confederation who helped carve Wisconsin out of the Northwest Territory.

    Dane Courthouse
    Capitol history - On October 25,1836, the first Wisconsin Legislature convened in a rented building located in old Belmont (now Leslie, Lafayette County). A long struggle ensued regarding a permanent location for state government. Eventually, Madison was chosen to be the site. Built in 1838, the first Madison Capitol stood for 25 years until it was replaced by a larger building in 1863. After a devastating fire left the second Madison Capitol badly damaged, George B. Post & Sons designed the current Capitol, which was built between 1906 and 1917 at a cost of $7.25 million. The Madison Capitol is distinguished as being the only State Capitol ever built on an isthmus.

    Wisconsin State Capitol

    1. Dane County - American History & Genealogy Project
    2. Dane County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Dane County - Genealogical/Historical Society (Genealogy)
    4. Dane County - Genealogical/Historical Society (History)
    5. Dane County - US/WIGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    6. Dane County - US/WIGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    7. Dane County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    8. Dane County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    9. Dane County - Genealogy Toolbox
    10. Dane County Vital Records - Register of Deeds, 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 110, P.O. Box 1438,
               Madison, WI 5370.
               Note:  Counties were not required to send copies of all vital records to the state before Oct 1907. Therefore, the most complete set of vital records will be found at the county Registers of Deed's office, not at the state office.
    11. Dane County - Greater Mazomanie Virtual Historical Society
    12. Dane County - Surnames primarily in Dane County (Hamacher Vosen Gempeler and Nipple).


  • Door County —
    Information Updated:  Apr 30, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of Brown County [Potawatomi Indian lands].
    Established:  xx-xxx-1851
    County Seat:  Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

    County history - Door County is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, a stretch of open water that maintains the secrets of many shipwrecks. French explorers first encountered the dangerous passage, and named it Porte des Mort Passage, which in English means "Death's Door Passage".

    Door Courthouse
    1. Door County - American History & Genealogy Project
    2. Door County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Door County - Genealogical/Historical Society
    4. Door County - US/WIGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    5. Door County - US/WIGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    6. Door County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    7. Door County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    8. Door County - Genealogy Toolbox
    9. Door County Vital Records - Register Of Deeds, 421 Nebraska Street, P.O. Box 670, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235.
               Note:  Counties were not required to send copies of all vital records to the state before Oct 1907. Therefore, the most complete set of vital records will be found at the county Registers of Deed's office, not at the state office.


  • Fond du Lac County —
    Information Updated:  Oct 5, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of Wisconsin Territory lands.
    Established:  xx-xxx-1836
    County Seat:  Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

    County history - Fond du Lac County is a French phrase, meaning "bottom (or end) of the lake", due to it's position in reference to it's position at the end (or bottom) of a finger of Lake Michigan.

    Fond du Lac Courthouse
    1. Fond du Lac County - American History & Genealogy Project
    2. Fond du Lac County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Fond du Lac County - Genealogical/Historical Society (Genealogy)
    4. Fond du Lac County - Genealogical/Historical Society (History)
    5. Fond du Lac County - US/WIGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    6. Fond du Lac County - US/WIGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    7. Fond du Lac County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    8. Fond du Lac County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    9. Fond du Lac County - Genealogy Toolbox
    10. Fond du Lac County Vital Records - County Register of Deeds, 160 S Macy St., P.O. Box 509, Fond du Lac, WI 54936.
               Note:  Counties were not required to send copies of all vital records to the state before Oct 1907. Therefore, the most complete set of vital records will be found at the county Registers of Deed's office, not at the state office.
    11. Fond du Lac County - (Local History Web) In 1845 Alto was a sparsely inhabited spot on the Wisconsin frontier.
               (Dutch Settlers in Alto Township)
      Census Information:
    12. 1860 Census (I) and (T) - Fond du Lac, WI 1860 Federal Census (Index: Surnames A to Z / Text: multiple township
               listings)


  • Green Lake County —
    Information Updated:  Apr 30, 2009
    • Formed from:  portions of Marquette County.
    Established:  xx-xxx-1856
    County Seat:  Green Lake, Wisconsin

    County history - Green Lake County is named for Wisconsin's deepest lake, Green Lake. Green Lake County is one of the smallest counties in the state.

    Green Lake Courthouse
    1. Green Lake County - American History & Genealogy Project
    2. Green Lake County - Cities/Towns/Townships:  From Wikipedia
    3. Green Lake County - Genealogical/Historical Society
    4. Green Lake County - US/WIGenWeb site:  (Archives)
    5. Green Lake County - US/WIGenWeb site:  Genealogy & History
    6. Green Lake County - Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
      Additional Local History/Genealogy:
    7. Green Lake County Cemeteries - Listings (county & cemetery); may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
    8. Green Lake County - Genealogy Toolbox
    9. Green Lake County Vital Records - Register Of Deeds, 492 Hill Street, Green Lake, WI 54941.
               Note:  Counties were not required to send copies of all vital records to the state before Oct 1907. Therefore, the most complete set of vital records will be found at the county Registers of Deed's office, not at the state office.
      Census Information:
    10. 1910 Census (T) - ED 102 pages 1-11, ED 103 pages 1-8, ED 104 pages 1-4,
               ED 105 pages 1-4.



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    Douglas County - 1870 Census
    Douglas County - 1880 Census, ED 215
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    Eau Claire County - a WIGenWeb site.


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