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Guide to Local History & Genealogy Resources

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Family History Center
701 Well St.
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: (608) 783-3619

Hours:  Tuesday, Wed., Thursday 9 a.m.-noon; 6-9 p.m.
Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Located in: La Crosse County, Wisconsin
You can rent Mormon Library film through this Family History Center. The main web page is: familysearch.org.
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Local History & Genealogy Materials Available Include the Following Types of Material. Click on a heading for more specific information about that subject.

Books & Published Material
Census Materials
Vital Records Indexes
 
BOOKS & OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS
There are a number of materials in book, microfiche and cd-rom format to help with U. S. genealogy ranging from California to Wisconsin, and international (strong emphasis on Western Europe). Highlights only are listed here:

Vital Records:
Australian vital records index, 1788-1905
Western Europe vital records index (Alpine, Beneluz, French, German, Italian and Spanish regions)
Scandinavia vital records index (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
North American vital records index
British Isles vital records index
Index to Wisconsin births, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin marriages, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin deaths, pre-1907

Illinois:
Chicago, IL, death record index, 1916-1938
Chicago ward maps and descriptions, 1837 to present
Gazetteer of the states of Illinois and Missouri (1823)
Guide to church vital statistics records in Illinois (WPA 1942)
Illinois public domain land tract sales, 1814-1925
Inventory of the archives of the state of Illinois (1978)
War of 1812 bounty land in Illinois

Iowa:
Index to Iowa soldiers

Minnesota:
Mortality records of Minnesota by counties from the territorial period 1850-1870 to the end of 1883

Wisconsin:
Directory of churches and relgious organizations in Wisconsin (WPA 1941)
Index to Wisconsin births, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin marriages, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin deaths, pre-1907
Wisconsin gazetteer
Wisconsin: its history and its people 1634-1924 (by Milo Quaife)

Foreign Countries:
Foreign countries include Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Spair, Sweden, and Wales. Also available are genealogical word lists to help translate native language records.

Any Mormon Church material may be loaned to the Onalaska Family History Center by the main Salt Lake City headquarters for a fee.
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CENSUS
County Dates Can Copy?
United States--Federal Census 1880 (on CD) yes
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VITAL RECORDS INDEXES
The following indexes are on microfiche. These were produced by the State Bureau of Vital Statistics:

Index to Wisconsin Births, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin Deaths, pre-1907
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