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Independence Public Library
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 99
Location: 23688 Adams St.
Independence, WI 54747
Phone: (715) 985-3616

Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/independence
Email: indplbry@triwest.net
Hours:  Monday noon-8 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday noon-6 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
During the school year, Saturday 9 a.m.-noon
Located in: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
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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
County Histories & Biographical Sketches
Local Newspapers
      Eau Claire County
      La Crosse County
      Trempealeau County
Plat Maps & Books
Vital Records Indexes
Yearbooks
 
BOOKS & OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS
Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Independence, Wisconsin: One Hundred Years, 1875-1975: A History and Parish Directory
Mortal Records of Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church (compiled by Daniel Halama, 1991)
The North Creek Book: Information taken from St. Michael the Archangel Church Records (compiled by Daniel Halama, 1989)
Polish Immigrants in Wisconsin (by Edmund Zawacki, 1984)
Many and Memorable: A History of the 110 Rural Schools of Trempealeau County
A Small Town Goes to War: A History of Independence, Wisconsin, and Its Veterans During World War II (2 volumes; by Michael Lyga, 2000)
The Hamlin School and Community, 1859-1960 (compiled by Florence Teeple Beals, 1973)
Parish of St. Michael the Archangel, North Creek, Wisconsin: 115 Years of History, 1873-1988
History of Northern Wisconsin (vol. 2): An Account of its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; Tremplealeau County (Western Historical Co., 1881)
Various home published genealogies of local families
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CENSUS
County Dates Can Copy?
Wisconsin--Federal Census
   Village of Independence
1880 yes
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COUNTY HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
100 Years of Independence, Wisconsin: Bicentennial Historical Album, 1876-1976
History of Trempealeau County (by Pierce, 1917)
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LOCAL NEWSPAPERS -- Published in Trempealeau County
Place of Publication & Titles Dates Format Can Copy?
Arcadia
   Arcadia News-Leader

current month

paper

yes
Independence
   Independence News Wave

1878-1996
1991-present

microfilm
paper

yes
yes
Whitehall
   Whitehall Times

current month

paper

yes
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PLAT MAPS & BOOKS

Trempealeau 1983

Yearbooks
Place & School
Year Published
Independence, Trempealeau Co., WI
   High School "Bugle" & "Indwiscon"
1915-present
VITAL RECORDS INDEXES
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1853-1907
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, Death Index, 1848-1907
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Birth Index, 1848-1907
  (all compiled by West Central Wisconsin Genealogy, 2000)
Last updated: June 2008

 

 


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