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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Special Collections & Area Research Center
Murphy Library
1631 Pine St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 785-8511
Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/Departments/archome.html
Email: specoll@uwlax.edu
Hours: Academic Year: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
Wednesday also 7-9 p.m.
Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Summer Session & School Breaks: Call ahead
It's always a good idea to call ahead to check open hours!
Located in: La Crosse County, Wisconsin
UW-La Crosse ARC covers the territory of Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon
Counties, 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
Cemetery Indexes
Census Materials
City & County Directories
County Histories & Biographical Sketches
Local Newspapers
La Crosse County
Monroe County
Manuscripts & Public Record Collections
Plat Maps & Books
Vital Records Indexes
Yearbooks |
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| BOOKS &
OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS |
| You can search our online catalog for all of our book
holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/.
We have among our cataloged book collection such items as village,
town, city and counties history, for places throughout Wisconsin.
Our Wisconiana collection of printed materials totals over 6,000
volumes. |
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CEMETERY
INDEXES (La Crosse County)
Jackson Co. cemetery index (books)
Monroe Co. cemetery index (microfiche)
Trempealeau Co. cemetery index (book).
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COUNTY
HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
You can search our online catalog for all of our
book holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/.
We have among our cataloged book collection such items as village,
town, city and counties history, for places throughout Wisconsin.
Our Wisconiana collection of printed materials totals over 6,000
volumes.
Specifically we have county histories for Jackson Co., 1891, 1976;
La Crosse Co., 1881, 1892, 1907;
Monroe Co., 1892, 1912, 1984;
Trempealeau Co., 1892, 1917;
Vernon Co., 1884.
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CENSUS
These are
located in the microfilm area of the Government Documents Department
in the basement of UW-La Crosse's
Murphy Library. For
hours, call (608) 785-8808 or check the library's web site
at: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/.
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| County |
Dates |
Can
Copy? |
| Wisconsin--Federal
Census |
1840, 1850*, 1880#,
1900
* denotes indexed
# denotes Soundex microfilm index |
yes |
| Wisconsin--Federal
Census all counties EXCEPT those beginning with the letters A-F |
1860 |
yes |
Wisconsin--Federal Census
Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon Cos. |
1870 |
yes |
| There is a separate microfilmed index for the U.S.
Census, 1830-1870. This is arranged first by census year, then alphabetically
by names of persons. This is a filmed copy of index cards in green
boxes. |
| Wisconsin--Territorial
Census |
1836, 1838,
1842, 1846, 1847 |
yes
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| Wisconsin--State Census |
1855, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905#
# denotes microfilm index |
yes
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CITY & COUNTY
DIRECTORIES
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We have an extensive set of La Crosse
city directories. We also have business gazetteers for Wisconsin.
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LOCAL
NEWSPAPERS -- Published in La Crosse County
We have microfilmed newspapers published in the city of La
Crosse from 1853-present. These are located in the microfilm area of the
newspaper area on the first floor of Murphy Library. They will also be
found in the library catalog. The major ones are:
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| Place
of Publication & Titles |
Dates |
Format |
Can Copy? |
La Crosse
Chronicle
Daily Liberal Democrat
Daily Republican
Democrat
La Crosse Tribune
Republican & Leader
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1879-1906
1872-1878
1859-1860;
1866-1870
1853-1854;
1861-1868
1904-present
1871-1903 |
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm |
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes |
Onalaska
La Crosse Co. Record
Onalaska Record Times
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1885-1952
1952-1969 |
microfilm
microfilm
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yes
yes
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| LOCAL
NEWSPAPERS -- Published in Monroe County |
| Place of
Publication & Titles |
Dates |
Format |
Can Copy? |
Sparta
Monroe County Democrat
Sparta Herald
Tomah
Tomah Journal
Tomah Monitor-Herald |
1886-1895
1861-1862;
1869-1886
1907-1916
1907-1912;
1914-1916 |
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm
microfilm |
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes |
MANUSCRIPTS & PUBLIC
RECORDS COLLECTIONS
Photographs
Our photographic place files include pictures for over 1,000 Wisconsin cities
and villages, and we have a very comprehensive collection of La Crosse area photos
that include individual people, organizations, businesses, etc. We also have
one of largest steamboat and inland boat photo collections.
Manuscripts
We have over 300 linear feet of manuscript collections and over 450 feet of public
records of possible value to genealogists. Examples include certain school districts;
county court, clerk, tax sale and treasurer records; and papers of businesses,
organizations, and individuals. Search Arcat for
manuscript & public records for collections related to any manuscript or
public record collection.
Public Records
Jackson County
Register in probate; index, 1869-1985
Naturalization records, 1853-1963
Tax rolls, 1857-1940, 1960-1975 (microfilm)
Circuit Court:
Criminal case files, 1877-1920.
La Crosse County
Register in probate, record of wills, 1866-1901
Register in probate, record of deeds, 1851-1886
Probate case files, 1851-1876
Grantor/Grantee (land records) indexes, 1851-1857
Naturalization records, 1846-1955
Tax & assessment rolls, 1853-1950 (intermittent)*
La Crosse city tax rolls & assessment, 1857-1918
Circuit Court:
Record volumes, 1896-1965
Minute books, 1862-1974
Court commissioners dockets, 1916-1926.
Monroe County
Register of deeds, 1851-1889
Grantor/Grantee (land record) indexes, 1851-1889
Probate index, 1867, 1980
Probate record books, 1867-1901
Naturalization records, 1854-1946
Circuit Court:
Civil case files, 1855-1937 (57 cubic ft.); index available on CD
Criminal case files, 1855-1932 (10 cubic ft.)
Trempealeau County
Tax rolls, 1856-1930 (intermittent)*
Register of deeds, mortgage records, 1855-1884
Probate case files, 1855-1985
Circuit Court:
Civil case files, ca. 1866-1910 (file numbers 1-1535; 15 cubic ft.)
Criminal case files, ca. 1890-1910 (file numbers 1-229; 3 cubic ft.)
Minute books, 1856-1912.
Vernon County
Probate case files and index, 1850-1987
County tax rolls, 1859-1960 (intermittent)*
Naturalization records, 1853-1947
Circuit Court:
Record books, 1878-1936 (7 vols.)
Criminal record books, 1880-1952 (3 vols.)
Minute books, 1859-1934 (4 vols.).
*For county tax rolls, every year available is kept
until circa 1900; then generally every fifth or tenth year after that is kept. |
PLAT
MAPS & BOOKS
We have
approximately 500 maps and other county plat books. You can
search our online catalog for plat book holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/.
Ask about our individual map holdings.
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| County |
Dates |
| Jackson
County |
1900-present |
| La
Crosse County |
1906-present;
also plat maps 1874 & 1890 |
| Monroe
County |
1897-present; also a plat map 1877 |
| Trempealeau
County |
1901-present; also a plat map 1877 |
| Vernon
County |
1915-present |
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| VITAL
RECORDS INDEXES |
The Archives has the following indexes
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
Pre-1907 registers/certificates of Wisconsin births, marriages and deaths for
Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau and Vernon counties on microfilm.
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| You can search our online catalog for all of our book
holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/.
We have some school yearbooks, including a complete set of La Crosse
State Teacher's College (later called La Crosse State Normal School
and now called University of Wisconsin-La Crosse). |
| Last
updated: April 2002 |
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