Resources

Researching your family is very different today than it was when I started my research in 1998. As hard as it is to remember, the records available on the internet were very few. Census records, and obituaries were searched using a microfilm reader in the local library. The massive amount of information that has been published for free online viewing is wonderful, and is a great way to jump-start your research. I encourage you to search through the websites I have included below. Check back often as I will add to this list as I discover new sites. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you know of a site that is missing!

Appleton

• Appleton Public Library - Local History: http://www.apl.org/history/

• City of Appleton “My Neighborhood” - look at information about the home that ancestor once lived in: http://my.appleton.org/. Keep in mind that in 1925 the City of Appleton made street name and numbering changes. This is documented in the 1925 City Directory, and is available for viewing at: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.aplCityDir.i0033&id=WI.aplCityDir&isize=M

• The Fox Valley Genealogical Society:  http://fvgs.wetpaint.com/

• Fox Valley Memory: http://www.foxvalleymemory.org/

• The History Museum at the Castle: http://www.myhistorymuseum.org/

• University of Wisconsin Digital Collections: Appleton: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WI/subcollections/AppletonPlatsAbout.html

Kaukauna

• Kaukauna Public Library Newspaper Index:  http://www.kaukaunalibrary.org/NewspaperIndex/default.asp

Neenah

• Neenah Public Library - Genealogy and Local History: http://www.neenahlibrary.org/Local/index.html

• Oak Hill Cemetery: http://www.ci.neenah.wi.us/departments/parks-and-recreation/oakhill-cemetery.html

Oshkosh

• Oshkosh Public Library Digital Collections: http://oshkoshpub.cdmhost.com/index.php