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History & Genealogy

Local History

Local Historical Collection

Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, Clark County Historical Society, Crandon Public Library Local History, Marathon County Wisconsin, Three Lakes Genealogical Society, Merrill Historical Society, Tomahawk Historical Society, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, Withee Public Library…

Cornell Cemetery

Cornell Cemetery History Book

After retirement, Mary E. Flood Carlson’s mission focused on discovering Cemetery Directories on site.

She and her spouse “tromped every size cemetery from the back roads of Wisconsin to U.S. National Cemeteries to Ireland” before volunteering for FindAGrave.

A note from the author: “I have made efforts to maintain privacy when indicated and to document facts and dates accurately. Any errors are mine.”

Cornell Cemetery Index

Recently work was completed on updating the Cornell Cemetery Index along with an aerial map.

The Chippewa County Genealogical Society indexed the Cornell Cemetery in 1991. Gravesite information from new gravestones were added in 2023 for burials through 2022.

This effort was undertaken for the benefit of living relatives, friends, and community members, near and far.

Cornell Cemetery Map

Cornell Cemetery Map Courtesy of Mary (Flood) Carlson and Doug Carlson.

Revised Mar 27, 2018 with the overlay of four plats on aerial.

State History

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site is a service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association that provides access to 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers both historical and current.

Recollection Wisconsin

Recollection Wisconsin

Interested in Wisconsin History? Check out Recollection Wisconsin.

US County Clerks by State

Anyone wanting to search public records can find county listings for all fifty states.

National History

Library of Congress: All Digitized Newspapers

Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Newspapers.com

Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s-2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.

US County Clerks by State

Anyone wanting to search public records can find county listings for all fifty states.

Newspapers

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site is a service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association that provides access to 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers both historical and current.

Newspapers.com

Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s-2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.

Library of Congress: All Digitized Newspapers

Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Recollection Wisconsin

Recollection Wisconsin

Interested in Wisconsin History? Check out Recollection Wisconsin.

Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition

Start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story.

Use this resource in the library or your laptop, tablet or smart device.

Heritage Quest

Access genealogical research: all U.S. Federal Census records, family and local histories, and access to PERSI PERiodical Source Index.

Recollection Wisconsin

Recollection Wisconsin

Interested in Wisconsin History? Check out Recollection Wisconsin.

DNA Weekly

The website provides In-depth and impartial reviews of leading DNA test kits, user-generated reviews of every DNA test kit we tested and detailed kit comparisons.

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site is a service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association that provides access to 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers both historical and current.