If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – Wisconsin
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Wisconsin
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Beloit College Digital Collections
- Beloit Public Library
- Brown County Library
- Carroll University Digital Collections
- Carthage College Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Wisconsin
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Concordia University-Wisconsin Digital Collections
- Cyndi’s List – Wisconsin
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Wisconsin
- Dictionary of Wisconsin History
- Digital Collections (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Libraries)
- Digital Public Library of America – Wisconsin
- Edgewood College Digital Collections
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Wisconsin Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Wisconsin
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Wisconsin
- Google Books – Wisconsin
- HathiTrust – Wisconsin
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Wisconsin
- Internet Archive – Wisconsin
- Kenosha Public Library
- LDS Genealogy – Wisconsin
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Wisconsin
- Marquette University Digital Collections
- Medical College of Wisconsin Digital Collections
- Milwaukee County Historical Society
- Milwaukee Public Library
- Mount Mary University Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Chicago
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Wisconsin
- Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library
- Online Collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society
- Oshkosh Public Library
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
- Racine Heritage Museum Research Center
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Ripon College Digital Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – Wisconsin
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- St Norbert College Digital Collections
- Superior Public Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- The State of Wisconsin Collection
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Green Bay Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Madison Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Parkside Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Platteville Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – River Falls Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Stout Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Superior Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Digital Collections
- University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Wisconsin
- US GenWeb Archives – Wisconsin
- Viterbo University Digital Collections
- Wisconsin Electronic Reader
- Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles
- Wisconsin Pioneer Experience
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
Here is the list of over 3,890 curated Wisconsin genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
