Possible sources: genealogy tools, historical city directories, phone books, local newspapers (especially obituaries), government documents and census data.
- Ancestry Library Edition. (No proxy access is allowed. The computers at the art library or on the campus network do allow access.). You can search by place as well as by name. Example: Mount Horeb, Dane, Wisconsin, USA (EXACT).
- Wisconsin Historical Society website: Research Your Family History.
- Cyndi's List (genealogy resources lists). (Award-winning portal to 335,000 online resources)
- Genealogist's guide to southwestern Wisconsin. (Look for similar resources in the Library Catalog).
- Wisconsin, Probate Estate Files, 1848-1948. Family Search registration required.
- Research Guide: Newspapers.
- Research Guide: Biographical Information. (Useful sources if the person you are researching has a notable reputation).
- Research Guide: Primary Sources for the Humanities and Social Sciences--Archival Sources.
- Research Guide: U.S. Census of Population and Housing Basics.
- For assistance in finding government documents: Government Documents Librarian at Memorial Library.