Vernacular Architecture Research Guide : Primary Sources: Local Records

In process...

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates
http://www.census.gov/popest/index.html

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Historical Data)
http://www.census.gov/popest/data/historical/index.html

USDA Census of Agriculture, Historical Census Publications
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Historical_Publications/index.asp

U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Housing
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/censushousing.html

U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Topics
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html

U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction
http://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/

Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association
Counties Offering Access to Real Estate Records on the Web
http://www.wrdaonline.org/RealEstateRecords/WebRealEstateRecords.htm

City of Madison (WI) Assessor
http://www.cityofmadison.com/assessor/property/index.cfm

Wisconsin Assessor and Property Tax Records Directory
http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Wisconsin-Assessor-and-Property-Tax-Records.htm

more information coming soon...

Wisconsin Builders Association, Housing Permits Data
http://www.wisbuild.org/news-and-information/house-permit-data.html

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (CCAP)
http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl

Court records are available online at http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl. Probate records are open to the public. You can check the status of an open case or search the records for a case that has been closed. Every county, except Portage County, has their probate records on computer.

coming soon...

NOTE:  Original paper copies for the Sanborn Insurance Company maps for Wisconsin are housed in the Archives Division on the 4th floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society building at 816 State Street.  Hours are 8-5, Monday through Friday, and 9-4 on Saturday.  The Library Catalog does not contain information on what is available.  The scope of the collection of the original paper copies of the Wisconsin Sanborn maps is slightly more limited than that of the microfilm collection, as some of the later revisions are not available in the originals.