Historical Societies

2010-02-08 10:48:35 By: Anita the Archivist

Alma Historical Society

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 473
Location: 505 S. 2nd St.
Alma, WI 54610
Phone: (608) 685-4437
Hours: Open June-October 15, Saturday 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

 

Local Newspapers Published in Buffalo County

Alma -- Buffalo County Journal, 1914-1955

Buffalo City-Cochrane Area Historical Society
S2178 County Rd. N
Alma, WI 54610
Phone: (608) 248-3092

Buffalo County Historical Society
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 394
Location: 407 S. 2nd St.
Alma, WI 54610
Phone: (608) 685-6290
Web Address:www.bchsonline.com
Email: historical@buffalocounty.com
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m., also open by appointment; they will do research for you for a fee. Please contact them directly for more information.

Books & other published material

The Buffalo County Historical Society has a number of family histories. A list is available from their web site.

Cemetery indexes (Chippewa County)

Chippewa County, Wisconsin, cemetery index

Census materials for Wisconsin--Federal Censuses (Buffalo County)

1840-1930

County histories & biographical sketches

Buffalo County -- 1888, 1892, 1919, 1993

La Crosse County -- 1881, 1892

Pepin County -- 1919, 1985

Trempealeau County -- 1892

The Buffalo County HIstorical Society also has the History of Northern Wisconsin (1881), Alma on the Mississippi (1980), Geschichte von Fountain City, Wis. (2 vols., 1989 & 1998), Township of Dover, Buffalo County, Wis. (1982), and Township of Gilmanton.

Newspapers published in Buffalo County 

Alma -- Alma Weekly Express, 1861-1864; 1869-1882

Alma -- Buffalo County Journal, 1868-1876; 1882-1970

Cochrane -- Cochrane Recorder, 1914-1970

Fountain City -- Buffalo County Republican (in English), 1924-1959

Fountain City -- Buffalo County Republican (in German), 1881-1881; 1896-1899; 1907-1910; 1923

Plat maps and books  for Buffalo County, 1878, 1896, 1914, 1955, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1982,1986, 1989, 1996, 2000

Fountain City Area Historical Society
P. O. Box 114
Fountain City, WI 54629
Phone: (608) 687-7541 c/o Ardys Keilholtz

Mondovi Area Historical Society
Mondovi Tourist Park, basement of Mondovi city building
156 S. Franklin St.
Mondovi, WI 54755
Phone: (715) 926-3286
Web address: www.mondovihistory.org
 

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