Libraries

2010-02-10 11:14:21 By: Anita the Archivist

Elroy Public Library
501 Second Main St.
Elroy, WI 53929
Phone: (608) 462-2407
Web Address: http://www.elroywi.com/community/public-library
Email: elroypl2@wrlsweb.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.--6:30 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

Books & Other Published Material

Family histories
School yearbooks
Rural school lists
Local history collection
Some photo albums
Some military history

Newspapers published in Juneau County -- Elroy County Line, 1998-present

Elroy Headlight, 1874-1876
Elroy Leader, 1898-1922
Elroy Tribune, 1881-1922
Elroy Union 1873-1874
Juneau County Argus, 1874-1876
Juneau County Chronicle, 1890-1893
Leader Tribune, 1922-1964
Plain Talker, 1877-1883
Trails Communities’ Messenger, 1998-paper
Tribune Keystone, 1965-1998

Hatch Public Library
111 W. State St.
Mauston, WI 53948
Phone: (608) 847-4454
Web Address: http://www.hatchpubliclibrary.org
Email: maustonpl@wrlsweb.org
Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

Books & Other Published Material

Prosser McCafferty bequest that includes biographical sketches, cemetery guides, family histories, abstracts, lists of marriages, births, and deaths from the 1700s on for many east coast states.

Family trees we have include: Wilcox, Van Hise, Thompson, Findysz, Gallagher, Rose, Reynolds, Ornson, Porter & Galvin, Armstrong, Bennett, Berrys, Ressler, Varvick (Zwaryski), Warvik, Greutzmacher, Howland, McClain, Kinast, Palmer, Thomas Rae & John Patton, Schriver, Severance & Spaulding, Schwedrsky, Coyer, Boesch, McNown, & Menown, Coleman, Byington, Hanns & Braund, Butts Aylesworth, Magerl & White, St. Claire & Judd, (Wolf) Zant, Treml, Milesian, Fisher Voight, Neville, Dungarvan, Scoville/Hale, Thompson, Fowler, Krueger Schultz, Schultz, Longdo, LaForge, Boehm, Boyle, Feldman, Pfiefer/Fiske, Fluno/Robinson, Garrigan/Kelley, Hamil, McGarty, Kieffer/Saunders, McGowan/Doyle, Powers, Voight, May, Walsh, John Anderson Onsager Family in Norway & America.

Juneau County church books, memories and directories, including a centennial booklet for St. Patrick's Catholic Church, as well as cemetery Indexes for Juneau County.

Census Materials

Federal Census -- Juneau County,  1860-1930

State Census -- Juneau County,1855, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905

County Histories and Biographical Sketches

Centennial booklets for Camp Douglas, Elroy, Lyndon Station, Necedah, New Lisbon and St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Newspapers published in Juneau County

Elroy - Trail Committee Messenger, 1999-2005

Elroy -- Messenger of Juneau County, 2005-present

Mauston -- Juneau County Chronicle, 1885-1890; 1892-1902; 1907-1979

Mauston -- Juneau Cunty Star Times, 1980-present

Mauston -- Mauston Star, 1857-1863; 1867-1979

Wonewoc -- Wonewoc Reporter, 1891-1903

Manuscripts & Public Records Collections

Juneau County State Graded Schools Teacher/Students lists; Declarations of intentions and petitions to become citizens of the USA;
Some military service records for the War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War and World War veterans; St. Mary's Catholic Church (Lyndon Station) and St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Mauston) biographies, births, marriages and deaths.

Newspaper Indexes

Binders of indexed newspaper clippings and other assorted materials. Various Juneau County obituary listings.

Plat Maps & Books

Juneau County -- 1898, 1914, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1984-1985, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005

Yearbooks 

Mauston High School, 1916-1918, 1921-1925, 1927-1928, 1930, 1932-1942, 1943-1968, 1970-1978, 1980-1982, 1987-1991, 1995-2005

Necedah Community-Siegler Memorial Library
217 Oak Grove Dr.
Necedah, WI 54646
Phone: (608) 565-2253
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/necedah/
Email: necmem@wrlsweb.org

New Lisbon Memorial Library
115 W. Park St.
New Lisbon, WI 53950
Phone: (608) 562-3213
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/newlisbon
Email: nlploff@wrlsweb.org
Hours: Monday 12:00 p.m.--8:00 p.m., Tuesday 9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. --5:30 p.m., Wednesday 9:00 a.m.--5:30 p.m., Thursday 9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m.--5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.--8:00 p.m., Friday 12:00 p.m.--5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Artifacts

We have a Native American artifact collection.

Cemetery Indexes (Juneau County)

Juneau County Cemetery Books #1-5 (published by the Juneau County Genealogical Society)

Newspapers published in Juneau County 

New Lisbon -- Juneau County Argus, 1858-1888

New Lisbon -- Juneau County Star Times, 1980-2005

New Lisbon -- New Lisbon Republican, 1860

New Lisbon -- New Lisbon Times, 1895-1969

New Lisbon -- Times, 1969-2005

Newspaper Indexes

Clipping files of obituaries, history of businesses, early pioneers and anything pertaining to New Lisbon as a city.

Plat Maps & Books

Juneau County, 1959, 1970, 1989

Yearbooks

 New Lisbon High School "Wa du Shuda," 1929-2007 (some years missing)

Juneau County Teachers' College "Junco/JCTC," 1948-1970

Wonewoc Public Library
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 116
Location: 305 Center St.
Wonewoc, WI 53968
Phone: (608) 464-7625
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/wonewoc
Email: wonewoc@wrlsweb.org
 

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
University Library
University Archives & Area Research Center
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 346-2586
Web Address: library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/archives.htm
Email: archives@uwsp.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:45 a.m.—12:00 p.m.; 1:15 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Hours vary during interim and school breaks. Due to a small Archives staff and unanticipated eventualities, researchers are urged to call ahead to verify hours.
UW-Stevens Point ARC covers the territory of Juneau County, Wisconsin, as well as Adams, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Washura and Wood Counties, Wisconsin.

Books & Other Published Materials

You can search our online catalog for plat book holdings: library.uwsp.edu/. If you search for Juneau and County, you will find books such as Juneau County: the first 100 years and Necedah, Juneau county, Wisconsin : the story of the first 50 years of the village, 1853-1903.

Many of these materials are located elsewhere in the Library. Check the "Location" field in the item's online catalog record. The Archives cannot provide service for materials located elsewhere in the Library.  Also have a set of Juneau County cemetery books.

Census Materials 

Federal Census -- Wisconsin,  1820-1880, 1900-1920, indexes for 1820-1880

State Census -- Wisconsin,1836, 1838, 1842, 1846, 1847, 1855, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905 (also has index)

Manuscripts & Public Records Collections

Search Arcat for manuscript & public records for collections related to Juneau or any other Wisconsin county.

Plat Maps & Books

The plat books for Juneau County1898, 1931, 1952, 1974, 1980, 1984-85, 1989, 1995, 1998, 2001 are located in the Government Publications collection. You can search our online catalog for plat book holdings:library.uwsp.edu/.

Vital Records Indexes

The Archives has the following indexes on microfiche. These were produced by the State Bureau of Vital Statistics:

Index to Wisconsin Births, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907; 1973-1992
Index to Wisconsin Deaths, pre-1907; 1959-1967; 1969-1991
Pre-1907 registers/certificates of Wisconsin births, marriages and deaths for Adams, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara & Wood counties on microfilm.