Libraries

2010-02-19 11:11:43 By: Anita the Archivist

Bekkum Memorial Library
206 N. Main St.
Westby, WI 54667
Phone (608) 634-4419
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/westby
Email: bekkuml@wrlsweb.org

De Soto Public Library
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 187
Location: 111 S. Houghton St.
De Soto, WI 54624
Phone: (608) 648-3593
Email: despl@mwt.net

Hillsboro Public Library
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 468
Location: 819 High Ave.
Hillsboro, WI 54634
Phone: (608) 489-2192
Email: hlibrary@wrlsweb.org
Hours: Tuesday 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m., Wednesday 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m., Thursday 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., Friday 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Books & Other Published Materials

Local family genealogies and a pamphlet "Historical Homes of Hillsboro"

Cemetery Indexes (Vernon County)

Index to western Vernon County cemeteries

County Histories & Biographical Sketches

History of Hillsboro
Yuba history book
Vernon Co., Wisconsin, Heritage book
Trails to Hillsboro history book
Trails to Dilly history book
History of Vernon County

Newspapers published in Vernon County

Hillsboro -- Hillsboro-Sentry Enterprise, 1895-present

Yearbooks

Hillsboro High School, 1935-present

Knutson Memorial Library
500 Central Ave.
Coon Valley, WI 54623
Phone: (608) 452-3757
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/coonvalley
Email: kbernau@wrlsweb.org

Lawton Memorial Library
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 38
Location: 18 N. Bird St.
La Farge, WI 54639
Phone: (608) 625-2015
Web Address: http://www.lafargelibrary.org
Email: lafargepl@wrlsweb.org

McIntosh Memorial Library
Location: 118 E. Jefferson St.
Viroqua, WI 54665
Phone: (608) 637-7151
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/viroqua
Email: s.creager@wrlsweb.org
Hours: Monday—Thursday 10:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

County Histories & Biographical Sketches

Have some resources, but refer patrons to the Vernon County Historical Society for genealogy and local history materials!
Memories of Vernon County & index (very fragile; will try to copy but reserve the right to refuse based on condition of item)
Vernon County history books (1884 & 1994)
binders of selected Broadcaster newspaper articles about Viroqua

Newspapers published in Vernon County

Viroqua -- Vernon County Broadcaster, previous year to the present

Plat maps and books

Vernon County, 1896*, 1931*, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 *denotes item is very fragile; will try to copy but reserve the right to refuse because of condition. Also have Illustrated Historical Atlas of Wisconsin (1878)

Ontario Public Library
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 69
Location: 313 Main St.
Ontario, WI 54651
Phone: (608) 337-4651
Web Address: http://www.wrlsweb.org/ontario
Email: ontlibr@wrlsweb.org
Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

County & Town Histories & Biographical Sketches

Always the River: A Sesquicentennial History of Ontario, Wisconsin, 1857-2007
The Memorable Kickapoo Valley (1977)
Ontario Centennial (1957)
Monroe County, Wisconsin Pictorial History (1976)
Monroe County, Wisconsin Heritage Book (1984)
History of Vernon County, Wisconsin (1884)
Vernon County, Wisconsin, Heritage (1994)

Newspapers published in Monroe County

Norwalk -- County Line, August 1996-present have most issues
Tomah -- Tomah Journal & Monitor Herald, last 6 months

Newspapers published in Vernon County

Viroqua -- Vernon County Broadcaster, last 6 months

Plat maps and books

 Monroe County, 1994, 1997
Vernon County, 1992, 1993-1994, 1998

Yearbooks

Ontario -- Brookwood High School, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1975-1977, 1980-1984, 1986-1993
Ontario -- Ontario High School, 1952, 1955-1960
Norwalk -- Norwalk High School, 1958

Readstown Public Library
Location: 129 West Wisconsin Ave
Readstown, WI 54652
Phone: (608) 629-5465
Email: readslib@yahoo.com
Hours: Monday—Friday 1:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m., Saturday by appointment

Books & Other Published Materials

"Births, Deaths Marriages & Other Genealogical Gleanings from Newspapers for Crawford, Vernon & Richland Counties, Wis., 1873-1910"
"Genealogical Events from Newspapers for Crawford, Vernon & Grant Counties, 1870-1901"
" Genealogical Gleanings from Early Newspapers for Residents in and Near Crawford County, Wis., 1897-1902"
" The MacFarland-Carters of Vernon County, Wisconsin"
"History of the Truax Family"
 Wisconsin -- Its Counties, Townships & Villages (1994)

County & Town Histories & Biographical Sketches

History of Vernon County (1884)
Vernon County Heritage book (1994)
The First 100 Years -- History of Soldiers Grove (1964)
History of Viola (1957)
Kickapoo Pearls -- A Collection of Kickapoo History & Folkways (1979)
Viroqua Centennial, 1846-1946
Gays Mills Sesquicentennial Souvenir booklet, 1848-1998
The Memorable Kickapoo Valley

Newspapers published in Vernon County

Readstown -- Readstown Herald, 1959-1973
Viola -- Viola Leaf Tobacco News, 1906

Manuscripts & Public Record Collections

Carter Family letters (includes Civil War correspondence of Charles Carter)

Plat maps and books

Richland County, 1999
Vernon County, 1967, 1992, 1995-1996

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Special Collections & Area Research Center
Murphy Library
1631 Pine St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 785-8511
Web Address: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/Departments/archome.html
Email: specoll@uwlax.edu
Hours: Academic Year: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.
Summer Session & School Breaks: Call ahead It’s always good to call ahead to check open hours!
UW-La Crosse ARC covers the territory of Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau and Vernon Counties, Wisconsin

Books & Other Published Material

You can search their online catalog for all of our book holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/. They have among their cataloged book collection such items as village, town, city and counties history, for places throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconiana collection of printed materials totals over 6,000 volumes.

City & County Directories

Business gazetteers for Wisconsin

County Histories & Biographical Sketches

You can search their online catalog for all of our book holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/. Among the cataloged book collection are items such as village, town, city and counties history, for places throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconiana collection of printed materials totals over 6,000 volumes.  Specifically they have county histories for Vernon Co., 1884.

Manuscripts & Public Records Collections

Photographs
The photographic place files include pictures for over 1,000 Wisconsin cities and villages, and they have a very comprehensive collection of La Crosse area photos that include individual people, organizations, businesses, etc. Also one of largest steamboat and inland boat photo collections is a strength.

Manuscripts
The La Crosse ARC has over 300 linear feet of manuscript collections and over 450 feet of public records of possible value to genealogists. Examples include certain school districts; county court, clerk, tax sale and treasurer records; and papers of businesses, organizations, and individuals. Search Arcat for manuscript & public records for collections related to any manuscript or public record collection.

Public Records

Vernon County
Probate case files and index, 1850-1987
County tax rolls, 1859-1960 (intermittent)*
Naturalization records, 1853-1947
Circuit Court:
  Record books, 1878-1936 (7 vols.)
  Criminal record books, 1880-1952 (3 vols.)
  Minute books, 1859-1934 (4 vols.)

*For county tax rolls, every year available is kept until circa 1900; then generally every fifth or tenth year after that is kept.

 Plat Maps & Books

Approximately 500 maps and other county plat books are at the La Crosse ARC. You can search their online catalog for plat book holdings: www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/. Ask them about individual map holdings.  For Vernon County specifically, have 1915-present.

Vital Records Indexes

The Archives has the following indexes on microfiche. These were produced by the State Bureau of Vital Statistics and are also available from the Wisconsin Historical Society online site www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy:

Index to Wisconsin Births, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907
Index to Wisconsin Deaths, pre-1907
Pre-1907 registers/certificates of Wisconsin births, marriages and deaths for Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau and Vernon counties on microfilm