Stockbridge-Munsee Community

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Tribal Headquarters
Stockbridge Munsee Community N8476 Mo He Con Nuck Road Bowler, WI 54416 Phone: 1.715.793.4111 Fax: 1.715.793.1307


 * Stockbridge-Munsee Commuinty Official Website

Arvid E. Miller Library and Museum

N 8510 Moh-He-Con-Nuck Road P O Box 70 Bowler, Wisconsin 54416 phone 1-715-793-4270

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Stockbridge Munsee tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Military

 * Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Winnebago War (Wisconsin Historical Society) - Transcription of Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Winnebago War. Lists Prairie du Chien and Green Bay militia units along with Menominee, Stockbridge and Oneida Indians that served.

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Wisconsin, Ratified: 10/30/1937; amended: 11/14/1995;
 * Stockbridge-Munsee Commuinty Official Website
 * Stockbridge-Munsee Community Wikipedia