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Guide to Shawano County, Wisconsin ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Shawano County Courthouse 311 N Main Street Shawano, WI 54166 Phone: 715.526.9150 Shawano County Website
 * Shawano County Courthouse 311 N Main Street Shawano, WI 54166 Phone: 715.526.9150 Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and land records; Register in Probate has probate records

Populated Places

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Cemeteries

 * Find a Grave Shawano County Map Of Cemeteries

Census Records

 * Census Links for Shawano County WIGenWeb project

State Census
 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1855 - 1855 Shawano County Index
 * 1865 - 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Search indexed census.Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Federal Census
 * 1860 - 1860 Shawano County Residents Last names only by township. WIGenWeb project

Church Records

 * Shawano County Churches WIGenWeb project

Lutheran First Lutheran Church, Wittenberg


 * Records of First Lutheran Church, Wittenberg, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Green Valley


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Green Valley, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Court Records
Circuit and County Court case files from 1861-1952 are available at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone:(920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook

Online index available: Collections Circuit Court Search form available at: Requests

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Simple Township Map of Shawano County
 * Gif Image of Shawano County, Shows Towns, Major Roads and Population Centers
 * WIGenWeb A Large Selection of Maps

Military Records

 * Shawano County's Military Records WIGenWeb project

Civil War

 * Shawano County in the Civil War WIGenWeb project
 * Roster of Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Wisconsin Historical Society

Naturalization and Citizenship
Declarations of Intention and Naturalization Records from 1858-1949 are available at:

Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone:(920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook Request form available at: Requests

Newspapers

 * Shawano County Newspapers WIGenWeb prject

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images that can only be browsed, not searched.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Vital Records

 * Pre-1907 birth, marriage, and death registrations on microfilm are available at:
 * 'Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone: (920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook Birth, Death, and Marriage Request Forms $

Birth

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Death

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce
1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Shawano Wisconsin Family History Center

Societies

 * Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Phone:(920) 465-2539 E-mail: archives@uwgb.edu Facebook 'Bonduel Community Archives PO Box 205 108 South First Street Bonduel, WI, 54107 Telephone: 715-758-2687 Website
 * Shawano County Historical Society 524 N. Franklin Street Shawano, WI, 54166-0534 TElephone: 715-526- 3323 Website Email: mailto:wint1@juno.com
 *  Archives and Area Research Center Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 Telephone: 920-465-2539 E-mail:[mailto:archives@uwgb.edu archives@uwgb.edu] Facebook Website 'Northern Wisconsin Genealogists PO Box 321 Shawano, WI 54166
 * Shawano County Historical Society 414 W Third St Shawano, WI 54166 Telephone: 715-526-9033
 * Tigerton Area Historical Society PO Box 191 Tigerton, WI 54486 Telephone: 715-535-2140 Facebook
 * Wittenburg Area Historical Society 9141 Townline Rd Eland, WI 54427 Telephone: 715-454-6535 E-mail:[mailto:drboov@gmail.com drboov@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
 * Shawano County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * WIGenWeb Shawano County
 * USGenWeb Archives Shawano County
 * Linkpendium Shawano County
 * Wisconsin Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Wisconsin, Swanano and Oconto Counties, Indexes and Records form Shawano Family History Center (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records