LOCAL RESEARCH
FAMILY HISTORIES
LOOKING BACK
CENSUS
Wisconsin State
- 1855, 1865, 1885, 1895 Jackson County-printout
- 1905 Jackson County-microfilm
U.S. Federal
- Crawford & Dane Counties 1850
- Jackson County 1860-1870-1880-1900-1910-1920-1930
- Michigan Territory 1820-1830
- Wisconsin Territory 1840
INDEXES
Indexes
- Births/Marriages/Deaths (Including Wisconsin Pre-1907 Indexes)
- Jackson County Cemeteries
- Jackson County Churches
- Jackson County Probate Files No. 1-998 on microfilm
- Obituary Index from Banner Journal and Melrose Chronicle
- The Hixton High School Project by Charles “Chuck” Sindelar
Naturalization/Citizenship Records
- Jackson County Naturalization/Citizenship Records (1853-1941)
- Clark County Naturalization/Citizenship Records (1857-1952)
NEWSPAPERS: MICROFILM
Black River Falls Newspapers
- Wisconsin Independent 1872-1888
- Friday Evening Post 1891-1895
- Badger State Banner 1867-1926
- Jackson County Banner 1857-1864
- Banner Journal 1926-1997
- Jackson County Journal 1889-1926
Area Newspapers
- Alma Center Herald 1898-1899
- Alma Center News 1906-1933
- Ettrick Advance 1919-1956
- Fairchild Observer 1905-1918+ (Some Augusta
Eagle and Eau Claire County Herald) - Humbird Enterprise 1904-1949
- Melrose Chronicle 1896-1999
- Neillsville (Clark County) Press and Republican and Press 1873-1921
- Osseo News/Tri-County News 1912-1966
- Sparta Herald (Monroe County) 1861-1924
- Taylor Weekly Herald 1920-1931
- The Whitehall Times 1923-1949
- Wisconsin Leader (Merrillan) 1877-1929
BOOKS
Local
- Black River Falls History/City Directories
- Church Histories/Records (Including ELCA Microfilms)
- County, Village and Township Histories
- Hixton Area History
- School Histories/Jackson County High Schools Yearbooks
- Scrapbooks
- Telephone Books
- Funeral/Memorial Cards
General
- Atlases/Playbooks
- Books by Local Authors (not necessarily local topics)
- Czech Immigration Passenger Lists
- General Genealogy “How-to Books”
- Military Histories/Civil War Materials
- Native American Culture
- Mayflower Families Silver Books
- Newsletters and Genealogy Magazines
- Wisconsin History/Blue Books
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES
Contributors: Toddy Porath, Betty Epstein, and Jean Anderson
Black River Falls Public Library
222 Fillmore St.
Black River Falls, WI 54615
715-284-4112
Hours:
Monday-Wednesday: 9AM-6PM
Thursday-Friday: 9AM-5PM
Saturday: 9AM-1PM