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JACKSON COUNTY HISTORY ROOM

Black River Falls Public Library
222 Fillmore Street
Black River Falls, WI 54615
(715) 284-4112
E-mail: m.woods@wrlsweb.org
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       The Jackson County History Room is located in the Black River Falls Public Library at 222 Fillmore Street, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.  The goals of the History Room, which opened in April 1995, are:
       1: To assist in the collection and preservation of written historical information concerning Jackson County and it's people.
       2. To disseminate that information to the public for the purpose of enjoyment, education, and research, including genealogical research.

       The Jackson County History Room is open, free of charge, every Monday from 1 -8:00 PM and Tuesday through Friday, 1 -5:00 PM.  Please call ahead to confirm hours.  Tours and group visits are encouraged and should be arranged in advance.  The History Room features microfilm/microfiche readers, one with printing capabilities.  A copy machine is also available.


    Welcome to the Jackson County History Room Research Materials

BOOKS:
-Atlas/Plat books
-Black River Falls History/City Directories
-Church Histories/Records
-General Genealogy "How to Books"
-Jackson County High School Yearbooks
-Books by Local Authors (not necessarily local topics)
-Local Family Histories
-Military Histories/ Civil War Materials
-Native American Culture
-School Histories
-State Historical Society Proceedings
-Telephone Books
-County, Village and Township History Materials
-Wisconsin History/ Wisconsin Blue Books
-Czech Immigration Passenger Lists

PERIODICALS:
-Newsletters
-Genealogy Magazines

CHURCH RECORDS:
-Evangelical Lutheran Church Records (microfilm)

INDEXES:
-Births
-Marriages
-Deaths
-Probate Records (some files found on microfilm)
-Cemeteries
-Wisconsin Pr-1907 Birth, Marriage, Death (microfilm)

CENSUS:
       (U.S. Federal) -microfilm
-Michigan Territory 1820 - 1830
-Wisconsin Territory 1840
-Crawford & Dane Counties 1850
-Jackson County 1860*-1870-1880-1900-1910-1920
*also in printout
       (Wisconsin State Census)
-1855 Jackson County- printout
-1905 Jackson County- microfilm

JACKSON COUNTY NATURALIZATION & CITIZENSHIP RECORDS (1853-1941)

NEWSPAPERS:   microfilm
-Alma Center Herald 1898-1899
-Alma Center News 1906-1933
-Black River Falls Wisconsin Independent 1872-1888 (Viroqua 1872-1875)
-Black River Falls Friday Evening Post 1891-1895
-Black River Falls Badger State Banner 1867-1926 (Very complete obituaries)
-Black River Falls Jackson County Banner 1857-1864
-Black River Falls Banner Journal 1926-1993
-Black River Falls Jackson County Journal 1889-1926
-Melrose Chronicle 1896-1993
-Taylor Weekly Herald 192-1931
-Wisconsin Leader (Merrillan) 1877-1929

INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX (1992 EDITION)
FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG (Author-Title-Locality)
AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL LENDING LIBRARY CATALOG