GENEALOGY RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU

• Review and evaluate the information and documents provided by you
• Develop a research plan
• Research and analyze appropriate documents, databases, and literature
• Write and document a report of information located and resources checked
• Provide copies of documents and information found
• Suggest follow-up research

I use the following locations and resources for genealogical research:

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE RESEARCH SERVICES

Wisconsin Historical Society Library and Archives Madison, WI
I research extensively at the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), one of the largest genealogical libraries in the United States. WHS has resources for the United States and Canada, not just Wisconsin.

• County histories for many counties in the U.S.
• Newspapers - WHS has the second largest newspaper collection in the nation.
• Obituaries
• Marriages
• News events
• Compiled genealogies
• City Directories
• Pre 1907 Birth, Death, Marriage records for Wisconsin
• Cemetery records for Wisconsin
• Census records

I also research in many city libraries and county historical societies throughout Wisconsin and in libraries and county courthouses in Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.

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WISCONSIN STATE VITAL RECORDS RESEARCH SERVICES

I have access, by appointment, to the State of Wisconsin Birth, Death, and Marriage records in Madison, WI.

COUNTY RESEARCH SERVICES

I live in Dane County Wisconsin and use the local county records extensively. I research often in Rock, Sauk, Columbia, Monroe, La Crosse, Racine, and Waukesha Counties in Wisconsin. In Ohio, I have researched in Clark, Scioto, Vinton, Lawrence, and Jackson Counties. I am willing to travel if fees and expenses are paid.

• Marriage records
• Birth records
• Death records
• Property records
• Naturalization records

COMPUTER RESEARCH SERVICES

• Computerize your existing family history information
• Internet searches using various subscription databases
• Social Security Death Index searches
• Internet surname searches and mailing lists
• Census searches
  

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FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY RESEARCH SERVICES

• Experienced using the extensive Family History Library databases
• Skilled in ordering and using the extensive microfilm collections available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah