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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
     Lutheran
     Methodist
     Roman Catholic
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
     People
     Records
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
     Local Histories
Land And Property
     Federal Land Grants
     County Records
Maps
Military Records
     Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
     War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
     Civil War (1861–1865)
     World War I (1917–1918)
Minorities
     Native American
     African-american
     German
     Norwegian
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
     Birth And Death Records Before 1907
     Records Of Births And Deaths Since 1907
     Marriage Records
     Divorce Records
     Inventory Of Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

DIRECTORIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The State Historical Society has the best collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names. The Family History Library has directories of heads of householdsLook this term up in the glossary. for some major cities. For example, the Library has directories for:

• Milwaukee

1847–60 FHL fiche 6044124-33; computer number 657122
1861–1935 FHL film 1377046-60; computer number 657122

• Madison

1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) FHL fiche 6044081-84; computer number 655494
1923, 1937, 1968 FHL book 977.584 E4w; computer number 2430

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