Genealogy and Local History
Tell Your Story
The library wants to help you tell your family story.
For quick questions, or to arrange a tour of our genealogy materials, call the library at (608) 643-8346.
For detailed requests, please complete the form at the bottom of this page. Include as much information as possible, including name variations and birth and death dates.
Our Genealogical and Local History Collection
Local History Collection in Library:
- Books on Wisconsin History
- Obituary Files:
- English language (1929-1953)
- German language (1859-1929)
- Local Newspapers on Microfilm (1859-2005)
- Pioneer Press
- Sauk County News
- Sauk City Star
- Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk County (11 Volumes)
- Historic Photographs – Courtesy Sauk County Historical Society
- Plat Books
- Vertical Files on Subjects of Local Interest
Digital Collections:
Some of our local history materials are now digitized. You can search Myrtle Cushing’s property record notes and her translations of the Pionier Presse.
The collections can be found here:
Genealogical Databases
We also subscribe to two Genealogical Databases:
- Ancestry Library (available for in-library use only)
- HeritageQuest (available at home with your library card)
Online Resources
- Tripp Heritage Museum
- Wisconsin Vital Records
- Page includes info on cost and application forms, which can be printed out. See link labeled “genealogical research.”
- Wisconsin Historical Society Library
- Local History and Biography Articles (1860-1940)
- Wisconsin Hometown Stories
- Roots Web
- Cemeteries of Sauk County
- National Archive
Additional Institutional Resources
- Sauk Prairie Historical Society
Tripp Heritage Museum
Jack Berndt, Museum Manager
565 Water Street
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
(608) 644-8444
spahs@frontier.com
www.saukprairiehistory.org Historical photos posted daily on Facebook at:
“Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society.” - Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
www.wisconsinhistory.org
General: 608) 264-6400
Archives: (608) 264-6460
Genealogy: (608)264-6535 - Sauk County Historical Society
531 Fourth Ave.
Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 356-1001
www.saukcountyhistory.org
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