{"id":709,"date":"2014-05-25T20:11:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T20:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/205.213.14.26\/?page_id=709"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:45:02","slug":"genealogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/?page_id=709","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lowe_group_web-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lowe_group_web-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lowe_group_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"justify\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h2 align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Books:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Alice Baker Library owns a number of how-to-do-it books on genealogy. Our main historical reference volumes are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin<\/strong>.<\/em> Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin<\/strong>.<\/em> Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>The History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin<\/strong>.<\/em> Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>The History of Walworth County, Wisconsin<\/strong><\/em>. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1882.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin<\/strong>. <\/em>Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Haight, Theron W, Ed. <strong><em>Memoirs of Waukesha County<\/em><\/strong>. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1907.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Peck, George W, Ed. <em><strong>Cyclopedia of Wisconsin<\/strong>, Vol. 1<\/em>. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association, 1906.These books may be used in the library. Staff is happy to make copies of pages. We also have a file containing source material on area history and a file of selected area obituaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Online databases:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ancestrylibrary.proquest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ancestry.jpg\" alt=\"ancestry\" width=\"150\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Ancestry<\/strong> is accessible only within the library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagequestonline.com\/hqoweb\/library\/do\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/heritage.jpg\" alt=\"heritage\" width=\"150\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>HeritageQuest<\/strong> is accessible from any PC with a valid card from any Waukesha Federated Library System library. For access outside the library, click <a href=\"http:\/\/otto.cafelibraries.org:2048\/menu\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eaglehistoricalsociety.org\/\">Eagle Historical Society <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">217 Main Street<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Eagle, WI 53119<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Ph: 262-594-8961<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Hours: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday \u2014 9:00 a.m. to noon, or by appointment.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> www.eaglehistoricalsociety.org\/<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> curator@eaglehistoricalsociety.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Eagle Historical Society owns a great deal of materials of interest<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> to genealogists.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Eagle <em>Quill\u2014<\/em>1898 to 1950. Staff will do lookups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Local business history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Photos of Eagle places and people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Local obituaries (digitizing is in process)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Waukesha Freeman obit index 1859-1920.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Prairie Farmers Home Directory<\/em>, 1928.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Directory of Waukesha County<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><em>Waukesha County Portrait and Biographical Record.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Plat maps and books\u2014Waukesha and surrounding counties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Village and Town government records.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Eagle news columns from <em>Mukwonago Chief<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Extensive historic files on Eagle families.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Selected family genealogies,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Local weddings and military service information.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Other area resources for genealogists:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etahs.org\/\">East Troy Area Historical Society <\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> P.O. Box 722<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 2106 Church Street<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> East Troy WI 53120<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mukwonagomuseum.org\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Mukwonago Historical Society<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 103 Main Street<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> PO Box 392<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Mukwonago WI, 53149<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Phone: 262-363-6413<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mukcom.lib.wi.us\">Mukwonago Public Library<\/a><br \/><\/strong>300 Washington Avenue<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Mukwonago WI 53149<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 262-363-6411<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmyrahistorical.org\">Palmyra Historical Society<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 112 N. 3rd Street<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Palmyra WI 53156<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 414-495-4245<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Open Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walcohistory.org\">Walworth County Historical Society<\/a><br \/><\/strong>9 E Rockwell<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Box 273<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Elkhorn WI 53121<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 262-723-4246<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waukeshacountymuseum.org\">Waukesha County Historical Society &amp; Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 101 West Main Street<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Waukesha WI 53186<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 262-521-2859<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"www.waukeshacounty.gov\/defaultwc.aspx?id=37826\">Waukesha County Register of Deeds<\/a><br \/><\/strong>8:00 a.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday <strong><br \/><\/strong>515 West Moreland Boulevard<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Waukesha WI 53188-2428<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 262-548-7863<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\">Wisconsin Historical Society<\/a><br \/><\/strong>816 State Street<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Madison WI 53706<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 608-264-6400<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waukesha.lib.wi.us\">Waukesha Public Library<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 321 Wisconsin Avenue<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Waukesha WI 53186<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 262-524-3680<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Area Cemetery Contact Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Jericho Cemetery<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Hwy. E<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Rick Harthun&#8211;262-594-5169<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Melendy\u2019s Prairie Cemetery<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Hwy. ZZ<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Richard Peardon&#8211;262-495-4402<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>North Prairie Cemetery<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Hwy. 59<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Joan Linde&#8211;262-392-2723<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Oak Grove Cemetery<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> near Old World Wisconsin, Hwy. 67<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Rick Harthun&#8211;262-594-5169<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Oak Ridge Cemetery<br \/><\/strong> Hwy. 67<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Peter Jones&#8211;262-470-4855<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Ottawa Cemetery<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Hwy. 67<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Scott Maule&#8211;262-965-4821<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>St. Theresa Cemetery<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Hwy. 67<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Church Office&#8211;262-594-5200<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Area church contact information:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sttheresaeagle.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 136 West Waukesha Road<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Eagle WI 53119<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> 262-594-5200<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Books: Alice Baker Library owns a number of how-to-do-it books on genealogy. Our main historical reference volumes are: The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880. The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. The History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881. The History of &#8230; <a title=\"Genealogy\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/?page_id=709\" aria-label=\"Read more about Genealogy\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":346,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-709","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=709"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20330,"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/709\/revisions\/20330"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alicebaker.lib.wi.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}