Madison Genealogy (in Dane County, WI)
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Madison Birth Records
1801-1928 Wisconsin Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
1808-1907 Wisconsin Birth Index Ancestry
1808-1920 Wisconsin Birth Index MyHeritage
Dane County (Wis.) registration of births, ca. 1876-1907 FamilySearch Library
Wisconsin, Birth Records, 1907-present Wisconsin Vital Records Services
Madison Cemetery Records
(Wisconsin) Civil War soldiers buried at Union Rest Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin FamilySearch Library
Alabama Confederate Soldiers buried in Confederate Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin : First Regiment, Alabama Volunteers (Hageness, MariLee Beatty, 1942-) FamilySearch Library
Blooming Grove Cemetery Interment
Burke Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Burke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Madison, WI US Gen Web Archives
Confederate Rest, Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin (Hetzel, Bev) FamilySearch Library
Dale Heights Memorial Garden Find a Grave
Forest Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves
Forest Hill Cemetery Interment
Forest Hill Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Forest Hill Cemetery records (Madison, Wisconsin), ca. 1841-1958 FamilySearch Library
Forest Hills Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hoepker Cemetery Billion Graves
Lake Edge Lutheran Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave
Lakeview Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves
Lakeview Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Mendota Memorial Cemetery Billion Graves
Mendota State Hospital Cemetery Find a Grave
Middleton Cemetery Billion Graves
Resurrection Cemetery Find a Grave
Resurrection Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Resurrection Cemetery Billion Graves
Sunset Memory Gardens Billion Graves
Sunset Memory Gardens Find a Grave
U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Soldiers Buried in Madison, Wisconsin Ancestry
U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin Ancestry
Westport Pet Memorial Find a Grave
Madison Census Records
1855 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry
1875 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry
1885 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry
1895 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry
1905 Wisconsin State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Madison Church Records
1801-1928 Wisconsin Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Church records of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison, Wisconsin, 1850-1912 FamilySearch Library
Church records of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, Madison, Wisconsin, 1850-1912 WorldCat
Madison (Wis.) church records, 1895-1929 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Madison Branch (Dane, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library
Session minutes, 1851-1917 (Christ Presbyterian Church (Madison, Wisconsin)) FamilySearch Library
St Mark church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Zion church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Madison City Directories (88)
Madison Death Records
1808-1909 Wisconsin Death Index MyHeritage
1959-2004 Wisconsin Death Records Ancestry
Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997 Ancestry
Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 Ancestry
Wisconsin, Death Records, 1907-present Wisconsin Vital Records Services
Madison Histories and Genealogies
A history of Madison : the capital of Wisconsin, including the Four Lake country to July 1874, with an appendix of notes on Dane County and its towns FamilySearch Library
A history of Madison, the capital of Wisconsin : including the Four Lake country : to July, 1874, with an appendix of notes on Dane County and its towns Internet Archive
City of Madison : Dane Co., Wis. FamilySearch Library
Foreign telephone books at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.) library FamilySearch Library
Madison : its origin, institutions and attractions : persons, places and events graphically delineated : a reliable guide-book for tourists FamilySearch Library
Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns : Being A History and Guide to Places of Scenic Beauty Ancestry
The City of Madison Ancestry
Madison Immigration Records
Dane County (Wis.) declarations of intention (1841-1906) and applications for admission (1906) --, 1875-1906 FamilySearch Library
Dane County (Wis.) petitions and oaths, 1841-1905 FamilySearch Library
Declarations of intention, 1876-1902, United States District Court (Wisconsin : Western District : Madison Division) Archive Grid
Naturalization card index for Dane County, Wisconsin FamilySearch Library
Naturalization docket book, 1873-1906, United States District Court (Wisconsin : Western District : Madison Division) Archive Grid
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Dane County, WI) MyHeritage
Wisconsin, Dane County Naturalization Records, 1887-1945 Family Search
Wisconsin, Dane County, naturalization records : Dane series 88, 1841-1955 FamilySearch Library
Wisconsin, Federal Naturalization Records, 1848-1992 Ancestry
Madison Land Records
Dane County (Wis.) deed indexes (1835-1915), deeds (1836-1886), and miscellaneous records (1854-1916) --, 1835-1916 FamilySearch Library
Madison Map Records
Madison (Wisconsin) Maps 1913-2000 American Geographical Society
Madison and vicinity, Wisconsin Map American Geographical Society
Madison, 1867 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Madison, 1885 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Madison, Wisconsin Map American Geographical Society
Map of Madison, State capital of Wisconsin, county seat of Dane County 1885. Library of Congress
Map of Madison, State capital of Wisconsin, county seat of Dane County 1885. Library of Congress
Map of Madison, Wisconsin 1867. Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1908 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1942 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1942 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1951 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1951 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, August 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, January 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, March 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, October 1898 Library of Congress
Madison Marriage Records
1808-1907 Wisconsin Marriage Index MyHeritage
1820-1907 Wisconsin Marriages Ancestry
1820-2004 Wisconsin Marriage Records Ancestry
1915 annual review, the Wisconsin state journal WorldCat
Wisconsin, Marriage Records, 1907-present Wisconsin Vital Records Services
Madison Military Records
Alabama Confederate Soldiers buried in Confederate Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin : First Regiment, Alabama Volunteers (Hageness, MariLee Beatty, 1942-) FamilySearch Library
Civil War Soldiers Buried at Madison Genealogy Trails
Confederate Rest, Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin (Hetzel, Bev) FamilySearch Library
U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Soldiers Buried in Madison, Wisconsin Ancestry
U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin Ancestry
Madison Minority Records
Norwegian local history : a bibliography of material in the collections of the Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison FamilySearch Library
Madison Miscellaneous Records
Wisconsin territorial papers : county series; v. 02 Genealogy Gophers
Madison Newspapers and Obituaries
1915 annual review, the Wisconsin state journal WorldCat
Capital Times 03/20/1989 to Current Genealogy Bank
Capital Times 1917-2023 Newspapers.com
Daily Argus and Democrat 01/03/1854 to 07/21/1854 Genealogy Bank
Madison City Express 1842-44 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Madison Daily Democrat 05/21/1868 to 03/31/1877 Genealogy Bank
Madison Express 1839-42, 1844, and 1847-48 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Suburban Post 1931-1932 Newspapers.com
The Capital Times 1917-18 and 1920 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
The Suburban Post 1931-32 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
The Weekly Wisconsin Argus 1851-52 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
The Wisconsin weekly blade. (Madison, Wis.) (from June 8, 1916 to Sept. 2, 1922) Chronicling America
Tri Weekly Argus 1847-48 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Tri-weekly Argus 1847-1848 Newspapers.com
Weekly Wisconsin Patriot 07/08/1854 to 10/22/1864 Genealogy Bank
Western Farmer 01/02/1869 to 10/22/1870 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Argus 08/22/1844 to 06/02/1852 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Argus 1844-1852 Newspapers.com
Wisconsin Argus 1844-51 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Wisconsin Daily Palladium 06/21/1852 to 08/11/1852 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Daily Patriot 09/10/1859 to 11/14/1864 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Democrat 10/18/1842 to 03/07/1844 and 01/10/1846 to 05/08/1852 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Enquirer 11/08/1838 to 03/27/1841 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Enquirer 1838-1843 Newspapers.com
Wisconsin Enquirer 1838-43 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Wisconsin Express 1839-1852 Newspapers.com
Wisconsin Express 1848-52 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Wisconsin Free Press 04/03/1984 to 01/12/1990 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin Populist 09/10/1892 to 11/08/1892 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin State Journal 03/03/1989 to Current Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin State Journal 03/10/1857 to 12/27/1889 Genealogy Bank
Wisconsin State Journal 1852-2019 Newspapers.com
Wisconsin State Journal 2017-2023 Newspapers.com
Wisconsin Statesman 1850-52 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Wisconsin Weekly Blade 1916-1922 Newspapers.com
Wisconsin Weekly blade (Madison, Wis.) (from June 8, 1916 to Sept. 2, 1922) MyHeritage
Wisconsin weekly blade 06/08/1916 to 09/02/1922 Genealogy Bank
Wiskonsan Enquirer 1842-1843 Newspapers.com
Wiskonsan Enquirer 1842-43 (Madison, Wisconsin) Ancestry
Offline Newspapers for MadisonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Bugle American. (Madison, Wis.) 1970-1977 Capital Area Ruralist. (Madison, Wis.) 1930s-1950 Capital Times. (Madison, Wis.) 1917-Current Daily Argus and Democrat. (Madison [Wis.]) 1852-1855 Daily Argus and Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1857-1861 Daily Democrat. ([Madison, Wis.]) 1851-1852 Daily Madison Patriot. (Madison, Wis.) 1876-1877 Daily State Journal. (Madison, Wis.) 1855-1856 Daily Wisconsin Patriot. (Madison, Wis.) 1854-1859 Daily Wisconsin Union. (Madison, Wis.) 1866-1867 Dane County Advocate. (Madison, Wis.) 1902-1903 East Side News. (Madison, Wis.) 1912-1913 East Side News. (Madison, Wis.) 1924-1963 Evening News. (Madison, Wis.) 1887-1888 Free For All. (Madison, Wis.) 1973-1984 King Street Trolley. (Madison [Wis.]) 1971-1970s Madison City Express. (Madison, Wis.) 1842-1844 Madison County Herald. (Peterboro) 1813-1818 Madison Daily Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1868-1890 Madison Daily State Journal. (Madison, Wis.) 1856-1859 Madison Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1868-1881 Madison Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1890-1921 Madison Demokrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1858-1860 Madison Evening News. (Madison, Wis.) 1888-1889 Madison Express. (Madison, Wis. Territory [I.E Wis.]) 1839-1842 Madison Express. (Madison, Wis.) 1844-1848 Madison Kaleidoscope. (Madison, Wis.) 1969-1971 Madison Press Connection. (Madison, Wis.) 1977-1980 Madison Review and Advertiser. (Madison, Wis.) 1948-1949 Madison Star Tribune. (Madison, Wis.) 1937-1938 Madison Times. (Madison, Wis.) 1892-1893 Madison Times. (Madison, Wis.) 1990-Current Madison Weekly Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1881-1890 Mandt's Weekly. (Madison, Wis.) 1898-1902 News-Advertiser. (Madison, Wis.) 1888-1889 No Limits. (Madison, Wis.) 1976-1980 Old Dane. (Madison, Wis.) 1897-1898 Oscar's Underground Ghetto Press. (Madison, Wis.) 1968-1970 Out! (Madison, Wis.) 1982-Current Skandinavisk Tribune. (Madison, Wis.) 1887-1892 Soldier's Record. (Madison, Wis.) 1866-1875 State. (Madison, Wis.) 1898-1920 Suburban Post. (Madison, Wis.) 1931-1932 Suburbanite Reporter. (Madison, Wis.) 1958-1959 Suburbanite. ([Madison, Wis.) 1953-1955 Take Over. (Madison, Wis.) 1971-1979 Tri-Weekly Argus. ([Madison, Wis.]) 1847-1848 Triweekly Express. (Madison [Wis.]) 1847-1848 Uncensored State News. (Madison, Wis.) 1938-1930s Vikingen. (Madison, Wis.) 1888-1889 Weekly Argus and Democrat. (Madison [Wis.]) 1852-1859 Weekly Madisonian. (Madison, Wis.) 1894-1920 Weekly Patriot. (Madison, Wis.) 1876-1877 Weekly Star. (Madison, Wis.) 1877-1878 Weekly Wisconsin Argus. (Madison [Wis.]) 1851-1852 Weekly Wisconsin Argus. (Madison, Wis.) 1861-1862 Weekly Wisconsin Patriot. (Madison, Dane County, Wis.) 1856-1859 Weekly Wisconsin Union. (Madison, Wis.) 1866-1868 West Side News. (Madison, Wis.) 1928-1929 Western Farmer. (Madison, Wis. ;) 1869-1874 Western Fireside. (Madison, Wis.) 1857-1858 Westsider. (Madison, Wis.) 1940-1941 Wingra Park Booster. (Madison, Wis.) 1926-1927 Wisconsin Argus and Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1860-1861 Wisconsin Argus. (Madison, W.T. [I.E. Wis.]) 1844-1851 Wisconsin Botschafter. (Madison, Wis.) 1869-1927 Wisconsin Daily Argus. (Madison, Wis.) 1861-1862 Wisconsin Daily Capitol. (Madison, Wis.) 1865-1866 Wisconsin Daily Democrat. (Madison, Wis.) 1865-1866 Wisconsin Daily Patriot. (Madison, Wis.) 1859-1864 Wisconsin Daily State Journal. (Madison, Wis.) 1859-1862 Wisconsin Democrat. (Madison, W.T. [I.E. Wis.]) 1842-1844 Wisconsin Democrat. (Madison, W.T. [I.E. Wis.]) 1846-1852 Wisconsin Enquirer. (Madison, W.T. [I.E. Wis.]) 1838-1842 Wisconsin Express. (Madison, Wis.) 1848-1852 Wisconsin News Digest. ([Madison, Wis.]) 1944-1946 Wisconsin Nordmanden. (Madison, Wis.) 1895-1896 Wisconsin Patriot. (Madison [Wis.]) 1859-1864 Wisconsin Patriot. (Madison, Dane County, Wis.) 1854-1856 Wisconsin Patriot. (Madison, Wis.) 1971-1976 Wisconsin State Journal. (Madison, Wis.) 1852-1855 Wisconsin State Journal. (Madison, Wis.) 1862-Current Wisconsin Statesman. (Madison, Wis.) 1850-1852 Wisconsin Statesman. (Madison, Wis.) 1875-1876 Wisconsin Tri-Weekly Capitol. (Madison, Wis.) 1865-1866 Wisconsin Weekly Blade. (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925 Wisconsin Weekly Capitol. (Madison [Wis.]) 1865-1866 Wisconsin Weekly Democrat. (Madison [Wis.]) 1865-1866 Wisconsin Weekly State Journal. (Madison, Wis.) 1840s-1860s Wiskonsan Enquirer. (Madison, W.T. [I.E. Wis.]) 1842-1843 |
Madison Probate Records
Madison School Records
Central-University High School yearbooks, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Directory of the University of Wisconsin, 1888-89 Internet Archive
Edgewood High School - Crusader Yearbook (Madison, WI), 1932, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 E Yearbook
Herbert Schenk Junior High School yearbooks, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Herbert Schenk Middle School - Rebel Yearbook (Madison, WI), 1965, 1966, 1967 E Yearbook
Herbert Schenk Middle School yearbook, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Holy Name Seminary High School - Encounter Yearbook (Madison, WI), 1976 E Yearbook
Holy Name Seminary High School yearbooks, 1976, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
James Madison Memorial High School - Olympian Yearbook (Madison, WI), 1913, 1974 E Yearbook
Lafollette High School yearbooks, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Madison Central University High School yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Madison General Hospital School of Nursing - Yearbook (Madison, WI), 1967, 1968 E Yearbook
Madison General Hospital School of Nursing yearbook, 1967, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Madison High School yearbook, 1910, 1917, 1921 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Madison West Senior High School yearbook, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Queen of Apostles High School yearbook, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Sherman Junior High School - Vale Yearbook (Madison, WI), 1963 E Yearbook
Sherman Junior High School yearbook, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
The badger - 1957, University of Wisconsin Genealogy Gophers
University Of Wisconsin, Directory 1888-89 Ancestry
University of Wisconsin Directory of officers and students, 1917 Internet Archive
University of Wisconsin Madison yearbook, 1923 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
University of Wisconsin Madison yearbooks, 1917, 1918 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
University of Wisconsin yearbook, 1891, 1894, 1943, 1980, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Who's who at Wisconsin : prominent faculty members, alumni, students and University activities Genealogy Gophers
Who's who at Wisconsin : prominent faculty members, alumni, students and University activities, Vol. 1 1916-1921 Internet Archive
Wisconsin 1916 Internet Archive
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