Wisconsin Genealogy Records

To begin, add a genealogy record or view a list of locations and resources for Wisconsin genealogy records.

In Wisconsin, the filing of vital information with the state department of health was not made mandatory until 1907. Records of vital events before 1907 can be difficult to find. Records for some counties are available for events occurring as early as 1814, but this is not common. The Wisconsin Vital Records website contains a chart of each county in the state with the dates for which different kinds of vital records are available. Older Wisconsin genealogy records may not be available for all counties during the same time periods.

If family researchers are looking for vital information as genealogy records, Wisconsin allows anyone who applies for the information to receive an uncertified copy of a birth, marriage, divorce or death certificate, whether or not the subject is immediate family. Certified copies are available only to the person on the record, or his or her spouse, parents, sibling, child, grandparent, or legal representative.