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KathiClark
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Reference Librarian:
Farnsworth Public Library
715 Main St., Oconto, WI 54153
920-834-7730
Hours
Sun- closed
Mon - closed
Tuesday- 11- 7
Wed- 11- 7
Thurs- 11- 7
Fri- 10- 6
Sat- 9-12 (noon)
ALWAYS include your regular home address in e-mail requests to the library, since a majority of information returned to you will be by regular mail.
The following information is housed in the Reference Section and
is for
"IN LIBRARY" use only.
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| Guide to Archives & Manuscripts | in UWGB Research Cent. | 016.977 Gre |
| Manuscript Collection | ||
| Local Gov't Records | ||
| State & Fed Gov't Records | ||
| A Wisconsin Lumberman Looks Backward | Holt, Wm. Arthur | 977 Hol c.2 |
| Badger Brewers Past & Present | Kroll, Wayne | 663.3 Kro |
| Beach in America (Family History) | 920 Bea | |
| Birdie - Friends are Welcome (family biography) | Garrigan, Virginia | 920 Gar |
| Birdwings | Vogt, Anna Hansen | 598.2 Vog |
| Bloom Family of Wisconsin & Germany | Spanur, Beverly Bloom | 920 Blo |
| Burning Bush | Behrend, Alice Judy | 977.534 Beh |
| Chicago & the Great Conflagration - 1871 | Colbert, Elias | 977.53 Col |
| Code of Ordinances - City of Oconto | 348.775 Oco 1999 | |
| Colburn- Family Genealogy | 920 Col | |
| Commemorative Booklet - St. Louis Church (Abrams) | 270 Pat | |
| Commemorative Booklet -St. Patrick's Church | Stiles | 270 Pat |
| Commemorative Booklet- St. Peter's Parish -1982 | 270 Pet | |
| Cruise Book - USS Oconto APA-187 | 940 Cru | |
| Dodge's Geography of Wisconsin | Merrill, J.A. | 917.3 Mer |
| Fire & Ice (Fire at Peshtigo) | Wells, Robert W. | 977.534 Fir |
| Fire at Peshtigo | Wells, Robert W. | 977.534 Wel |
| General Marshall's Victory Report | WWII in Europe & the Pacific | 940.53 Mar |
| Great Fires in Wisconsin at Peshtigo - 1871 | Tilton, Frank | 977.534 Til |
| Great Lakes Wooden Shipbuilding Era | 623.8 Inc | |
| History of Gillett 1856-1976 | 977 Gil | |
| History of Northern Wisconsin - 1881 | 977.5 His | |
| History of Oconto | Hall, George E. | 977.537 Hal |
| John & Almira Volk | 920 Vol | |
| John Goddard of NE Wisconsin | Jackson, Gloria Bailey | 920 God |
| Laughlin Families | Malinich, Linda | 920 Lau |
| Laws of Wisconsin - 1869 | 348.775 WIS 1869 | |
| Life & Services of Benjamin J. Franklin | 921 Fra | |
| Life of a Lumberman | Nelligan, James E. | 921 Nel |
| Marinette & Peshtigo Eagle | Vol. 1 #17 - Oct 14, 1871 | 977.534 Pes |
| Moths of the Limberlost - 1912 | Stratton, Gene | 595.78 Str |
| Motivation of Book Use- Case Study - 1925 | Fair, Ethel M. | |
| Narrative of the Voyages Round the World - 1873 | Kippis, A. | 911 Kip |
| Oconto Nicknames or Jabswitch Monickers | Duschene, Phyllis (Phid) | |
| Oconto Telephone Directories | 1953-1960 | 919.75 Oco |
| Oconto Tri-Centennial | DeWitt, C.P. | 977.537 Oco |
| Over the Mountain Men (photocopy)-SW Virginia | Worrell, Anne Lowry | 929.3 Wor |
| Physical Geography of Wisconsin 1916 | Martin, Lawrence | 551.4 Mar |
| Recollections of Oconto County | 977.537 Oco | |
| Rediscovered Wilderness Heritage: | Stark, Pete | 972.563 Sta |
| Report on Lead & Zinc Deposits of Wisconsin -1906 | Grant, Ulysses S. | 553.44 Gra |
| Schlintz Genealogy | Schlintz, Victoria | 920 Sch-Weg |
| Schrubbe Wagner-Wegner Families | Wilterding, Florence | 920 Sch-Weg |
| Sketches of the Great Fire in Wisconsin | 977.534 Pes | |
| Some Pioneer Families of Wisconsin | 920 Pio | |
| Suring School District | 977.5372 Sur | |
| Tomah | Rentmeester, Jeanne & Les | 920 Tom |
| US Bicentennial Recollections of Oconto County | Hall, George E. | 977.537 Hal |
| West Shore of Green Bay | 920 Com | |
| Whistlestop! (Little Suamico, WI- 20th century) | Stiller, Don | 977.565 Stii |
| Wisconsin and the Civil War | Zeitlin, Richard H. | 973.74775 Zei |
| Wisconsin Early French Inhabitants- biographies | Alderson, Jo Bartels | 920 Fre |
| Wisconsin Fur Trade People | Rentmeester, Les | 977.503 Ren |
| Wisconsin in the War of Rebellion | History of All Regiments | 937.7 Lov |
| Wisconsin Is My Doorstep | Gart, Robert E. | 977.5 Gar |
| Wisconsin Trees | 582 Wis | |
| World Book of Topels - Family History | 920 Top | |
| Would You Believe It (Oconto) | Hall, George E. | 977.537 Hal |
| City Directories | ||
| 1905 Mowrey's Classified Business & Professional | Milwaukee & Prin. WI Cities | 917.75 Bus |
| City Directory | 1914 | 917.75 Oco |
| City Directory (plastic bag copy) | 1914 | 917.75 Oco |
| City Directories | 1962,1975,1976-77,1979,1981 | 917.75 Oco |
| 1982,1984,1985,1987,1989, | ||
| 1991-92,1993,1995,1997,1999 | ||
| Shawano /Oconto County Directory 1939-40 | 917.75 Sha | |
| Loose Leaf Folders - Newspaper Clippings | Kay Stewart | |
| Copper Culture Indians | ||
| Early Oconto Residents | ||
| Historic Oconto | Oconto Early Adresses | |
| Businesses | ||
| Churches | ||
| Residences | ||
| Historic Oconto County | ||
| Oconto Churches | ||
| Oconto County Cemeteries- partial listings | See listing below | |
| Oconto Early City News | ||
| Oconto County Early Towns (A-M) | ||
| Oconto County Early Towns (M-Z) | ||
| Oconto's Military Effort | ||
| Reflections | Nichols, Diane | |
| OCONTO COUNTY PLAT BOOKS | 1938-1958-1967-1978-1984-1989 | |
| 1992-1994-1997 | ||
| DOOR COUNTY PLAT BOOK | 1978 | |
| OKATO- Oconto High yearbooks | 1910 - present | |
| Missing: 1911, 1934, 1992, 1995 |
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Plat Books: 1905, '38, '67, '70's, '78, '84,
'92, '94, '98.
Door County Plat Book: 1978
Standard Atlas - Oconto County:1912
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Oconto Cemeteries Burial Listing:
Farnsworth Library has partial listings for:
Brookside
Cemetery (Section 20- T 27N R 21-222 E Town of Pensaukee)
Catholic Cemetery (T. 28 - n - R21 - East Section 22) - Oconto
Chase Cemetery (T. 26-N- -R 19E- Section 11- Cty Trunk C - Left side of
Rd)
(T.26-N- R 20E-Sec.25- County Trunk C- Rgt side of Rd)
Evergreen Cemetery- Oconto with map
Garden of Hope Cemetery (Swede Town Road)
Grosse private Cemetery - Little Suamico, WI
Lindsay- Private Cemetery-(Lot #7 - 1/4 of Sec. 20 - Township 28 N of R
22)
Stiles Catholic Cemetery- Town of Stiles
St. Peter's Cemetery (Old St. Peter's Grounds in Frenchtown- the site was
close
to the north side of the present church- those buried were removed
to the Catholic Cemetery in Oconto some time in 1880's)
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"Files and Information On"
Copper Culture Indians
Early Oconto Residents
Historic Oconto
Oconto
Early Addresses
Businesses
Churches
Residences
Histori Oconto County
Oconto Churches
Oconto County Cemeteries- PARTIAL listings
Oconto Early City News
Oconto County Early Towns (A-M)
Oconto County Early Towns (M-Z)
Oconto's Military Effort
"Reflections" - Diane Nichols
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Small towns in the area
Historic Houses in Oconto
1948 Centennial (of Wisconsin
Statehood)
Christian Science Church: The
first Christian Science Church edifice built.
Churches in Oconto: early
history
Civil War
Copper Culture State Park
Farnsworth Library: The
old original library
French in Oconto
Historic Buildings List and
Photographs
Gay '90's in Oconto City
Native Americans in Oconto
Early Industry in Oconto
Military in Oconto County and
City
Oconto Historical Society
Oconto Tricentennial
Railroads in Oconto County
Passenger Trains in Oconto County
Family Histories of Some Early
Oconto Families
Immigration Records -
Oconto
County (Incomplete)
FARNSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY MICROFILMS
Various other counties are included on these
films besides Oconto County.
Wisconsin 1855 State Census (Manitowoc, Marathon, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage Counties)
Wisconsin 1860 Federal Census (Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie Cnties)
Wisconsin 1870 Federal Census (Oconto, Outagamie Cnties)
Wisconsin 1875 State Census (Monroe,
Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Papin,
Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, St. Croix, Sau, Shawano,
etc.)
Wisconsin 1880 Federal Census (Oconto,
Outagamie,Milwaukee Counties-not
city of Milwaukee)
Wisconsin 1890 Veterans Census(Ashland,
Clark, Florence, Forest,
Langlade, Linden, Marathon, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida,Portage, Price,
Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca, Wood Cnties)
Wisconsin 1895 State Census (Milwuakee
County-not city-, Oconto, Oneida,
Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price,etc)
Wisconsin 1900 Federal Census (Monroe, Oconto, Oneida Cnties)
Wisconsin 1905 State Census (Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie Cnties)
Wisconsin 1910 Federal Census (Monroe, Oconto Cnties)
Wisconsin 1920 Federal Census (Monroe, Oconto Counties)
GILLETT TIMES
1929 to 1951 (Merged with the Oconto Falls Herald)
Jan 6, 1927 - Dec 29, 1928
Jan 3, 1929 - May 29, 1930
June 5, 1930 - July 31, 1930
Jan 1, 1931 - Sept 29, 1932
Oct 6, 1932 - March 29, 1934
Apr 5, 1930 - June 27, 1935
Jan 2, 1936 - May 28, 1936
June 4, 1939 - June 23, 1939
April 6, 1939 - June 27, 1940
Jan 2, 1941 - Dec 18, 1941
Jan 7 - Aug 26 1943
Sept 2, 1943 - Dec 28, 1944
Nov 4,1943 - Dec 27, 1945
1946 - 1948
1949 - 1951
LUMBERMAN(Oconto)
Aug 16, 1864 - Dec 29, 1917 (not complete)
OCONTO COUNTY CHRONICLE(Oconto)
May 30, 1912 - July 10, 1913
OCONTO COUNTY ENTERPRISE(Oconto)
Sept 15, 1898 - 1918
OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER(Oconto)
1872 - 1874
Feb 7 1874 - 1877
1878 - Jan 15, 1881
1881 - 1938 (there are 54 microfilm rolls covering
these years of publication)
1939 - 1994 (there are 55 microfilm rolls covering
these years of publication)
OCONTO FALLS HERALD
Jan 6, 1899 - March 19, 1912 (there are 10 microfilm
rolls covering these years of publications)
Jan 24, 1919 - Dec 28, 1944 (there are 17 microfilm
rolls covering these years of publications)
1945 - 1952 (there are 2 microfilm rolls covering
these years of publication)
PIONEER(Oconto)
June 25, 1859 - March 27, 1862
April 3 - 1862 - Oct 27, 1864
UNION FARMERS - HERALD (Oconto
Falls)
March 6, 1913 - Aug 14, 1914
Aug 21, 1914 - Dec 31, 1915
Jan 7, 1916 - June 29, 1917
July 6, 1817 - Jan 17, 1919