Monroe County Local History Museum: The best website to research your Monroe County, WI family history. Search indexes and databases for researching genealogy and Monroe County history. Includes indexes to Sparta, Tomah and other county newspapers, court records, directories, yearbooks, State and Federal censuses, vital records, and more.

History LIVE Public Lecture Series at LHR
For those able to drive to the Local History Room, we present our final program in the 2013 "History LIVE" public lecture series: ------------------------------- May 9: “A Post-Civil War Mortality View of Salisbury Prisoners from Wisconsin...
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MCLHR.org updated
9000+ Historic Images Now Online The "Historic Image & Photo Archive" on the Local History Room's website grew by several thousand pictures...
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Germans in Wisconsin: Revised and Expanded Edition

The Monroe County Local History Room's purpose is to connect people to the past in a meaningful way. Use this site to learn more about the MCLHR Museum and Research Library. Search for ancestors and local history using the
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Monroe County Local History Room & Museum | 200 W. Main St., Sparta, WI 54656 | Phone: (608)269-8680 | Fax: (608)269-8921 | Email: