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.

Monroe County Local History Room & Museum

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History Room Closed Jan. 10-17 for Maintenance
The Monroe County Local History Room & Museum will be closed to the public from January 10 through January 17, 2022 for seasonal maintenance (painting) and cleaning...
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1960S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY AT HISTORY ROOM IN SPARTA
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – of the 1960s – at the Monroe County Local History Room and Museum in Sparta...
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