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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MCLHR.org Updated; Now Nearly 1 Million Entries
The Monroe County Local History Room & Museum has recently added a new index and several index updates to its website, www...
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Museum and Research Library open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9-4
Beginning July 27, 2021, both the Monroe County Local History Room & Museum and its Research Library will be open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 9-4 with no appointments necessary...
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When the White Pine was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin

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