Area Resources

The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Nelis R. Kampenga University Archives and Area Research Center
Email: archives@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715-346-2586

· Maintains naturalization records for Adams, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties.

· UWSP Archives has the 1820-1920 Federal Censuses for the State of Wisconsin including indexes for 1820-1880.

· The Territory and State of Wisconsin conducted its own enumerations every ten years from 1836-1905. These can be found in the UWSP Archives. The 1905 Wisconsin Census is the only territorial or state census that lists all members of a household by name.

· From the Library Homepage: http://library.uwsp.edu, select Genealogy & local history to link to search The Pointer Index(UWSP newspaper), the Portage County Cemetery Index and the Stevens Point Area Obituary Index.