HANDY LINKS
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RESEARCH LINKS:
Plain History & Genealogy Group (PHGG) by Gary Haas Info about the group Newsletters (Membership is free for those interested in technology and tips for genealogy research; history of Franklin Township and Plain, WI area. Contact Gary to be notified of future meetings which have been held virtually as of 2023.) Badger Link (Need to have a library card or WI zip code to use this site) Find-A-Grave (free site) White Mound Cemetery in White Mound, Wisconsin Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Plain, Wisconsin Old Saint Luke’s Catholic Cemetery in Plain, Wisconsin New Saint Luke’s Catholic Cemetery in Plain, Wisconsin Union Grove Cemetery Also known as "Harrisburg Cemetery" near Plain Sauk County Register of Deeds Sauk County Grantor/Grantee Index (mid 1800s - late 1986) http://www.interment.net/us/wi/sauk.htm Sauk County cemeteries The Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Wisconsin Historical Society (searchable list of men) Family Search (Free for local history and genealogy, just need to create a login) Sauk County Wisconsin: Catalog Search (141) - UW Madison Libraries Includes links to older plat maps for townships in Sauk County FAMILY HISTORY LINKS: Ruhland & Brickl Families Plain, Sauk County, Wisconsin at Auswanderer website Kraemer Family History by Kenneth Kraemer Weitzer Family History Ruhland - From Alsace & Bavaria to Buffalo Samantha Litty (Diehl family, German transcriptions) Friede-Abrahamson Genealogy Site - Surname Index Books of local interest at Auswanderer website DIGITAL BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLINE
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY LINKS:
OFTHS Facebook (Membership requires a Facebook account) Sauk County Historical Society Franklin Township at the Sauk County Historical Society website: Click here Wisconsin Historical Society Harrisburg School Troy Township OTHER LOCAL LINKS: Sauk County Government St. Luke Catholic Church in Plain, Wisconsin Village of Plain History from the Village of Plain website: Click here Cedar Grove Cheese, at Plain, Wisconsin Carr Valley Cheese (various locations) All of the libraries in Sauk County have local history resources. If you don’t have a subscription to Ancestry.com or Heritage Quest, access to those website is available on computers at the libraries. LIBRARY LINKS: Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library, Baraboo, WI Genealogy and Local history Spring Green Community Library Weekly Home News on microfilm covers the area of the Franklin Township , Plain and Spring Green areas. Local Histories etc. Name index of births, marriages, deaths, from older newspapers. Kraemer Library in Plain, Wisconsin. Has family histories. Reedsburg Public Library Local History Resources There are a couple of interesting tabs on their website for any researcher, even if you aren’t from the Reedsburg area. The tabs are labeled: RESEARCH RESOURCE & LOCAL HISTORY. You will need a South Central Library card number to access some of the links on the RESEARCH RESOURCE tab. If you already have a library card from a Sauk County Library you will be okay. The Reedsburg Newspapers on microfilm also cover much more than just the Reedsburg area. Many news items from the Franklin Township and Plain area have been found. They also have the Naturalization Records for Sauk on microfilm. Books: Sauk County Cemetery Inscriptions (all volumes), Sauk County Plat Books (numerous years are covered), Sauk County Directories (for both businesses and people), Historic Photographic Collection and local histories from throughout the county. Townships in Richland Co., WI Scroll down to the middle of the page to find links to plat map of all the townships in Richland County starting with 1871 to 1951. |
Handy Maps
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Many times a genealogist is interested in tracing the history of an ancestor’s farm. The article “Land Record Research” by Marian Ruhland Burmester that was published in the OFTHS Newsletter June 2019, Volume 12, Issue 1, may be helpful.
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Header photo: After the 1918 cyclone. The Brechtl farm in the foreground, St. Luke’s Church steeple with the Village of Plain in the background.
If you wish to learn more about this storm you may purchase our book titled “May 21st 1918 Cyclone ~ A Path of Destruction” on the merchandise page of this website. See description there also.
If you wish to learn more about this storm you may purchase our book titled “May 21st 1918 Cyclone ~ A Path of Destruction” on the merchandise page of this website. See description there also.
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