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Resources for Researchers

Digital Collections

  • Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
  • Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
  • Find a local history organization
  • Google Scholar
  • LaCrosse History Unbound (digital collections)
  • Library of Congress Digital Collections
  • National Archives Online Catalog
  • State of Wisconsin Digital Collection at UW Madison
  • Wisconsin First Nations
  • Wisconsin Historical Society Collections
  • Wisconsin Labor History
  • Wisconsin Veterans Museum Collection and Archives

Research Guides

  • How to analyze a primary source
  • How to read history
  • Learning Historical Research
  • Reading, Writing, and Researching for History
  • Research Steps

Writing Guides

  • Format for citing sources
  • Format for citing images
  • UW-Madison Writer’s Handbook (tips on style, grammar, and structure)

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  • Home
  • Land Acknowledgement
  • New Object Histories
  • Histories
    • Object Histories
    • Histories by Subject
      • Art, Sport & Entertainment
        • Art & Design
        • Music, Theatre & Cinema
        • Sports & Games
      • Education
      • Ethnicity & Identity
      • Everyday Life
        • Home Furnishings
        • Clothing, Apparel & Fashion
        • Food & Cooking
      • Global Connections
      • Manufacturing & Trade
        • Agriculture
        • Industry
        • Wisconsin Made
      • Nature & Environment
      • Politics & Government
        • Military History
      • Society & Religion
      • Science & Medicine
      • Transportation & Tourism
    • Histories by Period
      • Pre-1787
      • 1787-1848
      • 1848-1877
      • 1877-1900
      • 1900-1918
      • 1918-1945
      • 1945-1965
      • 1965-1987
      • 1987-2011
      • 2011-Today
  • Virtual Exhibits
    • Online Exhibits
      • Wisconsin Waterways: A Great Lakes Legacy
      • A Landscape of Leisure: Tourism in Wisconsin
      • Indigenous Peoples Exhibit
      • The Lumber Industry in Northern Wisconsin Exhibit
      • Wisconsin Waters Exhibit
    • Museum Mini Tours
      • Old World Wisconsin Mini Tour
      • Wade House Mini Tour
      • Wisconsin Historical Museum
  • For Educators
    • College
    • Grades 6-12
    • National History Day
    • Request a Guest Presentation
    • Teachers Advisory Board
    • Contact Us
  • WPR’s Wisconsin Life
  • Your Story In Objects
  • Write for Wisconsin 101
    • Choose an Object
    • Potential Stories
    • Submission Guidelines
    • Resources for Researchers
  • About
    • About the Project
    • Welcome to the New Website
    • Internships
    • Authors
    • Partner Organizations
    • Press
    • Advisory Board, Directors & Staff
  • Toggle website search
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