Kenosha County Genealogy Links

Kenosha County Genealogy Links

Kenosha County Family Web Pages

Jayme Rice's Genealogy Site
This site contains numerous surnames that lived in Kenosha, like
Jankowski, Ryckowski, Nowacki, Czajkowski, and Apanasewicz. All lived in Kenosha
in the early 1900's. Many from these families currently still reside in Kenosha.
There is a photo section of individuals and a section on family histories.

Lennie Lichter's Family pages
Scott Ladewig's Family Tree
Alexander Kaye Ogilvie Tribute by Julia K. Hogston
WILDER Connections
Ancestors of Loren Glen Carlson
Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees
Ancestors of Vicky Lynn Deckrosh
Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees
Descendants of Edmund Cantwell
Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees
Ancestors of Donald Leon Chaput
Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees
Thomas Hansen of Kenosha, Wisconsin & His Descendants
Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees
Teague family in the Wisconsin Census

John and Bridget McCaffary History

Robert Fay's History and Genealogy Page
Contains history of the last execution in the state of Wisconsin
before the state abolished the Death Penalty John McCaffery murdered his wife Bridget.
Robert Fay is beginning to search deeper into the genealogy and History
of John and Bridget in order to provide a better understanding of this
important piece of Wisconsin's history. If you have any information that will help him,
please visit this site and send him an E-mail.
You may also join in on the Kenosha listserv to participate in discussions.

Famous Kenoshans

Orson Welles
Actor and Director

The Estate of Orson Welles

Margaret Landon
Author of the book "Anna and the King" (Musical version was "The King and I")

Irving Wallace
Writer

Alan Ameche
Football Player and Heisman Trophy Winner

Kenosha Public Libraries

General Information for the Kenosha Public Library System

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE NUMBER
Northside Library	1500 27th Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140	262-595-3740
Simmons Library	711 59th Place, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140	262-942-3700
Southwest Library	7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53142	262-942-3710
Uptown Library	2419 63rd, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144	262-942-3703

Kenosha County Resources

National Register of Historic Places - Kenosha sites

Kenosha News
http://www.kenoshacounty.com

Kenosha County Register of Deeds

Slovenians in Wisconsin - Kenosha

Political Graveyard - Kenosha

Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Southport Lighthouse History

Old Pier (Pierhead) Lighthouse History

Kenosha's Irish Experience, 1839-1890 by Maureen Funk

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Rambler 1902-2002

Early German Settlers in the Town of Brighton

A History of some of the Early German Settlers in the Community of Brighton,
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, collected by Miss Louise Thom in 1932
for the State Historical Society.

Marriages in Brighton, Wisconsin - families from the Eifel area

Map of the Eifel area

Eifel page

Klinkhammer census page

Sharon Butler's Web Site

Eifel area families

More Eifel area families

Thank you to Larry Devitt for pointing out these links:
(These are good sites)
THE THOMAS A. PICK HOMEPAGE - BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES IN THE EIFEL

FAMILIES IN FLIESSEM, EIFEL, GERMANY

UW-Parkside Area Research Center

Located in the Archives on D-2 level of the Wyllie Library Learning Center
900 Wood Road, Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
Phone: 262-595-2411
http://www.uwp.edu/info-services/library/archives.htm

Area Genealogical Societies

Kenosha County Genealogical Society PO BOX 25 Kenosha, WI 53141-0025 Members receive a quarterly newsletter. For more information, send a self addressed stamped envelope. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wikenosh/gensoc.htm	Burlington Genealogical Society PO Box 593 Burlington, WI 53105 http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiburlgs/index.html
Zion Genealogical Society c/o Zion Public Library 2400 Gabriel Avenue Zion, IL 60099	Wisconsin State Genealogical Society P.O. BOX 5106 Madison WI 53705-5106
McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society P.O. Box 184 Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184 http://www.mcigs.org/	Walworth County Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 159 Delavan, WI 53115-0159
Lake County Genealogical Society PO Box 721 Libertyville, IL 60048 http://www.rootsweb.com/~illcgs/index.htm

Area Historical Societies

Kenosha History Center
(Kenosha County Historical Society)
220 51st St. *NEW ADDRESS*
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143
262-654-5770 *SAME PHONE NUMBER*
They do accept queries for a small donation.
http://www.kenoshahistorycenter.org

Western Kenosha County Historical Society
PO Box 31
Wilmot, WI 53192
(262) 877-2698

Kenosha County Towns and Villages

Town of Brighton 1196 248th Avenue Kansasville, WI 53182 262-878-2218	Town of Bristol 198th Avenue & 83rd Street, Box 187 Bristol, WI 53104 262-857-2368
Village of Genoa City 510 Fellows Street Genoa City, WI 53128	Village of Paddock Lake 6969 236th Avenue Paddock Lake, Salem, WI 53168 262-843-2713
Town of Paris 16607 Burlington Road Union Grove, WI 53182 262-859-3006	Village of Pleasant Prairie 9915 39th Avenue Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 262-694-1400 http://www.plprairiewi.com
Town of Randall 34530 Bassett Road Bassett, WI 53101 262-877-2165	Town of Salem 9814 Antioch Road, Hwy. 83 Salem, WI 53168 262-843-2313
Village of Silver Lake 113 S. First Street Silver Lake, WI 53170 262-889-4308	Town of Somers 7511 12th Street, Box 197 Somers, WI 53171 262-859-2822
Village of Twin Lakes 108 East Main Street Twin Lakes, WI 53181 262-877-2858	Town of Wheatland 34315 Geneva Road New Munster, WI 53152 262-537-4340