Subscription Databases

HeritageQuest

Genealogical resources including census data, family records, local histories, military records and an extensive index to genealogical & local history magazines. Library card required for use from home.

Ancestry Library Edition (In Library Use Only)

If you don't have a personal subscription to Ancestry.com, stop by the library to search this vast vast collection of Census records, birth, marriage & death records, immigration and military records, directories, passenger lists, and more!

Information/Obituary & Genealogy Requests

Please use our online reference form to receive quick reference service from your home or office! We will email the answer back to you. Be sure to include your name and email address with your question.

There is a $10.00 charge for finding and copying each obituary. Obituary/ Genealogy requests are by postal mail only. Include as much information as possible, date, place, etc. with your request. Also include a self addressed and stamped envelope so we can mail it back to you, along with a check or money order made out to the Waupaca Area Public Library.

Genealogy & Local History Web Sites

• RootsWeb: Waupaca
• Waupaca County Genealogy Homepage with cemetery records.
• Main Street Marketplace - historic photos of Waupaca
• Outagamie County GenWeb
• Waushara County GenWeb
• Portage County GenWeb
• Stevens Point Area Obituary Index
• LDS Family Search
• Wisconsin Historical Society
• Genealogy : Wisconsin
• Ellis Island Family History Center
• Ancestry.com
• Access Genealogy
• National Archives
• Native American Ancestry
• Local History @ Your Library

Wisconsin Vital Records Services - The Wisconsin Vital Records Office is responsible for filing, preserving, protecting, changing, and issuing copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates for events that occur in Wisconsin. This Web site provides information on obtaining copies of vital records, searching our records in person, and other available resources.

Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Search for pre-1907 Vital Records (VR), including birth, death, and marriage records as well as for 150,000 Wisconsin Name Index (WNI) records, including biographical sketches, obituaries, and newspaper articles published before 2000.

Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 - Alphabetical and regimental lists of soldiers who served in Wisconsin units during the Civil War.

Wisconsin Historical Images - Historical images from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles - 16,000 historical and biographical articles. Search by name, location, or article subject(s).

Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service - Are fee based services offered by the Wisconsin Historical Society. They have the following records available to them:

• Wisconsin Birth Records (1850-1907)
• Wisconsin Marriage Records (1836-1907)
• Wisconsin Death Records (1850-1907)
• Wisconsin Civil War Service Records
• Wisconsin Name Index Records
  

Waupca County History - See our community page for a a brief overview of Waupaca County history.

Local Sources

Waupaca Sexton Office
Cemetery Records
Richard Martin (715) 258-4406, ext. 230 407
School Street, Waupaca, WI 54981

Waupaca County Courthouse
811 Harding Street, Waupaca, WI 54981

Register of Deeds
(715)258-6250
P.O. Box 307, Waupaca, WI 54981

• Birth, Marriage, Death and Land Records
• Index to Military Discharges

Waupaca Area Public Library Microfilm Holdings:

Cemetery Index

Wayne and Alta Guyant's Cemetery Index on microfilm ( See Waupaca GenWeb at the top of the page for a listing of cemeteries).

This index includes a general index, as well as veteran and maiden name indexes with each cemetery. It includes cemeteries found in Portage, Waupaca, and Waushara counties as well as obituaries from the Waupaca County Post for some of the listings.

Newspapers

• Waupaca County Republican from April 2, 1874 - May 31, 1917
• Waupaca County Record from December 1, 1894 - May 31, 1917
• Waupaca County Post from January 19, 1878 - present.
  

Federal and State Census Records

Birth and Death Indexes

• Pre-1907 Birth and Death Indexes for Wisconsin on microfiche donated by the Waupaca Area Genealogical Society.

Join the Waupaca Area Genealogical Society!

The Waupaca Area Genealogical Society dues are $10.00 a year per person or $15.00 for a family. This does include a quarterly newsletter.

January through April on the second Saturday of the month at 9:00am.

May through December on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.

We meet at the Holly History and Genealogy Center in Waupaca during the winter months, but during the summer our location varies, check the newsletter or call Nancy Helbach at 715-258-2247 for more information.