The UW-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center is home to a wide variety of records and collections. A select portion of its genealogical holdings are available for searching below. For research convenience, copies of these records can be requested by searching individual names in our online index or by submitting a research request form for specific record types.
Our fees include a minimum charge of $10.00 per record type and per name requested. The $10.00 charge includes searching for the record and up to twenty pages of copies. The charge of $10.00 applies even if the search does not yield any records. If the records found total more than twenty pages, you will be contacted with the anticipated additional charges before copying/scanning is started.
It is important to note that these indexes only represent a small fraction of what is available at the UW-Green Bay Archives & Area Research Center. There are many additional resources that benefit genealogists and local historians. If you are interested in learning more, or if you need any accessibility assistance or help navigating these online indexes, please contact us.
- Belgian Pedigree Charts:
Submitted by individuals of Belgian descent. A comprehensive index was created with approximately 4000 names.
The index includes every name on every chart, not just those of Belgian descent.
- Brown County Citizenship Records, 1829-1984
- Brown County Plat Map, 1875
- Brown County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1821-1976
- Calumet County Citizenship Records, 1850-1955
- Kewaunee County Circuit Court records, 1858-1950
- Kewaunee County Citizenship Records, 1850-1950
- Manitowoc County Citizenship Records, 1848-1955
- Oconto County Wills and Probate Case Files, 1857-1952
- Outagamie County Citizenship Records, 1852-1963
- Outagamie County Probate Case Files, 1853-1958
- Shawano County Circuit Court Records, 1860-1961
- Shawano County Court Records, 1921-1946
General Search Tips
Exact Match vs. Soundex search
- If the Soundex option is selected, the search engine will also look for names with spelling variations that might be phonetically pronounced the same. For example, if you enter Mueller in the Last Name search box and select Soundex, the search engine will also find Miller, Mailer, Mahler, etc.
- If the Soundex option is NOT selected, the search engine will only look for names that match everything exactly as it was entered in the First, Middle, and Last Name search boxes.
Name Searching
- Check all possible spelling variations.
- Spelling differences occur frequently for a variety of reasons
- Misinterpretation of handwriting on the original document (A capital L may have looked like a capital S to the indexer, or an "o" might have been interpreted as an "a," etc.)
- Spelling of the name was recorded incorrectly by the record-keeper NOTE: consider the name might be spelled phonetically?)
- To broaden search results, enter only the first letter or few letters of the name.
Advanced Searching Options
Collection Name Searching
- Collection name indicates the broad types of collections included in the index (e.g. citizenship, court records, etc.). The collections listed here are the only ones that have available online indexes at this time and do not represent the complete holdings of the Archives.
- Check back frequently, as new indexes will be added as they become available.
- For broadest results, do not select a collection name.
Case Type Searching
- If you are searching for an individual, it is recommended you do not select a case type.
- This field is useful for researchers who are seeking information about a particular subject (i.e. elder abuse/neglect, arson, divorce, violation of voting laws, etc.), and not necessarily the individuals involved in the case.
- If a case type is selected, the search engine will not retrieve any results for any records other than circuit court case files (i.e. no citizenship, probate, plat map, etc.).
Corporate Name Searching
- This index field was used to record the name of a corporation or other entity (such as a unit of government or a business) rather than a personal name.
- Circuit court case files, for example, might have a business suing an individual for non-payment of debt. Or the State of Wisconsin might be suing a railroad company for wrongful death, etc.
- To search for units of governments (i.e. State of Wisconsin, City of Manitowoc, etc.), use only "Wisconsin" or "Manitowoc" in the Corporate Name search field. This will find results indexed as "State of Wisconsin" AND "Wisconsin, State of." This applies to towns and schools also.
Final Reminders
- The online indexes only represent a fraction of the collections held by the Archives. For more information about our holdings check the web listing.
- If you have tried all of our tips and suggestions, and nothing seems to work, you can contact an archivist (archives@uwgb.edu) with your specific research question.
Search Records
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Research Request for Additional Records
The online index only contains a limited portion of our holdings. In fact, the majority of our collections are not included in the online index. To learn more, check out our Genealogy and Local History page. If you see something you're interested in, simply add a custom request by completing one or more of the forms below.
Select Your County(s)
| Counties at Our Repository |
Years Held at Our Repository |
| Brown |
1823-1939 |
| Door |
1895-1978 |
| Kewaunee |
1858-1942. Online Index is available for Kewaunee |
| Manitowoc |
1849-1943. Partial Index available at www.2manitowoc.com |
| Marinette |
1879-1939 |
| Oconto |
1857-1973 |
| Outagamie |
1852-1979 |
| Shawano |
1857-1986. Partial online Index is available for Shawano |
Choose the county you would like us to research. Check one county. NOTE: If you would like us to check more than one, an additional $10 payment is required per county. For Circuit Court records for Kewaunee and Shawano counties, search our online index to order copies.
Many of the censuses are not indexed. Non-indexed census searches require a name-by-name search through a particular town. Please indicate a year and a location you would like us to check for your ancestor:
*Federal censuses, 1820 - 1940, for northeastern Wisconsin
*State censuses, 1836 - 1905, for northeastern Wisconsin
*Indian Census Rolls, 1820 - 1940, for Menominee, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Munsee tribes
Online Index
Custom Request
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