Local History & Genealogy
Farnsworth Public Library has a wealth of primary documents, local historical information, a microfilm reader, and access to newspapers going back over 100 years.
Note: The Library does not have birth, marriage or death certificates, and our microfilm reader does not have printing capabilities.
Digitize Oconto County Newspapers is a collaborative effort to digitize all the Oconto County newspapers. To view this searchable database or find out more information about the digitization effort, go to http://ocnews.co.oconto.wi.us.
Newspapers on Microfilm:
Pioneer ……………………………………. June 1859 – October 27, 1865
Lumberman ……………………………. August 16, 1864 – December 29, 1917, not all issues
Oconto County Enterprise ………. September 15, 1898 –1918, not all issues
Oconto County Reporter ………… 1871 – December 1994
[Have paper copies 1995 to present]
Oconto Falls Herald …………………. January 6, 1899 – March 19, 1912
Union Farmer Herald ………………. March 28, 1912 – April 28, 1916
Farmer Herald …………………………. May 5, 1916 – May 21, 1920
Oconto Falls Herald …………………. May 28, 1920 – December 27, 1951
Oconto County Times Herald …… January 3, 1952 – Dec. 25, 1952
Gillett Times …………………………….. January 6, 1927 – 1951, not Aug. – Dec 1930 & 1942
Census Records on Microfilm:
State Census ….. 1855, 1875, 1895, 1905
Federal Census ….. 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
Veterans Census …..1890
U.S. Army Infantry Muster Rolls on Microfilm:
1864 – 1865 A – K 1869 – 1870 A – O 1876 – 1879 Fourth Infantry
Oconto High School Yearbooks: OcO Oconto High School Yearbooks:
1910 – 2011 (missing years 1911, 1913-1921, 1934, and 1992)
City Directories:
City of Oconto, Oconto Falls, Gillett, Lena, Suring, Abrams Business and Residential – 1914
City of Oconto Residential – 1962, 1975, 1976-77, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989,
1991-92, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
Oconto – Oconto Falls – Abrams Telephone Directories:
1928, 1929, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1951 – 1960
Oconto County Plat Books:
1905, 1912, 1938, 1958, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1992, 2001
Maps:
1871 City of Oconto Plat Drawing
1878 Oconto County Atlas Maps
1895 US Atlas Map: Wisconsin
1898 Oconto County Plat Maps
1905 Oconto County Plat Maps
1912 Oconto County Plat Maps
1913 Oconto County Geological and Natural History Survey Map
1946 Oconto County Plat Maps
1960 Oconto County Plat Maps
Township Maps – WI GenWeb Project – Oconto County Road Commission
More Online Resources:
Oconto County Genealogical Society’s Cemetery Database
Digital Public Library of America
Find A Grave
Oconto County Genealogical Society
Oconto County Historical Society
City of Oconto Historic Schools
UW-GB Cofrin Library – Archives & Local History
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
HeritageQuest online
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Oconto County WI Gen Web Project
US GenWeb Project
Deaths Recorded in Newspapers 1871 – 1976
Oconto County Reporter Obituaries 1997 –
Oconto History Facebook Page
National Archives & Records Administration
Oconto County Reporter Obituary Listings:
1997 – 2003 A – J
1997 – 2003 K – R
1997 – 2003 S – Z
2004 – 2005
2006 – 2007
2008 – 2009
2010 – 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Note: The Library does not have birth, marriage or death certificates, and our microfilm reader does not have printing capabilities.
Digitize Oconto County Newspapers is a collaborative effort to digitize all the Oconto County newspapers. To view this searchable database or find out more information about the digitization effort, go to http://ocnews.co.oconto.wi.us.
Newspapers on Microfilm:
Pioneer ……………………………………. June 1859 – October 27, 1865
Lumberman ……………………………. August 16, 1864 – December 29, 1917, not all issues
Oconto County Enterprise ………. September 15, 1898 –1918, not all issues
Oconto County Reporter ………… 1871 – December 1994
[Have paper copies 1995 to present]
Oconto Falls Herald …………………. January 6, 1899 – March 19, 1912
Union Farmer Herald ………………. March 28, 1912 – April 28, 1916
Farmer Herald …………………………. May 5, 1916 – May 21, 1920
Oconto Falls Herald …………………. May 28, 1920 – December 27, 1951
Oconto County Times Herald …… January 3, 1952 – Dec. 25, 1952
Gillett Times …………………………….. January 6, 1927 – 1951, not Aug. – Dec 1930 & 1942
Census Records on Microfilm:
State Census ….. 1855, 1875, 1895, 1905
Federal Census ….. 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
Veterans Census …..1890
U.S. Army Infantry Muster Rolls on Microfilm:
1864 – 1865 A – K 1869 – 1870 A – O 1876 – 1879 Fourth Infantry
Oconto High School Yearbooks: OcO Oconto High School Yearbooks:
1910 – 2011 (missing years 1911, 1913-1921, 1934, and 1992)
City Directories:
City of Oconto, Oconto Falls, Gillett, Lena, Suring, Abrams Business and Residential – 1914
City of Oconto Residential – 1962, 1975, 1976-77, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989,
1991-92, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
Oconto – Oconto Falls – Abrams Telephone Directories:
1928, 1929, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1951 – 1960
Oconto County Plat Books:
1905, 1912, 1938, 1958, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1992, 2001
Maps:
1871 City of Oconto Plat Drawing
1878 Oconto County Atlas Maps
1895 US Atlas Map: Wisconsin
1898 Oconto County Plat Maps
1905 Oconto County Plat Maps
1912 Oconto County Plat Maps
1913 Oconto County Geological and Natural History Survey Map
1946 Oconto County Plat Maps
1960 Oconto County Plat Maps
Township Maps – WI GenWeb Project – Oconto County Road Commission
More Online Resources:
Oconto County Genealogical Society’s Cemetery Database
Digital Public Library of America
Find A Grave
Oconto County Genealogical Society
Oconto County Historical Society
City of Oconto Historic Schools
UW-GB Cofrin Library – Archives & Local History
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
HeritageQuest online
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Oconto County WI Gen Web Project
US GenWeb Project
Deaths Recorded in Newspapers 1871 – 1976
Oconto County Reporter Obituaries 1997 –
Oconto History Facebook Page
National Archives & Records Administration
Oconto County Reporter Obituary Listings:
1997 – 2003 A – J
1997 – 2003 K – R
1997 – 2003 S – Z
2004 – 2005
2006 – 2007
2008 – 2009
2010 – 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
