UW-STOUT ARCHIVES AND AREA RESEARCH CENTER

The University of Wisconsin-Stout Archives collects and preserves the records of the University of Wisconsin-Stout and its predecessors. It also serves as an Area Research Center for Dunn, Barron, and Pepin Counties in Wisconsin.

UW-Stout Area Research Center Indexes

The Area Research Center at the UW-Stout holds official county records

(e.g. land records, naturalization certificates) from Barron, Dunn, and Pepin counties.

Research Indexes

Search these databases for more information on select years from the following publications from Dunn, Barron, and Pepin Counties:

Newspaper Index Birth/death/probate notices from Barron, Dunn, and Pepin County newspapers,1862-1930
County Court Records Index Circuit/county courts, probates, naturalizations, and funerals between 1855 and 1955

Request Research Assistance

Request records, newspaper articles, and research assistance

Research Resources

The following resources provide access to a variety of public records and indexes.

Ancestry (a leading database of public records. Available on campus or off-campus with Stout identification)
Wisconsin Vital Records Index Pre-1907 birth, death, and marriages in the State of Wisconsin.
- For access to post-1907 vital records, contact the county Register of Deeds or the Wisconsin Vital Records Office

Full Text County Digital Collections

History of Dunn County, Wisconsin, 1925
Dunn County Directories Directories and Telephone Books including residents of Dunn County, Wisconsin
Knapp Family Diaries, 1848-1904

Dunn County Indexes:

Cemetery Indexes

Evergreen Cemetery Index

Evergreen Cemetery is located in section 24 of Menomonie Township in Dunn County, Wisconsin. This cemetery, the largest in the county, was organized in 1873 by the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company. This collection includes all recorded burials from 1873 to 2003. The information was compiled from Evergreen Cemetery Records by Carolyn C. Ohnstad.

Church and Cemetery Microfilm Index

Index to the records of 133 churches and cemeteries housed on microfilm reels. These records date from 1861 to 1979 and include records in a variety of languages.

Dunn County Cemetery Index

Headstone transcriptions of cemeteries in Dunn County, Wisconsin from 1850s to 1994. Compiled by Dunn County Genealogical Society and UW-Stout University Archives.