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Men of Progress: Wisconsin, ed. by Andrew J. Aikens and Lewis A. Proctor (multiple formats with commentary at loc.gov)
Memoirs of Jeremiah Curtin, by Jeremiah Curtin and Alma Curtin, ed. by Joseph Schafer (multiple formats at loc.gov)
Wisconsin: Its History and Its People, 1634-1924 (4 volumes; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1924), by Milo Milton Quaife (page images at HathiTrust)
Fifty Years in the Northwest, by William H. C. Folsom, ed. by E. E. Edwards (multiple formats with commentary at loc.gov)
A political history of Wisconsin ... (C. N. Caspar company, 1902), by Alexander McDonald 1822-1898 Thomson (page images at HathiTrust)
Proceedings of the society at its ... annual meeting (State Historical Society of Wisconsin., 1887), by State Historical Society of Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust)
Obsequies and memorial services in Plymouth Church of Milwaukee, Wis., upon the death of Rev. Charles Downer Helmer, a former pastor. (Symes, Swain & Co., 1879), by Henry T. Rose (page images at HathiTrust)
A new and vastly improved edition of the Industrial resources of Wisconsin, containing numerous new subjects, not in the first edition; such as the natural history of the state; brief sketches of its altered condition at different periods and the causes leading thereto; a short history of the origin and happy conclusion of the late war, with the heroic part acted by Wisconsin troops, the origin of our American lakes; and numberous discussions on the various natural phenomena observable in several of the states. (Milwaukee See-Bote job print, 1870), by John Gregory (page images at HathiTrust)
An illustrated history of the state of Wisconsin : being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875 (B.B. Russell, 1875), by Charles R. Tuttle (page images at HathiTrust)
Year book of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 1896. (The Society, 1896), by Sons of the American Revolution. Wisconsin Society (page images at HathiTrust)
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume. (American Biographical Publishing Company, 1877) (page images at HathiTrust)
Commemorative biographical record of the upper lake region (J. H. Beers & co., 1905), by J.H. Beers & Co (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Memorial record of the fathers of Wisconsin, containing sketches of the lives and careers of the members of the constitutional conventions of 1846 and 1847-8. With a history of early settlement in Wisconsin. (D. Atwood, 1880), by Horace A. Tenney and David Atwood (page images at HathiTrust)
History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... (Western historical company, 1881), by Western Historical Co. (page images at HathiTrust)
Proceedings of the society at its 34th- annual meeting ... (the Society, 1887), by Wisconsin. State Historical Society, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Haines, and Reuben Gold Thwaites (page images at HathiTrust)
The Columbian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of the representative men of the United States. (The Lewis publishing company, 1895), by David Inman Nelke and pub Lewis publishing company (page images at HathiTrust)
Soldiers and citizens' album of biographical record [of Wisconsin] containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty to the Union. Also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war and a history of the Grand Army of the Republic; with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens. (Grand Army Publishing Company, 1890), by H. O. Brown and M. A. W. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
Wisconsin, its story and biography 1848-1913 (The Lewis Publishing Company, 1914), by Ellis B. Usher (page images at HathiTrust)
Bench and bar of Wisconsin (H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1898), by John R. Berryman (page images at HathiTrust)
West central Wisconsin : a history (S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Inc., 1933), by John Goadby Gregory and Thomas Jefferson Cunningham (page images at HathiTrust)
Southwestern Wisconsin, a history of old Crawford County (The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1932), by John Goadby Gregory (page images at HathiTrust)
History of Wisconsin (Northern Micrographics, 1998), by Charles R. Tuttle (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Southeastern Wisconsin, a history of old Milwaukee County (S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1932), by John Goadby Gregory (page images at HathiTrust)
A new and vastly improved edition of the Industrial resources of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wis. : See-Bote, 1870), by John Gregory and University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries (page images at HathiTrust)
Wisconsin diplomats. ([Manitowoc, Wis., 1963), by Ralph G. Plumb (page images at HathiTrust)
Biographical dictionary and portrait gallery, Wisconsin volume (Lewis Pub. Co., 1895), by D. I. Nelke (page images at HathiTrust)
Meet your neighbor (Chippewa Falls Book Agency, 1946), by Mary Gates Muggah and Paul Henry Raihle (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the golden jubilee class of the Wisconsin Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America : Scottish Rite Cathedral, valley of Milwaukee, November 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1913 (The Consistory, 1913), by William H. Hotchkiss and Scottish Rite (Masonic Order). Wisconsin Consistory (page images at HathiTrust)
Wisconsin lives of national interest, sketches of some prominent people identified with the history of the Badger state (C.C. Nelson Publishing Company, 1937), by William L Crow (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the Fox River Valley, Lake Winnebago, and the Green Bay region (S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1930), by William A. Titus (page images at HathiTrust)
Service record, World War II, Redgranite and vicinity (Walsworth Brothers, 1945), by American Veterans of World War II. Johannas-Wendt Post No. 13 (page images at HathiTrust)
I. John B. Cassody (The Society, 1909), by E. Ray Stevens, Burr W. Jones, Hjalmar Rued Holand, Elisha Williams Keyes, and State Historical Society of Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust)
A political history of Wisconsin (Brookhaven Press, 1998), by Alexander McDonald Thomson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
An illustrated history of the state of Wisconsin being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875 : including a cyclopaedia of legislation during the administration of each governor, from the organization of the territorial government down to Governor Taylor : with historical and descriptive sketches of each country in the state separately, embracing interesting narratives of pioneer life ; including an account of the commercial, agricultural, and educational growth of Wisconsin (B.B. Russell, 1875), by Charles R. Tuttle (page images at HathiTrust)
A political history of Wisconsin. (E.C. Williams, 1900), by Alexander McDonald Thomson (page images at HathiTrust)
Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record : containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of the Union; also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war, and a history of the Grand army of the republic, with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens. (Grand Army Pub., 1888) (page images at HathiTrust)
Distinguished citizens of Wisconsin, biographical sketches. (Cramer, Aikens & Cramer, engravers and printers, 1891), by Amelia W. Bate (page images at HathiTrust)
William Penn Lyon (State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1926), by Clara Lyon Hayes (page images at HathiTrust)
Wisconsin: stability, progress, beauty. (Lewis Pub. Co., 1946), by Fred L. Holmes (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
John Johnston : a memoir (State Historical Society of Wis., 1905), by William Ward Wight and State Historical Society of Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Wisconsin -- Biography -- Periodicals

Proceedings (The Society, 1953), by State Historical Society of Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Wisconsin -- Biography -- Portraits

Notable Men of Wisconsin (multiple formats with commentary at loc.gov)
Triennial catalogue of the portrait gallery of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Madison, Wis. : Democrat Print. Co., State printers, 1889-1892., 1889), by State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Daniel S. Durrie, and Reuben Gold Thwaites (page images at HathiTrust)
Notable men of Wisconsin. (Williams publishing co., 1902) (page images at HathiTrust)
Notable men of Wisconsin. (Williams publishing co., 1902), by Milwaukee Williams Publishing Co. (page images at HathiTrust)
Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record : containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of the Union; also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war, and a history of the Grand army of the republic, with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens. (Grand Army Pub., 1888) (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Wisconsin -- Biography -- Portraits. from old catalog

Catalogue of the picture gallery of the State historical society of Wisconsin ([Madison, 1878), by Wisconsin. State historical society (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Adams County (Wis.) -- Biography

Memorial and biographical record and illustrated compendium of biography ... of ... citizens of Columbia. (G. A. Ogle & co., 1901), by Geo. A. & co. Ogle (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Barron County (Wis.) -- Biography

History of Barron County, Wisconsin (H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922), by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge and Newton S. Gordon (page images at HathiTrust)
Barron County, Wisconsin (Kimball & Storer Co.], 1901), by Orville D. Edgbert (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Beloit (Wis.) -- Biography

Narrative of experiences in the life of Sereno Taylor Merrill : written for his children (S.T. Merrill, 1900), by Sereno Taylor Merrill (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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