The South Wood County Historical Museum has a wealth of research materials about local history. If you would like to use our research library, we would gladly arrange a time for you to utilize our materials. To schedule an appointment, or to find out more information on available research materials, call us at 715-423-1580 or e-mail lori@southwoodcountyhistory.org. Our library is open by appointment only.
We have the following materials, and more, for research purposes:
Photograph Collection:
Our photo collection includes, but is not limited to, local area logging, paper and railroad industry, early city buildings, schools, churches, and businesses.
School Yearbooks:
Grand Rapids High School: 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919. Digital copies: 1914
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School: 1920-1964, 1967-1971, 1973 – 2001, 2003 – 2010
Assumption High School: Yearbooks on site: 1967-68, 1970-2020; 1951-1976, 1955-1965. Digital copies: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969
Nekoosa: Alexander High School “The Little Moccasin”: 1947
Alexander High School “The Moccasin”: 1920, 1926, 1927, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938-1969 on-site. Digital copies: 1924, 1933, 1937, 1945, 1952
Nekoosa High School “The Moccasin”: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1988-1990 on-site. Digital copies: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Port Edwards: 1938, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994-2011. Digital copies: 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Rudolph: 1943, 1946-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1962
Wood County Normal School: Digital copies: 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955
Wood County Teachers College: Digital copies: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1965
The State of Wisconsin Blue Books: (The primary one-volume reference source about the state, describing the organization of the state’s three branches of government) Hard copies of the following years can be viewed at SWCHC: 1861/62, 1885, 1903, 1909, 1911, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1997/98, 1999/2000 Or additional years or information can be viewed electronically at: http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/WI/WIBlueBks
Business, City, and Farm Directories:
Wood County Telephone Directory: 1916, 1918, 1929, 1937, 1940 -42, 1944, 1946 – 48, 1950-56, 1958 -77, 1979 -2006
Wisconsin Rapids City Directories: 1921, 1955, 1961, 1969 -70, 1972 -73, 1975- 80, 1982 -84, 1986-1990, 1992/3, 1994-95
Tri-City Directories: 1937, 1941, 1964 -65, 1967
Wood County Directory: 1962, 1966, 1971, 1977-78, 1984, 1986
Wood County Farm Directory: 1930
White & Yellow Pages: 1987, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000-2009, 2011 – 12
Wood County Park History 1935 – 1968
Plat Books: We have the following counties available to view by appointment:
Adams, Ashland, Barron, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, LaCrosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago.
Wood County– Click on the link to view our Wood County Plat Books.
