The South Wood County Historical Museum has a wealth of research materials pertaining to local history. If you would like to use our research library, we would be glad to 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:
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School: 1913-1964, 1967-1971, 1973 – 2001, 2003 – 2010
Assumption High School: Yearbooks on site: 1967-68, 1970-2020; 1951-1976, 1955-1965. Digital copies: 1963-1966, 1969
Nekoosa: Alexander High School: 1920, 1924-1933, 1938-1969 on site, digital copies: 1933, 1937, 1945. Nekoosa High School: 1972-1981, 1985, 1988-1990 on site.
Port Edwards: 1938, 1944, 1948-1958, 1960, 1962-1963, 1970-1980, 1982, 1985-1986, 1988, 1991, 1994-2011
Rudolph: 1943, 1946-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1962
Wood County Normal School: 1938-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-55
Wood County Teachers College: 1956-1958, 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
Plat Books: We have the following counties available: 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
