Theme Based Inquiery Seminar
Living the Good Life: Reexamining the American Dream
Dr. Ron Rindo

Print Resources
Electronic Resources
Genealogy Resources
Library Department & Services

Print Resources
Immigration
Gale's Encyclopedia of Multicultural America E184.A1 G14 1995
American Immigrant Cultures E184.A1 A63448 1997
Dictionary of American Immigration History JV6450.D53 1990
History- General
American Years E174.5 G753 1999
Encyclopedia of American Social History HN57 .E58 1993
Chronology of Nations G113.W93 1999
Oxford Encyclopedia of World History D21.E53 1998
Dictionary of Wars D25.A2 K63 1999
The Encyclopedia of Revolutions and Revolutionaries D21.3 E33 1996
Electronic Resources

Database containing some full text articles
Catalogs
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Discription
Polk Catalog The online catalog contains the holding of Polk Library, including the main collection, government documents and the EMC.
Periodical Indexes
Resource
Discription
Academic
Search

Academic Search is a general index which includes articles on a wide range of subject, indexing both popular and scholarly journals.

Link from the History Resources page
Humanities
Full-text

Index of scholarly journals in a wide range of fields in the area of the humanities, including Literature, History and Religion. Some full-text available.

Link from the History Resources page
Historical New York Times

The New York Times (1851-2001) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

Link from the History Resources page

America: History and Life

A bibliographic reference to the history fo the United States and Canada from prehistory to the Present. Includes reference to regional history publications.

Link from the History Resources page
JSTOR

Provides electronic access to back issues of core journals in the humnaities, social sciences and science. currenly there are 117 titles accessible in the JSTOR collection

Link from the History Resources page
Electronic Reference
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North American Immigrants Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories

"North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (IMLD) includes 71 authors and approximately 10,000 pages of information. Which provides a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives.

Link from the History Resources page
Oxford Reference Online

Online versions of over 100 dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference books. Coverage of a broad range of subjects: from General Reference, Language and Quotations to Science and Medicine, and from Humanities and Social Sciences to Business and Professional.

Usefull reference materials

  • Dictionary of World History
  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary
  • The Oxford Paperback Thesaurus

Link from the History Resources page
Genealogy Resources
Resources
  • Articles by Subject: Genealogy
    • Provides links to Ancestry.com and other recommend sites.
  • Ancestry.com
    • Provides access to the 1790-1930 censuses
    • Can also search military registration and selected immigration, birth and marriage records
  • Area Research Center(ARC)
      • A series of 14 centers around the state which included genealogical materials including naturalization, birth, death and marriage records
      Naturalization Records Birth Registrations Marriage Registrations Death Registrations
      Dodge 1844-1954 Dodge 1852-1907 Dodge 1854-1907 Dodge1872-1907
      Fond du Lac 1844-1974 Fond du Lac1852-1907 Fond du Lac1844-1907 Fond du Lac1871-1907
      Green Lake 1858-1949 Green Lake1852-1907 Green Lake1863-1907 Green Lake1876-1907
      Marguette 1848-1949 Marguette 1852-1907 Marguette 1863-1907 Marguette 1876-1907
      Winnebago 1844-1963 Winnebago 1861-1907 Winnebago 1862-1907 Winnebago1872-1907
  • Wisconsin Pioneer Experience
    • A digital collection of original sources documenting 19th century Wisconsin History
  • Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA)
    • Contains thousands of historical newspaper articles on Wisconsin people and communities

 

 Tips
Census Records

The 1900 US Census was the first census to include the year of immigration.

  • The all the census are searchable.
  • Census takers did make mistakes. Make sure to account for alternative spellings and middle names.
Immigration Records
  • Prior to the opening of Ellis island in 1896 and the creation of the INS in 1906 the government did not keep immigration records
  • Immigration records consist mainly of ship Manifests
    • Germans to America( Available at the Oshkosh Public Library) contains ships manifest for ships leaving German port.
Naturalization Records
  • Prior to the immigration laws enacted in the 20th century, immigrants did not have to become US Citizens.
  • Many immigrants became naturalized in order to vote.
    • In Wisconsin immigrants only had to file a declaration of intent.
      • Women became naturalized with their husbands or fathers

 

 Library Department & Services
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