Local History

The Neenah Public Library can assist you with your genealogical and local history research. Local History resources are available in the Dresser History Room on the second floor of the library.

Online Resources

  • Ancestry Library Edition

    Available in-library only. – Genealogy, family trees and family history records online.

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  • Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

    Including the Neenah News and the New North B2B. – Access to Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s daily and weekly member-newspapers from 2005 to present (with a 60 day embargo).

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  • HeritageQuest Online

    Census records 1790-1930, family and local histories, Freedman’s Bank and more.

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  • Neenah Military Records

    Index of Neenah-Menasha World War II Military Records.

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Resources Available Online or in the Library

  • 1900, 1905
  • 1910, 1914
  • 1920, 1924, 1928
  • 1931, 1934, 1937
  • 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948
  • 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959
  • 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969
  • 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
  • 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
  • 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999
  • 200, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 to Current

  • 1840 Winnebago County
  • 1850 Winnebago County
  • 1860 Winnebago County
  • 1870 Winnebago County
  • 1880 Winnebago County
  • 1900 Winnebago County
  • 1910 Winnebago County
  • 1920 Winnebago County
  • 1930 Winnebago County

  • Menasha Conservator
    • May 14, 1856-March 17, 1860
  • Weekly Manufacturer
    • June 6, 1861-July 24, 1862
  • Island City Times
    • October 22, 1863-January 15, 1870
  • Winnebago County Press
    • January 22, 1870-December 30, 1871
  • Neenah Gazette
    • December 23, 1871-September 4, 1880
    • February 19, 1881-July 22, 1882
  • Neenah City News
    • October 16, 1875-January 29, 1876
  • Neenah City Times
    • February 5, 1876-December 29, 1883
    • June 28, 1884-December 6, 1884
  • Neenah Daily Times
    • August 8, 1882-December 30, 1882
    • July 2, 1883-December 31, 1883
    • June 28, 1884-December 16, 1884
    • January 1, 1885-May 17, 1919
  • Twin Cities News
    • February 11, 1895-May 14, 1895
  • Neenah News Times
    • May 19, 1919-December 31, 1943
  • The Daily News Times
    • January 2, 1944-December 31, 1949
  • Twin Cities News Records
    • January 1950-May 1984
  • Post Crescent
    • 1950-Current
  • Neenah Citizen
    • March 3, 1995-Current