The Oshkosh Public Library offers an extensive genealogy and local history collection concentrating on the city of Oshkosh and Winnebago County. Some of the resources available include Oshkosh Northwestern obituary and local history indexing, city and county directories - some in digitized format and available online, a census database and federal and state censuses on microfilm, cemetery transcriptions, plat maps, biographies and histories by local authors, and much more.

Genealogy Resources Obituary index & census records. Local History Resources City directories, books, & stories. Digital Collections Businesses, atlases & histories.

Main Street, Looking North From "Oshkosh" published in 1890.

Genealogy Volunteers
Volunteers are available at the library to assist in genealogy research.
Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursdays (1st and 3rd of each month)
12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ; 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Genealogy and Local History Research Requests & Fees
A $5.00 fee will be charged for customers outside the Winnefox Library System service area (Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties) for retrieval and delivery of a microfilm copy or a photocopy of a vital statistics item, such as birth, death or marriage announcements or notices. For example, copies of 3 obituaries would cost $15.00.

If you would like to make a request, please write us with as much information as possible (full names, dates and so on.) Requests are processed when volunteers are available or staff time permits so there may be a delay in filling requests from outside our service area. The more complete your information is, the easier it will be for us to fill your request.

Contact us:
Oshkosh Public Library
Reference Department - Vital Statistics
106 Washington Ave.
Oshkosh, WI 54901