Summary Information
Onalaska (La Crosse County, Wis. : Town): Records
1850-1971
- Onalaska (La Crosse County, Wis : Town)
La Crosse Series 56
1.4 c.f. (4 archives boxes)
UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of the Board of Supervisors, 1854-1937; clerk, 1854-1971; treasurer, 1854-1915; Board of Health, 1899-1906; and Justice of the Peace, 1855-1859. The bulk of the series consists of Clerks's Record Books (1854-1971), containing proceedings of the annual town meetings and meetings of the Board of Supervisors, as well as records documenting almost all aspects of town government. Other records in the series include Highway Records (1854-1937), Treasurer's ledgers and account books (1854-1915), a volume pertaining to land sales (1858-1861) in the towns of Onalaska, Campbell, Jackson, and Neshonoc, Ordinances (1872-1873), school district related records (1858-1860), chattel mortgages (1855-1879), lists of names of registered voters (1865-1879), burial permits (1899-1906), and a Justice of Peace docket (1855-1859).
English
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Arrangement of the Materials
By office of origin.
Scope and Content Note
Records of the Board of Supervisors, 1854-1937, clerk, 1854-1971, treasurer, 1854-1900, Board of Health, 1899-1906, and Justice of the Peace, 1855-1857.
The bulk of the series consists of Clerk's Record books (1854-1871) containing proceedings of annual town meetings and meetings of the Board of Supervisors; reports of receipts and disbursements; record of oaths of office and bonds of officials and, in some cases, chattel mortgage records, school district maps, and school district statistics. Matters considered include highway district concerns, liquor license applications, school district business, and the levy of taxes.
Highway records (1854-1937) typically contain district supervisor's warrants (tax rolls), petitions and orders laying out or altering highways including legal descriptions of the route, field notes of surveys, and grievances regarding highways.
Treasurer's ledgers and account books (1854-1915) contain accounts of receipts and disbursements for school districts, specific fund accounts, and individuals.
The Land Sales volume (1858-1861) gives the legal description and date of sale for land in the towns of Onalaska, Campbell, Jackson, and Neshonoc. Other sections of the volume contain tax certificates including the legal land description plus school district and road district of the property, and tax certificates redeemed which include the legal land description, owner's name, and amount.
Miscellaneous records include ordinances (1872-1873), school district related records (1858-1860), chattel mortgages (1855-1879), lists of names of registered voters (1865-1879), burial permits (1899-1906), and a Justice of the Peace docket (1855-1859) pertaining primarily to civil cases, some criminal cases, and a few marriages.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Processed by Virginia Fritzsch, April 2005 and May 2006.
Contents List
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Board of Supervisors' Records
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Box
1
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Ordinances, 1872-1873
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Box
1
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Highway records, 1854-1937
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Box
1
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Description of school districts and Town superintendent's school related records, 1858-1860, 1866, 1874
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Clerk's Records
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General record books
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Box
1
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1854-1868, 1899-1914
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Box
2
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1914-1971
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Box
3
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Chattel mortgages, 1855-1879
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Box
3
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Election statements, 1869, 1871
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Box
3
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Registers of Electors, 1865-1866, 1872-1879
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Treasurer's Records
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Box
3
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General ledgers and account books, 1854-1915
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Box
3
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Land sales, 1850-1861
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Box
3
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Board of Health Burial permits, 1899-1906
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Box
3
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Justice of the Peace docket, 1855-1859
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