On, Wisconsin! - Statehood May 29, 1848

Here's to Wisconsin!

It became a state on this day in 1848.

On, Wisconsin is the state song. (The image is from the Library of Congress, American Memory Project.)

GenealogyBank has millions of records for Wisconsin - even newspapers that were published before it became a state.

Here is the list:

Capital Times, The (Madison, WI). 3/20/1989-Current
Cedarburg News Graphic (WI). 6/25/2001-Current

Central Wisconsin Sunday (Wisconsin Rapids, WI). 5/4/2003-Current
Daily News, The (West Bend, WI). 7/12/2000-Current

Daily Telegram, The (Superior, WI). 5/19/2006-Current
Daily Tribune, The (Wisconsin Rapids, WI). 1/28/2003-Current
Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI). 1/1/1999-Current
Herald Times Reporter, The (Manitowoc, WI). 6/8/2004-Current
Jeffersonian Democrat (Monroe, WI). 8/14/1856 - 3/26/1857
Marshfield News-Herald (WI). 2/1/2003-Current
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI). 1/22/1990-Current
Milwaukee Journal of Commerce (Milwaukee, WI). 3/15/1871 - 12/22/1880
Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)

Variant titles: Daily Republican Sentinel; Daily Sentinel & Gazette; Milwaukee Daily Sentinel. 6/27/1837 - 6/13/1866
Oshkosh Northwestern (WI). 8/31/1999-Current
Post-Crescent, The (Appleton, WI). 11/18/2001-Current
Reporter, The (Fond du Lac, WI). 4/25/2002-Current
Sheboygan Press, The (WI). 1/28/2004 to Current, selected coverage from 2/22/1999-12/31/2003
Stevens Point Journal (WI). 2/3/2003-Current
Waukesha Freeman (WI). 6/12/2000-Current, currency varies
Wausau Daily Herald (WI). 8/27/1999-Current
Weekly Wisconsin Patriot (Madison, WI)

Variant title: Wisconsin Weekly Patriot. 7/8/1854 - 12/26/1863
Wisconsin Chief (Fort Atkinson, WI). 5/3/1853 - 9/29/1866
Wisconsin Daily Patriot (Madison, WI). 9/2/1863 - 3/15/1864
Wisconsin Democrat (Madison, WI). 10/18/1842 - 5/8/1852
Wisconsin Free Democrat (Milwaukee, WI). 9/9/1845 - 11/28/1860
Wisconsin Patriot (Madison, WI). 10/22/1864 - 10/22/1864
Wisconsin Populist (Madison, WI)

Variant title: The Dane County Populist . 9/10/1892 - 11/8/1892
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI). 3/10/1857 - 12/27/1889
Wisconsin State Journal (WI). 3/19/1989-Current
Wiskonsan Enquirer (Madison, WI)

Variant title: Wisconsin Enquirer. 11/8/1838 - 3/27/1841