Genealogy Databases
African American Experience
Covers African American history and its relation to U.S. history through published articles, essays, objects and artifacts, ideas and movements, images, documents, and other historical and culturally valuable sources.
Ancestry.com
Ancestry Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Powered by Wisconsin Newspaper Association for student and adult researchers, the Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers features full-text daily/weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago.
Britannica Library
Comprehensive reference and learning resource for children and adults. This resource is ideal for public library patrons and does not replace Britannica School.
European Views of the America: 1493 - 1750
HeritageQuest Online
Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources for college-level and adult researchers.
History Reference Source
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Latino American Experience
Provides learners with far more than history lessons with facts and figures. It tells of the Latino experience first-hand, through the voices of Latino authors and contributors.
Sheboygan & the Wars
Information about individuals from Sheboygan/Sheboygan County and their involvement in the various military endeavors of the United States. The entire collection covers the time period from 1899 through 1945 and the Wisconsin National Guard, Civil War, World War I, and World War II for Sheboygan/Sheboygan County.
Churches
Our collection holds many histories and commemorative editions for churches in the city and county. We also have two microfilm reels that contain church records.
Newspapers
Mead has a variety of newspapers on microfilm in English and German that have been published in Sheboygan County since 1838. The Sheboygan Press articles relevant to Sheboygan were indexed by Mead librarians from the 1940s through 2008.
City Directories & Phone Books
City and county residents names, addresses, and telephone numbers going back to the late 1800s. The phonebook holdings go back to 1957.
Census Records
Mead owns microfilm copies of the United States Census of Wisconsin for the years 1820 through 1920, excluding the 1890 census which was destroyed by fire. The library also has Wisconsin state census on microfilm.
Yearbooks
Mead owns yearbooks covering North, South, Central, Lutheran, and Christian high schools.
Atlases, Maps & Platbooks
Historical maps of Sheboygan County back to the mid-1800s. The map case also has topographical maps of all Wisconsin quadrants.
Passenger & Immigration Lists
Indexes to immigration lists and passenger lists from the 1500s to the 1940s.
Family Genealogies
We gratefully accept donations of family histories and genealogies of past and present Sheboygan area residents.
Sheboygan Community Profiles
The collection contains information on Sheboygan County business, industry, government, education, recreation, and the arts.