Online Databases
Ancestry
Ancestry is a website enabling users to create their own family tree and help them discover, preserve, and share their family history.
* Please note, this database is only accessible at the Library.
BadgerLink
Chilton Library
OEM repair, maintenance, and service information on most cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. Provides step-by-step procedures, diagnostic and troubleshooting help, and a video library.
* Courtesy of Badgerlink
Consumer Reports
Full-text pdf version of the popular consumer magazine. For high school students and adult researchers.
* Courtesy of Badgerlink
Hobbies & Crafts Source
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Home Improvement Source
Magazines & reference books on home improvement an repair project topics.
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HeritageQuest
Contains a collection of genealogical and historical resources; unique primary sources, local and family histories; and U.S. Federal Censuses, books, cemetary records, city directories, military records and more.
* Courtesy of Badgerlink
MasterFILE Complete
Popular full-text magazines, reference books and other sources from the world’s leading publishers.
* Courtesy of Badgerlink
Wisconsin Policy Forum
“The Wisconsin Policy Forum is a statewide nonpartisan, independent policy research organization with offices in Milwaukee and Madison.”
“We focus our policy research on a broad range of issues affecting the state with a particular emphasis on Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin, including government finance, economic development, education, and social services.”
The Municipal DataTool provides five years of data on Wisconsin’s cities and villages, allowing users to see trends over time.
The Property Values and Taxes DataTool explores key trends in important indicators of the state’s economic health, the cost borne by taxpayers, and the finances of its local governments.
Wisconsin Policy Forum’s School DataTool compares educational data for school districts throughout Wisconsin. The DataTool is a one-stop source of information for several major education indicators, from enrollment and school spending to graduation rates and student performance.
Due to the file size, the DataTool may intially take a few moments to load.
Additional research and publications done by Wisconsin Policy Forum can be found on their website, wispolicyforum.org. Print copies of their publications, Wisconsin Taxpayer and Focus, are available at the Library.