I received some interesting information from the Notre Dame Archivist at Indiana re early church records in Wisconsin Most of my difficult French ancestors can only be found in church records. Has anyone been able to use the Diocese of Milwaukee (records starting 1843-1867)for early records and if so, how does one contact them? Karen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is what he said: The diocese to which a parish belongs can change over time. Wisconsin would have belonged to: Baltimore 1789 ---- Bardstown > Louisville 1808 ---------- Cincinnati 1821 ---------------- Detroit 1833 ---------------------- Milwaukee 1843 ---------------------------- La Crosse 1868 ---------------------------- Green Bay 1868 So up to 1867 all of Wisconsin would have been part of the Milwaukee diocese.

Thanks to all who have helped me with this. Now another question. Where is the Archdiocese of Detroit's Archives? Do they have a web site? This would be for records beginning in 1833 covering Wisconsin. Thanks Karen Baltimore 1789 ---- Bardstown > Louisville 1808 ---------- Cincinnati 1821 ---------------- Detroit 1833 ---------------------- Milwaukee 1843 ---------------------------- La Crosse 1868 ---------------------------- Green Bay 1868 So up to 1867 all of Wisconsin would have been part of the Milwaukee diocese.