Local History & Genealogy
The Monroe Public Library offers a variety of resources to help you explore your family history. We have access to both print and electronic resources.
Our collection includes some of the following items to help you on your quest:
We also invite you to explore the resources held by our partner, the Green County Genealogical Society, housed within our building. |
Kundert Special Collections
Take a look at the Kundert Special Collections at the Monroe Public Library, a place for all kinds of local history materials. This website will be updated regularly with new content. Have something to share? Get in touch with us!
Cemetery Walk
Our popular Cemetery Walk may become an annual tradition. In the meantime, take a look at some research on the famous Monroe people we've highlighted.
Digitized Local History Books
Edmund C. Hamilton
The Story of Monroe: Its Past & Its Progress Toward the Present Monroe Public Schools Print Shop, 1976 History of Green County, Wisconsin Union Publishing Company, 1884 Helen Maria Bingham History of Green County, Wisconsin Burdick & Armitage, 1877 Emery A. Odell A History of Green County’s Cheese Industry 1928 Emery A. Odell Swiss Cheese Industry in Green County, Wisconsin Monroe Evening Times, 1936 |