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Animals | Arts/Entertainment | Automobiles | Bird Watching | Business | Consumer | Cooking | Dictionaries | Directories | Education | Elections/Politics | Employment | Finance | 
Gardening | Genealogy | Government | Health | History | House & Home | Law | Libraries | Media/News | Movies/Television | Music | Parents | Pets | Reading |
Reference | Science | Seniors | Sports | Taxes | Travel | Weather | Zip Codes

Animals

• Endangered Species Home Page
• Fishes of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Natural Heritage Working List (Species legally designated as endangered, threatened, or special concern).
• Wisconsin's Endangered Resources
• Wisconsin's Rare Mammals

Arts/Entertainment

• Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• Internet Broadway Database
• Milwaukee Public Museum
• Portal Wisconsin
• Resch Center
• Ticketmaster Online
• Weidner Center (at UW-Green Bay)
• Wisconsin Folks

Automobiles

• Autotropolis
• Car and Driver
• Consumer Guide-Automobile Reviews & Ratings
• Consumer's Guide to Auto Insurance
• Daily Fuel Gauge Report
• Edmund's
• Fuel Economy-EPA
• Kelley Blue Book
• N.A.D.A.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook
• Wisconsin's Lemon Law

Bird Watching

• Bird Identification Info Center
• Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
• Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
• Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas
• Wisconsin Society for Ornithology

Business

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Business.com
• BusinessUSA
• Consumer Price Indexes
• Corporate Registration Information System Search (Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions)
• Economic Indicators
• Edgar Database of Corporate Information
• GreenBiz.com
• NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
• Paper in Wisconsin
• Small Business Administration
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Wisconsin-Business Wizard
• Wisconsin TechSearch

Consumer

• Annual CreditReport.com
• The Better Business Bureau
• Citizens' Utility Board
• Consumer Action
• Consumer Protection | USA.gov
• Consumer Protection-Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
• Consumer Information Center
• Consumer World
• Credit Cards-"Frontline: The Secret History of the Credit Card" | PBS
• DTV Answers
• HealthyStuff.org-Toys
• Home Energy Saver
• Household Products Database
• Internet Crime Complaint Center
• National Fraud Information Center
• National Do Not Call Registry
• Public Service Commission of Wisconsin-Consumer Information
• Ready Wisconsin
• Recalls.gov-Your Online Resource for Recalls
• ToySafety.net
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Wisconsin No Call List

Cooking

• Food Network
• Recipe Source (formerly SOAR)
• Top Secret Recipes
• UCook.com 

Dictionaries

• Confusing Words
• Language Dictionaries: Yahoo
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
• Netlingo: A Dictionary of the Internet Language
• OneLook Dictionaries
• Online Rhyming Dictionary
• YourDictionary.com

Directories

• Any Who Toll-Free Listing Search
• Canada YellowPages
• Country and City Telephone Codes by Long Distance POST
• InfoSpace
• SMARTpages.com  (Yellow Pages) 
• SuperPages.com
• Switchboard
• WhitePages.com
• WHOWHERE?
• Zip Code Lookup

Education

• American Universities
• Certification Requirements for 50 States
• College Rankings
• FAFSA on the Web-Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page
• Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• The Foundation Center Online
• Graduate School Information
• Higher Education in Wisconsin
• Homeschooling in Wisconsin
• Outstanding Books for the College Bound
• Petersons.com: The Education & Career Center
• Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries-National Center for Educational Statistics
• Students.gov
• Title IV Institution Codes
• University of Wisconsin System
• U.S. Dept. of Education-Office of Postsecondary Education
• Wisconsin Technical College System

Local Universities

• Fox Valley Technical College
• Lawrence University
• Rasmussen College-Appleton Campus
• St. Norbert College
• University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley
• University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay
• University of Wisconsin -- Oshkosh

Teachers' Resources

• ALA: The American Library Association
• The Children's Literature Web Guide
• DiscoverySchool.com
• Education World
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• TEACH Wisconsin
• TeacherNet
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Elections/Politics

Where to Vote & Voter Registration

• City of Neenah Election Information
• Town of Neenah Election Wards 725-0916
• City of Menasha or 967-5117
• Town of Menasha Clerk's Office or 720-7149
• Town of Clayton or 836-2007
• Town of Vinland 235-6953
• Town of Winchester 836-2948
• FAQ-State of Wisconsin-Voting & Elections
• How Can I Register to Vote?
• State of Wisconsin-Voter Public Access
• Who Are My Legislators?
• Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Information
• Bring it to the Ballot: Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Information

News Sources

• All Politics-CNN
• C-Span
• FactCheck.org
• Project Vote Smart
• WisconsinEye
• Wisconsin Vote-Wisconsin Public Television
• WisPolitics.com

Party Web Sites

• Democratic National Committee
• Democratic Party of Wisconsin
• Republican National Committee
• Republican Party of Wisconsin       

Historical & Biographical Information

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
• Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• Wisconsin Blue Book

Employment

• America's Job Bank
• CareerBuilder
• Career One Stop
• Chicago Tribune Career Builder
• Cool Works
• Employment Links from Yahoo
• Job Dislocation: Making Smart Financial Choices after a Job Loss
• Monster.com
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• startribune.com-Jobs
• Telecommuting Jobs
• The Wall Street Journal-careers.wsj.com

Wisconsin Employment Sites

• Appleton Oshkosh Help Wanted.com
• Employment in Wisconsin
• Fox Cities Workforce Development Center
• Job Center of Wisconsin (Department of Workforce Development)
• Oshkosh Northwester Career Builder
• Post-Crescent Career Builder
• State of Wisconsin Employment Opportunities
• State of Wisconsin Job Application Materials
• Winnefox Employment Help Center-A listing of employment sites on the county, state, and nationwide level.
• WiscJobs-Wisconsin State Government Jobs
• Wisconsin Jobs
• Wisconsin's Worknet-Provides wage information, high-growth job openings, county economic statistics, and more.

Finance

• BigCharts
• Bondsonline
• CNNfn: The Financial Network
• Consumer Price Index
• DowJones
• Fortune 500
• MSN Money
• The Nasdaq Stock Market Home Page
• The New York Stock Exchange
• SmartMoney.com

Gardening

• Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
• National Gardening Association
• The Old Farmer's Almanac
• Plant Information Online
• Tree Choice & Care-Madison Gas & Electric
• University of Wisconsin Extension
• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
• Vegetable Insects & Their Management-Purdue University
• The Wisconsin Gardener

Genealogy

• American Family Immigration History Center
• An Atlas of the German Empire, 1883 (A digital resource from the UW-Madison Libraries)
• Cyndi's List of Geneaology Sites on the Internet
• FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
• Geographic Names Information System
• Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies
• National Archives and Records Administration-Genealogy Page
• Native American Genealogy
• Official Land Patent Records Site
• Popular Baby Names
• Rootsweb
• The USGenWeb Project
• Vesterheim Genealogical Center
• Where to Write for Vital Records

Wisconsin Sites

• Appleton Public Library-Local History
• Appleton Public Library-Obituary Index
• Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemetery
• Area Research Center (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
• Diocese of Green Bay-Archives
• Neenah Obituary Index
• Neenah Public Library Genealogy Resources
• Oshkosh Atlases and Histories (includes Winnebago County histories and plat maps)
• Oshkosh Public Library-Genealogy & Local History
• Pre-1907 Vital Records-Wisconsin Historical Society  
• Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
• State of Wisconsin Collection (includes digital collections from the Oshkosh and Appleton Public Libraries)
• Stevens Point Area Obituary Index
• Waushara County Obituary Database
• Winnebago County Courthouse-Vital Records
• Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services: Vital Records
• Wisconsin GenWeb
• Wisconsin Historical Society-Digital Library and Archives
• Wisconsin Historical Society-Genealogy
• Wisconsin Historical Society-Name Index
• Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

Government

Local

• City of Neenah
• Town of Neenah
• City of Menasha
• Town of Menasha
• Winnebago County
• Outagamie County

State

• State of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin State Legislature
• Division of Intergovernmental Relations-(population estimates for Wisconsin)
• Ready Wisconsin

Congress & the White House

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• THOMAS-U.S. Congress on the Internet
• The White House

Recovery and Reinvestment

• Education Department: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Recovery.gov

International

• Embassy World
• United Nations
• U.S. Embassies and other Diplomatic Missions

Miscellaneous

• FedForms.gov
• FedWorld Information Network
• FirstGov.gov-Official Website for Searching the U.S. Government
• Lake Winnebago Home Page
• Oshkosh/Winnebago County Housing Authority
• Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association

Health

• ACCESS-Wisconsin Health and Nutrition Programs
• Alzheimer's Association
• AMA Physician Select On-Line Doctor Finder
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• Body Mass Index
• Cancer.gov
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
• Children's Nutrition Research Center
• familydoctor.org
• First-Aid Guide-Mayo Clinic
• Flu Pandemic Measures-Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
• Food and Drug Administration
• Food & Nutrition-USDA
• GirlsHealth.gov
• Healthfinder
• HIV & AIDS Prevention
• HIV InSite
• MayoClinic.com
• Medicare
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• National Library of Medicine (includes MEDLINE)
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
• Pandemic Information for Wisconsin
• Ready Wisconsin
• State Health Facts
• Women's Health

History

• American President.org
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
• Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
• Documents for the Study of American History
• Fox Valley Memory
• The History of Costume
• 100 Milestone Documents from American History
• Pioneering The Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
• Turning Points in Wisconsin History
• University of Wisconsin-Digital Collections
• Virtual Wall: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Wisconsin Heritage Online
• Wisconsin's Maritime Trails

House & Home

• Bank Rate Monitor
• Energy Savers Tips-U.S. Department of Energy
• Foreclosure Help-Wisconsin State Law Library
• Home Energy Saver
• Home Improvement & Repair from Hometime
• Landlord/Tenant Law-Wisconsin State Law Library-Includes the book "Wisconsin Way: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants"
• Listings of Current Mortgage Rates
• Mold-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Mortgage-calc.com
• Oshkosh/Winnebago County Housing Authority
• Real Estate Forms-WisBar
• REALTOR.com
• WI Front Door Housing-The Front Door to Wisconsin's Affordable Housing
• Wisconsin Architecture & History Inventory
• Wisconsin National Register and State Register Database
• Wisconsin Real Estate Forms

Law

• Code of Federal Regulations
• FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
• Guide to Law Online
• Landlord/Tenant Law-Wisconsin State Law Library-Includes the book "Wisconsin Way: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants"
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases
• LegalExplorer: Navigating Wisconsin's Legal System
• Legal Information Institute
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Code
• U. S. Courts
• WisBar: State Bar of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA)
• Wisconsin: Codes & Ordinances (Cities, Counties, & Towns)
• The Wisconsin Court System
• Wisconsin State Law Library
• Wisconsin State Legislature
• Women's Law

Forms

• Department of Health & Family Services Forms Library
• FindLaw: Court Forms
• Legal Forms-Wisconsin State Law Library
• WisBar: Downloadable Forms
• Wisconsin Court System Circuit Court Forms
• Wisconsin Real Estate Forms

Libraries

• Appleton Public Library
• Internet Public Library
• Library of Congress
• Library Spot
• Menasha's Public Library
• Oshkosh Public Library
• UW Colleges Library Catalog
• Winnefox Library System
• Wisconsin Historical Society
• Wisconsin Library Heritage Center
• Wisconsin Public Library Websites
• Wisconsin State Law Library

Media/News

News

• ABC News
• BBC News-Americas
• CBS News
• CNN
• EuroNews
• FOX News
• The Gallup Organization
• NBC News
• Reuters News Service

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links
• Capital Times (Madison)
• Green Bay Press-Gazette
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online
• Oshkosh Northwestern
• Post-Crescent
• Scene
• USA Today
• Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
• WISinfo: Your Wisconsin News and Information Source

Radio

• National Public Radio
• Radio Locator
• Wisconsin Public Radio

Local

• WACY-TV 32
• WBAY TV 2  
• WFRV TV 5
• WGBA-TV 26
• WLUK FOX 11
• WPNE-TV (Wisconsin Public Television)

National

• ABC.com
• ABYZ News Links
• CBS
• FOX
• NBC.com
• PBS Online

Movies/Television

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards)
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences  (Emmy's)
• Big Screen Cinema Guide
• Common Sense Media-Movie & TV Show Reviews for Parents.
• Epguides.com-Episode lists for over 6300 TV shows.
• Internet Movie Database
• Kids-In-Mind: Movie Ratings That Actually Work
• TV Guide Online

Music

• AMG All Music Guide
• Billboard.com
• Classical Net Home Page
• National Jukebox-Historical Recordings from the Library of Congress
• Song Lyrics: Worldwide Internet Music Resources
• Rockhall.com (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

Parents

• ALA's (American Library Association) For Children & Their Parents
• BabyCenter
• Babynamer.com
• Child Care Aware
• The Children's Literature Web Guide
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Great Sites!
• Net-Mom's Internet Safe House
• Scholastic

Pets

• American Kennel Club Online
• Care for Animals
• Cat Fancy
• Care for Pets-American Veterinary Medical Association
• Fox Valley Humane Association
• MedlinePlus-Pet Health
• Neenah Animal Shelter

Reading

• abebooks.com
• Alibris
• Amazon.com!
• Barnes and Noble
• Bookspace: Find a Good Book-Hennepin County Library
• BookSpot: Book Reviews, Book Awards, Poetry, Literary Criticism, Authors...
• Oprah's Book Club
• Outstanding Books for the College Bound
• The Pulitzer Prizes
• Reader's Services-Morton Grove Public Library
• What's Next?-Kent District Library
• Wisconsin Book Festival
• Wisconsin Electronic Reader

Reference

Almanacs

• Information Please
• The Old Farmer's Almanac

Awards

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards)
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys)
• Grammy Awards (The Recording Academy)
• The Nobel Prizes
• Peabody Awards
• The Pulitzer Prizes

Biographies

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
• Biography.com

Census Statistics

• Census Fact Finder
• 2010 Census
• CensusScope

Country Profiles

• Background Notes-U.S. Department of State
• CIA World Factbook
• The Library of Congress Country Studies
• Nations of the World

Dictionaries

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
• Confusing Words
• How Many?: A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
• Language Dictionaries-Yahoo
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Netdictionary
• Netlingo: A Dictionary of the Internet Language
• OneLook Dictionaries
• Online Rhyming Dictionary
• The WorldWideWeb Acronym & Abbreviation Server
• Your Dictionary.com

Encyclopedias

• Bartleby.com
• britannica.com
• Infoplease.com

Geography

• Earth Science & Map Library-UC Berkeley Library
• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
• Historical Maps of the United States
• National Mapping Information-Query Form
• Geography IQ
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
• TerraServer-Aerial photographs and satellite images
• Time and Date.com
• TopoZone
• U.S. Cities & State Gazetteer
• Zoom Into Maps-Library of Congress

Government Statistics

• Fedstats
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

Miscellaneous

• Learn2.com
• Martindale's: The Reference Desk
• Online Unit Conversion-Asknumbers.com
• Pew Research Center-Daily Number
• Refdesk.com

Quotations

• Familiar Quotations

States & Flags

• 50states.com

Style Manuals & Writing Guides

• Citing Sources, Guide to Library Research
• Landmark's Citation Machine
• Punctuation Made Simple
• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
• Writers' Workshop-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thesaurus

• ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form

Zip Codes

• International Post Office and Postal Code Links
• U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 Code Lookup

Science

• Climate Change-EPA
• DNA From the Beginning
• EarthDay.gov
• Earthquake Activity in the USA
• Exploratorium ExploraNet
• HubbleSite
• NASA
• The Nine Planets
• Online Unit Conversion-Asknumbers.com
• Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Science.gov
• Star Journey @ nationalgeographic.com
• The Water Cycle-USGS
• Wiscosnsin State Herbarium-Wisconsin Vascular Plants
• WebElements
• The Why Files: Science Behind the News
• Wisconsin Natural Heritage Working List(Species legally designated as endangered, threatened, or special concern).

Seniors

• AARP Social Security Center
• AARP Webplace
• Administration on Aging
• National Senior Service Corps
• "Retire Online. It's So Easy!"-Social Security Publication
• Road Scholar-Adventures in Lifelong Learning
• Senior Sites
• SeniorNet
• Social Security Benefit Calculator
• Social Security One-Time Economic Recovery Payment
• Social Security Online
• ThirdAge

Sports

Teams

• Green Bay Gamblers
• Green Bay Packers
• Milwaukee Brewers
• Milwaukee Bucks
• Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

College Sports

• Badgers-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online
• BigTen Conference
• Marquette University: Official Site of Golden Eagle Athletics
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics
• UWBadger.com: The Official Website of University of Wisconsin Athletics
• UW-Green Bay Phoenix Athletics: Official Web Site

General

• Ballparks of Baseball
• ESPN SportsZone
• Ice Skating Institute
• Major League Soccer
• Major League Baseball MLB@Bat
• The Midwest League
• Minor League Baseball
• National Baseball Hall of Fame
• NBA.com
• NFL.com
• NHL.com
• The Olympic Movement Home Page
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
• WNBA.com

Taxes

• E-File-Internal Revenue Service
  Information on how to e-file your IRS tax returns.
• Internal Revenue Service
  Homepage of the Internal Revenue Service.
• IRS-Tax Forms & Publications
  Find current 2010 IRS forms and publications to view or print.
• IRS-Prior Years Forms and Publications
  Find prior year IRS forms, publications, and instructions from 1980-2009.
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue
  The site to locate current and prior year Wisconsin state forms & instructions and to e-file your state tax returns.
• State Tax Forms
  Tax Form links to all 50 states.
• How to Contact the IRS
• Contacting the Wisconsin Department of Revenue

Travel

National & International Information

• CDC Travel Information Page
• Cruise2.com
• Chambers of Commerce & Convention & Visitor Bureaus in the United States
• Expedia
• Lonely Planet Online
• National Park Service
• National Register of Historic Places
• Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands
• Travel and Living Abroad-U.S. Department of State
• Travelocity
• USA CityLink

Lodging

• Bed&Breakfast Inns Online
• HotelsTravel.com

Transportation

• AAA Fuel Cost & Calculator
• Bestfares.com
• BreezeNet's Guide to Airport Rental Cars
• FlightArrivals.com
• MapQuest
• QuickAID: Your Home for Airport Information
• Schmap Guides

Wisconsin Travel Information

• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
• Beach Health-Wisconsin Great Lakes Beach Conditions
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
• Saint Croix National Scenic River
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Wisconsin
• Wisconline
• Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association
• Wisconsin County Bike Maps
• Wisconsin County Road Maps
• Wisconsin Department of Tourism
• Wisconsin DNR Lake Maps Directory
• Wisconsin Historical Society-Historical Sites
• Wisconsin Innkeepers Association
• Wisconsin State Parks System (Campsite Reservations)

Road Conditions for Wisconsin

• U.S. 41 Construction Project
• Wisconsin Road Conditions
• WisDOT: Roads & Highways: Detour & Construction Information

Weather

• Climate Prediction Center
• Global Warming
• Midwest Climate Watch
• National Weather Service-Green Bay
• National Weather Service-Internet Weather Source
• Neenah Forecast
• Volunteer Weather Observers around Wisconsin-Archived Wisconsin Weather Data
• Weatherbase
• The Weather Channel
• Wisconsin State Climatology Office

Road Condition Reports

• Wisconsin Road Conditions

Zip Codes

• Canada Postal Code Look-up
• International Post Office and Postal Code Links
• U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 Code Lookup