Here are a variety of external links to assist family researchers

LINK - Beginners' Guide to Family Research - a step-by-step "how-to" get started

LINK - Genealogy Research Strategies - detailed advice for each of dozens of record types

LINK - Genealogy Resources Online (comprehensive link collection courtesy of Elliot Phillips)

LINK - FamilySearch (LDS) Wiki for Rock County, Wisconsin Genealogy (comprehensive link collection)

LINK - 150 Useful Links to Rock County Family Research ​(a wide variety of mostly external research links)

LINK - Yet More (60+) Useful Links to Rock County Family Research ​(a wide variety of external research links)

LINK - 80 FREE and FUN Links for Family Researchers ​(some useful; some just goofy)

LINK - Earliest Rock Co. Birth & Death Records ​(from county records: alpha list of earliest vital records) 

LINK - A Genealogist's Guide to Tracing People from Our Past - links and useful advice for beginners as well as experienced researchers (Thanks Allison!)

LINK - Ellis Island History and Related Search Links (comprehensive link collection courtesy of 7th grader, Lucas & his teacher Delia)

LINK - Wisconsin Gazetteer, 1853 ​(an "every page" digital image from this historic work)

LINK - Rock County, Wisconsin Register of Deeds ​(link to the county court house's vital Records repository)

LINK - Wisconsin Gen Web - Rock County ​(a unique collection of Rock Co., WI records)

LINK - Linkpendium - Rock county, Wisconsin ​(a vast collection of genealogy links for Rock county))

LINK - Declaration of Intent Rock County, Wisconsin ​(naturalization and citizenship records from LDS))

LINK - Janesville Hedberg Public Library ​(genealogy resources)

LINK - Wisconsin Historical Society ​(family history page)

LINK - Wisconsin State Genealogical Society ​(Rock County resource page)

LINK - Wisconsin Death Records ​(a records guide to Wisconsin death records)

LINK - 80 Genealogy Freebies ​(a vast collection of free resources on the web)