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| Learn about the laws that protect burial sites and Native American mounds, tax exemptions for landowners, and what to do if you find human remains. |
| Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds, and other places where human remains are buried. |
| Learn how cataloged human burial sites in Wisconsin are given greater protection under Wisconsin State Law |
| Learn about the benefits of cataloging a human burial site, from property tax exemptions to membership on the Registry of Interested Persons. |
| What You Can Do |
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| Do you want to know how to protect a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn several ways to preserve cemeteries and Native American mounds. |
| Learn how this landowner turned burial sites on his land into an asset. |
| Learn how this landowner handled the discovery of human remains on her property. |
| What to do if you notice a human burial site being destroyed or damaged. |
| Who They Are and How to Join |
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| Do you have an interest in protecting a particular cemetery or type of burial site? Learn why you should apply for the Registry of Interested Persons. |
| What to do if You Think a Cemetery is Not Being Properly Maintained |
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| Are you concered about an overgrown or neglected cemetery? Learn what you can do to help. |
| Learn about the procedures for handling publicly-owned or abandoned burial sites. |
| Learn what the standards and expectations are for archaeologists working within Wisconsin's human burial sites. |
| What steps should you take to research burial sites prior to conducting a field project? Read more to find out. |
| Learn about current Wisconsin Historical Society guidelines for the documentation of human burial sites. |
| A Guide for Archaeologists |
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| Ensure you are complying with Wisconsin's burial sites laws. |
| Who are the Board members and what do they do? Find out here. |
| For Immediate Release |
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| Burial Sites Preservation Board to meet Friday, March 2, 2018, in Stevens Point. |
| Date: | 03 1945 |
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| Description: | The cemetery for the war dead on Guam. The body of a fighting man who died of wounds received during the battle for Iwo Jima is being lowered into the eart... |
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| Description: | The grave of Pahoppa. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compliments of G.W. Parsons." |
| Date: | 08 19 1973 |
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| Description: | The Bishop WIlliam O'Connor Memorial Chapel at Resurrection Cemetery, which is a pyramid-shaped building with a spire on top and a cross at the point. |
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