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Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection
The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Newspaper Article/Clipp...
Oldest date in Forest Hill cemetery 1770, but James Sinclair, buried there, three years older
Mar 30, 1919
Madison Democrat
Newspaper Article/Clipp...
Historians, old news files show March 4, 1856 as city's birthday
Unknown date
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