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General Information
Source Title
Milwaukee Free Press
Published Date
October 10, 1909
Source Notes
First official weather forecast made by Increase A. Lapham...; proposed to name park in his honor; distinguished servicesrendered his country in the development of the Northwest... 4p. O.
Portrait
Yes
Collection
Wisconsin Names Index
Wisconsin Name Index
The Wisconsin Name Index (WNI) is a searchable index of names found in various collections in the Library. These include:
- About 150 county and local histories
- Dozens of professional directories and biographical encyclopedias
- More than 60 scrapbooks containing 30,000 obituaries from the “Wisconsin Necrology” scrapbooks
- Selected articles from Wisconsin magazines and newspapers
Most items were published from 1870-1970.
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.
Accessing the Wisconsin Name Index
The WNI is searchable on the Society's website. The materials found in the index are not comprehensive of all materials on our shelves.
Newspaper Article/Clipp...
Made first official weather forecast
Oct 10, 1909
Milwaukee Free Press
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