General Information
NI63552
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.
Daniel mccann, son of man who sold old abe to soldiers live here; here's bird's history
Jun 09, 1930
Eau Claire Telegram
Daniel mccann, man who helped raise old abe dies at home in this city
Nov 10, 1931
Abbotsford Clarion
The story of Old Abe, the war eagle
1946
This pamphlet written by J. Stanley Dietz recounts a number of anecdotes concerning the life of Old Abe, a bald eagle who served in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry. The pamphlet includes the testimony o...
An 1854 map of Wisconsin found in an old Town of Rhine barn
Jul 19, 1935
Eau Claire Telegram
