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General Information
Source Title
Wisconsin Necrology
Source Description
The Wisconsin Necrology is 52 scrapbooks created by librarians at the Wisconsin Historical Society between 1860 and 1950. It contains nearly 30,000 obituaries clipped from newspapers and magazines. It doesn't contain every obituary but only those for people who were prominent in their local communities. These range from a few paragraphs to several pages in length, and many contain photos. Only a few obituaries are included for people who died before 1860 or after 1950.
Volume
2
Source Notes
Short obituary sketch of John Pate, of Caledonia, Wis. The State Register, Jan. 10, 1880.
Portrait
No
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.
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