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.
Tom Sullivan of Tribune is 90 years old
Oct 17, 1932
Manitowoc Herald Times
Old age honored by youth of Wausau at pioneers meet
Aug 22, 1932
La Crosse county agricultural society, oldest orgranization in this county, 44 years old and still going strong
Mar 27, 1932
La Crosse Tribune
James Odam, of Dubuque, well-known in La Crosse, is 101 years old today
Mar 18, 1928
La Crosse Tribune
Old steamship will become a floating hotel
Sep 28, 1932
Chicago Tribune
