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Newspaper articles published before 2000 are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index]. | Newspaper articles published before 2000 are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index]. | ||
From the state historical society, the Family History Library has obtained microfilms of 52 volumes of obituaries for 1846 to 1968 known as the ''Wisconsin Necrology'' (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=181627&disp=Wisconsin+necrology%2C+1846-1968++ 977684–91]). These are primarily from 1846–1944. There are 52 chronological volumes, and each volume has an index. The Milwaukee Public Library has a card index to the Milwaukee Sentinel for 1837–1890. It is also on microfilm at the | From the state historical society, the Family History Library has obtained microfilms of 52 volumes of obituaries for 1846 to 1968 known as the ''Wisconsin Necrology'' (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=181627&disp=Wisconsin+necrology%2C+1846-1968++ 977684–91]). These are primarily from 1846–1944. There are 52 chronological volumes, and each volume has an index. The Milwaukee Public Library has a card index to the Milwaukee Sentinel for 1837–1890. It is also on microfilm at the Wisconsin Historical Society. | ||
There is an index to the Green Bay newspapers: | There is an index to the Green Bay newspapers: | ||
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*Hansen, James L. ''Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1850: An Analytical Bibliography.'' Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979. | *Hansen, James L. ''Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1850: An Analytical Bibliography.'' Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979. | ||
*Oehlerts, Donald E. ''Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1957. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin | *Oehlerts, Donald E. ''Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1957.'' Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1958. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=173693&disp=Guide+to+Wisconsin+newspapers%2C+1833%2D%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 B3o].) This source is primarily helpful for finding pre-1950 newspapers. | ||
Many newspapers contain obituaries. Some of these have been indexed, for example: | Many newspapers contain obituaries. Some of these have been indexed, for example: | ||