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You can learn more about the history and availability of the records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Wisconsin.'' <ref>Madison, Wisconsin: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 977.5 V23h; film 1036237 item 3. </ref> | You can learn more about the history and availability of the records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Wisconsin.'' <ref>Madison, Wisconsin: Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 977.5 V23h; film 1036237 item 3. </ref> | ||
== Substitute Records == | === Substitute Records === | ||
These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records. | |||
[[Wisconsin | *[[Wisconsin Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death. | ||
[[Wisconsin | *[[Wisconsin Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships. | ||
[[Wisconsin | *[[Wisconsin Census|Census Records]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search. | ||
[[Wisconsin | *[[Wisconsin Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information. | ||
[[Wisconsin Military Records|Wisconsin | *[[Wisconsin Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | ||
*[[Wisconsin Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addtion, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | |||
*[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date. | |||
*[[Wisconsin History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | |||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
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