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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 | 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 {{FHL|181627|title-id|disp=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: | ||
*Noonan, Barry Christopher. ''Index to Green Bay Newspapers, 1833–1840''. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Historical Society, 1987. (Family History Library book | *Noonan, Barry Christopher. ''Index to Green Bay Newspapers, 1833–1840''. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Historical Society, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|666046|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 194}}.) | ||
Directories that can help you locate copies of newspapers are: | Directories that can help you locate copies of newspapers are: | ||
*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, 1958. (Family History Library book | *Oehlerts, Donald E. ''Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1957.'' Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1958. (Family History Library book {{FHL|173693|title-id|disp=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: | ||
*Bookstaff, Manning M. ''Index to Deaths Reported in "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle," 1921–1961''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: M. M. Bookstaff, 1994 (Family History Library | *Bookstaff, Manning M. ''Index to Deaths Reported in "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle," 1921–1961''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: M. M. Bookstaff, 1994 (Family History Library {{FHL|707211|title-id|disp=977.595 B32b}}.) | ||
The Wisconsin Historical Society has indexed some of the obituaries in Wisconsin newspapers. Contact them at: | The Wisconsin Historical Society has indexed some of the obituaries in Wisconsin newspapers. Contact them at: | ||