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United States Wisconsin Wisconsin Obituaries

Obituaries have been published in Illinois since the mid-nineteenth century. Obituaries may provide information such as the age of the deceased, birth date and place, names of living relatives and their residences, maiden name, occupation, death date, cause of death, and place of burial. Deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries may also mention previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved.

Generally, the first step to obtaining an obituary is to find the death date of the person so that the obituary can be more easily found in a newspaper. Death dates may be obtained from a variety of records. See: Wisconsin Vital Records.

Online Obituary Resources[edit | edit source]

Wisconsin Genealogy Index includes obituaries in the 150,000-entry index.

Wisconsin Medical Journal Physician Obituary Database (1903-2008)

Additional Obituary Resources[edit | edit source]

The "United States Obituaries" and "United States Newspapers" Wiki articles list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that published them.

'A wiki article describing online collection is found at:
Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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+Obituaries have been published in Illinois since the mid-nineteenth century. Obituaries may provide information such as the age of the deceased, birth date and place, names of living relatives and their residences, maiden name, occupation, death date, cause of death, and place of burial. Deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries may also mention previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved.
+Generally, the first step to obtaining an obituary is to find the death date of the person so that the obituary can be more easily found in a newspaper. Death dates may be obtained from a variety of records. See: [[Wisconsin Vital Records]].
 == Online Obituary Resources  ==
-*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images<br>
 *[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index] includes obituaries in the 150,000-entry index.
 *[http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/historical/obits/index.php# ''Wisconsin Medical Journal'' Physician Obituary Database] (1903-2008)
-*[http://www.deathindexes.com/wisconsin/index.html Online Wisconsin Death Records and Indexes]
-*[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~twigs/genealogy/newiobits/ Northeast Wisconsin Obituary Page]
-*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Wisconsin ObitsArchive.com - Wisconsin] ($)
-*[http://obituarieshelp.org/wisconsin_newspaper_obituaries.html ObituariesHelp.org - Wisconsin Newspaper Obituaries Listings]
-*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/wi.htm The Obituary Link Page - Wisconsin Obituary Links]
-*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/wi/obitswi.htm USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project Wisconsin]
-*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/WI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Wisconsin Obituaries]
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20105/wisconsin-local-literature-records?s=275764761 Wisconsin, Local Literature Records] at MyHeritage - index ($)
-*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/wisconsin-online-historical-newspapers Wisconsin Online Historical Newspapers]
-*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/wisconsin Wisconsin Newspaper Archives (1833 - 1992)], GenealogyBank, ($)
-*[http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=364 Newspaper Abstracts Wisconsin]
-*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/wisconsin/ NewspaperArchive]
-*[http://www.newspapers.com/place-wisconsin/?xid=186 Historical Newspapers in ]Wisconsin
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=52&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Wisconsin Newspapers] ($)
-*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/WI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Wisconsin Newspapers]<br><br>
-==Overview==
+== Additional Obituary Resources  ==
-Obituaries have been published in Wisconsin since the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Obituaries may provide information such as the age of the deceased, birth date and place, names of living relatives and their residences, maiden name, occupation, death date, cause of death, and place of burial. Deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries may also mention previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities in which the deceased was involved.
-Generally, the first step to obtaining an obituary is to find the death date of the person so that the obituary can be more easily found in a newspaper. Death dates may be obtained from a variety of records. See: [[Wisconsin Vital Records]].
+*The "[[United States Obituaries|United States Obituaries]]" and "[[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]]" Wiki articles list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that published them.
+'A wiki article describing online collection is found at:<br>
+[[Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
-[[Category:Wisconsin, United States]]
+[[Category:Wisconsin|Obituaries]]
-[[Category:Obituaries]]