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-The Wisconsin Historical Society has the second-largest collection of newspapers in the United States. Many, including all [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] newspapers, are on microfilm and can be loaned to public libraries through interlibrary loan. Newspapers produced by German and other ethnic groups are especially valuable for research about residents of the state.
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-Newspaper articles published before 2000 are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index].
+=== Online Resources ===
+*''See [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] for more databases
+*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
+*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-12018/names-stories-in-newspapers-from-oldnewscom-minnesota-wisconsin-illinois?s=275764761 Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com™ (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois)] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/wisconsin Wisconsin Newspaper Archives (1833 - 1992)], GenealogyBank, ($)
+*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10640/wisconsin-newspapers-1884-2009 Wisconsin Newspapers, 1884-2009], MyHeritage, ($)
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/wisconsin-online-historical-newspapers Wisconsin Online Historical Newspapers]
+*[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]
+*[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=103 Wisconsin newspapers] at Access NewspaperArchive.
-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 State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
+== Resources for Wisconsin Newspapers  ==
+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.
+*Oehlerts, Donald E. ''Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1957.'' Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1958. (FS Library book {{FSC|173693|title-id|disp=977.5 B3o}}.) This source is primarily helpful for finding pre-1950 newspapers.
+=== Libraries and Archives  ===
+The Wisconsin Historical Society has the second-largest collection of newspapers in the United States. Many, including all [[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]] newspapers, are on microfilm and can be loaned to public libraries through interlibrary loan. Newspapers produced by German and other ethnic groups are especially valuable for research about residents of the state.
+From the state historical society, the FamilySearch Library has obtained microfilms of 52 volumes of obituaries for 1846 to 1968 known as the ''Wisconsin Necrology'' (FS Library films {{FSC|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.
+=== Newspaper Directory  ===
+The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.
+=== Digital Issues Online  ===
+{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives}}
+=== Indexes  ===
 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=666046&disp=Index+to+Green+Bay+newspapers%2C+1833%2D%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.5 A1 no. 194].)
+*Noonan, Barry Christopher. ''Index to Green Bay Newspapers, 1833–1840''. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Historical Society, 1987. (FS Library book {{FSC|666046|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 194}}.)
-Directories that can help you locate copies of newspapers are:
+Some newspaper articles published before 2000 are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index].
+Some newspaper indexes:
-*Hansen, James L. ''Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833-1850: An Analytical Bibliography.'' Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979.
+*Bookstaff, Manning M. ''Index to Deaths Reported in "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle," 1921–1961''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: M. M. Bookstaff, 1994. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|707211|title-id|disp=977.595 B32b}})
-*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:
+The Wisconsin Historical Society has indexed some of the obituaries in Wisconsin newspapers. Contact them at:
-*Bookstaff, Manning M. ''Index to Deaths Reported in "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle," 1921–1961''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: M. M. Bookstaff, 1994 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=707211&disp=Index+to+deaths+reported+in+%22The+Wisco%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.595 B32b].)
+Wisconsin Historical Society<br>816 State Street<br>Madison, WI 53706-1417<br>Internet: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/
-The Wisconsin Historical Society has indexed many of the obituaries in Wisconsin newspapers. There is a card for each person, and the cards are in their Subject Card Catalog. The library will check this card catalog for a name if you will send a self-addressed stamped envelope. Contact them at:
-Wisconsin Historical Society<br>816 State Street<br>Madison, WI 53706-1417<br>Internet: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/
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