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The State Historical Society of Wisconsin 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. | The State Historical Society of Wisconsin 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. | ||
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 State Historical Society of Wisconsin. | 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. | ||
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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 [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. | *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. | ||