About the Wisconsin Burial Sites Preservation Board
The Burial Sites Preservation Board is an independent panel that helps to administer Wisconsin's burial sites laws.
The Board is made up of the director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, the State Historic Preservation Officer, the State Archaeologist, three members nominated by Native American Tribal Chairpersons and appointed by the governor, as well as three members nominated by the Wisconsin Archeological Survey who are also appointed by the governor. The board meets four times per year.
2019 Burial Sites Preservation Board Meetings
- March 1, 2019
- June 7, 2019
- September 13, 2019
- December 6, 2019
March 1, 2019 Board Meeting, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Agenda and Board Packet (PDF, 216 KB)
December 7, 2018 Board Meeting, Wisconsin Historical Society
Agenda (PDF, 51 KB)
Board packet (PDF, 945 KB)
September 7, 2018 Board Meeting, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Agenda (PDF, 36 KB)
Board packet including minutes from the June meeting (PDF, 3 MB)
Burial Sites Preservation Board Members
Voting Members
Christian Overland
Director
Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison, Wisconsin
Katherine Stevenson
Operations Manager
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Jennifer Haas
Shorewood, Wisconsin
David J. Grignon
Nahwahquaw
Tribal Historical Preservation Officer
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Keshena, Wisconsin
Cynthia Stiles Vice Chair
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Corina Williams
Tribal Preservation Officer
Oneida Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office
Oneida, Wisconsin
Melinda Young
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Lac du Flambeau, WI
Non-Voting Members
John H. Broihahn
State Archaeologist
Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison, Wisconsin
Daina Penkiunas
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison, Wisconsin
Burial Sites Preservation Board Responsibilities
- Determine which Native American tribes in Wisconsin have an interest in any cataloged burial site or class of cataloged burial sites.
- Determine which applicants to the Registry of Interested Persons have an interest in a cataloged burial site or class of cataloged burial sites.
- Notify the director of the Wisconsin Historical Society who they have approved for membership on the Registry of Interested Persons.
- Review decisions made by the director of the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Department of Administration's Division of Hearings and Appeals to permit or deny disturbance to cataloged burial sites.
- Review the director's decision to rebury human remains or transfer them to the custody of members of the Registry of Interested Persons.
- Approve the transfer of burial sites from municipal to private ownership.
Learn More
Human Burials, Mounds and Cemeteries
Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds and other places where human remains are buried.
Have Questions?
Contact Amy Rosebrough by phone at 608-264-6494 or by email below: