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Learn about the laws that protect burial sites and Native American mounds, tax exemptions for landowners, and what to do if you find human remains. |
Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds, and other places where human remains are buried. |
For Properties with Human Burial Sites |
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Do you own a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn about your rights and responsibilities under state law. |
Don't panic! Stop what you are doing and read this article. The Wisconsin Historical Society can help. |
Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how. |
Your Rights Under Wisconsin State Law |
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Are you unhappy about a decision to move or protect a human burial site? Find out the process to request an appeal. |
Working Within the Boundaries of Cemeteries and Mound Groups |
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Do you need to disturb a cemetery or mound group? Planning to build, plant, or work in a cemetery or Native American mound group? Read this first. |
Learn more about this list of known human burial sites in Wisconsin. |
For Properties with Burial Sites |
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Learn the steps to nagivate the application process to get a tax exemption under Wisconsin burial sites law. |
Read this information before planning a project inside a cemetery or mound group. |
Learn how cataloged human burial sites in Wisconsin are given greater protection under Wisconsin State Law |
Learn about the benefits of cataloging a human burial site, from property tax exemptions to membership on the Registry of Interested Persons. |
What You Can Do |
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Do you want to know how to protect a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn several ways to preserve cemeteries and Native American mounds. |
Learn how this landowner turned burial sites on his land into an asset. |
Learn how this landowner handled the discovery of human remains on her property. |
What to do if you notice a human burial site being destroyed or damaged. |
Who They Are and How to Join |
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Do you have an interest in protecting a particular cemetery or type of burial site? Learn why you should apply for the Registry of Interested Persons. |
What to do if You Think a Cemetery is Not Being Properly Maintained |
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Are you concered about an overgrown or neglected cemetery? Learn what you can do to help. |
Learn about the procedures for handling publicly-owned or abandoned burial sites. |
Learn what the standards and expectations are for archaeologists working within Wisconsin's human burial sites. |
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