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| Learn more about this list of known human burial sites in Wisconsin. |
| A list of resources for professionals recommended by the Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. |
| Learn how cataloged human burial sites in Wisconsin are given greater protection under Wisconsin State Law |
| 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 about the benefits of cataloging a human burial site, from property tax exemptions to membership on the Registry of Interested Persons. |
| Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how. |
| 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 how this landowner turned burial sites on his land into an asset. |
| State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| This grant provides funding for the identification, evaluation, and listing of architectural and archaeological resources |
| Identify and determine ways to protect prefabricated metals, including cast-iron, pressed-metal, steel and aluminum elements. |
| 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. |
| Explore local and county histories for Wisconsin, the U.S. and Canada, and find rich information on communities and prominent citizens from 1850-1920. |
| 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. |
| Chapter 8: Preservation Commission Design Guidelines, Page 6 of 8 |
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| Who are the Board members and what do they do? Find out here. |
| Learn about current Wisconsin Historical Society guidelines for the documentation of human burial sites. |
| Learn about historic construction materials and methods for commercial buildings to make better maintenance and rehabilitation decisions. |
| Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds, and other places where human remains are buried. |
| Learn to identify typical poured concrete foundation problems. |
| Learn to identify and maintain structural, colored storefront glass. |
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