Who are the Board members and what do they do? Find out here. |
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. |
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. |
Learn about the procedures for handling publicly-owned or abandoned burial sites. |
What steps should you take to research burial sites prior to conducting a field project? Read more to find out. |
Learn more about this list of known human burial sites in Wisconsin. |
Learn about current Wisconsin Historical Society guidelines for the documentation of human burial sites. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Want to know if there might be cemetery or Native American mound group on your property? The Society may have the answer |
Learn about the state and federal laws that protect burial sites, Native American mounds, and other places where human remains are buried. |
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