General Information
Wisconsin Name Index
The Wisconsin Name Index (WNI) is a searchable index of names found in various collections in the Library. These include:
- About 150 county and local histories
- Dozens of professional directories and biographical encyclopedias
- More than 60 scrapbooks containing 30,000 obituaries from the “Wisconsin Necrology” scrapbooks
- Selected articles from Wisconsin magazines and newspapers
Most items were published from 1870-1970.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing the Wisconsin Name Index
The WNI is searchable on the Society's website. The materials found in the index are not comprehensive of all materials on our shelves.
Mrs. Augustus A. Bird
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype. Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Augustus A. Bird. A pioneer woman who came from New York to Milwaukee by a team of horses in 1836, and from Milwaukee to Madison i...
Pioneer woman left heritage of strength: life of mrs. adams a part of city history
Aug 22, 1933
Wisconsin State Journal
The perseverance of a woman gave Milwaukee its Civil War monument
Jun 15, 1935
Milwaukee Journal
First White Woman at Big Bull Falls came during 1840
Unknown date
