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.
Old settlers to tell of Oshkosh as pioneer town
May 16, 1931
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Former Oshkosh man tells story of early steamboats operating in and near here
Apr 06, 1935
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Fiftieth year of eagle-star; the new press
May 19, 1921
Marinette Eagle-Star
Gabriel Bouck against leaving company. Veteran tells story about Oshkosh leader
Unknown date
Oshkosh Northwestern
