Zeidler Humanities RoomĪ collection of obituaries of prominent people clipped from these newspapers. Obituaries, Milwaukee Journal/Milwaukee Sentinel, 1958-1988ĩ29.3 O13 (print), located in the Frank P. Includes death notices and obituaries clipped by Milwaukee County Genealogical Society members, primarily from The Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel newspapers, arranged by surname.Ī two-volume, alphabetical list of surnames found in this resource may be consulted in the Frank P. The Milwaukee Journal (microfilm) is located at the Periodicals Service Desk.ĭeath Notices/Obits, 1930s(?)-June 30, 1992ĩ29.3 M662D (microfilm), located at Periodicals Service Desk Indexes articles, obituaries and death notices. The Milwaukee Journal Newspaper Index, 1915-1917Ġ71.7595 M6675 (print), located at Frank P. Excellent for death notices and obituaries. Covers 1837-present.Īlphabetical card catalog index to Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper, located in the Periodicals Room. The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Sentinel, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspapers (microfilm), located at Periodicals Service Deskīrowse death notices from one day to one week after individual’s date of death, as identified in Vital Records resources. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel death notices since Jare included. Newspaper genealogy resource from NewsBank with records from more than 3,000 newspapers as far back as 1983, but Chicago Tribune results beginning with 1930.
The information below is based on the Obituaries & Death Notices Resources handout distributed in the Frank P. The resources described below can help to locate death notices and obituaries.įor other genealogy resources, please see Researching Your Family Tree.Īn obituary is a news article about a person written by a reporter.Ī death notice is a paid ad which is placed by the family of the deceased, often with the assistance of the funeral home. Trostel Collection of German Theater Scripts.“We are thrilled about this exciting discovery and the implications it holds for our understanding of ancient life in our region,” museum Executive Director Felicia B. It was found in the same Aptos Creek that empties into the ocean. The museum also has another tooth along with a skull that was found by a teenager in 1980. It’s only the third find of a locally recorded mastodon fossil. “You don’t often get to touch something from history,” she said. She didn’t keep the tooth, but she did hop on Amazon and order herself a replica mastodon tooth necklace. Schuh said she is thrilled that her find could help unlock ancient secrets about the peaceful beach area. “We can safely say this specimen would be less than 1 million years old, which is relatively ‘new’ by fossil standards,” Broughton said in an email.īroughton said it is common for winter storms to uncover fossils in the region and it may have washed down to the ocean from higher up. A museum blog says mastodons generally roamed California from about 5 million to 10,000 years ago. Smith donated the tooth to the museum, where it will be on display Friday through Sunday. “Jim told us that he had stumbled upon it during one of his regular jogs along the beach, but wasn’t sure of what he had found until he saw a picture of the tooth on the news.” “I was so excited to get that call,” said Liz Broughton, the museum’s visitor experience manager. On Tuesday, Jim Smith of nearby Aptos called the museum. Thompson then sent out a social media request for help in finding the artifact. “This is an extremely important find,” Thompson wrote, and he urged Schuh to call him.īut when they went back to the beach, the tooth was gone.Ī weekend search failed to find it. Thompson determined that the object was a worn molar from an adult Pacific mastodon, an extinct elephant-like species.
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