Wisconsin, Calumet County New Holstein Public Library Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an obituary card file from the New Holstein Public Library for the years 1900 to 2001. The obituaries came from the "New Holstein Report."

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Library
 * Name of deceased, including maiden name of married women
 * Date and Place of Birth
 * Date and Place of Death
 * Date and Place of Burial
 * Marriage Date
 * Name of spouse
 * Death date of spouse
 * Nickname of the deceased
 * Names of survivors

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The place or date of the event

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page.
 * 1) Select Surname Range to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. Also search for immigration, military, land and probate records
 * Use the information to find additional family members in censuses
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
 * Try variant spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Wisconsin.
 * Wisconsin Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation:"Wisconsin, Calumet County, New Holstein Public Library Records, 1900-2001." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. New Holstein Public Library, New Holstein.

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