Publications

These ongoing articles provide comprehensive insights into various aspects of the Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries. Download the corresponding documents to learn more and to explore detailed maps and visuals related to the topics.

Author: Judy Klimt-Houston

  • Part 1: Brief historical overview of Milwaukee County
    Grounds Cemeteries.
  • Part 2: Overview of Cemetery One: 1852-2024.
  • Part 3: Historical background of Cemetery Two:
    1882-1937.
  • Part 4: Historical background of Cemetery Two:
    1937-1992.
  • Part 5: Aerial history of Cemetery Two and
    Doyne Avenue.
  • Part 6: 1925-1991 Concealing the Dead:
    A History of Deliberate Erasure.

Author: Michael McBride, MS/MD

  • Field of blood, field of the forgotten
    The Potter’s Field of Milwaukee County”
    Published: Wisconsin Medical Journal Aug 1992
    (Uploaded with permission by the author.)