Planned Funeral Society of Wisconsin Inc. Records, 1956-1972
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Title: Planned Funeral Society of Wisconsin Inc. Records
Inclusive Dates: 1956-1972

Creator:
  • Planned Funeral Society of Wisconsin, Inc.
Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 373

Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:
Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:
Planned Funeral Society of Wisconsin, formerly Thanatophely Ltd., was a nonprofit group closely affiliated with the First Unitarian Church in Milwaukee. Its purpose was to promote “the concept of dignity and simplicity in funeral rites”. The Society was a member of the Continental Association of Funeral and Memorial Societies, Inc., now known as Funeral Consumers Alliance. There were chapters in Wausau, Madison, Appleton, and La Crosse.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0373
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