At 07:23 PM 3/9/98 -0800, John Morrissey wrote: >At 01:53 PM 3/9/98 -0600, you wrote: >>Congratulations!! >>Any advice to share with the rest of us on how you broke through your brick >wall? >> >Thanks for the congrats. You were a big help to me. <G> I was able to >finally locate a marriage record. I had been told that the record did not >exist. I kept trying and I really think each time I would contact Wisconsin, >I would get a different person. I was able through a friend in Chicago who >had access to the Wisconsin marriages. He looked and walla.....There it was. >I was in 7th heaven and still am actually. He told me the certificate number >etc and upon contacting Wisconsin again, I got the data I was looking for. >WOW!!!!! All I can say was it was a big break through for me. And >persistence paid off on this avenue. Never give up and exhaust all avenues. >The fruits of the labor are well worth it. > >Thank you, >Remember "The Truth Is Out There" >================ >It's a Great Day for Research >Jack & Addie MAILTO:searchn@gte.net >Visit our Home Page, you will see surnames,emigration,vital records >and many other links. (this site supports midi music files) >(Our Home Page) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5978 >Member of: >General Joseph Warren Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3361/ >CO. La Plata County http://www.rootsweb.com/~colaplat/colaplat.htm >Member of the NEHGS >Member of Ancestry >Member of BFGS > >I have had the same experience in trying to get info out of Wisconsin,s bureau of records, sent $30.00 for a number of copies of marriage records, and after several months received a reply, that they were not available, but they used my money for the search. I finally found that these early records had been taped by the FHC, sent for the film and was able to have a copy of the actual record recopyed with all the info I needed. I have no explanation for this sort of thing do you? I know it is most frustrating!...............JINNI