I just saw this reply too. Part of the confusion is the name of the church, which probably has changed since 1957. The family was German, so perhaps I need to find where to write for records of both the Evangelical Church & the Evangelical Reformed Church in Chicago. Unfortunately, I don't have more exact information. Thanks for the reply & help. Judy On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 7:06 PM, doriswaggoner@juno.com < doriswaggoner@juno.com> wrote: > Judy, > > It depends partly on the denomination name when your g grandparents > married. Evangelical was a common denominational name. Was it Lutheran? > And was it Norwegian Lutheran (what synod?) , German Lutheran, Missiouri > Synod, or what kind of Lutheran? There was also an Evangelical Church which > in the 1930s merged with a Reform denomination to become the Evangelical and > Reform Church. They merged in the late 1950s with the Congregational > Christian Church to become the United Church of Christ. There were probably > other Evangelical denominations I'm not familiar with in the late 19th > and 1st half of the 20th c. So you need to know exactly which denomination > it was at the date of their marriage, and in 1957. > > Churches changed locations, too, so knowing where the congregation was in > 1957 may not tell you where the church was in 1886, unless you have some > history of the church that tells you that for sure. Those on the list who > live in Chicago can help with that part of your query. > > This isn't to discourage you, but to say that you need some additional > specific information before you can get to your answers. > > Good luck, > > Doris > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: judy petersen <skigranny@gmail.com> > To: cook county mailing list <COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Zion Evangelical Church > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:19:36 -0800 > > Hello Listers, > I am looking for a specific Evangelical Church in Chicago: Zion > Evangelical > Church, Loftus & Van Buren Streets. My gr grandmother was the longest > living member of that church in 1957. More specifically, I would like to > find the marriage records for that church - my gr grandparents were married > in 1886, & I am looking for his village of origin in Silesia, which might > (I > hope) appear on that church record. They were married by Rev. Klein, first > name possibly Peter. > I googled the church name but couldn't find anything that seemed to be on > those street names. Any idea where I can find the records of that church > if > it doesn't exist today? Thanks in advance. > Judy, Anchorage AK > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ____________________________________________________________ > *57-Year-Old Mom Looks 25* > Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! > <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4e8fbe3ae422389ff74st05vuc> > ConsumerLifestyles.org<http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4e8fbe3ae422389ff74st05vuc>

Thank you to Alice Fluegge, Kay B, & Lila Digby for responses to my post. My Goetzelmann-Herzog family was German & lived at 627 S. Canal (1900) & 2637 W. 22nd Place (1910). In 1918, Margarethe (wife) moved to Oak Park after the death of her husband, but she remained a lifetime member of the Chicago church until her death in 1957. I can't get into my hard copy files because of recent back surgery, but here's what I have in my genealogy program about the church. 2 different articles (Margarethe's 100th birthday celebration) in 1956 give 2 different names to the church. One says she's a "lifetime member of Zion Evangelical Reformed Church" (Chicago). The other says she's the "oldest living member of Zion Evangelical Church at Lotus & Van Buren. My earlier post must have given the incorrect name of the street - Lotus, not Loftus. I have heard there are 2 different Evangelical Churches, one Evangelical & the other Evangelical Reformed. That's where my confusion is since I don't know the different churches or Chicago locations. The church was still in existence in 1956, according to the articles. Thanks for any more help with this. Judy, Anchorage AK

Thank you to all those who responded. I have been traveling and just now returned. Joseph Martin On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Joseph Martin <illinoisgenie@gmail.com>wrote: > In our family we have one wedding photograph from 1905 that someone painted > over. > > Would anyone know how this practice started or what was the purpose? It > does make the photo look a tad strange. > > Joseph Martin > Romeoville, Illinois > > > -- > Adam and Eve must have found genealogy very boring. > > > > > > -- Adam and Eve must have found genealogy very boring.

Hello Listers, I am looking for a specific Evangelical Church in Chicago: Zion Evangelical Church, Loftus & Van Buren Streets. My gr grandmother was the longest living member of that church in 1957. More specifically, I would like to find the marriage records for that church - my gr grandparents were married in 1886, & I am looking for his village of origin in Silesia, which might (I hope) appear on that church record. They were married by Rev. Klein, first name possibly Peter. I googled the church name but couldn't find anything that seemed to be on those street names. Any idea where I can find the records of that church if it doesn't exist today? Thanks in advance. Judy, Anchorage AK

Thanks Judie. I should have remembered this from other family who went to St. Aloysius. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Mason To: Robert Evensen ; COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Catholic Churches From the Jack Bochar book of Catholic Churches, looks like the German church in that area would be St. Aloysious locted at 2300 W. LeMoyne St. 60622 773-561-4808. The records for this church are available at the Mormon site www.familysearch.org Judie Mason Chicago From: Robert Evensen <revensen@comcast.net> To: COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 2:36 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Catholic Churches Can someone tell me what would be the closest Roman Catholic Church in the vicinity of W. North Ave. and N. Kimball Ave? I'm looking for a church that a German speaking couple might have attended in 1930. Thanks, Robert ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can someone tell me what would be the closest Roman Catholic Church in the vicinity of W. North Ave. and N. Kimball Ave? I'm looking for a church that a German speaking couple might have attended in 1930. Thanks, Robert

>From the Jack Bochar book of Catholic Churches, looks like the German church in that area would be St. Aloysious locted at 2300 W. LeMoyne St. 60622  773-561-4808.   The records for this church are available at the Mormon site  www.familysearch.org   Judie Mason Chicago ________________________________ From: Robert Evensen <revensen@comcast.net> To: COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 2:36 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Catholic Churches Can someone tell me what would be the closest Roman Catholic Church in the vicinity of W. North Ave. and N. Kimball Ave?  I'm looking for a church that a German speaking couple might have attended in 1930.  Thanks, Robert ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks to everyone who has helped me with the translation I have found everyone and sent the information over to my cousin. I'm not sure she knows what he was taking but that's probably me thinking so. I don't know if they get those information sheets we all get from our pharmacy. Thanks again everyone. -- Diane

Sorry Everyone, allow me to clarify an earlier post of mine: If you belong to an Illinois Public Library, you can request a special login from your library OR through the contact form on the website below - and for the month of October receive FREE access to TONS of databases. The website is http://www.finditillinois.org/tryit/ It's not just Illinois related - you can access databases like: *Access World News Research Collection* *America's Obituaries & Death Notices* *American Broadsides and Ephemera* *America`s GenealogyBank* *America`s Historical Newspapers* *Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819* *U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980* Those are just databases offered by Newsbank - there are so many more! I actually requested a login through the contact form on that website and received it this morning. You're given free access for 30 days for so many more databases than any 1 of our lirbaries normally offers to their patrons. Jackie

Hi, everyone, FYI, the Nemecek Library has now re-opened, so if you are doing research in Czechs, Slovaks, Russyns, or Moravians in Illinois, you may want to drop by. The library is open on the second Saturday of every month, from 10 AM to 2 PM - this upcoming October 8th. The library is located in the T. G. Masaryk School at 5701 22nd Place in Cicero. A list of holdings is available via the CSAGSI website: www.csagsi.org. Also, the Czech and Slovak American Genealogical Society of Illinois (CSAGSI) has an upcoming program titled: "Chicago Czechs - Then and Now" Evelyn Krenek Fergle will present the upcoming Bubenicek English translation of "History of Czechs in Chicago" originally published in Czech in 1935. CSAGSI will be publishing the English translation by the end of the year. Susan Marcincus will also present a trailer for the upcoming PBS documentary "Czechs in Chicago". Date & Time: October 15, 2011, 1:30 PM Location: First Presbyterian Church, 150 S. Ashland Ave., La Grange, IL For further information: www.csagsi.org Samantha

Hey Jackie; Just Google 'illinois state archives databases' and they'll pop up for you. Cheers, Masugu Woichi01@comcast.net We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. (Ben Franklin--At the signing of the Declaration of Independence)

Just look them up on your computer by putting the drugs into search --- On Sun, 10/2/11, Diane Miskiewicz <bitsyba@gmail.com> wrote: From: Diane Miskiewicz <bitsyba@gmail.com> Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Need help with Polish Translation To: COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 12:58 PM Writing my cousin in Poland she wrote back and gave me a list of the medicines that her husband takes.  I will list them and what they are used for, but what I would like is the American name and what would be the similar drug here in America. For one her husband has edema in his legs and was given TERTENSIF/indapamidum.  She said her husbands legs went down from these pills.  I asked her if her husband was going a lot to the bathroom (you know water pills they give you here) but she always answers everything else but. The other medicine is MOVALIS 15mg and ODNOVIT which is for joint pain in legs.  Again she said this has helped her husband a whole lot.  Which I had some of these also.  Would this be like Celebrex or what could it be here? I thank anyone who would be able to help with this quest.  I asked my Polish cleaning lady but she is very young and doesn't know the medicines in Poland. Thanks for your help. -- Diane ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Illinois State Archives: www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html Then click on "Search our online databases". Pat Hansen -----Original Message----- From: cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jackie.wisniewski@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 8:39 PM To: COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Try-it Illinois Hi cooksters :) Does anyone have the login info to access the free IL databases they would be willing to email me (it's not supposed to be posted online)? I'm currently not affiliated with a local library as I'm in-between residences but would like to access the free databases this month. :) Thank you in advance for any help! :) http://www.finditillinois.org/ Jackie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi cooksters :) Does anyone have the login info to access the free IL databases they would be willing to email me (it's not supposed to be posted online)? I'm currently not affiliated with a local library as I'm in-between residences but would like to access the free databases this month. :) Thank you in advance for any help! :) http://www.finditillinois.org/ Jackie

You can find indapamidum and movalis by Googling, but not odnovit. You might ask a pharmacist about it. Diane

Writing my cousin in Poland she wrote back and gave me a list of the medicines that her husband takes. I will list them and what they are used for, but what I would like is the American name and what would be the similar drug here in America. For one her husband has edema in his legs and was given TERTENSIF/indapamidum. She said her husbands legs went down from these pills. I asked her if her husband was going a lot to the bathroom (you know water pills they give you here) but she always answers everything else but. The other medicine is MOVALIS 15mg and ODNOVIT which is for joint pain in legs. Again she said this has helped her husband a whole lot. Which I had some of these also. Would this be like Celebrex or what could it be here? I thank anyone who would be able to help with this quest. I asked my Polish cleaning lady but she is very young and doesn't know the medicines in Poland. Thanks for your help. -- Diane

Hello Cooksters, This is probably a shot in the dark. I'm trying to remember the name of a place I worked in the 1960's It was a collection agency. It was located at I think 623 S. Dearborn St. The owner was a D.B. Dohlmeyer, not sure if I spelled the name right. I'm looking for a Girl friend I worked with Pat Kakis still not sure if name is spelled right. We lived in Bridgeport and lived together for several month. I'm sure having a bad Senior moment.  My Managers name was Mr Gies. We tried to get people to pay there debits. I hope someone can help.   Mary  Henger-Hartig********************************

Lily offered some great advice. I just want to point out that many of the resources she mentioned and more can be searched at one time on Steve Morse's wonderful site: www.stevemorse.org. Jackye Sullins Carlsbad, CA > > I don't have access to the directories, but I will offer some advice. > > Best regards, > Lilly Martin

Hello, I don't have access to the directories, but I will offer some advice. #1. Do you think his name will have remained the same? If it is different, that could be hard. However, he might be looking for you also, so keep checking on www.google.com to see if his name comes, perhaps something he wrote to find his family. #2. http://veromi.net This is a great free resource. This uses many databases, and I believe financial data, like loan applications, and etc. I typed in his name with the state of Illinois as the place (you have to put a state) but got nothing. However, you should go state by state and see what comes up on each state. Then check for his age, it is usually given and you can narrow down the search. This website will give possible relatives, like a spouse, children, sometimes parents, if they have co-signed a loan. #3. www.zabasearch.com also free. They use many databases also, loan apps for a home, etc. This will give you addresses and phone numbers. I also will give you 'moves', for example: in 2001 they were at this adddres, and in 2006 they were at this address. #4. www.facebook.com I did see a Craig Stegmaier listed, he was also on a website called newingtonknights. Could he have changed the spelling of his name slightly? I did not check all the above mentioned websites throughly for you. I suggest you do it, you might see something useful. #5. There are also professional websites, like 'linkedin' which is your profile in a business setting, like networking for business contacts, or looking for the next job, that sort of thing. Many people are listed. #6. PeopleSearch is a FEE based search, uses criminal records, finiancial records, many sophistigated databases. If they find him there, you can then pay a small fee to see the complete report. #7. Lastly, I knew a detective many years ago, who found my long lost next door neighbor for me. His business was finding men who have run away from child support payments. He called his business "Dead-Beat-Dad". For a very small fee he found the person I was looking for. You could google him and check it out. Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy&Tom Kelly" <elamkelly@dishmail.net> To: <COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:21 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] LOOK UP REQUEST > Does anyone have access to or know how I might access a Chicago phone book > listing in 1993 or 1994? > Trying to confirm an address & phone number for a CRAIG STEGMEYER. He was > living in the Riverdale > area at that time. In 1963, he was living next door to a Laura & Roy > Gamble at 41 East 124th Place, Chicago. > He was adopted by a couple who lived next door, but do not know their > names. That house # was probably > 43 East 124th Place. Have been trying to find my missing half-brother, > CRAIG STEGMEYER, for many many > years. > > Any help would be deeply appreciated! > Nancy Elam-Kelly > elamkelly@dishmail.net

On 9/28/2011 14:21, Nancy&Tom Kelly wrote: > Does anyone have access to or know how I might access a Chicago phone book listing in 1993 or 1994? > Trying to confirm an address& phone number for a CRAIG STEGMEYER. He was living in the Riverdale > area at that time. In 1963, he was living next door to a Laura& Roy Gamble at 41 East 124th Place, Chicago. > He was adopted by a couple who lived next door, but do not know their names. That house # was probably > 43 East 124th Place. Have been trying to find my missing half-brother, CRAIG STEGMEYER, for many many > years. > > Any help would be deeply appreciated! > Nancy Elam-Kelly > elamkelly@dishmail.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > I'm guessing that with a name like Stegmeyer, Craig is white. By the early 90's, the Riverdale area in Chicago and the suburb of Riverdale were in a serious state of white flight, very transitional. So if Craig is still around, the odds are that he is not still in that area. (If he was still there in 93; more likely the town of Riverdale, not the Riverdale neighborhood of Chicago, but probably not for long, as that was the peak point of white flight working outward from the Riverdale section of Chicago (north of the Little Calumet River), the town of Riverdale, and the town of Dolton.) That said, I went and looked at the telephone directories area of Ancestry and came up with this entry: C C Stegmeyer Oak Lawn Illinois 60453-6006 708-425-2661 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 That looks to be the most probable entry (there is no "Craig" as such) if he stayed in the Chicago area. Whitepages.com finds some Craig Stegmeyers, but they are not in the Chicago area. --pig