Hi Joan, I checked the La Crosse obituaries at http://lplcat.lacrosse.lib.wi.us/genealogy/ but found 2 other Dischers. I would suggest trying the yellow pages to see if Black River Falls or Cameron has a newspaper. You can find the location of Cameron by going to rootsweb and WI. I believe they let you enter a city and they will tell you where it is. I don't live around there. Donna

In a message dated 07/22/2000 8:45:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jlawlor@uswest.net writes: > Norma: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. If I could send hugs and kisses I would. > Joanne (Lots of relatives from Wood County and I can't find em!). Dear Joanne: I would love to accept your hugs and kisses, but I don't think *I* deserve them -- I'm sure you mean them for our wonderful Cathy who is transcribing the bios. I'm just in the cheering section. But, if you really mean all that affection for ME, I can only say THANKS! I love it. Norma

Our Library uses these reprints for some of their reference shelf editions.Whether they have an original under lock and key or whether the Historical Society might, too, I don't know. The copy they have there, compared to the original I have ... is much easier to use. :) It isn't as large, I think the paper is "thinner", making the book noticeably thinner. The volume itself isn't as big h x w either, but understand, this book I have here from 1892 is just a HUGE book. I do think some of the pictures are not in it. Don't quote me on that one, though. I believe they have specs on their paper they reprint on at the website. It's a major chore scanning things from the book I have. Often it's just easier to type in the material than scan it, frankly. The book at the library is much less unwieldly. (Does that make the book "wieldly" ??) It's hard cover, of course. Some of the smaller books that Higginson has are just very affordable. I wish they reprinted a book about the area I grew up in ... because I paid over $95 for it just recently, and had been looking for it for a long time. It wasn't a large book at all. These biography books, well, look at the number of pages, you'll see why they cost so much. Your mileage may vary, depending on the age of the original, I guess, but after being able to compare the two books, I would have no qualms buying from Higginson. I'd sure check the Historical or Genealogical Society, or the Local History Room at the Library of the area to make sure it was a book I wanted though. deb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - deb Christensen (deb_msn@msn.com) Graphics Connection Forum http://www.computingcentral.com/topics/graphics/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Red Shark" <Redshark@utelco.tds.net> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Re: Hx N WI Books > Has anyone used Higginson Books yet? I've known about this place for > some time, but haven't been brave enough to try them yet. It also says > "The books in the Family History Catalog are paperbound; Class A > hardcover bindings are available for an additional $ 12.00 per volume." > I would like to know about the quality of these books from anyone that > has had experience with them. Thanks! > Lori > > -----Original Message----- > From: deb Christensen <deb@dm.net> > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 10:58 AM > Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Re: Hx N WI Books > > > Cathy: > > I've been meaning to do this for some time, and keep forgetting to. > > But this book, History of Northern Wisconsin, IS being reprinted by > Higginson > Books! > > Here's the web page link to all the other old books they are > republishing > about Wisconsin: > > http://www.higginsonbooks.com/vttowy.htm#wisconsin > > I don't know if the reprints have all the pictures/plates of the > originals, > and sometimes they'll be in smaller typeset -- maybe even a better one > ::grin:: > > The books are sort of pricey, especially the large ones, but considering > what > you'd pay for a *real* original volume of any of those books, Higginson > is a > bargain. Even in non-pristine condition, original books like these sell > for > *hundreds* of dollars from book dealers, IF you can find one. > > deb > > > > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > >

In a message dated 07/22/2000 3:52:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, CKubly9527@aol.com writes: > ROLF! Love your enthusiasm, Norma! Oh, Cathy -- if you only knew! My enthusiasm for Jackson Co., WI is boundless -- and for some of the other counties as well. I am (and have been for more than 30 years) working on trying to complete a study of the people involved in the STRANGITE group, the followers of James Jesse Strang after the death of the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, in 1844. I got involved because some of MY OWN ancestry were participants in the early early days of Mormonism and then didn't follow Brigham Young to the Great Salt Lake valley, but instead followed JJStrang. It has been a fascinating trail! I enthusiastically seek descendants from the Strangites and may be able to help some of them with their family history. So....if you know of any....pass them my way. My very best regards, and appreciation for your work. Norma

Has anyone used Higginson Books yet? I've known about this place for some time, but haven't been brave enough to try them yet. It also says "The books in the Family History Catalog are paperbound; Class A hardcover bindings are available for an additional $ 12.00 per volume." I would like to know about the quality of these books from anyone that has had experience with them. Thanks! Lori -----Original Message----- From: deb Christensen <deb@dm.net> To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Re: Hx N WI Books Cathy: I've been meaning to do this for some time, and keep forgetting to. But this book, History of Northern Wisconsin, IS being reprinted by Higginson Books! Here's the web page link to all the other old books they are republishing about Wisconsin: http://www.higginsonbooks.com/vttowy.htm#wisconsin I don't know if the reprints have all the pictures/plates of the originals, and sometimes they'll be in smaller typeset -- maybe even a better one ::grin:: The books are sort of pricey, especially the large ones, but considering what you'd pay for a *real* original volume of any of those books, Higginson is a bargain. Even in non-pristine condition, original books like these sell for *hundreds* of dollars from book dealers, IF you can find one. deb

What information is contained in this Deutsche "buch"? Danke! Shirley

I'm trying to locate anyone researching the following families: Gossett/Gosset Jenkins Howard Wilson Morrison Morris Hall Sexton Atkinson McKendry These families all married into the Gossett group, The Gossetts arrived in Pierce Co. in the early 1860's. and related families are in the area today. Most of the families stayed in the Maiden Rock and surrounding towns. The Gossetts,Jenkins,Atkinson and the Howards came from Illinois. Thank you, Barbara

Cathy: I've been meaning to do this for some time, and keep forgetting to. But this book, History of Northern Wisconsin, IS being reprinted by Higginson Books! Here's the web page link to all the other old books they are republishing about Wisconsin: http://www.higginsonbooks.com/vttowy.htm#wisconsin I don't know if the reprints have all the pictures/plates of the originals, and sometimes they'll be in smaller typeset -- maybe even a better one ::grin:: The books are sort of pricey, especially the large ones, but considering what you'd pay for a *real* original volume of any of those books, Higginson is a bargain. Even in non-pristine condition, original books like these sell for *hundreds* of dollars from book dealers, IF you can find one. deb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - deb Christensen (deb_msn@msn.com) Graphics Connection Forum http://www.computingcentral.com/topics/graphics/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <CKubly9527@aol.com> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 2:51 AM Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Hx N WI Books > In a message dated 07/20/2000 5:01:38 PM Central Daylight Time, > steinv@online.no writes: > > << What kind of book is this and how to get it? > These volumes were published in 1881 and I haven't seen any for sale. I got > them from the public library. > > <> > If you can find his obituary, it will list his children and where they live. > That's where I would start. > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > >

> Try sending a letter requesting a copy of the obit to the library in Rice > Lake: Rice Lake Public Library 2 E. Marshall Street Rice Lake WI 54868

Cathy meant to say that Cameron is about 100 miles NNW of Black River Falls! Bob, in VA, once of Chippewa Falls! ---------- > From: CKubly9527@aol.com > To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Cameron > Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 2:27 AM > > In a message dated 07/22/2000 4:21:11 AM Central Daylight Time, > pattimm@mindspring.com writes: > > << where Cameron is in conjunction with Black River Falls? >> > > About 100 miles NE of Black River Falls, just east of 53 on 8. > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== >

In a message dated 07/22/2000 10:56:56 AM Central Daylight Time, deb@dm.net writes: << Here's the web page link to all the other old books they are republishing about Wisconsin: http://www.higginsonbooks.com/vttowy.htm#wisconsin >> Thank you for sharing this URL! Glad to see some reprinting is being done, but the type couldn't possibly be any smaller, or they'll have to include a magnifying glass! Hee hee. Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

--WebTV-Mail-25150-1934 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Cameron has no newspaper. --WebTV-Mail-25150-1934 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-9.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.43) by storefull-255.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:22:54 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <GenWisconsin-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by mailsorter-101-9.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id CAA09881; Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:22:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e6M9KGe01390; Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:20:16 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:20:16 -0700 X-Original-Sender: pattimm@mindspring.com Sat Jul 22 02:20:16 2000 Message-ID: <00ed01bff3be$1854a700$0d3e1004@pattimm> From: "Joan Mendelson" <pattimm@mindspring.com> Old-To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> References: <99.7ebf403.26aa2d16@aol.com> Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Need help finding an obit Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 04:46:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Resent-Message-ID: <_16Tn.A.eV.QdWe5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/14918 X-Loop: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GenWisconsin-L-request@rootsweb.com Hi Donna, and thanks for the info. Do you know if Cameron has a newspaper that would archive obit info? Would appreciate the info on that one. Joan........... ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== --WebTV-Mail-25150-1934--

--WebTV-Mail-19421-2674 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Cameron is in Barron Co. 125 miles north of Black River Falls. Can we help? Rosemarie --WebTV-Mail-19421-2674 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-3.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.120) by storefull-251.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:22:40 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <GenWisconsin-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by mailsorter-101-3.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-d/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id CAA16600; Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:22:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e6M9KIM01465; Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:20:18 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 02:20:18 -0700 X-Original-Sender: pattimm@mindspring.com Sat Jul 22 02:20:17 2000 Message-ID: <00ee01bff3be$19a2d1e0$0d3e1004@pattimm> From: "Joan Mendelson" <pattimm@mindspring.com> Old-To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> References: <000701bff2e0$739676e0$193e1004@pattimm> <00a501bff39a$e2b52a20$661393ce@jocomputer> Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Need help finding an obit Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 04:48:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Resent-Message-ID: <gaeyoC.A.sW.RdWe5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/14919 X-Loop: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GenWisconsin-L-request@rootsweb.com Thanks Jo, I didn't think about the SSDI, was too interested in the obit aspect. Do you know where Cameron is in conjunction with Black River Falls? Again, thanks, Joan ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== --WebTV-Mail-19421-2674--

Hello Joan and Jo, Here is a site for Illinois marriages 1763-1900. There are 4 Discher's listed under Bride and none for Groom. Thought it might help you and the list. http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage Cheryl Jo wrote: > Hi Joan, > Looking in the free Social Security Death index, it showed this info. > ALMA DISCHER Request Information > SSN 321-14-8440 Residence: 54822 Cameron, Barron, WI > Born 9 Oct 1921 Last Benefit: > Died 5 Dec 1996 (Card) Issued: IL (Before 1951) > This may help narrow your search for an obit. > Here's the URL in case you don't have it. > http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm > Good Luck, > Jo > > We recently heard that she died and the last place we > +AD4- heard she lived at was in Cameron, WI. > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > Mailing list moderator: Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore > email: kingsley@aol.com

Just want to say THANKS to ALL who helped with my NARA Forms question...I've sent for Form 80 and will send away for the Pension Records as soon as it arrives:-) Nancy

Could it be Rushford Minnesota?

CKubly9527@aol.com writes: > "...worked at his trade at Ru-hford, near La Crosse..." > I've check the gnis site. Help! Probably Rushford in Minnesota, between La Crosse and Rochester, I think. Lita I have gone to find myself. If I get back before I return, please ask me to wait! See some of my accomplishments! <A HREF="http://pages.ivillage.com/misc/pux4/index.html">Pux's Page</A> http://pages.ivillage.com/misc/pux4/index.html <A HREF="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=89621">My PhotoPoint Album</A > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=89621

Thanks Jo, I didn't think about the SSDI, was too interested in the obit aspect. Do you know where Cameron is in conjunction with Black River Falls? Again, thanks, Joan

Hi Donna, and thanks for the info. Do you know if Cameron has a newspaper that would archive obit info? Would appreciate the info on that one. Joan...........

In a message dated 07/22/2000 5:19:10 AM Central Daylight Time, NJHERZMAN@aol.com writes: << YAHOO!! >> ROLF! Love your enthusiasm, Norma! Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc