Hi Cathy, Are there any George RHODES or families of BESSEY's from Marathon, Trempealeau, Lincoln or Portage County? Thanks ever so much Melville Fletcher Tokyo, Japan

In a message dated 7/6/2000 9:03:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, athomas@athenet.net writes: REGARDING: Christine Sitter's parents were Ida Wagner and Louis Sitter >> I am researching the Kumbera family. HULDA WAGNER , born 1897 married JOHN WILLIAM KUMBERA, and settled in WAUSAU WI. Sarah

Is there anyone on list from Barron County, Wisconsin who could help me out? Chetek in Barron County is the area I am interested in. I have a lady from Norway staying with me who has found that some of her relatives were in that area. The one name we have is Arnt/Arndt A. Wold who was married to a lady named Aase and they had a son named Sivert who died at a young age. She would like to know if they had any more children. Margit in Minnesota

Hi Tracy, I'll look tonight when I get home from work at midnight and post any. Have vols 1 and 2 until Wed. Have you checked the bios on the WIGenExchange page for your surnames? I know there are some there, perhaps some you're looking for. Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

Hi Janet, I'll look when I get home tonight and post any KELLOGGs to the Langlade Bio Page. (The WI KELLOGGs are related to the cereal people of Battle Creek.) I have the vols 1 and 2 until Wed of next week. The village of Trempealeau bios are are posted (the rest of that county coming soon). All 850 of the Dodge County bios are posted, as well as all those from county histories in Kenosha, Racine, and Lafayette Cos. Eventually they will all be up! Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

Are there any biographies on any ELLIOTTs, TRACYs or MC DONALDs in the History of Northern Wisconsin? Thank you. Shirley

Hi Cathy, Does this book have bios from Langlade County. I am searching KELLOGGS who were in the lumber business and owned mills. Janet

The book has been reprinted by the Taylor's Falls Historical Society and is available at several stores in Taylor's Falls, MN. My copy is a paperback and cost $45. Muriel deb Christensen wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I'm hoping someone can tell me where I might find a copy of the book, The History of > Northern Wisconsin, published in 1881. I don't see it on any lookup list, and I'm in > California. > > I'd be happy to write and pay a library or historical society for a copy of the > material I need from it. But I'm pretty clueless where to even start asking about > it. > > deb (Atwood) Christensen > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > deb Christensen (deb_msn@msn.com) > Graphics Connection Forum > http://www.computingcentral.com/topics/graphics/ > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====

Hi Norma & Cathy, I'm a proud owner of OmniPage Professional but please bear in mind that any OCR is only good as the quality of the material that you are scanning. If you are scanning something that was written from a typewriter or from an old handset written book, it's going to have a difficult time reading everything well. Nevertheless,the OCR is a valuable tool but please do consult your manual to learn the tricks of trade. It has a spell checker which I use but once I'm finished I paste everything into my word processor to check it once again. Good luck Melville >In a message dated 07/05/2000 3:02:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >CKubly9527@aol.com writes: > >> Scanning in? Don't I wish! The current OCR software makes so many errors >> it's just as fast to type them all in as it is to go back and correct all >> the errors. I wish it were as easy as scanning! I can't wait until the >OCR... > >Hi Cathy: May I please ask what OCR program you are using? I have been >told that OmniPage Professional is very accurate. Since I don't have a >scanner (YET!!) I am really interested in this subject. I do alot of >Wisconsin research, too, and thank you for your wonderful efforts in the >researcher's behalf. > >Norma

In a message dated 07/05/2000 3:02:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, CKubly9527@aol.com writes: > Scanning in? Don't I wish! The current OCR software makes so many errors > it's just as fast to type them all in as it is to go back and correct all > the errors. I wish it were as easy as scanning! I can't wait until the OCR... Hi Cathy: May I please ask what OCR program you are using? I have been told that OmniPage Professional is very accurate. Since I don't have a scanner (YET!!) I am really interested in this subject. I do alot of Wisconsin research, too, and thank you for your wonderful efforts in the researcher's behalf. Norma

I've found a tremendous difference in the quality of the OCR end results depending on which software I use. I use Omni Page Pro now, and haven't looked back twice. Yes, the old typefaces cause fits with it at times, but it is pretty smart and the auto edit/correction sequencing is just easy as can be to use. So far, I find it faster for bulk processing of multiple pages -- but if I need to just grab one page, it's just easier to type it. OK, we return everyone to their regularly scheduled mail list about Wisconsin, and not OCR software. :) 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: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:53 PM Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Warm Fuzzy > In a message dated 07/05/2000 3:45:17 PM Central Daylight Time, deb@dm.net > writes: > << a big warm fuzzy for scanning and putting online all the bios out of these > old > history books -- I have a few old books, which I am attempting to scan in, > too, and > it's a good deal more time consuming than I thought it would be to begin > with. >> > > Scanning in? Don't I wish! The current OCR software makes so many errors > it's just as fast to type them all in as it is to go back and correct all the > errors. I wish it were as easy as scanning! I can't wait until the OCR > software improves to the point where this can be done. I'm looking into a > handheld scanner for about $280 that can be used to scan pages (books, plat > maps, etc.) that researchers cannot check out of libraries. It looks > promising, but you need to have a laptop along, as its memory isn't that > great, so you have to download frequently to the laptop. I guess the more > technology we get, the more we want! I love new toys. I don't have the > handheld one yet, as there are very few distributors as yet. A friend of > mine recently got one, and I'm waiting to hear how it does with OCR. > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kenosha Co WIGenExchange > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lafayette Co WIGenExchange > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > >

Thank you, Cathy! There he is big as life. :) And a big warm fuzzy for scanning and putting online all the bios out of these old history books -- I have a few old books, which I am attempting to scan in, too, and it's a good deal more time consuming than I thought it would be to begin with. ::grin:: 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: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 1:15 PM Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Frank ATWOOD biography > Hi Debbie, > If you check the "search all fields" box on the following page, you can > search the hundreds of bios already posted for WI counties. The search > engine will pick up a surname in the text of the bios as well as the titles: > http://www.genexchange.org/bioreg2.cfm?state=WI#Start > > The biography of Frank ATWOOD is there. > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kenosha Co WIGenExchange > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lafayette Co WIGenExchange > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > Mailing list moderator: Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore > email: kingsley@aol.com >

Thank you everyone who has responded to my letter. I did not realize this was a three volume book. Yikes! So ... I'm not sure who has access to what I'm looking for: HISTORY OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN, 1881 (TREMPEALEAU COUNTY) Atwood, Frank, 1046 Do let us all know who can look for it so folks aren't duplicating efforts, OK? Then I'd feel really bad! deb (Atwood) Christensen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 12:20 PM Subject: [GenWisconsin] Re: Book: History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881 > Hi Debbie, > I have two volumes of this for a couple more days, and am entering all the > biographies to the WI GenExchange. The bios for Kenosha, Racine, Lafayette, > and Dodge Counties are finished, and some are posted for other Southern WI > counties, that currently have County Coordinators (Milwaukee, Sheboygan, > Rock, Juneau, Walworth, Green) with more being posted daily. What do you > need from the History of Northern Wisconsin? > > Best regards, > Cathy Kubly > State Coordinator, WIGenExchange > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WIGenExchange (select desired county) > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kenosha Co WIGenExchange > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lafayette Co WIGenExchange > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists > http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > >

Hi Star, Sorry about the URL. We just got all new pages up, and apparently all the bugs aren't out yet. If you go to this URL and use the drop down menu for the county you want, you can get there: http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenosha Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lafayette Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

In a message dated 07/05/2000 3:45:17 PM Central Daylight Time, deb@dm.net writes: << a big warm fuzzy for scanning and putting online all the bios out of these old history books -- I have a few old books, which I am attempting to scan in, too, and it's a good deal more time consuming than I thought it would be to begin with. >> Scanning in? Don't I wish! The current OCR software makes so many errors it's just as fast to type them all in as it is to go back and correct all the errors. I wish it were as easy as scanning! I can't wait until the OCR software improves to the point where this can be done. I'm looking into a handheld scanner for about $280 that can be used to scan pages (books, plat maps, etc.) that researchers cannot check out of libraries. It looks promising, but you need to have a laptop along, as its memory isn't that great, so you have to download frequently to the laptop. I guess the more technology we get, the more we want! I love new toys. I don't have the handheld one yet, as there are very few distributors as yet. A friend of mine recently got one, and I'm waiting to hear how it does with OCR. Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenosha Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lafayette Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

In a message dated 7/5/2000 4:26:47 PM Central Daylight Time, Minipux@aol.com writes: > Try here. > <A HREF="http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi">WIGenExchange</A> > That worked - thanks! :) Star O

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In a message dated 7/5/2000 3:24:15 PM Central Daylight Time, CKubly9527@aol.com writes: > http://www.genexchange.org/bioreg2.cfm?state=WI#Start > I keep getting an error message when I try to go to this site. I'm cutting/pasting so it's not a typo problem...? (Says there "has either been an error or the page you are requesting does not exist") Star O

Hi Debbie, If you check the "search all fields" box on the following page, you can search the hundreds of bios already posted for WI counties. The search engine will pick up a surname in the text of the bios as well as the titles: http://www.genexchange.org/bioreg2.cfm?state=WI#Start The biography of Frank ATWOOD is there. Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenosha Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lafayette Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc

Hi Debbie, I have two volumes of this for a couple more days, and am entering all the biographies to the WI GenExchange. The bios for Kenosha, Racine, Lafayette, and Dodge Counties are finished, and some are posted for other Southern WI counties, that currently have County Coordinators (Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Rock, Juneau, Walworth, Green) with more being posted daily. What do you need from the History of Northern Wisconsin? Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenosha Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=kenosha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lafayette Co WIGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=wi&county=lafayette ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc