In a message dated 07/29/2000 5:09:56 AM Central Daylight Time, grubisic@netwurx.net writes: << a lot of ethnic societies recruited immigrants >> Enjoyed reading your post Ashley. The only thing I would add is that sometimes religious groups immigrated, or "removed" as the old county history books say, to other areas in clumps as well. One group that comes to mind is the Strangite Mormons who settled in Jackson County, WI. 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