The search is the fun part, it gives you the motivation to read and learn. I started searching both my husbands family from Southeastern Ky and Virginia and my family in Wisconsin back in Dec. of 99. I found a cousin of my husband in just three days. But Have only in the last couple of days found any of the ERICKSON or BACH families of mine. I am looking forward to actually exchanging e-mail with one, when I reach one on this here CP. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: deb Christensen <deb@dm.net> To: <GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [GenWisconsin] Dunn County Biographies > Hey, I *never* find my ancestors written up in these books. I figure it's > probably a sure way of eliminating someone as being a candidate for my family IF > I find them in one of these books. :) > > They are, however, a fascinating look at a time gone by. They're also > interesting because you can tell what was most important to which families by > the things they mention. All in all, I love biographical entries, whether I know > the person or not! I always feel like I *do* know them after reading these > biographies. > > For such a far away place (for me) as Wisconsin, it also helps me feel like I > know a bit more about a very personal part of the history. > > My answer to not ever finding my ancestors in the Biographies is ... to write > them myself, and post them, print them, give them to relatives, shirt-tail > relatives, county historical and genealogical societies, etc. > > In 100 years ... there won't BE tidy little books of biographies of the people > who lived in Dunn County, WI or Fresno County, CA during the past 40 or 50 > years. Researchers and historians then will have newspaper archives -- maybe > television archives -- and the history archives we've been so busy saving. But > what about the people living in our communities in the last several generations? > :) > > Anyway, that's my answer, I'm preparing bios of family members, both living and > deceased. I only hope that in 100 years someone doesn't burst out laughing at my > writing when they find these. Because I'm telling you, the language of these > 100+ year old books is barely readable at times. They take run-on sentences and > obscure word use to new heights! :) > > If anyone has family who lived in Fresno, Tulare, or Kern counties, California, > let me know, I've got custody of two of these huge old books that I'm slowly > getting online, and I'll be happy to look them up for you. > > deb (ask me about the lady who blamed someone contesting her father in law's > will for her husband's early demise... in her bio entry! -- or the guy who > discovered a cave full of stalagtites and stalagmites that you could hammer a > tune on...) > > P.S. Thank you to everyone who looks things up and provides information to > everyone. I guess we just can't say it too often. > > Central California History Pages > http://www.hellofresno.com/history/index.html > > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > > >