This was in the Somebody's Links Newsletter. Thought someone might be interested, as it looks like it is in Wisconsin. *1900 Ella KETCHPAIN Diary; Item # 1972612666 Auction ends: Nov-30-02 22:47:01 PST; Seller: k98252 Handwritten mostly in pencil by Mrs. Ella KETCHPAIN of Hemlock (state unknown), this readable diary covers the period January- December 1900. Follow family, visitors and friends of the KETCHPAINs as they struggle with life in the 1900s: clearing land, sewing, apple cakes, animals and shuckin' corn, a horse and sleigh accident. Read about the daily weather (in October it "rained terrible . . . carried away part of Hemlock"), school, Children's Day ("great turnout"). Bonus: 14 pages transcribed from diary covering the period of January 1-April 2 in English on stock paper. [Editor's Note: (1) A search for Hemlock in RootsWeb town/county locator http://www.rootsweb.com/ turned up one or more cities called Hemlock in Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oregon, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, and New York. (2) In response to my request for more information, seller N. Nyland [email protected] wrote: "The only reference to a state that I have read so far has been inside the front cover, very faint, "Wis." My guess is Wisconsin. There were other references to Greenwood (mentioned 8+ times)(. . . have diphtheria in), Longwood (stayed at . . .), Chicago (. . . went to), Withee (walked from . . .), Neillsville. Many names are mentioned also: Mrs. Ida PECK, Mrs. Nettie VARNEY, Ed PECK & wife, Marcel, Addie, The SCHWARTZs, Floyd P., Denver V. SHANTY, Maud, Mr. BARKER, Herb, Chris Brick, The SWEETLANDs." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1972612666