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    1. [GenWisconsin] Re: Pre-1907 Marriage Index on Ancestry.com
    2. Nancy Schroeder
    3. If you find the groom in the index, you should be able to find the bride by typing in her name. Notice I said "should!" Sometimes one partner is listed and the other is not. My great-grandfather is listed, but his bride is not. This index was derived from records that were handwritten and oftentimes the names have been transcribed incorrectly. To obtain a copy of the marriage record, you can contact the Register of Deeds in the county of the marriage and they will send you a copy of the record. Marriage records costs $7.00. You can also obtain a copy of the record from the Area Research Centers at the various state university campuses. Some of the ARC's will do the work for free and others require various payment amounts. Check the following website about the Area Research Network: www.shsw.wisc.edu/archives/arcnet/index.html The Pre-1907 Birth, Marriage (at present only through Racine County alphabetically), & Death Indices are just that, an index. To obtain the record you must contact either of the above places. Vital events in Wisconsin were not required to be filed until 1916, so consider it a stroke of "good luck" if you can find records in the index. Nancy

    09/02/2000 10:35:16