Ginger and Robert, Thanks for both of these very interesting articles. I live in Scotland and pass the old blacksmiths shop at Gretna often. I'm researching Fred Noonan from Chicago and it turns out his father was married in Milwaukee. I often wondered why and your articles have cleared this up for me. Jackie. > Many couples married in locations other than Chicago for a whole range of > reasons. If you don't find the marriages you're looking for in Cook > County, > you should try these popular spots: > > Lake County, IN > > Porter County, IN > > Berrien County, MI > > Van Buren County, MI > > Kenosha County, WI > > Milwaukee County, WI > > Racine County, WI > > > > I wrote an article about "Gretna Greens" for the Newberry Library Weblog > some time ago. You might find it interesting. > > http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/news/default.asp?postid=490 > > > > Ginger > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >