Dear Anne, Thank you, thank you. I for one am glad you got on to "your soapbox". I don't have money to throw away on questionable books, I've been burned by that enough times already. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Tortorelli <susan@usroots.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 7:13 AM Subject: Fwd: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book - Bad investment > > >Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 05:14:47 -0700 (PDT) > >To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com > >From: Anne <annej@inorbit.com> > >Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book - Bad investment > > > >Okay, I tried to keep my mouth shut but now that people may have to > >pay $57.00 for the book....here goes. > > > >The book is divided into two sections: history and biographical. > >It (as I recall) covers all of DuPage. I believe both the Wheaton > >library and the Historical Society have a copy. > > > >It states that a town was named for a War General but it was not. > >That is the only historical information I question so far. However, > >as far as the bios go, I am not impressed. I believe the information > >was not well researched or presented. It lists one person as "being > >engaged with other parties in the millinery business in Warrenville". > >The guy was a miller not a hat maker. If he invested in a woman's > >hat store it is news to the family. In another family, I don't believe > >that the lineage is as stated and it is very confusing with the 'he's' > >and same named people without clarification. My advice would be > >to write to Ft. Wayne or Salt Lake City asking them to copy the > >pages you need (if they have the book which I am sure they do). > >And then just us the information as clues and not cast in concrete. > > > >Perhaps someone more knowledgeable in what are good sources > >and what are not (have been proven to be faulty) could enlighten > >me (us). > > > >Off my soap box. > >Anne > > > >At 11:06 PM 5/17/00 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Pat Sabin <psabin@bellsouth.net> > > >To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:24 PM > > >Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book > > > > > > > > >>How does this book differ from previous histories- just updated to > > >>include the late 1800's? > > > > > > > > >This is a good question. Has anyone seen this book? Another question to > > >add to Pat's: does it focus more on the political or social history of the > > >county? Are certain communities emphasized? > > >Christine Grogan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > My Personal Page http://people.ce.mediaone.net/susantort/ > Barry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/barry.htm > > Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it? > >

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Thanks, John. I will see about contacting the Milwaukee Library, then. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: John H. Stoddard <jhst@mediaone.net> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] DuPage County book > Jack Flak, > > Watrous's book on Milwaukee is in the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City. You can > have a microfilm copy sent to the branch library in the nearest Mormon church > in your area. > > Also the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society has their library in the > Milwaukee Public Library. I would be surprised if they didn't have a copy of > the book. For a couple of dollars they would probably send you a photo copy of > the page you want. > > John H.Stoddard > >

-----Original Message----- From: Pat Sabin <psabin@bellsouth.net> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book >How does this book differ from previous histories- just updated to >include the late 1800's? This is a good question. Has anyone seen this book? Another question to add to Pat's: does it focus more on the political or social history of the county? Are certain communities emphasized? Christine Grogan

dldewitt wrote: > Derar Listers: > > > For the person looking for History of Dupage County book by Rufus Blanchard > > Go to www:higginsonbooks.com, click on American Local & County Histories, click on Delaware to Iowa, click on Illinois, scroll down to History of Dupage County. The price of the book is $57.50, plus shipping. You can get an order form on line. I have a lot of ancestors in that county. McDonald, Pye, Thatcher, Reilly (Riley) Good luck. Darlene, Inverness, FL

How does this book differ from previous histories- just updated to include the late 1800's? I just spent $45.00 (Oh my God!) on a Naperville postcard- the only tinted one I've ever seen, and there was a major bidding war til the last 10 seconds! Now you've got me wanting a $57.00 book! Pat S dldewitt wrote: > > Derar Listers: > > > For the person looking for History of Dupage County book by Rufus Blanchard > > Go to www:higginsonbooks.com, click on American Local & County Histories, click on Delaware to Iowa, click on Illinois, scroll down to History of Dupage County. The price of the book is $57.50, plus shipping. You can get an order form on line. I have a lot of ancestors in that county. McDonald, Pye, Thatcher, Reilly (Riley) Good luck. Darlene, Inverness, FL

Derar Listers: For the person looking for History of Dupage County book by Rufus Blanchard Go to www:higginsonbooks.com, click on American Local & County Histories, click on Delaware to Iowa, click on Illinois, scroll down to History of Dupage County. The price of the book is $57.50, plus shipping. You can get an order form on line. I have a lot of ancestors in that county. McDonald, Pye, Thatcher, Reilly (Riley) Good luck. Darlene, Inverness, FL

Go to www.higginsonbooks.com and follow the directions. It will eventually lead you History of Dupage County by Rufus Blanchard. It cost $57.50. Also you can print out an order form. Higginson Books will print you a copy of the book and it will take several weeks for you to receive it. Hope this helps you. Darlene -----Original Message----- From: Familytreehist@aol.com <Familytreehist@aol.com> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:54 AM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Higginson.com >Carol, > >I would be very interested in obtaining a copy of the Blanchard book, >mentioned in your post, because some of my ancestors are in it. I tried the >link you gave for the publisher and cannot get the page. Is >www.higginson.com correct? > >Thanks, >Anne > >

Here are a few Web sites where you can search for old books: http://www.abebooks.com/ http://www.alibris.com/cgi-bin/texis/searcher http://209.249.52.190/ (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America) http://www.bibliofind.com/ Christine Grogan

Jack Flak, Watrous's book on Milwaukee is in the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City. You can have a microfilm copy sent to the branch library in the nearest Mormon church in your area. Also the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society has their library in the Milwaukee Public Library. I would be surprised if they didn't have a copy of the book. For a couple of dollars they would probably send you a photo copy of the page you want. John H.Stoddard

Sorry Anne, I left off part of the address to Higgins Books web site. They have books for all over the US. Correct address is: http://www.higginsonbooks.com It takes quite a while to get copies of the books once ordered, plan at least eight weeks. Carol

At 12:56 AM 5/17/00 -0700, JackFlak <jackflak@earthlink.net> wrote: >...I >have been searching for someone with access to a book "Memoirs of Milwaukee, >Volume II", by Jerome Anthony Watrous, 1909. > >There is a biography or some such thing on page 567 for a person I'm >researching, (Schleif, Edward J.), and I've been trying to find someone who >might be able to tell me what it says.... Since this book (the title of which starts out "Memoirs of Milwaukee County") is available on microfilm from several sources (e.g., "County histories of the Old Northwest"), you ought to be able to get it easily via interlibrary loan. Rollie

Gloria... Are you going to Barrington? -----Original Message----- From: GScott113@aol.com [mailto:GScott113@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:11 AM To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] DuPage County book Hi everyone, After I posted about the DuPage book, I was reminded that Nathan Bateman had also done county histories. (I knew that, I'd just forgotten. Oops.) Of course, not having actually seen the book I need, & having so many family names in my head to keep track of, & the fact that Blanchard & Bateman both start with "B"...... well, it seems I got them crossed up. Mea culpa. I wasn't aware of the date of Mr. Blanchard's death. (He's not in my family tree. That I know of. Yet. <g>) I have looked at the 1882 Blanchard book, & tho it's got some very helpful info in it it's not the one that has the particular (& sometimes more lengthy) bios that I'm after. It's apparently the 1913 Bateman book that I'm needing. To everyone who suggested various book sites.... I've spent hours on every search engine available, including the auction sites. The reprints of the 1877 & 1882 books are the only ones I've seen, & I've already gotten those thru interlibrary loan. My post to the list was due to my failure to find the book anyplace else. I do believe I have a lead on it now. Good thing we're making a trip "up north" in a few days - it's apparently the only way I'll get to check on it. (I may have to mortgage the house to feed the copy machine....... <g>) Thanks to everyone who replied! Gloria (Landwer) Scott In a message dated 00-05-16 22:59:55 EDT, you write: << I just did quite a bit of looking for this later edition. I doubt that it exists. For one thing, Rufus Blanchard died in 1904. From looking through three very significant catalogs, it appears that the 1882 edition is the only one which exists, and that the index is to this 1882 edition. There was a collection of Illinois county histories published in 1913. There is a chapter on DuPage Co., but it doesn't appear to me that Blanchard wrote it. What is the nature of your evidence that an edition published well after Blanchard's death exists? >>

It may not be how your Friends of the Library operates, but it is pretty clear that is the way ours does. Bonnie << I don't want people out there to think that what you hear previously is the way Friends organizations operate! >>

Listers, I usually let the off-topic ones go by, but after two slams of Friends of the Library, I couldn't help but put my two cents in. I am the Secretary of a local Friends of the Library and we DO NOT treat donations as mentioned in two prior posts. Books received at the library are sorted through by library personnel first - books are put on library shelves if warranted, or we may get a call to come look at a donation to see what might be done with it. I personally have seen to it that certain items got a good home! We have never bought smut for the shelves! We finance the entire Summer Reading Program, give college scholarships for library pages and Friends' members, buy Books for Babies packets, etc. I don't want people out there to think that what you hear previously is the way Friends organizations operate! Perhaps it would be wise to check the library/Friends policy before donating! Thanks for your time, Anne

Carol, I would be very interested in obtaining a copy of the Blanchard book, mentioned in your post, because some of my ancestors are in it. I tried the link you gave for the publisher and cannot get the page. Is www.higginson.com correct? Thanks, Anne

Hi List, Since the subject has been books, I will throw this question out there. I have been searching for someone with access to a book "Memoirs of Milwaukee, Volume II", by Jerome Anthony Watrous, 1909. There is a biography or some such thing on page 567 for a person I'm researching, (Schleif, Edward J.), and I've been trying to find someone who might be able to tell me what it says. I realize Milwaukee is not the area covered by this list, but I couldn't find any help in Wisconsin! Best of luck to everyone with their research. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: <GScott113@aol.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] DuPage County book > Hi everyone, > After I posted about the DuPage book, I was reminded that Nathan Bateman > had also done county histories. (I knew that, I'd just forgotten. Oops.) > Of course, not having actually seen the book I need, & having so many family > names in my head to keep track of, & the fact that Blanchard & Bateman both > start with "B"...... well, it seems I got them crossed up. Mea culpa. I > wasn't aware of the date of Mr. Blanchard's death. (He's not in my family > tree. That I know of. Yet. <g>) > I have looked at the 1882 Blanchard book, & tho it's got some very > helpful info in it it's not the one that has the particular (& sometimes more > lengthy) bios that I'm after. It's apparently the 1913 Bateman book that I'm > needing. > To everyone who suggested various book sites.... I've spent hours on > every search engine available, including the auction sites. The reprints of > the 1877 & 1882 books are the only ones I've seen, & I've already gotten > those thru interlibrary loan. My post to the list was due to my failure to > find the book anyplace else. I do believe I have a lead on it now. Good > thing we're making a trip "up north" in a few days - it's apparently the only > way I'll get to check on it. (I may have to mortgage the house to feed the > copy machine....... <g>) > Thanks to everyone who replied! > Gloria (Landwer) Scott > > In a message dated 00-05-16 22:59:55 EDT, you write: > > << I just did quite a bit of looking for this later edition. I doubt > that it exists. For one thing, Rufus Blanchard died in 1904. From > looking through three very significant catalogs, it appears that the > 1882 edition is the only one which exists, and that the index is to > this 1882 edition. There was a collection of Illinois county histories > published in 1913. There is a chapter on DuPage Co., but it doesn't > appear to me that Blanchard wrote it. What is the nature of your > evidence that an edition published well after Blanchard's death exists? >> > >

At 12:00 AM 5/16/00 EDT, "Gloria (Landwer) Scott" <GScott113@aol.com> wrote: >Would anyone know where or how I could get my hands on a copy of the last >"History of DuPage County" book that was done by Rufus Blanchard? I know >there was one done in 1882, but that's not the one I'm looking for. The >later book - I'm told it was published in 1910 or 1911 - has more detailed >bios that I really need to take a look at. > >Our library (downstate) has searched high & low for a copy that I can get >thru interlibrary loan. No dice. The best they can find is a microfilm of >the index of the names in the book. That won't do me any good, >unfortunately. I really need the book itself.... I just did quite a bit of looking for this later edition. I doubt that it exists. For one thing, Rufus Blanchard died in 1904. From looking through three very significant catalogs, it appears that the 1882 edition is the only one which exists, and that the index is to this 1882 edition. There was a collection of Illinois county histories published in 1913. There is a chapter on DuPage Co., but it doesn't appear to me that Blanchard wrote it. What is the nature of your evidence that an edition published well after Blanchard's death exists? Rollie

Hi everyone, After I posted about the DuPage book, I was reminded that Nathan Bateman had also done county histories. (I knew that, I'd just forgotten. Oops.) Of course, not having actually seen the book I need, & having so many family names in my head to keep track of, & the fact that Blanchard & Bateman both start with "B"...... well, it seems I got them crossed up. Mea culpa. I wasn't aware of the date of Mr. Blanchard's death. (He's not in my family tree. That I know of. Yet. <g>) I have looked at the 1882 Blanchard book, & tho it's got some very helpful info in it it's not the one that has the particular (& sometimes more lengthy) bios that I'm after. It's apparently the 1913 Bateman book that I'm needing. To everyone who suggested various book sites.... I've spent hours on every search engine available, including the auction sites. The reprints of the 1877 & 1882 books are the only ones I've seen, & I've already gotten those thru interlibrary loan. My post to the list was due to my failure to find the book anyplace else. I do believe I have a lead on it now. Good thing we're making a trip "up north" in a few days - it's apparently the only way I'll get to check on it. (I may have to mortgage the house to feed the copy machine....... <g>) Thanks to everyone who replied! Gloria (Landwer) Scott In a message dated 00-05-16 22:59:55 EDT, you write: << I just did quite a bit of looking for this later edition. I doubt that it exists. For one thing, Rufus Blanchard died in 1904. From looking through three very significant catalogs, it appears that the 1882 edition is the only one which exists, and that the index is to this 1882 edition. There was a collection of Illinois county histories published in 1913. There is a chapter on DuPage Co., but it doesn't appear to me that Blanchard wrote it. What is the nature of your evidence that an edition published well after Blanchard's death exists? >>