Susan: I just got 5 from DuPage. I called and they said $7.00 each. So I sent a letter and a check for $35.00. When they came, I got a check back for $30.00. They only charged me a dollar each and the copies were stamped "Genealogy Use". Quite a surprise. Garland Edgell -----Original Message----- From: Sharon <dixesmelons@kca.net> To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Cost of Copy >Rathburn's wrote: >> >> Hi >> I found a marriage license. record on the IL Archives Index that I want to >> get a copy of and also took the address for the Du Page office, but there is >> no info as to how much the copy would cost. Does anyone know? >> >> Thank you in advance, >> Mary >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Real friends are those who, >> when you've made a fool of yourself, >> don't feel that you've done a permanent job. >> --H.M.E. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Mary: > >I had to pay for the marriage licenses when obtained from DuPage County. >I ordered 4 licenses and paid 4 dollars to have them sent. I had gone in >person to get them and they only would send them. > >Sharon > >

Well, I'm now amazed that I got my marriage license copy (DeKalb Co.) free. I sent a letter, offered to pay for copying costs, and they sent me four copied pages (same marriage record) with a nice letter and not one mention of money. Guess it depends on their mood. I did find this information at the IRAD site: "Fees: The research services of the IRAD system are provided at no charge. Therefore, when requesting information by mail a self-addressed stamped envelope is not necessary. However, there may be a photocopy fee for which you will be billed. Unless an expenditure limit is set in advance by the researcher, authorization to produce photocopies will be requested for billings that exceed $5.00." Monica

Rathburn's wrote: > > Hi > I found a marriage license. record on the IL Archives Index that I want to > get a copy of and also took the address for the Du Page office, but there is > no info as to how much the copy would cost. Does anyone know? > > Thank you in advance, > Mary > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Real friends are those who, > when you've made a fool of yourself, > don't feel that you've done a permanent job. > --H.M.E. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary: I had to pay for the marriage licenses when obtained from DuPage County. I ordered 4 licenses and paid 4 dollars to have them sent. I had gone in person to get them and they only would send them. Sharon

I just got my request back and they wanted one dollar copy fee(DuPage) and Jo Daviess county wanted seven dollars. Robbie

I ordered one and got it free! Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: Rathburn's <merath@cpinternet.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 6:57 AM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Cost of Copy | Hi | I found a marriage license. record on the IL Archives Index that I want to | get a copy of and also took the address for the Du Page office, but there is | no info as to how much the copy would cost. Does anyone know? | | Thank you in advance, | Mary | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Real friends are those who, | when you've made a fool of yourself, | don't feel that you've done a permanent job. | --H.M.E. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |

Hi I found a marriage license. record on the IL Archives Index that I want to get a copy of and also took the address for the Du Page office, but there is no info as to how much the copy would cost. Does anyone know? Thank you in advance, Mary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel that you've done a permanent job. --H.M.E. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My ancestors Silas Thomas Baker and Alice Pye lived in Downers Grove and Alice is buried in the cemetery there. She gave birth to two children, my gg-grandfather, Charles Augustus Baker and his sister Cora Baker (Mrs. Oscar Potter of Cook Co.). But she died in childbirth to a third child. I have a copy of her photo. She was also very beautiful. She died around 1870. Barry Jernigan

I'm taking Bonnie's phrase "Unfinished Lives" for the new DuPage A.L.H.N. page, which will be a tribute to those who died young. I don't want to index the page yet, because it's nothing but Sabins, but I have uploaded it at http://www.usgennet.org/~ahildupa/unfinishedlives.htm If you have someone you'd like to honor here, please let me know. I would say the cut off age would be around forty, give or take a few years. If you don't have a photo to use, or if you can add one later, let me know and I'll add it when you're ready. Thanks, Pat

I just wanted to let everyone know that Jim Bauer (with Roy's permission) has posted excerpts from the Weigand family's early memories of Lombard, Illinois. Note: Jim said I should mention that this is the Weigand family from York Township...not from Naperville. I have really enjoyed reading them and hope you will, too. I've got them linked from the York Township page and from the Diaries and Letters. I just got back from Charleston, SC (Hurricane Irene and I arrived at the same time!), where I spent some time rummaging through my cousin's old trunk. I always find new things, and this time came back with a few obituaries of my Illinois group (unfortunately, my great-grandmother neglected to note the date on some). I also found a large portrait of my grandfather's sister, who died at age 17 at her grandparent's home in Hinsdale. I photographed it and hope I got a good image for reproducing. Anyway...I was thinking about putting together a page for our Illinois ancestors and family members who died young. Just a line, or a paragraph, with a photograph if available. Any suggestions for a name of this page that won't be too hokey (although, maybe hokey comes with the territory)? Is this too morbid? Let me know what you think... Pat Sabin DuPage County A.L.H.N. http://www.usgennet.org/~ahildupa/

In a message dated 10/21/99 8:44:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, psabin@bellsouth.net writes: << Any suggestions for a name of this page that won't be too hokey (although, maybe hokey comes with the territory)? Is this too morbid? Let me know what you think... Pat Sabin DuPage County A.L.H.N. http://www.usgennet.org/~ahildupa >> Pat, I don't think this is morbid at all. I lost my son this year and "Unfinished Lives" are just as important in the scheme of things as those that had a full span of years. Bonnie

Hello List, I am trying to find information about a park in Des Plaines that the property was originally donated by the BIERMANN family. The family is my 2nd great-grandparents. My father has been there a long time ago when traveling. It's my understand that the local historical society was going to be taking over the property. If any one knows anything about this park or how to contact the historical society (or if they have a web page), I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance, Mary Biermann-Rathburn

According to the book "Landowners of DuPage Co., IL - Index to Plat Maps and Sources 1835-1902 pub. 1984 there exists an 1862 Map of DuPage Co. IL. This book contains the following entries: BUETHE, C.L. See 1862 Map of DuPage Co. - Bloomingdale Twnship. Sec 5 BEUTHE, H. See 1862 Map of Dupage Co. - Bloomingdale Twnship. Sec 2 Is this a landowners map that shows the location of the property of these two? If so, how can I get a photocopy of this map, specifically of Bloomingdale Twp. Will reimburse for expenses. Thank you, Richard F. Strait 7810 Grover Omaha, NE 68124-3328 402-393-2629 rfstrait@juno.com (attachments are not allowed) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Take care Pat :) Have a good trip and I hope you are right about Irene. Barry Jernigan

Hi, Everyone, I'm headed for Charleston, SC in the morning, and just wanted to let everyone know in case you have a request or information to post. I'll be back in Atlanta on Wednesday night. I hope to finally find my great grandparents' elusive gravesites. I also hope that Hurricane Irene will be kind and not dump water on me the whole time! Keep your fingers crossed! Pat Sabin

My husband's grandmother also lived and died there. A good source to check is Geils Funeral home. They are the most prominent funeral home in the area and it is located just down the street from where the Bensenville rest home was. Alice F ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Schlichting <betty@ndak.net> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:37 PM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Bensonville? > Hi, > Could someone tell me if Bensonville is in Kane or DuPage County? I just found out that my greatgrandmother died there in the Bensonville rest home. > > Her name was Charlotte Grotemeyer (various spellings) and my aunt said she died she thinks in 1939. Does this nursing home still exist? Do you think it would be possible to get records from there? > > Her husbands name was Ernest, I have no idea where they lived, all this time, I thought Elgin or Dundee, surprise! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Betty >

Hi again, I have looked and cannot find where the town of East Plato is, I have found Plato, are they the same? Is there anyone in East Plato or Bensenville who will do look-ups? I have exact date for the East Plato one. Thanks, Betty PS: I have checked the obit-look-up page and there are no volunteers listed for them.

Thank you to all who told me where Bensenville is, I was looking for BensOnville, I looked on my map too and it must be pretty small. I just found this information today, so I will have to try to find a closer death date and then get a certificate. I appreciate all your help. Betty

I tried that before I went to the list, it does not come up, perhaps it is spelled a different way? Betty ---------- From: Sharon Knight Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 5:57 PM To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ILDUPAGE] Bensonville? Try this site for the answer. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco/townco.pl On Thursday, October 14, 1999 8:37 PM, Betty Schlichting [SMTP:betty@ndak.net] wrote: > Hi, > Could someone tell me if Bensonville is in Kane or DuPage County? I just found out that my greatgrandmother died there in the Bensonville rest home. > > Her name was Charlotte Grotemeyer (various spellings) and my aunt said she died she thinks in 1939. Does this nursing home still exist? Do you think it would be possible to get records from there? > > Her husbands name was Ernest, I have no idea where they lived, all this time, I thought Elgin or Dundee, surprise! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Betty >

Hi, Could someone tell me if Bensonville is in Kane or DuPage County? I just found out that my greatgrandmother died there in the Bensonville rest home. Her name was Charlotte Grotemeyer (various spellings) and my aunt said she died she thinks in 1939. Does this nursing home still exist? Do you think it would be possible to get records from there? Her husbands name was Ernest, I have no idea where they lived, all this time, I thought Elgin or Dundee, surprise! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Betty

Betty, http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/searchcity.html Go to the above site. It will help you for any city where you want to know the county in any part of Illinois. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Schlichting <betty@ndak.net> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:37 PM Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Bensonville? > Hi, > Could someone tell me if Bensonville is in Kane or DuPage County? I just found out that my greatgrandmother died there in the Bensonville rest home. > > Her name was Charlotte Grotemeyer (various spellings) and my aunt said she died she thinks in 1939. Does this nursing home still exist? Do you think it would be possible to get records from there? > > Her husbands name was Ernest, I have no idea where they lived, all this time, I thought Elgin or Dundee, surprise! > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Betty > >