This is true, BUT . . . you can order copies of the microfilm from either the State of Wisconsin or the Family History Library once you know the volume and page # and you cut out a whole lot of time in paging through endless rolls of film. -Cheryl Hemingway Close To My Heart Consultant <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/RubberTreasures.html> Rubber Treasures ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [ILJODAVI] WI Marriages > I went in and looked at the WI marriages last night and was not impressed. It > shows the name of the person that got married but not who they married. I > have so many generations that used the same names over and over and so did > their children, brothers, cousins etc. It would be very hard for me to find a > marriage record without writing for each one. > > << The Galena Gazette reported (I don't have date) that people were > flocking to this one Justice of the Peace in Wisconsin. Illinois had a > waiting period and Wisconsin did not. Probably much like going to > Las Vegas today to be married. > > Marjorie Smith > >> > >