Try this site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~swewgw/ Don in Wisconsin Jean Ann Palmer wrote: > > Hello there, > Have you checked to see if there is a Swedish newsgroup? The very best > place to look would be at www.cyndislist.com > Happy Hunting, > Jean. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vavnc" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:32 PM > Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > > > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from > Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no > results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest > Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson > Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are > buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration > records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have > the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me > the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to > look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > > > > > > >

Try the Swenson Center, at Augustana College. They have an emigration database. http://www.augustana.edu/administration/swenson/ Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: vavnc <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:32 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > >

Hello there, Have you checked to see if there is a Swedish newsgroup? The very best place to look would be at www.cyndislist.com Happy Hunting, Jean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "vavnc" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:32 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > > >

Vaun, Do you have any family from Ohio? My great-grandmother was a Coleman before marriage. Thanks, MY ----- Original Message ----- From: "vavnc" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:32 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > >

This is not specific to what you're asking but just thought you might want to know. In the late 1800's and early 1900's many Lithuanian families moved to this particular part of Waukegan (the name Yokubaitis sure sounds Lithuanian). These families started St. Bartholomew church on the corner of eighth and Lincoln streets in the mid to late 1890's (Lincoln is about two blocks over from Adams). St. Bartholomew Catholic Church merged with St. Joseph(started by German families in the 1860's, about 12 blocks from St. Bartholomew) to form Holy Family Parish East and West sites around 1996. Both churches are still currently holding mass, but sadly the parish has recently bought the old calvary way temple on the corner of Keller and Belvidere and will be moving there and selling both landmarks in a few months. There is a web site for Holy Family and it has an old picture of St. Bart's as well as a short history, I can't remember the address but I found it on a search engine. Shawn Ford ----- Original Message ----- From: Mildred Young To: [email protected] Sent: 6/7/01 11:24:15 AM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Resident Information I am seeking information on Augusta Yokubaitis who lived at 846 Adams Street in Waukegan. She had a friend who lived at 201 So. Sheridan Rd durning the early 1900's. How can I find the township? Thanks --- Shawn Ford --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Both addresses would be in the township of Waukegan. 18th Street in North Chicago is the boundary of Waukegan Township with Shields Township. Shields T. is south of Wkgn T. T. Ives

Thanks Don, This site looks like it will be fun to explore! Vaun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Voss" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 12:06 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Try this site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~swewgw/ > > Don in Wisconsin > > Jean Ann Palmer wrote: > > > > Hello there, > > Have you checked to see if there is a Swedish newsgroup? The very best > > place to look would be at www.cyndislist.com > > Happy Hunting, > > Jean. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "vavnc" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:32 PM > > Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > > > > > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from > > Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no > > results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest > > Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson > > Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are > > buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration > > records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have > > the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me > > the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to > > look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Thanks Jean, I will check it out. Vaun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Ann Palmer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 11:28 AM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Hello there, > Have you checked to see if there is a Swedish newsgroup? The very best > place to look would be at www.cyndislist.com > Happy Hunting, > Jean. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vavnc" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:32 PM > Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > > > > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from > Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no > results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest > Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson > Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are > buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration > records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have > the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me > the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to > look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > > > > > > > >

Thanks Robert, I will Check it out! Vaun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Kamlager" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:51 AM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Try the Swenson Center, at Augustana College. They have an emigration > database. > http://www.augustana.edu/administration/swenson/ > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: vavnc <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:32 PM > Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > > > > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from > Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no > results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest > Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson > Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are > buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration > records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have > the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me > the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to > look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > > > > > >

Hi Mildred, No I don't have any relatives from Ohio. Coleman is my ex-husbands name. My maiden name is Wheeler. Vaun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mildred Young" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:41 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > Vaun, > Do you have any family from Ohio? My great-grandmother was a Coleman > before marriage. > Thanks, > MY > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vavnc" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:32 PM > Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] information > > > > Hi, I am looking for immigration records on my grandparents who came from > Sweden in 1910 to 1916. I have checked the Ellis Island files with no > results. They werer Gustaf E.and Martha Anderson who settled in Lake Forest > Illinois . where he worked as a gardener and groundskeeper on the Ryerson > Estate. They lived on the grounds and raised 3 daughters there. They are > buried in Lake Forest cemetery. I am trying to locate their immigration > records ,so I can start exploring the Swedish side of my ancestry. I have > the citizenship paper from 1919 {from Waukeegan},but this does not give me > the info I need to research in Sweden. Can anyone give a clue on where to > look now? Thanks, Vaun Coleman > > > > >

I would like to thank everyone in this wonderful newsgroup for their help. This is my first venture into American family history and I am delighted with just how much information is available at your fingertips. I have been tracing the PALMER family since 1981. All in England up until recently. Matthew PALMER arrived in Waukegan in 1852 with his wife Eliza and eight children. Another daughter was born the same year they settled in Waukegan. In 1854, Charles WHITEHEAD and his new bride Susannah joined the family in Waukegan, Lake Co. and they settled in Avon, Lake Co.. Charles WHITEHEAD was a Farmer and his ancestors had been Farmers in Easton-on-the-Hill for many generations. Susannah was Matthew PALMER's niece. Susannah's father John PALMER was Matthew's older brother. John was also a Gamekeeper in Easton-on-the-Hill, a village on the same Burghley estate where Matthew worked. The Burghley Estate stands right on the border of Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland. Yes, the Estate is still there and the magnificent house full of priceless works of art is still open to the public. I have been there and I still have the guide book. Frederick PALMER, Susannah's brother, travelled out with the newly wed couple. According to a family legend, Frederick is said to have perished in the Civil War, but so far I have not been able to locate him. Matthew PALMER was actually born in Mundford, Norfolk in 1807. The gentry never used local men as Gamekeepers and they didn't like them marrying local girls. I expect they were afraid that their Gamekeepers may turn 'blind eyes' to a spot of family poaching if they were local men. Another brother, George, may also have been a Gamekeeper. Research on George's life is in progress...... If anyone else is tracing this family's origins, I have extensive records going back to 1685 in Mundford, Brandon, Thorndon, Barningham and Stoke Ash in Suffolk, England. Thank you one and all and happy hunting to you all, Jean Palmer in Victoria, B.C. Canada. P.S. I was born in the town of Northampton, England.

Hello there, I am looking for a newspaper for Waukegan 26/7 October 1864. Jean in Victoria, B.C. Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond McCraren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 6:57 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Newspapers. > what newspaperour you looking for. ray > > Jean Ann Palmer wrote: > > > Brenda, > > It's me again with another of my eternal questions. Grin Do you know where > > to access back copies of the newspapers please? I have found an accidental > > death in our family I am sure there would have been a report in the > > newspaper as a steam boiler blew up. > > I am grateful for any help. > > Jean in Victoria BC Canada. > > >

I am seeking information on Augusta Yokubaitis who lived at 846 Adams Street in Waukegan. She had a friend who lived at 201 So. Sheridan Rd durning the early 1900's. How can I find the township? Thanks

Have you checked the LDS web page for any films that may be available? Otherwise contact the Lake County Clerk's office for further information. They have a web page. You can also search the State of Illinois web page and it will say at which University the vital records are stored for the Illinois regions. I believe the North East region are stored at Northwestern University. Mary >From: Terri Stone <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Probate Records >Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 19:43:55 -0700 > >Can someone tell me how to find or whom to write, to get >Probate Records dated approximately in the late 1940's for Lake County, >Ill. ? >Any help will be greatly appreciated. >Thank you >Terri Durham-Stone >email [email protected] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

I just sent out the web site of the Waukegan Public Library. Just follow the directions and at "Online Reference" e-mail them your request. I never had to specify the name of a newspaper. If it was Waukegan it was probably the Waukegan-Sun. Don't forget an occassional donation to these resources would be greatly appreciated. Mary >From: "Jean Ann Palmer" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] >Newspapers. >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 18:06:38 -0700 > >Thank you for this information. It is greatly appreciated I can assure >you. >I have all the dates and the accident was in Waukegan. I need to find the >names of the relevant newspapers now. This is a wonderful site and such >helpful people. >Happy Hunting, >Jean. >----- Original Message ----- > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

The web page of the Waukegan Public Library is http://www.waukeganpl.org Click on "Ask A Reference Question" and then "Online Reference". At the "Online Reference" you can request a search for an obituary. They will reply after they have done the search. I have never had to wait more than a week for a response from them. If they find what you are looking for they will ask for your address and mail it to you. Mary >From: "Roger Hatfield" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: Newspapers. >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:56:38 -0500 > >mary do you have the e-mail for the Waukegan Public Library? I would >appreciate it if you would post it. >Thanks >susie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

To Jean in Victoria Canada, I've been following your query. If you know where the accident occurred and the newspaper it was printed in, it may be available from a local library. As an example I was looking for a relative who died in the 1940's. The Waukegan Public Library has a free service, and they will do obituary searches for you, as long as you have an approximate date of death. When they did a search for me, they found a news article about the death instead of an obituary. They sent me a copy of it. I have done a large portion of my queries via e-mail. There are a tremendous amount of resources available on the internet for Illinois. Mary >From: "C. Gaetz" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Newspapers. >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:38:26 -0500 > >Hi Jean, I don't know how many Brenda's there are on the list, but I'll >assume you mean me! >I'm not really familiar with all of the newspapers in Lake County, but >perhaps post to the list with all of the particulars...name, date, location >etc. and I'm sure someone in Lake County will be able to guide you better >than I. >As to the civil war databases, I can't really help you with that one, I >also >have a g.g.grandfather that (according to a Highland Park History) signed >for the Civil War but I've been unable to find proof of this. >This is a good list and very helpful, give them a shot. >-Brenda G. >[email protected] > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Jean Ann Palmer <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 7:54 PM >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Newspapers. > > > > Brenda, > > It's me again with another of my eternal questions. Grin Do you know >where > > to access back copies of the newspapers please? I have found an >accidental > > death in our family I am sure there would have been a report in the > > newspaper as a steam boiler blew up. > > I am grateful for any help. > > Jean in Victoria BC Canada. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Susie, I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's a city census. Source is 1900 Census Index for Waukegan Illinois: Enumeration District 142. McCanney owned a saloon at 107 S. Genesee St. (old numbering). Their residence was 137 N. Sheridan Road in 1919. The census is not available on line, but I believe the Waukegan Historical Society has a copy. -Brenda

Hi Carol the M.W.A. people were a group that sold ins. and are located in Rock Island Il. They are still in business and doing well. Now the BEN-HER is a lodge branch of the masion or they are connect to them if you wish i can have one them e-mail you. RAY [email protected] wrote: > Ray - Could you send me info on the Modern Woodmen of America? In Brenda's > note, she mentioned an article on MWA. My grandfather was a member of the > Waukegan Camp and I was just curious to learn more about them. I don't know > if BenHur was a branch of MWA or not. He was also a member of Ben Hur. Any > info is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Carol

what newspaperour you looking for. ray Jean Ann Palmer wrote: > Brenda, > It's me again with another of my eternal questions. Grin Do you know where > to access back copies of the newspapers please? I have found an accidental > death in our family I am sure there would have been a report in the > newspaper as a steam boiler blew up. > I am grateful for any help. > Jean in Victoria BC Canada.