This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: theresampetoskey Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12324.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've looked up other marriage announcments in the beacon in the 50's and 60's the marraige announcments usually say something along the line of da da da and da da da announced the forthcoming wedding of their child so and so to so and so the child of da da and la da. They'll be wed on such a date at such a place and time. It wasn't really until you get back into the depression and pre-depression era that info gets sketchy at best depending on social standing. During and before the depression only the wealthy could afford engagment and marraige announcments. The poor just went to the local church and got married without fan fair. However that changed after the depression and the war many had more money to spend and it became common place for the beacon to run engagment and wedding announcments just like birth announcments and obituaries. I lived in Batavia, Il my entire childhood and remeber reading them in the beacon all the time. The Kane County Chronicle didn't do t! hem because they didn't become county wide until the 90's. Prior to that each town here had it's own chronicle and that would be something to check also though I don't recall seeing wedding announcments in it. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.