----- Original Message ----- From: pjwdougf <pjwdougf@teleport.com> To: <MNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:09 AM Subject: [MNPOLK-L] Visiting Polk County > > I have never been to Minnesota before and I have a chance this summer to do > some serious cemetery crawling in Fertile. (and then on to Flom for same) > > Can anyone recommend a place to stay? Museums? Courthouse? other places > for research? > > I will be with two cousins and we are searching SKEIM,LILLEGRAVEN all buried > in Fertile, we think. They were Norwegian. > > Thank you in advance! > Patty Foley Hi Pat The courthouse will provide death certificates if you can give them the date of death. Another place that is a good place to start is the Polk County Historical Society, Post Office Box 214, Crookston Mn 56716. They have listings of the various cemeteries in the county, and some years back they canvased the cemeteries (I think) for those buried in them. If you write them I think they can find the names you are searching for in the Fertile cemeteries. They found some names for me previously so it is worth a try. Earl Reep Oak Harbor Wa > Wilsonville,Oregon > >

I'm just going to jump in here.... I have a lot of family from the Fertile area and I sort of grew up there and still visit my remaining relatives yearly. So if there is anything that I can help you with as far as cemeterys and cool places to see let me know. Kelly Earl Reep wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pjwdougf <pjwdougf@teleport.com> > To: <MNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:09 AM > Subject: [MNPOLK-L] Visiting Polk County > > > > > I have never been to Minnesota before and I have a chance this summer to > do > > some serious cemetery crawling in Fertile. (and then on to Flom for same) > > > > Can anyone recommend a place to stay? Museums? Courthouse? other places > > for research? > > > > I will be with two cousins and we are searching SKEIM,LILLEGRAVEN all > buried > > in Fertile, we think. They were Norwegian. > > > > Thank you in advance! > > Patty Foley > > Hi Pat > > The courthouse will provide death certificates if you can give them the date > of death. Another place that is a good place to start is the Polk County > Historical Society, Post Office Box 214, Crookston Mn 56716. They have > listings of the various cemeteries in the county, and some years back they > canvased the cemeteries (I think) for those buried in them. If you write > them I think they can find the names you are searching for in the Fertile > cemeteries. They found some names for me previously so it is worth a try. > > Earl Reep > Oak Harbor Wa > > Wilsonville,Oregon > > > >