This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rebholzgary Surnames: Teske Zupke Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.teske/154.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "I am looking at the connection of Dorothea Maria Teske and Daniel Zupke ... Is your index arranged only by individual names and/or family connections, as well?" An out-dated printed version of the index is sorted by name and by date - about 2500 pgs. in each section. If reprinted today, each section would be 3700 pgs. (that's one part of my work). Reprinting is costly and silly when indexing can continue indefinitely and a protected, searchable file on a computer library terminal would do a better job presenting search results. As an index, working out family relationships is left to the researcher. I've used over 900 rolls of microfilm covering over 40 titles. Most, but not all, of the entries include reference information. The date version is almost more important than a name version. The name in a clipping may not be what you expect. As an example, your Dorothea Maria Teske Zupke could be listed in multiple ways, including only as Mrs. Daniel Zupke, or Mrs. D. Zupke. She is not listed in the index, but a Henriette Teske (née Zupke, survived by an Albert) has family death notices, Danksagung (thanks), and even death anniversary notices - a total of 12 clippings to choose from in 1913 & 1914. This is important because of the varying quality of microfilm, and even information found in the clippings, since their found in at least 2 German newspapers. An Albert Teske died in 1917, but I don't know if it's the same family. There are over 100 Teske, and about 20 Zupke entries or references in the most current list. Newspapers are classified as a secondary resource and my work is to feature Milwaukee's German language newspapers and how our families used them. Whether or not a researcher uses a newspaper name index as a vital records index is up to them. For me, it's about research in these papers, not data. 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. <br>