Ack! I forgot to plan time to go to the Oconto Co. Courthouse! Arrgh! Now where can I fit that in? Hmmm. Maybe before I head down to Green Bay? Maybe my followup day? Maybe head there the first day in? *sigh... Marsha Marsha Wilcox wrote: > > Hi everybody! > > OK, thanks to the help of a number of people on this list, we're going > to be staying at the Holtwood Campgrounds (we got a river site!) from > July 23-29. Hubby's already agreed that I get to leave after breakfast > & don't have to be back til dinner! (Hey, he does it 51 weeks out of > the year!) > > The 23rd, we're pulling in, so probably won't be able to do anything > except get set up & oriented. Maybe I can drive to Abrams, where my > grandmother grew up, & look around. > > The 29th, we're pulling out, so that day is out too. So I really only > have 5 days, 4 if you figure Sunday, when nothing's open. Maybe I'll > hold Sunday open for seeing Uncle Garth & Aunt Jen in Shawano. ;-) > They'd kill me if I didn't come by! > > This is what I'm planning: > 1 day for wandering cemeteries > Riverside - any Ashley/Asselin's > St Benedict's in Suamico Brown Co - Peter & Harriet Ashley > Flintville cemeteries, there are 2. (maybe - my dad already took > pictures there) > 1 day in Green Bay & DePere > Downtown Public Library > Courthouse - 2 documents > Allouez Cemetery in DePere - Julius & Edward Ashley. (note: call first > for site info) > 1 day in Waupaca Co. > Sturm Library in Manawa & drive around Manawa > Waupaca Public Library in Waupaca > 1 day for followup & whatever I didn't get to the other days > > Suggestions, comments, warnings? Anyone want to meet for lunch? ;-) > > I'm counting on y'all to help me make this trip a research success. I > get myself flustered easily, but with your input, I'm feeling more > confident about this every day. I've got my Wisconsin map right here, > am trying to plan out my routes and get directions beforehand. That > keeps me targeted, so I don't waste time. > > So, anybody got anything to say? ;-) > > Happy Hunting! > Marsha Wilcox > mwilcox@lnd.com > Wilcox Web Design -- http://www.usroots.com/~wwd/wwd.html > USGenWeb County Coordinator for: > Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ > Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL > Oconto Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/ > Shawano Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wishawan/ > Home Page -- http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/ > My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm