Congratulations Linda! Happy Hunting! Marsha Wilcox mwilcox@lnd.com Wilcox Web Design -- http://start.at/WilcoxWebDesign USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Lake Co., IL -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~illake/ Listowner for ILLAKE-L, tracing your roots in Lake Co., IL (Temp CC) Iron Co., WI -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiiron/ Home Page -- http://mall.lnd.com/wilcox/ My Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mawilcox/index.htm SpamHunt! -- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1616/ Linda Emerson wrote: > > Dear Listers... I want to share an exciting moment that just occurred. > Someone on the Norway list provided me with the location of the Lunds > cemetery records. I called the Zion Lutheran Church in Shawano today & > told them that I was looking for my ancestors, Rasmus & Alette Paulsen, > as well as Paul & Else Rasmussen. The church secretary said, "Oh, wait > a minute! There is a Dolores Paulsen who is the caretaker of the > Jerusalem cemetery in Lunds. She is a relative of Rasmus & Alette. > Here... let me give you her phone number." > > Well, needless to say, I spent about an hour with her on the phone > talking about all kinds of people. The sweetest part of our > conversation was that I had the family tree page in front of me and, > everytime she mentioned someone, all I had to do was to look for the > name & I immediately made the connection. Suddenly, my ancestors were > more than just names on a piece of paper! > > Thank you to everyone who has been so generous with their time and > passion by providing me with the information that has brought me this > far in my journey. > > I think I'll go out for Chinese food tonight... I just know my fortune > cookie will say, "A trip to Wisconsin is in your future!" > > Linda