>From the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: More Local Items Mr. and Mrs. R. Gile and son, Bob, of Merrillan were Tuesday evening guests at the Art Henning home, Division St. Mrs. A. A. Wassel returned to her home in Chicago Sunday morning after spending a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cheney Whitwam, Lynn Ave. Mrs. Whitwam accompanied her to Chicago for a week's stay. Ernest and Miss Doris Sveen, Hayden Ave., were dinner guests at the James Johnson home in Eau Claire Friday evening. Mrs. Fred J. Gloede, Hayden Ave., is convalescing at the Sacred Heart hospital in Eau Claire, following a major operation performed last Monday. Robert Knobel, First St. West, attended the Wisconsin - Minnesota basketball game Monday evening in Minneapolis. Wm. Glassbrenner, Lynn Ave., spent Saturday in Minneapolis on business and also visited Luis Bonie and Lloyd Bonin, formerly of this city, before returning on the "400" Saturday afternoon. Miss Frances Whitwam of Duluth was a weekend guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cheney Whitwam, Lynn Ave. Flying Cadet Harold Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Russell, Division St., returned home last weekend, after completing five weeks of primary training at Maxwell Field, Ala. He will remain home for several weeks unless he is called for further training at an air field in the south before that time. Sunday guests at the Andrew Matysik home, Hayden Ave., were Rev. K. Deis, Lynn Ave.; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Matysik of Foster; and Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Sobczak and son Jimmie, of Alma Center. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thompson, Mrs. Maud Thompson of Eau Claire and Mrs. Herman Kersten, Hayden Ave., this city, motored to Minneapolis last week to spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Bonie and son Luis George. Miss Betty Gilbert, formerly of Minneapolis, has returned to her home on Garfield Avenue. ++AND -- this one's for you Shell! Mr. and Mrs. Charles Christy of Milwaukee announce the birth of a 6 lb., 6 3/4 oz. baby girl on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Mrs. Christy was formerly Miss Esther Schlewitz of the town of Washington, sister of Carl Schlewitz, Daniels Ave. +++++++++++++++++ Well, I better get busy! The men are all outside on this damp and dreary day -- but at least it's not raining buckets! So they are hard at work getting the siding up. I better get my work done in the house! Have a great day everyone! -- Nance

>From the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Personals: Mrs. Helen Elftman of North Dakota visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heuer, Garfield Ave., Sunday afternoon. Sunday guests at the Wm. Livermore home, Garfield Avenue, were Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Smieja and family and Mrs. Peter E. Slabik of Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Heuer, Mrs. Walter Rucks and daughter of Fall Creek spent Saturday at the August Stolp home, Hayden Ave. The O. E. S. held a Red Cross sewing bee at the home of Mrs. P. R. Knobel, First St. W., Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Rowe of Eau Claire were guests at the G. Holden home, Lake Altoona, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mooney and family and Miss Dorothy Klingbeil of the Town of Washington visited Mrs. Mooney's and Miss Klingbeil's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Klingbeil, Bartlett Ave., Sunday. Mrs. Edward Frazer, Daniels Ave., returned home Saturday via airplane to Minneapolis and motored to Altoona from Minneapolis after attending the International Outdoor and Sport Show held in the Great International amphitheater in Chicago from Feb. 21 to March 1. Mesdames Theodore Klohs, G. Stanley, and Rolland Smith, Fifth St. West, were dinner guests at the Bert Jacobson home, Lake Altoona, Thursday. Raymond Heuer and Miss Volbrecht of Fall Creek visited at the Al Klingbeil home, Bartlett Ave., Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Golden, Hayden Ave., are entertaining their daughter Mrs. Fred Shotswell and her son, Tommy, of Chicago. They arrived Sunday. FOR RENT: Farm in Seymour Town, 214 arcres, renter must have cows, horses and machinery. On shares Phone 3741 or write W. H. Frawley, Jr., Eau Claire. +++++++++ Keep those fingers crossed! It's raining today, but the weather has changed enough now to where it looks like it might be a nice weekend! Yippee! Looking forward to having some "color" on our house -- black isn't very becoming! -- Nance

>From the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Enlisted Boys Leave Alfred Radawitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Radawitz, Daniels Ave., and Newell Pettis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pettis, also Daniels Ave., left Monday night for Camp Grant, Ill., where they will be assigned to a branch of service. The boys enlisted at the recruiting office in Eau Claire last week. Birthday Party A birthday party was held in honor of Miss Barbara Matysik's fifteenth birthday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Matysik, Hayden Ave., on Monday evening. Eight guests were present and games were played. At ten o'clock a very tasty lunch was served. The guest of honor received many lovely gifts from her numerous friends and relatives. Members of the Altoona High School basketball team, 1942: Lowell Pettis, Norman Decker, Kenneth Vindal, Lawrence Radawitz, Bill Underwood, John Thurston, Bill Thompson, Robert Fischer, Neil Woodington, Kenneth Rudolphson, Dan Fenner, Jerry Bredesen and Clayton Dodge. Coach, Einar Pederson. ++++++++++++++++ Life was busy back then, and it's even busier now! Hope you all have a great day! BTW, please do me a favor and keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't rain on Friday or Saturday -- we are hoping to get the siding on our house (it's only been a couple years!) Thanks! -- Nance

Larson wrote: > Does anyone know about or connect to ------------- > David D. JONES b. 1829, NY, said to have died in Eau Claire on 17 Jan. 1900; > married 7 Nov. 1849, Oneida Co., NY, to Elizabeth VAUGHAN b.3 Aug/Nov. 1830, > Llanuwchlynn, Merionethshire, North Wales; said to have died Eau Claire on 5 > Aug. 1898; Both David and Elizabeth are buried at Fairview Cemetery, > Bangor, La Crosse Co., WI; > Children-- > Jennie JONES (1850-1935) m.1868 to John S. Bushnell; m2nd to Robert M. > ROBERTS 1873; > Cornelia JONES (1852-1862) burial Fairview. > Amaretta JONES (1858- supposed to have been living Eau Claire when children > born. > married 15 Jan. 1885 to Charles SAMUELS (b.ca1858?-- in Eau Claire?? > Children--Paul SAMUELS > Homer D. SAMUELS married Amelita Galli-Curci > Harry C. SAMUELS > Viva/Vivian D. JONES (b.1861-lived Hudson, St. Croix Co., WI, for a few > years. > married 3 Oct. 1883 to Josephine G. DIPPO (b.1864- moved from > Hudson. > Frank JONES (b. ?? > married 9 June 1897 to Adah DAVIS > Victor JONES (b.1870- > married 29 Jan. 1895 to Julia WALTERS. > > Would truly appreciate any help you can give me on this lost branch of our > VAUGHAN family. > Thank you. Eldora Larson, Hudson, WI [email protected] Hi Eldora, Welcome to the list! I hope you will find it to be helpful to you. I am the listowner, so if you have any questions or comments concerning this list, please let me know. Thanks for posting this query too. I took a look in "The Rivers Flow On" by Lois Barland, and although I didn't find anything on David or Elizabeth, I did find this short paragraph on Charles Samuels and his twin sons, taken from page 450: Charles Samuels was in the ticket office of the old Wisconsin Central railroad and later with the Soo line. He had two sons, Homer and Harvey, twins. Both were musical and when the family moved to Minneapolis the boys made their first public appearance at Lake Harriet while still in grade school. They played in Donaldson's tea room. Harvey was a find cellist and became a leading dentist in Minneapolis. Homer trained in Berlin and became Fritz Kreisler's accompaniest until WWI. He became the accompaniest of Galli-Curci and the couple were married at the Samuel home in 1921 with Alma Gluck the only guest. I hope this will be a little help to you in your quest. Also, you may want to place a query on our query board located at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire. You might get good results from it! Good luck in your searching! -- Nance

Does anyone know about or connect to ------------- David D. JONES b. 1829, NY, said to have died in Eau Claire on 17 Jan. 1900; married 7 Nov. 1849, Oneida Co., NY, to Elizabeth VAUGHAN b.3 Aug/Nov. 1830, Llanuwchlynn, Merionethshire, North Wales; said to have died Eau Claire on 5 Aug. 1898; Both David and Elizabeth are buried at Fairview Cemetery, Bangor, La Crosse Co., WI; Children-- Jennie JONES (1850-1935) m.1868 to John S. Bushnell; m2nd to Robert M. ROBERTS 1873; Cornelia JONES (1852-1862) burial Fairview. Amaretta JONES (1858- supposed to have been living Eau Claire when children born. married 15 Jan. 1885 to Charles SAMUELS (b.ca1858?-- in Eau Claire?? Children--Paul SAMUELS Homer D. SAMUELS married Amelita Galli-Curci Harry C. SAMUELS Viva/Vivian D. JONES (b.1861-lived Hudson, St. Croix Co., WI, for a few years. married 3 Oct. 1883 to Josephine G. DIPPO (b.1864- moved from Hudson. Frank JONES (b. ?? married 9 June 1897 to Adah DAVIS Victor JONES (b.1870- married 29 Jan. 1895 to Julia WALTERS. Would truly appreciate any help you can give me on this lost branch of our VAUGHAN family. Thank you. Eldora Larson, Hudson, WI [email protected]

>From the "RailWays" column from the Thursday, 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: A lot of you fellows who were working here in 1917 have no doubt forgoten L. T. Swensen. He used to be a Yard forman in Altoona. He still belongs to the B. of R. T. and in February of this year he received a twenty-five year continuous membership pin. Although he no longer works for the railroad he still belongs to the B. of R. T. Do any of you fellows remember Joe T. Falch? He lives in Everett, Wash., and still belongs to Lodge 888. Larry T. Swensen lives at 259 Pomfret St., Carlise, Pa. There is one other member of Chippewa Valley who does not work as a Yardman, brakeman or conductor, and that is H. A. Underwood of Altoona. If some of you old timers stop and think of old times, I am sure that you will recall Joe T. Falch, Larry T. Swensen or Henry A. Underwood, and when they were engaged in yard or train service. Talking of old timers, Wm. P. Burns, a former yard forman in Eau Claire yard, who has been pensioned for some time, is very seriously ill at the present time. He is at his home at 1150 Madison Street and I am sure would appreciate hearing from some of his old friends. Engineer Tucker, according to reports, was oiling the bell of his engine at Minneapolis Junction, and fell to the ground, breaking his arm. Brakeman Allen Kerbell finally woke up and came back to work. Car inspector Edwin Reick is back on the job after a week or more of sickness. Glad to see you back to work, Ed, because you have had enough hard luck for one man. +++++++++++++++++ Have a bright and sunny day, everybody! -- Nance

Michelle: See the comments between your paras below: ---------- > From: Michelle Rene <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIEAUCLA-L] Re: SCHLEWITZ - HEHL > Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 6:50 AM > > RE: <I believe that the SCHLEWITZ are married into my HEHL family > somewhere, but don't have those papers close at hand. Happy hunting! > Bob Epp :-}> > > I don't have information about a HEHL married into my SCHLEWITZ family, > but I did find Mavis Lore HEHL (b. 1934) married to Floyd Gordon RENE > (my first cousin once removed). Is this a connection? ** Like I said yesterday, it is all a little vague for me. Having been raised in the area, and having attended schools in both EC and CF, I could be confusing classmate names with family history. I do know that my Mom, a Hehl/Svengaard, mentioned the Schlewitz name from time-to-time. > Thank you for the information about the church book, and if you come > across a Schlewitz connected to your Hehl family, let me know. ** Perhaps Laura, Kathy or Jim (Cc'ed above) can assist us in identifing/confirming/negating a link between the Hehls and the Schlewitz families. Someone please let me know how this all comes out! > -Shell > Regards, Bob :-} ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== WIEAUCLA Mailing List ==== > QUERIES, BIOGRAPHIES, & OBITUARIES in GenConnect! > Take a look at - http://users.rootsweb.com/~wieaucla/ecgenconnect.htm

I believe the WNA (WIsc. News Assoc.) has a list of every newspaper telling when it was started and ended for the state of Wisconsin. I don't think I have the URL, but you can find it by searching for those words with your search engine. If you have any problems finding it, let me know and I will look through all my bookmarks to see if I still have it for you. Good luck! -- Cindy Johnson :0) My Wisconsin Family History Page http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm 10 descendant outline trees Message board GREAT Links page Genealogy Hompages Links Mystery Pictures Cemetery Inscriptions

Gary Donaldson wrote: > Nance, > > This Altoona paper. > > When did it begin publishing and when did it stop publishing? > > Where is the paper archived? > > Gary Donaldson Hi Gary, The Altoona Tribune was established on 7 August 1941 and was published every Thursday. I don't know when it stopped. H. V. Albrecht was the publisher. The papers that I am quoting from are some that my father had saved, but are only from 1941 and 1942. Until I found them in a box in his closet, I didn't have a clue that there even was an Altoona newspaper. Are you finding anything of interest in them? I sure hope so! -- Nance

Nance, This Altoona paper. When did it begin publishing and when did it stop publishing? Where is the paper archived? Gary Donaldson

Please check out my cemetery pages. I have added St. John's cemetery. I will be adding Elk Grove Cemetery later today. AND there will be two more cemeteries here coming within the next few weeks. Click on the link below!! Regards, -- Cindy Johnson :0) My Wisconsin Family History Page http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm 10 descendant outline trees Message board GREAT Links page Genealogy Hompages Links Mystery Pictures Cemetery Inscriptions

More "Local Items" from the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Mrs. E. LaPage, Bartlett Ave., entertained her sister, Mrs. Gaul, of Chicago last weekend. Miss Patty Proulx of Chippewa Falls was a weekend guest at the E. A. Bredesen home, Garfield Ave. Oscar Lofquist of Superior spent the past week with his daughter, Mrs. Maurice Nelson, Hayden Ave. The Lenten services at the Methodist church this evening, Thursday, have been cancelled until the following Thursday. Mrs. Clara Koppin, Garfield Ave., visited her sister, Mrs. Nels Erickson, in Merrillan Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Raymond and son, of Minneapolis, returned to their home Wednesday after spending a four day visit here with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Raymond, Garfield Ave. The ladies auxiliary of the B. of R. T. held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Roy Taylor, Hayden Ave., last Monday evening. After the business meeting cards were enjoyed. Prizes of defense stamps were awarded to Mrs. P. R. Knobel, Mrs. George Cole, first and second prize winners, respectively, and Mrs. George Greene received the door prize. A tasty lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Wold of Eau Claire visited Miss Doris Sveen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Reedle, Hayden Ave., in Madison Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Melancon and daughters, First St. West, visited relatives in St. Paul last week. The Homemakers Club will hold its next regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Leon Wright, Third St. West, on Monday evening, Mar. 9 at 7:30 o'clock. Hostesses will be Mms. Mabel Berg, H. Schilling, and Leon Wright. Miss Laura Johnson of Eau Claire was a dinner guest at the George Reedle home, Hayden Ave., Wednesday evening. Miss Evelyn Thurston returned home last week after working for the past few months in Minneapolis. ++++++++++++++ Today, is "another rainy day and Monday", but it's not gonna "get me down". Hope you all are gonna have a great day too! -- Nance

RE: <I believe that the SCHLEWITZ are married into my HEHL family somewhere, but don't have those papers close at hand. Happy hunting! Bob Epp :-}> I don't have information about a HEHL married into my SCHLEWITZ family, but I did find Mavis Lore HEHL (b. 1934) married to Floyd Gordon RENE (my first cousin once removed). Is this a connection? Thank you for the information about the church book, and if you come across a Schlewitz connected to your Hehl family, let me know. -Shell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

>From the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: The Study Club of St. Mary's met at the home of Mrs. Frank Jones, First St. E., Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25, and will meet at the home of Mrs. H. P. McDonald, Lynn Ave., today, Thursday. Mrs. Myrtle Smith of Weston left Tuesday after spending a week at the home of Mrs. Marie Decker, Spooner Ave. Engineer Cliff Tucker of St. Paul brok a leg and ankle of the other leg when he fell off the engine on train 490 last Saturday morning in St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. George Jacobson of Merrillan spent a short time Saturday afternoon with the former's sister, Ruth Jacobson, Third St. E., before attending the finals of the District basketball tournament in Eau Claire. Games will be played for the benefit of the Badger Bomber fund at the City Auditorium Monday night, Marc 9, at 8 p.m. 20 games for 25 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jacobson and Mrs. George Holden of Lake Altoona motored to Fall Creek Saturday. Mrs. Joe Frank, Altoona St., Eau Claire, entertained her Altoona 500 card club last Friday evening. Mrs. D. E. Neill, Division St., is new employed at the 400 Club Lunch Room, beginning there Wednesday morning. Mrs. A. F. Simons of Humbird was a guest of Mrs. G. Stanley, 5th St. W., on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Smith, 5th St. W., were Sunday visitors in Granton, Wis. +++++++++++++++ Hope you're having a great weekend, whether you're visiting with someone or just having a relaxing day at home. -- Nance

Michelle: I was waiting a day or two to see whether anyone else responded to this note. I haven't seen much, so I will send my little bit of news. Hope that it helps. In the book, "125th Anniversary of St. John's Church," under the death list for 1892, Charlotte, nee Geske, Schlewitz, born 2-25-1841, is listed as decesed on 1-05-1892. Other birth and marriage events are to be found in other lists. The book can be purchased from the Church in Fall Creek. I believe that the SCHLEWITZ are married into my HEHL family somewhere, but don't have those papers close at hand. Happy hunting! Bob Epp :-} ---------- > From: Michelle Rene <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIEAUCLA-L] SCHLEWITZ > Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 7:09 AM > > In regards to: > << Some "Local Items" from the 12 February 1942 edition of the > AltoonaTribune: > Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schlewitz, now resideing on Lynn Ave., plan to move > into the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Livermore on > Division St., the first of March. >> > > I was pleased to see my first cousin twice removed, Carl Schlewitz, in > your old news from Altoona. Thanks so much for all your hard work > transcibing these articles. > > This is a good opportunity to post my query. Is anyone on this list > researching or have connections to the Schlewitz surname? > > I only know as far back as Wilhelm F. Schlewitz. His Declaration of > Intent says he was born in Germany in 1824 and that he landed at the > Port of New York in May 1885, sworn on 27 Oct 1888 [in Eau Claire]. He > was married to Wilhelmina (Henke or Fross?) > > Children: > John b. abt 1865 m. Minnie > Harry b. abt 1896 > Willie b. abt 1901 > Frank b. abt 1907 > Carl b. 6 May 1910 m. 3 May 1941 Emma Amalia Popowski > Reinhard b. 1 Apr 1912 > Esther b. abt 1915 > Henrietta b. 11 Jul 1867 m. Schmidt > Amelia > Herbert > Harry > Ida > Lillian > Edward > Leona > William > Daniel F. b. 8 Feb 1872 m. Emma Grohn > (lived in Portland, Oregon) > Ella > Waldemar > Herman > and more...) > Herman b. 17 Dec 1872 m. 8 Jan 1897 Rebecca > Louise b. 4 May 1899 > Anna b. 26 Nov 1903 > Clara b. 27 Sep 1905 > Arthur b. 2 Sep 1908 > Gertrude b. 16 Apr 1912 > Minnie b. abt Sep 1873 m. abt 1897 Frank Radke > Ewald b. abt Jun 1898 m. Ethel > Eva b. abt 1900 > William b. 14 Mar 1877 m. 31 Aug 1899 Anna Pomassl > (my G-Grandfather) > Emma b. bef 1902 m. Paul Kurtz (in Redstone Montana) > Frank Dan b. 13 Jan 1902 m. Oct 1944 Bertha Heintz > (my Grandfather) > Maimie Ella b. 6 Feb 1905 m. Nicholas Gaulrapp > Eva Minnie b. 24 Oct 1905 m. Elmer Paul Schmidt > Louie Anton b. 9 Nov 1912 m. Doris Sundem > Louise b. 17 Nov 1916 > Paul William b. 28 Nov 1918 m. Ethel Larson > > I hope someone finds a connection. Nance's post is the first time I've > seen the name, Schlewitz, on a list, so I was encouraged. > > Thanks, > Michelle Rene Schettini > > P.S. I was born and raised in Eau Claire, but now I'm living in the > burbs of Washington, D.C. I miss Eau Claire, and I enjoy getting > Nance's Old News, and current weather reports. It makes me feel a > little closer to "home". -Shell > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ==== WIEAUCLA Mailing List ==== > Keeping in touch with our past -- today! > mailto:[email protected]

>From the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Local Items Miss Mollie LaGrave and Mrs. Muzette Williams of Eau Claire were Tuesday evening dinner guests at the home of thier sister, Mrs. J. P. Goldern, Hayden Ave. Mr. and Mrs. A. Klemstein, Daniels Ave., returned home Tuesday from Milwaukee and Chicago where they visited relatives. Mrs. Frank Walker, Miss Elaine Walker and the former's grandson, James Boley, Hayden Ave., visited in Marshfield Sunday. Miss Ann Talariso of Eau Claire returned home with them Sunday night. Mrs. J. McLaughlin, Garfield Ave., spent the weekend at the Lloyd Bonin home in Minneapolis. Mrs. Amanda Connell and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ely were Wednesday evening dinner guests at the J. P. Golden home, Hayden Ave. The O. E. S. held a Red Cross sewing bee at the home of Mrs. Maurice Nelson, Hayden Ave., on Friday. The next P. T. A. meeting will be held March 16 at the public school, with Mrs. E. A. Bredesen and Miss Beulah Turney in charge of the program. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Johnson, Garfield Ave., spent Friday in Augusta with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson. Mrs. Keeth Nadler, Hayden Ave., entertained a group of friends from Eau Claire Monday evening at her home. Refreshments were served. The ladies society of the B. of L. F. & E. held their regular meeting at the city auditorium Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Heuer and daughter of Fall Creek were Sunday afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al Klingbeil. Misses Lulu Thompson and Ruth Jacobson, Third St. East, spent Friday and Saturday in Chippewa Falls. +++++++++++++++++ And I spent the day in bed yesterday with a migraine. Sorry I didn't get the news out for you. I tried to read the mail, but it was just too painful. I'm feeling somewhat better today, but there's still a ways to go. A chiropractic visit sounds good right about now (thanks Gary!) Have a good day and a good weekend everybody! -- Nance

Hello, Well, I have written to The folks in Chippewa Falls and am waiting for their response. Will write to the folks in Barron and Dunn County. You reminded me of the Area Research Center. I have used them in the past with some questions about Patrick Murphy. They were helpful. I will write to them also I am trying to make a connection to these Irish immigrants and Quebec, due to the folks who keep turning up from Quebec. I was going to contact The Logging museum in Eau Claire to see if Logging Companys recruited young men from Quebec, I wasn't able to, because their email didn't work. Do you know if their email has been changed? Thanks for all of your help. Nancy MURPHY BALDWIN >> The ancestors I am trying to find moved throughout the four or five countys >> by Eau Claire. At times they were in Chippewa, Dunn, Barron, Rusk, and/or >> Jackson, as well as Eau Claire. To clarify a little, they weren't nomads, >> but there are many adult siblings and cousins, who all came from the Ottawa >> County area of Quebec in the 1860's and 1870's, and settled around that >> area. How can I search the area the most effectively. >> >> Can you give me some ideas? >> >> Nancy Baldwin > > Hi Nancy, > >I did a little research this afternoon and found the following addresses: > >Chippewa Co. Genealogical Society >c/o Anne (Adams) Keller >123 Allen St. >Chippewa Falls WI 54729 > >Dunn Co. Genealogical Society >P O Box 633 >Menomonie WI 54751 > >Barron Co. Genealogical Society >1122 Knapp St. >Cheteck WI 54728 > >I couldn't find a society for either Jackson or Rusk counties. Have you ever >tried doing research at an Area Research Center? The one thought that jumped >out in my mind while reading your message was, if you're not sure who was >where, why not check the census records first? Most ARC's have the census >records for the whole state, so depending on where you live, you could be >saving yourself a long "drive". I think there was a 1880 soundex which would >make your searching really easy. Once you pinpoint your ancestors, then it's >much easier to then go to the local court houses, etc. and look the records up >yourself -- or contact the local Gen. Soc. for help. > >I hope this will give you some help. If you have more questions please feel >free to ask. Also, if anyone else has any suggestions here -- come on and jump >in. The more help, the merrier! > >-- >Nance

Can someone help this person? I wasn't offering lookups. [email protected] wrote: > > Cindy, > > I was born in Eau Claire and raised in Altoona. > Saw your post re EC Co. lookups and the > message bounced due to an "invalid realm". > > Was requesting obits for my grandparents: > > John Edward Burkart > b. 15 Feb 1878, Bloomer, WI > d. 13 Apr 1936, Altoona or Eau Claire > (need to check death same day and date > but for 1935. There is confusion as to which > is correct); > > and his wife, > Jeanette Frances (Raymond) Burkart > b. 21 Dec 1886, Madison, Dane, WI > d. 19 Mar 1970, Eau Claire at Mount Washington Home > > Would like a copy of their obits if they are can be > located. > > If this is not the right place to send this message, > please direct it to the correct site/person. > > Thanks, > Barbara (now in California) > <[email protected]> -- Cindy Johnson :0) My Wisconsin Family History Page http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm 10 descendant outline trees Message board GREAT Links page Genealogy Hompages Links Mystery Pictures Cemetery Inscriptions

Windsong wrote: > > Be sure to vote for your favorite Genealogy Web Site for The 1998 WWW > Genealogy Award of Excellence > http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb179618 > > The Genealogy Help Network > > Cindy Johnson :0) My Wisconsin Family History Page http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm 10 descendant outline trees Message board GREAT Links page Genealogy Hompages Links Mystery Pictures Cemetery Inscriptions

Cindy, I was born in Eau Claire and raised in Altoona. Saw your post re EC Co. lookups and the message bounced due to an "invalid realm". Was requesting obits for my grandparents: John Edward Burkart b. 15 Feb 1878, Bloomer, WI d. 13 Apr 1936, Altoona or Eau Claire (need to check death same day and date but for 1935. There is confusion as to which is correct); and his wife, Jeanette Frances (Raymond) Burkart b. 21 Dec 1886, Madison, Dane, WI d. 19 Mar 1970, Eau Claire at Mount Washington Home Would like a copy of their obits if they are can be located. If this is not the right place to send this message, please direct it to the correct site/person. Thanks, Barbara (now in California) <[email protected]>