Who has copies of this index besides the Eau Claire library? Is there a copy of this at the State Historical Society in Madison? Nobody there knows of any indexes. They obviously should have a copy, since they have the largest microfilm newspaper collection in the state of Wisconsin. I remember seeing a card index at the museum in Eau Claire. But being in Milwaukee, that is a long distance for me to travel on a regular basis. I have not yet made it to the library or courthouse in Eau Claire. I've been looking through the Eau Claire newspapers in Madison on a hit or miss basis. Does the Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire have a web site or e-mail address? You mention the records of Lakeview being sketchy. How about the cemetery records of St. Joseph's/Sacred Heart and Forest Hill cemeteries? Do you know where and when those records can be accessed. I've only gone walking through the three cemeteries on weekends. I have several ancestors that were pioneers of Eau Claire. --- Peveril610@aol.com wrote: > Something to keep in mind when looking for death > dates: > > There is an Index to Eau Claire County Area > Obituaries and Death Notices > compiled by members of the Genealogical Research > Society of Eau Claire 1995. > This lists the names of the deceased and the > newspaper citation where the > obit can be found. You then make a search of the > microfilmed newspaper. The > Eau Claire public library has a copy of it as well > as the microfilmed > newspapers. It has been of great help to me. As most > of you are[probably > aware it was not a law to record vital stats until > 1907 in WI, so many were > not recorded. Sometimes there was no probate and > often cemetery records are > sketchy or nonexistent. Those of Lakeview in Eau > Claire are very poor. It > appears all they can tell you about burials from the > 1800's is whether > someone is there. > > Shawn Ford > Appleton > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/