Hi Jim, What I am really looking for is info on my father's father. My Dad passed away about 5 years ago and the only thing I was ever told about my grandfather was that he died a few months after my father was born and he was a police officer. I was told my Dad was born in Eau Claire. Here's the problem. My grandmother Luella DeLine was in a "Home for the Feeble Minded" in Chippewa Falls around the time of my Dad's birth. Luella was taken by the state of WI when she was a child. Her mother died at a very early age and apparently her father couldn't care for the ten children. Anyway, Luella was at this "home" and took an unauthorized leave and returned in 1919 pregnant. In January of 1920 she gave birth to my Dad, WALTER C. MOORE. She was not married. It looks like my Dad was born at the "home", but the records from that home have long been destroyed. I have been unsuccessful in finding a birth certificate for my dad and the only thing I know is that my Dad's Dad's name was JAMES MOORE (EDWARD maybe the middle name) and that he was a police officer. I guess in Eau Claire. I don't know how you or anyone, for that matter, could help me. If you have any ideas, please contact me. Thanks for reading my long story. Ann : ) -----Original Message----- From: JI31313@aol.com [mailto:JI31313@aol.com] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 10:34 PM To: WIEAUCLA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIEAUCLA] research help Hi Anne I just read your post and if you could give more specific info I'll try to help as much as I can. I was born and raised in Augusta and most of my ancestors also lived in Augusta, Fall Creek, Bridge Creek, and Hay Creek areas. Although I live three hours away right now I try to get home as often as I can to go to the public library and look thru microfilms for obits, wedding announcements, and anniversary announcements. I also enjoy walking around all of the cemeteries looking for relatives and taking pictures to add to my research book. Again please let me know how I can be more help. Jim Ida JI31313@aol.com