I also had ancestors who came from Quebec to Eau Claire in the 1860s. This family was Nathan and Luna DONALDSON with their children in 1865. I don't know what other families they came with. I believe they were from the Townships south of Montreal and crossed the border into Vermont frequently. Other names I have found associated are HOGLE and HILLIKER. This migration pattern is interesting and probably quite common. I know little about the route but suspect there were many who came from the woods of Quebec to the woods of NW Wisconsin for lumbering. I have found help through the Area Research Center at UWEC. I just received an obituary they located for me. The email address is: [email protected] . On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, larry/nancy baldwin wrote: > Hello, > > 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. You are the only one > with a mailing list , but nobody in Eau Claire has heard of the Murphys, Mc > Donnells or Dunnigans. I see that Dunn County has a Genealogy Society. Do > you know if the other countys do? I am planning todrive over to do some > research, and would like to find places that would help me find where these > folk lived, worked, and who their families were- maybe where they died. > > Can you give me some ideas? > > Nance, I have to tell you how much I have come to enjoy your daily glimpses > of history. Even though I don't know the people, it is easy to imagine my > ancestors doing similiar things, as it's the era and culture they lived in. > > Thank you, > > Nancy Baldwin > > > ==== WIEAUCLA Mailing List ==== > Eau Claire Co. WI Genealogy and History! > http://users.rootsweb.com/~wieaucla/eauclair.htm > > Gary Donaldson