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