Listers I have just received a private email from a woman in Germany. As best as I can translate, she is looking for descendants of 3 Wirtz brothers and their nephew, who settled in the town of Marshfield. The brothers are Pascal b. 1810, married Katherine Esper, Franz, b. 1827 who married Aelar Maria Magdalena, and Peter born 1831. Their nephew was Johan Wirtz. These Wirtz relatives wrote home from 1850 to 1874, and those letters remain with their relatives still in Germany. The letters also include one picture, and newer research taking the family back to 1612. This woman would like to correspond with any Wirtz descendants of the brothers or the nephew, to send a copy of the letters etc. If you are research this line, please contact me privately and I will forward her email to you. tracy reinhardt

The Wild Rose Historical Society presents the 1905 Wild Rose Robbery Reenactment on Saturday, July 29th at 10:30 AM. It is a story about how four robbers came in on the train, robbed the post office and attempted to rob the bank. They walked out of town in the dark after the early morning robbery. A small posse found their trail and later a posse of 38 found them again in the late afternoon. There was a shoot out and one robber was killed and 2 wounded, the fourth robber surrendered after trying to escape. There is a connection to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and an unknown dead robber with no proper name. If you are related to any posse member we would especially love for you to attend. This is a list of the posse; Frank Clark. Jack Berens, Johnny Protheroe, Irving R. Nash, D.O. Jones, Rob Stevenson, Jeff Sage, Thomas H. Davis, John Roberts, Albert Lowe, Lewis Protheroe, Theodore Woodward, Will Hughes, Al Fero, James Roberts, Elmer Funk, Oscar Holt, Fred Sage, Dr. David Jones, James Kelley, Ed Lowe, Clint Darling, Charley Darling, Henry Galbrilski, Arnold J. Hotz, Undersheriff Dignan, Thos. Hart, Gomer Jones, Richard T. Davis, Jonnie Colligan, Rob Owens, Lewis Radloff, Harry Persons, Harry Protheroe, Fred Clark, Richard R. Davis, Prof. Olson, and Arthur Stoddard. If you would like to be a posse member or part of the crowd at the train station contact me off list for guidelines on what to wear panderso@charter.net . Those in the reenactment need to be at the site at 9:30 AM. Wild Rose is located on Highway 22 between Wautoma and Waupaca. If you take Highway 39 you can take the Plainfield exit if you are coming from the north then go through Plainfield and take Highway 73 to Wautoma and Highway 22 south to Wild Rose. If you are on Highway 39 and coming from the south, take the Coloma exit and follow Highway 21 to Highway 22 in Wautoma and go north on Highway 22 to Wild Rose. The performance will take place at the end of River St. across from the Oakhill Cemetery. The robber with no real name is buried outside of Oakhill Cemetery. We will have directions to the grave if you want to pay your respects. There will be signs pointing the way. River street goes South off from Main Street which is also Highway 22 so it is not difficult to find. There will be parking available but we suggest you bring your own chairs. The area is a little rugged so we discourage sandals and open toed shoes. The performance area is in a field lined with big trees so that ! spectators should be in the shade for the performance. There will be refreshments for sale. A good will offering will be taken. In the afternoon you may wish to tour the Wild Rose Historical Society Museum which is located on Main Street across from the Pioneer Pub. The museum consists of the Elisha Stewart House, a barn and blacksmith shop, carriage horse, general store, weaving room, a one room school, pioneer hall, drug store, smoke house and gift shop. The museum also has some archival material as well as old photographs. There is a plaque on the grounds in honor of William Knights who was one the founders of the Gideons. Mr. Knights is the one who suggested the name Gideons. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. The museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 3 PM but if you are there by 3:00 PM you can still take the tour. Pam Anderson

The Wild Rose Historical Society Museum is open for the season on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the summer. The last day of the season is September 2nd, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The museum is located on Highway 22 which is also Main Street in Wild Rose. It is located across the street from the Pioneer Pub. The museum consists of the Elisha Stewart House, a barn and blacksmith shop, carriage horse, general store, weaving room, a one room school, pioneer hall , drug store, smoke house and gift shop. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. The museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 3 PM but if you are there by 3:00 PM you can still take the tour. The tour varies from 30 minutes to an hour depending on your interests and if you ask questions. This website gives a more detailed idea of what you will see: http://www.1wisconsin.com/wildrose/Museum/museum.htm The museum also has some archival material as well as old photographs. This addr! ess has old pictures of Wild Rose: http://www.1wisconsin.com/wildrose/History/default.htm. We have many more pictures than are on the website. We also have a plaque in honor of William Knights who was one the founders of the Gideons. Mr. Knights is the one who suggested the name Gideons. Pam Anderson

Saw this message on another list. Hope it helps with your ancestors. >You can search the 1930 Census for free for 3 days. Really. You won't need a credit card. You will need to give your names and email address..... but you get three full days - 72 hours of searching the 1930 census records for your ancestors - looking at the census images and printing them out for your files. >You can get all the information here. Use the link on this page below to access the Census. http://www.familyoldphotos.com/6c/1930census.html

PS to previous message After finding the correct name, etc. and what records are available in the Milwaukee Archdiocese, you then need to use the Search link to find the actual film number on the Mormon website. sorry for the confusion tracy

Catholic Research - When you have Catholic Church research in the Milwaukee Archidiocese and you are going to use the Mormon records, you can obtain the correct mmicrofilm number ahead of time, by using the following website: http://www.fcgw.org/ select 'Research Aids' on the home page this will take you to a link to the Milwaukee Archdiocesan Sacramental Records Use the City Listings to search for Fond du Lac, (or any other city listed in the Milwaukee Archdiocese.) this should save you a little time, or show you just what information is available. tracy reinhardt

Naturally, the Irish went to St. Patricks..... but all of the Catholic Churches have merged into one office, and so you can address your queries to Holy Family Catholic Church Peters Ave Fond du Lac, Wi 43935 also, Fond du Lac Catholic Churches are part of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, and almost all Catholic records in the county have been microfilmed by the Mormon Church. tracy reinhardt

Is there anyone in Fond du Lac or surrounding areas researching the Fred Shuppie and Phillip Stoehle families? They immigrated from Russia early 1910 - 1914. I would like to make contact with you if possible. Thank you for your time. Shelby ----- Original Message ----- From: "F & J Sauntry" <sauntryf@nbnet.nb.ca> To: <WIFONDDU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:46 AM Subject: [wifonddu] Fond du Lac Journal 1857 >I read your query about where to find a death. I am not sure how I got > this as it has been some time. I believe I wrote to the FDL genealogical > society and they sent me this brief death notice, which opened new > information for me. I thank the researchers there. Hope the name helps you. > > Searching for > Charles Rapley 1821 -1857 & his wife Mary Freeman 1834 - 1897 > > My missing piece from FDL Journal > > "Fond du Lac Journal May 2 1857 Death notice by A W Reeder city > Undertaker Died in this city , on the 29th ult, Charles Rapley , aged 36" > > Jeannette Rapley Sauntry > > > ==== WIFONDDU Mailing List ==== > to unsubscribe from this mailing list, don't forget to add the word 'request' to the mailing address. wifonddu-l-request..... and include the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

I read your query about where to find a death. I am not sure how I got this as it has been some time. I believe I wrote to the FDL genealogical society and they sent me this brief death notice, which opened new information for me. I thank the researchers there. Hope the name helps you. Searching for Charles Rapley 1821 -1857 & his wife Mary Freeman 1834 - 1897 My missing piece from FDL Journal "Fond du Lac Journal May 2 1857 Death notice by A W Reeder city Undertaker Died in this city , on the 29th ult, Charles Rapley , aged 36" Jeannette Rapley Sauntry

Researching the John and Catherine (Gerrity) Murray family. John and Catherine were both born in 1807 in Co. Longford Ireland. They raised 9 children and homesteaded in FDL county. I am trying to locate an obituary for John Murray who died between Nov. 23 and Dec 23 of 1856. Would anyone know the name of the newspaper published at that time and how would I research old issues. "Thanks" for any help....Mollie Crain

Listers, For those of you who not only want to travel this summer to Fond du Lac, but might head for other counties, here is a link for you. I just got this link from a Shawano researcher and the WI DOT has current maps for each county -- very detailed._County maps - Wisconsin Department of Transportation_ (http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/county.htm#textlist) tracy reinhardt

Hi... A couple of years ago my computer crashed & I lost part of my genealogy information. Amongst this loss was the HEIMERMANN/SCHNEIDER/FREUND info. My 2x great gma Anna FREUND 1823-1902 m. Johann HEIMERMANN 1815-1885 " great gma Anna Maria HEIMERMANN m. Nickolaus SCHNEIDER Who were Johann HEIMERMANN's ancestors? Does anyone have the HEIMERMANN family information that they would share? Please reply, Diana

Visit us at : http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/ ----- Original Message ----- From: CrystalWendt@aol.com To: ClarkCo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [ClarkCo] Appleton Post Crescent - Meier Bob, Here you go. I am pretty sure this would be the one in question. Best Wishes, Crystal Source: Post Crescent (Appleton, Outagamie Co., Wis.) Friday, 10 June 1966; Page 8-B Henry A. (Arthur) Meier Rt. 2 Hortonville Age 72, passed away at 3 a.m. Thursday after a lingering illness. He was born February 22, 1894 in Fond du Lac County and has been a resident of Hortonville and vicinity for the past 25 years. He was a member of the Greenville Civic Club, a veteran of World War I and was engaged in farming prior to his retirement. Mr. Meier is survived by one daughter, Lucille Meier, Appleton. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Catholic church with the Rev. Richard Keller celebrant. Burial will be in St. Martin's Cemetery, Ashford, Wis. Friends may call at the Valley Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Friday. Rosary will be prayed at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Source: Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter (Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis.)Wed., 15 June 1966; Page 44 Arthur Meier Arthur (Henry) Meier, 72, a resident of Hortonville, R. 2, died June 9 at an Appleton Hospital. Mr. Meier was married to Agatha Weitor June 14, 1902, in Eden and had lived in the Appleton area for 25 years. He was a veteran of World War I and member of the Greenville Civic Association. Survivors include one daughter, Miss Lucille Meier, Appleton. He was preceded in death by his wife. Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Pius X Church, Appleton, Rev. R. H. Keller officiating. Pallbearers were George Weitor, Emmett Dyer, Art E?ing, Lester Weitor, Alex Thelen and Mike Thelen. Burial was in St. Martin's Cemetery, Ashford. * * * * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Arthur Henry Meier City: Not Stated County: Outagamie State: Wisconsin Birthplace: Wisconsin;United States of America Birth Date: 21 Feb 1895 Race: Caucasian Roll: 1674881 DraftBoard: 1 SPONSORED LINKS Wisconsin internet Wisconsin internet service provider U s bank home mortgage U s patent search Clark county home for sale Wisconsin internet provider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "ClarkCo" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ClarkCo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do we have a section where we can post obits ti the F.D.L. site? Dee Visit us at : http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <fondygenie@charter.net> To: <WIFONDDU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:02 AM Subject: [wifonddu] Re: MEIER > To answer your questions > > Ashford is both the name of a township, and the name of a small village > that is located in the township. > St. Martin's Catholic Church is located in the village, but served the > surrounding township also. > There are no cemetery inscriptions online at this time, but if you would > send more information I would be happy to look up your family next time I > am at the library. > > tracy reinhardt > > ---- rloss@bellsouth.net wrote: >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: ALTENBERBER MEIER SCHULTE >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jEC.2ACE/2073 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Need some guidance please. >> >> I received word that a possible relative, Henry MEIER is interred in St. >> Marten Cemetery, Ashford, Wisconsin. >> >> Guidance #1: Is Ashford a town of village in Fond du Lac Co.? >> Guidance #2: What is the religious affiliation of St. Martin.? >> Guidance #3: Is there a searchable listing of those interred in St. >> Martin? I would also be searching for his wife Hilda Elizabeth >> (ALTENBERGER) MEIER. >> >> I have quite alot of information of Hilda Elizabeth (and her family from >> the town of Colby, Clark County) but Henry has been hidden for quite some >> time! >> >> Regards, Robert Lipprandt >> (South Florida) > > > ==== WIFONDDU Mailing List ==== > Friendly reminder - a reply to the sender, helps one person, but a reply > to the whole list, helps a lot of people. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

for those of you in the area: Rienzi Cemetery Walking Tour Saturday, June 10 walks begin at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm the walking tour lasts 2 hours, so wear your good walking shoes. you will learn a little history of one of Wisconsin's more beautiful cemeteries, as well as some of its more unusual residents. walk is led by yours truly, tracy reinhardt Tracy

To answer your questions Ashford is both the name of a township, and the name of a small village that is located in the township. St. Martin's Catholic Church is located in the village, but served the surrounding township also. There are no cemetery inscriptions online at this time, but if you would send more information I would be happy to look up your family next time I am at the library. tracy reinhardt ---- rloss@bellsouth.net wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: ALTENBERBER MEIER SCHULTE > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jEC.2ACE/2073 > > Message Board Post: > > Need some guidance please. > > I received word that a possible relative, Henry MEIER is interred in St. Marten Cemetery, Ashford, Wisconsin. > > Guidance #1: Is Ashford a town of village in Fond du Lac Co.? > Guidance #2: What is the religious affiliation of St. Martin.? > Guidance #3: Is there a searchable listing of those interred in St. Martin? I would also be searching for his wife Hilda Elizabeth (ALTENBERGER) MEIER. > > I have quite alot of information of Hilda Elizabeth (and her family from the town of Colby, Clark County) but Henry has been hidden for quite some time! > > Regards, Robert Lipprandt > (South Florida)

We at the Wisconsin Historical Society are so excited to announce the addition of marriage records to the Wisconsin Pre-1907 Vital Records Index located at www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords. That's right; marriages can now be searched along with birth and death records. Plus, we have added counties previously unavailable in other online databases and the 1970s microfiche index. Now, you can look for marriages in counties Richland through Winnebago at the same time you search for marriages from the rest of the state. Marriages, dating between 1836 and September 30, 1907, are indexed by both the bride and groom names, wherever possible. Therefore, in most cases, there will be two entries for one marriage; one for the bride and one for the groom. There are some counties that were not indexed by bride's name, but our excellent volunteers are working to correct that as well. The new marriage index, like its companions, began as a 1970s microfiche publication. The Schoenleber Foundation of Milwaukee generously provided funds to convert them to electronic form, so now genealogists have free public access to information on more than a half a million marriages, 400,000 Wisconsin deaths, as well as more than 1 million births. Happy searching and let us know how everything works. There are bound to be some errors, but now that the index is in the digital age, fixing index problems is quite simple (unfortunately, fixing errors on the original records is still impossible!). Best wishes, Melissa McLimans Manager, Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service Wisconsin Historical Society

Hey gang, Just a short reminder to the vets and newbies at this site of my free research for the asking here at Andersonville. Please email me directly at Frye@pstel.net with request so we dont tie up the county site. Kevin Andersonville Historic Site Historian / NPS Volunteer www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html

I'm passing this message along to this list since several of the photographs were taken at studios in Fond du Lac. Please contact the original sender if you can identify any of the people in the pictures. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mary Rieder East Central District Representative (Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington Counties) Wisconsin State Genealogical Society mrieder@wi.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Internet-Baglady@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 9:47 AM To: WIGREENL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Un-Identified Photos & Postcards This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Powers,Walsh,kreuger,Sloan,Messing Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mEC.2ACE/720 Message Board Post: I have added the rest of the photos I in-herited and also added the postcards. Need an identity. http://lilcountrynook.photosite.com/ ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

I tried to post this a few days ago, but it did not seen to go through. Accept my apologies if this is the second copy any of you have received. I am looking for information on the marriages and apparent divorce of Alex E. HEINZ of Fond du Lac. Alex was born in 1910. He lived in Fond du Lac until about 1948. He was a bit unlucky in love, and appears to have been married at least a couple of times between 1935 and 1948. The names of his wives included Dorothy, Hazel and Eileen. He may have had a child named Norma in 1941. If anyone has access to the records in Fond du Lac, I would much appreciate a lookup of any marriages and divorces that he was a party to. Thanks in advance for any help or advice. JL