Here is our newest History Link: Old Naming Patterns URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/history/naming.htm R/S MAK ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/

Here is one of our latest History Links. You should find it quite interesting. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/history/beer.htm R/S MAK ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/

I found a great link for information on Wisconsin railroad history, particularly the logging railroads. Timothy Sasse has put together a master list of railroads, conveniently broken down by county. I've added a link to my WIGenWeb county page, and thought some of you might also be interested. Find it here: http://members.tripod.com/~sassmaster/ Deana Hipke Marinette County WiGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 http://userpages.chorus.net/dhipke/peshtigo.html

The Marinette County WIGenWeb site has been updated and expanded. Below is a list of the new things you can expect to find at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine: * Redesigned pages, with new navigation bar, header and footer. * Clickable county map with links to town information and historical data. * Transcription of 1979 Marinette County Centennial booklet (tons of historical info!). * Pico Search search engine -- find surnames, place names, etc. anywhere on the site. * The story of "Queen Marinette," the amazing woman for whom the county is named. * Three (3) new families added to the Lineages page -- and more on the way! * Lookups now available for Riverside Cemetery in Peshtigo -- thanks to a wonderful volunteer! * Updated bibliography/source page, including links to online maps. For quick links to What's New, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine/new.html Please stop by and visit! Your feedback is welcome. Deana Hipke Marinette County WiGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 http://userpages.chorus.net/dhipke/peshtigo.html

If you are searching your German ancestors, here are some great links: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/WLHN/cultural/German.html Our newest edition, is from Joan Benner, who provided a table of common words in Bohemian-Czech and German translated to English... It is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/BENNERjm/pages/Bohemian.htm Enjoy. R/S MAK ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/

With the upcoming holiday, I will be unable to attend tomorrow evening's chat. I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving and much fun with family and friends! Tina

I forgot to mention the 33 new biographies added to the Waupaca County website during the week November 12-18. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WaupacaBios Way to go Patti and Bev!! Paula WaupacaCC http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Sorry for the several emails-as you may have noticed the first two were not complete. I have been having trouble with the hotmail lately and when hitting return it is sending the email and some times telling me there was an error and shuts down when in the middle of typing an email. Has anyone else been having trouble with hotmail? Paula WaupacaCC _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

The following have been added to the Waupaca Genealogy Website starting November 15. We are celebrating our "Anniversary Blitz", so stop by often for our daily additions. November 15 - Obituaries added - Olaf Peterson, M. H. Rice, Dr. Geo Taylor, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Chris Hill and Mrs. D. Ross. These can be read at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WaupacaObits November 16 - Old news articles were added for the year 1889. These can be read at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/News/waupnewsarticles.htm November 17 - Axtell Family photos were added to page 12 and Stewart Family photos were added to page 13 of the Family and Folk Foto page. These photos can be viewed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/FamilyandFolk/FamFolkIndex.htm I would like to thank Jim Waid for sharing his Axtell family photos and to Terry Stewart for sharing her Stewart family photos. November 18 - An index of the headstone photos has been added. Stop by and see if your ancestor is listed. This index is at the following address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/Cemmisc/CemIndex.htm The November 19 posting will be late night as I will be out of town "fighting" the shopping crowds on a Christmas shopping trip. Please contact me if you have photos or information you would like posted on the site. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Paula WaupacaCC http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

The following have been added to the Waupaca Genealogy Website starting November 15. We are celebrating our "Anniversary Blitz", so stop by often for our daily additions. November 15 - Obituaries added - Olaf Peterson, M. H. Rice, Dr. Geo Taylor, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Chris Hill and Mrs. D. Ross. These can be read at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WaupacaObits November 16 - Old news articles were added for the year 1889. These can be read at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/News/waupnewsarticles.htm November 17 - Axtell Family photos were added to page 12 and Stewart Family photos were added to page 13 of the Family and Folk Foto page. These photos can be viewed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/FamilyandFolk/FamFolkIndex.htm _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

The following have been added to the Waupaca Genealogy Website starting November 15. We are celebrating our "Anniversary Blitz", so stop by often for our daily additions. November 15 - Obituaries added - Olaf Peterson, M. H. Rice, Dr. Geo Taylor, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Chris Hill and Mrs. D. Ross. These can be read at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WaupacaObits November 16 - Old news articles were added for the year 1889. These can be read at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/News/waupnewsarticles.htm November 17 - Axtell Family photos were added to page 12 and Stewart Family photos were added to page 13 of the Family and Folk Foto page. These photos can be viewed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/FamilyandFolk/FamFolkIndex.htm _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

My grandfather described their family naming pattern his own way. I've pasted it from his memoirs into this e-mail for you to enjoy. He had a wonderful old-time sense of humor with strong "old-country, logging and farming traditions woven throughout. Short and sweet was his type of story telling. If you wish to read more of his funny but (mostly) true offerings please go to the address below. I think lovingly and longingly of he and my grandma, Jack and Kate, every Thanksgiving and thought you might like to share in it a little, just this once (also pictures of them) Rita - Oconto County: (more at) http://www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/memoirsPhilippi.htm Name Game It was the custom to name children in certain ways back then. First boy was named after the father's father; first girl was after the mother's mother, etc. After running out of grandparents, the names came from the parent's brothers and sister. We ran out of them, too. It was all Ma and Pa could do to find enough friends and neighbors to finish up the lot of us. That meant there were some repeats. Pa had a son named John Francis in his first family of children. Ma had a son named John Miller in her first family of children. When I finally came along, they named me John Appolinarus. Every once in a while Ma would turn to Pa and say "your John and my John are picking on our John again." MAK wrote: > Received this from another list... Enjoy. R/S MAK > ps Our family was NOT named this way, drat! > > > OLD NAMING PATTERNS > > > > >The first son was named after the father's father. > > >The second son was named after the mother's father.

A big thank you to Joan M Benner who has been busy providing information for our AdamsCoWI pages. To see her latest contribution, Check out AdamsCoWI pages at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/WLHN/AdamsCoWI/history/jur-1894.html Again, Thanks Joan!!! R/S MAK __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/

Received this from another list... Enjoy. R/S MAK ps Our family was NOT named this way, drat! > OLD NAMING PATTERNS > > >The first son was named after the father's father. > >The second son was named after the mother's father. > >The third son was named after the father. > >The fourth son was named after the fathers eldest brother. > >The first daughter was named after the mother's mother. > >The second daughter was named after the father's mother. > >The third daughter was named after the mother. > >The fourth daughter was named after the mothers eldest sister, always. > > > ALSO: > 2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full > name. > Children after those listed above were usually named after a favorite > relative with some possible exceptions: > If a child died in infancy, a later child might be given the same name. > When a newly ordained minister baptized his first child, if that child > were a boy, he would be named for the minister, if a girl, she would receive > his surname as her middle name. > If a child were fostered, usually because of being orphaned, he may be > named for the foster parent. > If you are sure that you have the earliest birth or baptisms and that > they are in the correct order then, if John's first son is named Charles and > his second daughter is named Elizabeth then John's parents must be Charles > and Elizabeth. > > > ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/

Deana Hipke wrote: > I think this gentleman is indeed confusing street names with town names. As > far as I know and have been able to determine from perusing my gazetteer, > there is no town called Maple La (or Shangri-La, for that matter) between > Eau Claire and Wausau. However, assuming he was traveling Hwy. 29, he may > indeed have seen an exit sign or overpass label (both are green) indicating > the nearest street. For example, the "main drag" through Owen is Hwy. D, > otherwise known as Owen Lane (abbreviated "Owen La" on highway signs). Other > cross streets on this route include not only Maple Lane ("Maple La"), but > "Cardinal La," "Emerald La," and "Eagle La." > > Hope this is helpful. > > Deana Hipke > Marinette County WiGenWeb Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine > The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 > http://userpages.chorus.net/dhipke/peshtigo.html > I have to agree with Deana here. I live in northern Wisconsin (the never-never land north of Eau Claire), but even up here this fall the State started to utilize these green signs designating the street names. So not only are there *La's*, but also *Rd's* and *St's* and I bet if we looked hard enough we could even find some *Ave's* and *Blvd's*! :~) -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

I think this gentleman is indeed confusing street names with town names. As far as I know and have been able to determine from perusing my gazetteer, there is no town called Maple La (or Shangri-La, for that matter) between Eau Claire and Wausau. However, assuming he was traveling Hwy. 29, he may indeed have seen an exit sign or overpass label (both are green) indicating the nearest street. For example, the "main drag" through Owen is Hwy. D, otherwise known as Owen Lane (abbreviated "Owen La" on highway signs). Other cross streets on this route include not only Maple Lane ("Maple La"), but "Cardinal La," "Emerald La," and "Eagle La." Hope this is helpful. Deana Hipke Marinette County WiGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimarine The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 http://userpages.chorus.net/dhipke/peshtigo.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "MAK" <makkuehl@yahoo.com> To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 10:05 AM Subject: [WIGEN-L] Names of WI Towns with La after them > > Mark, While I am a native of WI, I was transplanted 20 years ago to California. > I have never seen the La after the name on the green signs before (green signs > were invented after I left) so I am sending this question to the WI board. > > Don't worry, there is no such thing as a dumb question. In fact, it must be a > pretty good one, as none of us that you asked so far, know the answer (grin)... > > Take care, and let me know the answer, as now I am curious, too... R/S MAK > > > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > > >>>>>>From: Ackley, Mark [mailto:MAckley@smdc.org] > > >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:08 PM > > >>>>>>To: 'prietsch@ismi.net<prietsch@ismi.net>' > > >>>>>>Subject: Wisconsin names > > >>>>>>While driving between Eau Claire and Wausau, I noticed that > > >>>>>>several town signs have the letters "La" after the name, i.e. Maple La > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>The signs are not street names, rather the standard green sign that > > >>>>>>identifies the town that you are entering. Can you clue me > > >>>>>>in as to the meaning of "La" and how/why it is used?

Mark, While I am a native of WI, I was transplanted 20 years ago to California. I have never seen the La after the name on the green signs before (green signs were invented after I left) so I am sending this question to the WI board. Don't worry, there is no such thing as a dumb question. In fact, it must be a pretty good one, as none of us that you asked so far, know the answer (grin)... Take care, and let me know the answer, as now I am curious, too... R/S MAK > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>>From: Ackley, Mark [mailto:MAckley@smdc.org] > >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:08 PM > >>>>>>To: 'prietsch@ismi.net<prietsch@ismi.net>' > >>>>>>Subject: Wisconsin names > >>>>>>While driving between Eau Claire and Wausau, I noticed that > >>>>>>several town signs have the letters "La" after the name, i.e. Maple La > >>>>>> > >>>>>>The signs are not street names, rather the standard green sign that > >>>>>>identifies the town that you are entering. Can you clue me > >>>>>>in as to the meaning of "La" and how/why it is used? ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/

Rita, You cracked me up, First you say pick a slow month January or February then later you are going to show them WARM and wonderful WIsconsin... Think about it (grin)... I am freezing in CA in Nov and you are talking of WARM WI in January or February.... Great idea, WRONG MONTHS!!! (for us cold haters!) hee hee hee R/S MAK --- WIGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/

Rita, That's a wonderful idea! More on it later, you gave me an idea, but alas, off to work! Tina In a message dated 11/14/00 1:10:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, zorblitz@mindspring.com writes: > Here is something to "chew on". Maybe not the "cream of the crop" as ideas > go, but "fodder for thought". How about taking a slow month, such as > January or February and having a "Celebration of Wisconsin". Think of a > snappy theme and invite the CC's from every other state in the union > (through their State officials) to come and enjoy what we have to present > to the world (we could even send invites to the World Counties). They > could use their various lists to spred the word. I think we have something > pretty special here to offer. Maybe have scheduled days and times for open > chat discussions and exchange ideas, thoughts, concerns, needs, etc. Warm > and wonderful Wisconsin is the approach! We don't have to change anything > on the sites except maybe to put out the welcome mat. > >

See you all tonight! WIGenWeb Project Meetings Place: IRC server: irc.rootsweb.com (6667) Room: #USGW-WI Time: 9 PM EST Wednesdays http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/irc-chat.html Tina