Here are the highlights of the November postings to the Oconto County WIGenWeb Site; http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiconto/ You will find all the newest additons with direct links at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiconto/newest.htm * The Earliest Families of the Upper Great Lakes Page has been completely reformatted for easier use. * Images of the original 1870 U S Census for Oconto County are now being posted along with the surnames found on each page so you will find them on the search engine. * There are now two site search engines. One for the general site, and the other exclusively for the 800+ obituaries posted for the county. If you haven't put in your surnames lately, please try it and see what is new. * Lists of surnames found in the designated books have been included in the lookup page for Metis, Native American, French and other Mixed Blood early Upper Great Lakes Families. *The Wisconsin State Pre-1907 DEATHS Index of Oconto County for letters E, F, G, H, I, J, and K have been transcribed form microfich and posted. *The first half of the 1881 publication of " History of Northeastern Wisconsin" for Oconto County is now posted. *Transcribed newspaper articles of county marriages, deaths, births and family history for the year 1882. *The 1864 Oconto County Lumberman news articles on participation of local residents in the US Civil War is now posted. It is in the third year of the war and this is first hand information including many surnames. *Many obituary postings form from the very old to the most recent are available. *Many more postings of surnames and the e-mail links to the family researchers. Enjoy our offerings, Rita - Oconto County Project Coordinator