this might come in handy - also for the Lincoln county people - I have the home page fixed so you can check out the Lincoln County indexes. For Marathon - don't forget to check the township/villages indexes. I will have Weston done tomorrow and am working on Colby. Shelley <A HREF="http://www.westegg.com/inflation/">Click here: The Inflation Calculator</A> > From: EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE > Thursday, 13 January 2000 > > What Was It Worth? > > You're reading a deed and you'd like to know how much the sale price > in 1859 dollars stacks up in current U.S. currency. Or maybe it's a > will and you want to know just how valuable your own direct > ancestor's piece of the inheritance would be if it were paid in U.S. > currency at the end of the twentieth century. You could guess, of > course, but there's got to be a simpler way to find out, isn't > there? > > One way to find out is to use the Inflation Calculator posted to the > Web by Morgan Friedman. The Inflation Calculator covers values from > 1800 to 1998. Just type in the amount you know (either the current > value or the "historical" one), and the Calculator gives you both > valuations. Very handy, and very quick. > > But there's more. Mr. Friedman has also posted calculators for Italy > and Canada, and links to exchange rates for Britain. Not to mention a > link to the addictively fascinating Statistical Abstract of the > United States. > > If you've ever wondered how much an 1859 dollar would be in 1998 > terms ($18.40), or any other amount, this handy reference page can be > a welcome addition to your list of Bookmarks or Favorites. > > Resources: > > The Inflation Calculator > http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ > > > Copyright 2000, Everton Publishers > All rights reserved >