-----Original Message----- From: KWestby <Westaker@Electro-net.com> To: WIMARINE-L@rootsweb.com <WIMARINE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 2:22 PM Subject: [WIMARINE-L] Methodist Church in Marinette in 1884 > >>I would like to know if there was a Methodist Church in Marinette in the >>1880's that might have birth/ baptismal records and marriage records, and >if >>so, where I might contact them. I am looking for Hannah May JOHNSON's >>marriage to John William TELIN in 1883 and the birth of Arthur Lawrence >>TELIN in March, 1884. >>Vital Records has no information on A.L. TELIN being born there, but he >was, >>and they were. >> >>John William TELIN also had a tailoring shop in Marinette until 1887, and I >>would like to know if there is a City Directory for that time, or some >other >>record of businesses there. >> >>Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >>Lynne, gratefully >> >Hi Lynne, this is Jim Doran, formerly of Marinette, WI The information you desire for City Directories in Marinette can be found at the Stephenson Public Libray in the Genealogy/History reading room. Reference - http://www.mari.net/marinette/government/govlibrary.htm I am not sure what "Vital Records" you looked at but here are a couple of sources. Note, that Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee, Michigan are next to each other on Lake Michigan (Green Bay), and local births could have taken place in either city, if it took place at a hospital. Marinette County(est. 1879) Courthouse, Marinette, Wisconsin USA (Marinette County death, marriage, and birth records), 1926 Hall Avenue, Marinette, Wisconsin 54143, 715-735-3371, Contact: Edward Stone at Joan@cybrzn.com. For vital records contact Register of Deeds Office. Note: Marinette County was a part of Oconto County prior to 1879. Menominee County Clerk, Courthouse, Menominee, MI 49858, (906) 863-9968 http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/archive/county/menomine.html The Methodist Church you mentioned may once have been located on what is now Main St. in Marinette. That church has since closed. The current First United Methodist Church of Marinette is located at 3230 Schoolcraft Dr, Marinette, WI 54143, Telephone: 715-735-6323 You can find most of the above references and others at my Doran Family Genealogy Reference Page at http://www.homestead.com/gpapa/files/refer001.htm Jim Doran in Southern California