Hi Cheryl! The process has been to call 414.278.4003 and to ask for an appointment to do genealogical research. They have 2 times available for research-8am-12, and 12-4pm. (Verify this to be sure. It's been a while since I did this.) They'll check availability and let you know when the next opening is. You are allowed one appointment per month. You must present a valid ID when you arrive. They request you use pencils to make notes on the paper you bring. You can view the all the indexes there, and all the original records from before 1931. (This is so neat!) Anything after 1931 must be requested with what they call 'pulls'. You are allowed 9 'pulls' per visit. They are divided into births, deaths, and marriages. If they don't give you one automatically, ask for the 'pull' form. You must be careful when filling out the form. There are 3 columns (births, marriages, deaths). You can do all of one or any mixture, but be sure to identify what you want CLEARLY. When you've found what you want in the index, you write down the name, year, certificate #, etc, that you found in the index. They like it when the requests are arranged chronologically. You also don't get any second chances. If you put a marriage in the death column and get the wrong certificate, you must wait until your next visit to re-request the info. The people there can be very nice and very helpful; tell them you are new at this and ask for their guidelines. However, if you don't follow them, you're pretty much out of luck. Again, please verify this when you call or go down there. It's really exciting and fun! Good luck! Catherine Rose Schmid Milwaukee, Wisconsin Researching Wasielewski/Wasilewski, Freitag, Turzynski/Turzinski, Czarkowski -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Barnett [mailto:clbarnett_99@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 1:29 PM To: WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] Marriage lookups --- Jim and Tricia Thompson <jlthompson@mcn.net> wrote: > Hi Listers, > > If anyone goes to the Milwaukee County Courthouse, > I'd sure appreciate > three marriage lookups. I have the index > information already: <snip> I hope this isn't a dumb question, but I'm relatively new at this and have to learn somewhere. HOW do you do a lookup at the County Courthouse? I know how to go to the vital statistics room and request a birth/marriage/death certificate, but that costs the same as mailing in for it, so it's not worth my time to research that way. I guess I have four specific questions: 1. Tricia already had the index information on her marriage requests (Volume and page number). How do I get that information? 2. Where in the Milwaukee County Courthouse do I go with the index information? 3. Do I need an appointment? 4. How much does it cost? I hope someone can help me out, because I work just a mile from the courthouse and I don't mind doing occasional lookups. Anyone out there on the list interested in showing me the ropes? Cheryl __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB