This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/850.1 Message Board Post: I'm not certain about records prior to 1866, but I traced the location of records I was seeking from St. Mary's Ridge Church to the Archivist of the Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was very helpful and found baptism records from 1874 and 1875. His name is Fr. Robert Altmann and his address is: Diocese of La Crosse P.O. Box 4004 La Crosse, WI 54602-4004 His phone number is: (608) 788-7700 FAX number is: (608) 788-8413 Hope this helps. Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Steinbarth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/858 Message Board Post: I am searching for any information on Steinbarths that came from the Dusseldorf area of Germany. My grandfather came over in the early part of the last century, his name was Heinrich (Henry). His first wife was Adelaide. They had 2 sons, Ralph and William. Any information would be great!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/857 Message Board Post: Searching for burial site of Betsey Oleson Damkaasen lost her 1872 when she and her only child Thomas sold 80 acres Fish Creek Ridge Leon Township Monroe County Wisconsin suspect she may have been buried original Portland (Cannon Valley) Lutheran Cemetery with Husband Ole Oleson Damkassen buried 1866 and daughter Kari Olesdatter Damkaasen Buried 1868 Janet and I restored this small cemetery summer 2003 need one final grave identified before closure.

We have a new addition to our Book Lookups - Jeff Allaire He is willing to do lookups in books which are located in the Marshfield Public Library - Their site is on-line at: http://marshfieldlibrary.org/ You can find a book of interest - and then send him a query - please keep your queries to individuals known to have lived in the area at that time - - for more details on book lookups see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/lookups.htm R/S MAK --- Jeff Allaire <jeffallaire@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > I would be willing to do lookups in any of the books > that I have, as well as any that are found in the > Marshfield Public Library. > Jeff > > ===== MAKTranscriber - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Syverson/Severson of Wisconsin/Minnesota Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/149.208.1 Message Board Post: Robin and Julia: Julia - our Syverson's and yours are not the same family -- Robin -- our's are the same family -- please contact me directly at vhfarmer@att.net - I'd love to share more with you...

Does anyone know if there is a register of marriages for Monroe County for 1849-1851? Specifically, I am looking for the marriage record of Samuel Rose Wiant (Wyant, etc.) and Mary L. Hull. Thank you, WIMONROE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 Content-Type: text/plain WIMONROE-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 54 Today's Topics: #1 Re: Syverson's of Wisconsin & Norw [jhufschmid@adelphia.net] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from WIMONROE-D, send a message to WIMONROE-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 X-Message: #1 Date: 9 Apr 2004 11:36:32 -0600 From: jhufschmid@adelphia.net To: WIMONROE-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Re: Syverson's of Wisconsin & Norway Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/149.209.1 Message Board Post: Also found them listed in the 1880 census in Wonewoc, Juneau Co. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/149.209.1 Message Board Post: Also found them listed in the 1880 census in Wonewoc, Juneau Co.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/149.209 Message Board Post: First of all I just want to mention that Elroy is in Juneau Co. not Vernon Co. And I think this might possibly be Alice and her family listed in the 1870 Census - La Valle, Sauk Co., WI David Dowden 28 1841 Indiana Mary Dowden 22 1847 France Sarah A Dowden 6 1863 Wisconsin Edward A Dowden 4 1865 Wisconsin Alice A Dowden 1 1868 Wisconsin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/149.208 Message Board Post: im not sure if mine are the same tree as yours but ill take a stab at it... Cecelia and Ole Syverson immigrated from Norway to Wisconsin in early 1857 and they had a daughter Mary br in Laerdal, NOR on Sept. 8, 1856. she crossed to America at 4 months of age. Mary married Peter Aspevig and had 8 children and would move to Minnesota.... Peter and Mary are both buried at Atlanta Cemetery near Ulen, MN. Hope this helps.... Robin Dudgeon Winnipeg , MB, Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/824.1 Message Board Post: Greetings; Thanks for posting the Obit. I am a relative from the Gnewikow side of the family and was wondering if anyone of the family is doing family history research. I am looking for the death dates of Walter and Emma Gnewikow, and the birth dates of their children and spouses. Would appreciate any information on the family. ngenz@hotmail.com

FYI from another mailing list --- Robert Sullivan <rsullivan@sals.edu> wrote: The Scout Report <http://scout.wisc.edu/has a number of history-related sites this week: 4. Levittown, Pa: Building the Suburban Dream http://www.fandm.edu/levittown High-minded architectural critics derided its very form and cookie-cutter execution and sociologists wrote of the "organization men" who drove out of its bucolic curvilinear streets each morning, but Levittowns (there were three of them in total) were immensely popular with the general public after World War II. This fine online exhibit from the State Museum of Pennsylvania explores the Levittown phenomenon, with a particular focus on the Levittown constructed northeast of Philadelphia in the early 1950s. Using various items of visual ephemera, such as advertisements from trade magazines, editorial cartoons and architectural drawings, visitors are led through three sections that explore the built environment of Levittown, the social fabric of the community during the 1950s, and an in-depth look at a typical kitchen in a Levittown home, replete with various modern time-saving devices. The kitchen section is a real treat, as visitors can move their mouse pointer through an interactive photograph, honing in on a self- cleaning oven and a built-in blender. [KMG] 6. Sacramento History Online [QuickTime,pdf] http://www.sachistoryonline.org/ From the first river vessels built by Native Americans in the Sacramento Valley to the vast networks of irrigated croplands created in the early 20th century, transportation and agriculture have had a long and storied past in the area in and around Sacramento. This online digital archive is a wonderful repository of items related to these two thematic areas created by a partnership of California organizations (including the Sacramento Public Library and the Sacramento Archives), with generous funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Within the site visitors can search for various pieces of printed materials located here by decade, topic, or document type, or just browse around through various subtopics for either agriculture or transportation. Other resources available here include an introductory essay, a timeline, and lesson plans for educators. The site is rounded out by two very nice archival film clips, with one highlighting hop production on the Horst Ranch, and the other clip highlighting the importance of Victory Gardens in Sacramento during the Second World War. [KMG] 8. Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans -- The Penniman House: A Whaling Story http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/112penniman/112penniman.htm First launched in 1991, the Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans from the National Park Service has really served to bring history to life for the benefit of young people by bringing together a number of pieces of historical documentation together for use by teachers in the classroom. One of the latest plans utilizes documents related to the grand home of Captain Penniman (a whale trader in Massachusetts in the 19th century), which not only tells the story of this historic site, but also that of the experiences of whaling families more broadly. As with all of the other previous lesson plans, this one also starts with an inquiry question where students examine a piece of visual evidence, then are asked to proceed by looking at the broader historical context by reading a brief essay and examining several maps. All of this material (including the primary historical documents and associated readings) is contained within this site, which also has detailed material for teachers on how to incorporate this lesson plan into the classroom. [KMG] 10. Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes http://libtext.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/ The area that now constitutes the state of Wisconsin was first surveyed by the federal government between the years 1833 and 1866. This survey was performed (as it was across the United States) to divide the public domain into salable-sized lots that could be sold or given away to both encourage settlement through this territory and raise monies for the federal government. While surveyors divided up these lands into townships and smaller units, they wrote a general description of what they observed during their time on the land. Fortunately for persons interested in landscape history and the original land survey information, these field notes from the Wisconsin Public Land Survey are now available online, courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Library and the Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Currently, visitors to the site may access the original field notes by clicking on an interactive map of Wisconsin, then moving down to the appropriate area of interest by range and section. For the novice user, there is also a helpful background section relating the details of the land survey which will help them on their way. [KMG] 13. The New Georgia Encyclopedia http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Home.jsp Sponsored by the Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the Office of the Governor and the University of Georgia Press, the New Georgia Encyclopedia represents an ambitious effort to create an authoritative online resource for literally hundreds of topics about the state of Georgia. It would seem that they are well on their way to reaching their goal of 1600 original articles by January 2006, as visitors can select from a number of broad topics to browse through, including: folklife, education, religion, and transportation. Within each topic, there are numerous subtopics, leading the way to individual articles. One rather nice feature of the Encyclopedia is that each article is accompanied by a list of suggested reading, and in many cases, there are hyperlinks to relevant external sites. The site also provides links to basic Quick Facts about the state, galleries featuring the works of prominent museums through the state, and a Features area, which each month hones-in on any number of topics, such as Creek Leaders of Georgia and Twelve Great Works of Georgia Fiction. From Hank Aaron to the Yazoo Land Fraud, this site is a fine fountain of information about the people, places, and traditions of the Peach State. 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Syverson,Maltby,Warren,Rabe,Gage, Hanson,Kelk,Swartzel, Olson,Prell Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/856 Message Board Post: Syverson's elavator containing about 3,500 bushels of oats was unroofed and wrecked, and the grain scattered. The Saloon building was unroofed and racked. The walls of the creamery building not yet completed, constructed entirely of cement blocks, were partl;y blown down. The railway depot was not greatly damaged, though racked some, windows broken and shingles torn from the roof. The other houses along the street were all more or less damaged. It is marvelous that no more casualities occurred at Oakdale. The only persons seriously injured were Mrs. Maltby and Mrs. Harry Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Malthby sought refuge in their cellar and it was the means of saving their lives. The cellar was nearly filled with timbers, boards , brick, etc., but by keeping close to the corner they avoided being crushed. Mrs. Maltby was badly bruised, and this with the terrible shock prostrated her, but she is expected to recover. In the country southwest of Oakdale village the storm continued it devastation and more lives were lost. The house in which Mr. and Mrs. Dame, father and mother of B.C. Dame, lived was demolilshed and both of the aged couple were killed. Another house nearby in which the Rev. Mr. Smith lived was also destroyed he was blown away into a field. It is feared his injuries would be fatal. (July 12 th 1907,Tomah Journal reported his death) Further down in the course of the storm there was extensive destruction of buildings and stock. Jacob Prell's barn was destroyed and his boy's leg broken. Fred Gabower lost all his buildings and the property in that section destroyed include John Hoef, a barn; John Gage, barn and sheds: John Rabe , all buidings and a horse; John Swartzel, C. Kelk, Nels Hanson, Henry Olson and serveral others. Reports of the damage are very incomplete and no estimate can be made of the losses. The strip devastated by the cyclone was of varying width, from twenty rods to perhaps a half a mile. Scores of people have lost heavily and some have lost all they had. It is a situation calling for prompt, organized measures of relief. Those who were fortunate enough to escape all damage or loss in this city (Tomah) and neighborhood should contribute gladly to prevent suffering and hardship which must otherwise result from this calamity. amp, Hope this will help family researchers. By description storm appears to be what today is considered a tornado.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/52.189.2 Message Board Post: I am trying to trace Quirin Schreier and Jacob Knorst back and would appreciate what you could give me. Thanks Fred Jepson please send replies to fcjepson@comcast.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moseley,Hill, Dame , Maltby, Neibuhr,Jonhnson, Jennings,Grovesteen,Bruckner, Myers, Quam Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/855 Message Board Post: "RUIN AND DEATH IN THE CYCLONE" "Eastern Towns of County Swept Wednesday by Devastating Storm"--"Passes through Five Towns and nearly Wipes Out Village of Oakdale--Six Persons Reported Killed and Many Injured--Worst Storm Ever In this County" Tomah Journal dated July 5, 1907... Wednesday evening about 6 o'clock a cyclone swept through the eastern towns of Monroe County, leaving death and ruin in its path.. At this writing 6 persons are known to have been killed, with the probability the the number will be increased by the death of some of those badly injured.The number of injuries is known to be large, but a reliable estimate has not been made. The loss in the destruction of houses , barns, and other buildings, fences, orchards, crops and live stock is enormous. It was the most destructive wind storm that ever visited this county. The cyclone orginated somewhere to the north, presumably in Jackson County, coming across the line north of the village of Warrens. it passed throught the town of Oakdale destroying the village and thence across the northeast corner of the town of Clifton. After passing out of the county it continued it destruction as far as Elroy.. Its course in this country was something over 20 miles and in its path homes were destroyed and their contents scattered for miles, barns demoslished., stock killed, shade and fruit trees uprooted, crope ruined telephone and telegrapth lines laid low, besides the many casualties to human beings. The storm passed only a few miles east of this city (Tomah) and was sen by many people who were watching the ominous looking clouds. Had it swerved from its course enough to strike this city, it would have been razed it to the ground with an appalling loss of life. The greatest loss of life is reported from the neighborhood north of Warrens, near where the storm started. The people there had scarely any warning while farthur on its course they saw it coming and went into cellars or other places of safety. The casualities reported there were in the families of Jap. Poff and Joe Buckner. Mr. Poff's house was destryed, his wife and one child killed and another boy badly injured, perhaps fatally. Mr. Poff was away from home. Other informant states Mr. and Mrs. Bucvkner were both injured amd their two children killed. The village of Warrens narrowly escaped the storm which passed just west of the village. Two miles southeast in the vicinity of D.T. Moseley's much damage was done. Moseley great barn ,once before laid low by a windstorm, was demolished. From here the funnel shaped cloud seems to have lifted, so that for 4 or 5 miles the damage of the storm comparatively small. The next serious damage was at Watermill where it unroofed the cranberry house, nearly demolished the hotel barn, destroyed some of the other cottages. The loss is estimated at $4,000, but no one was injured. After leaving Watermill the course lay through a section of comparativity few houses. The roof of Mrs. Jones' house was taken off and the addition torn down. John Van Alstine's house was entirely destroyed. At the plant of the Peat Co. many of the sheds were demolished, and the house somewhat damaged. As the cyclone crossed into the town of Byron it struck the house fon the old Jennings place and completely demolished it. The occupants,Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss, were carried some distance into the field, where they were found badly injured. There is little hope for Mr. Prentiss. The cyclone crossed the Oakdatle road near J.C. hill's place and in this vicinity was very destructive. Mr. Hill's barn and other buildings except his house were demolished also all the Myers and Musser's buildings. Mr. Myers had his arm broken. Mr. and Mrs. Musser saved themselves by going into the timber and clinging to small trees. As the storm crossed the road it caught 2 or 3 te4ams. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Grovesteen and baby who were on the way to Oakdale narrowly escaped wilth their lives. They were injured but not seriously. Two Quam boys who were caught on the road wer e badly injured. Oakdale Village was almost directly in the path of the cyclone and it was there the greatest havoc was wrought . The Baker and Undervwood houses and othe r places on that part of the street were just on the outshirts of the storm and were little if any damaged. All the other buildings on the street were either destroyed or badly damaged. The houses of B.C. Dame and A.N. Maltby were in the very vortex and were completely demolished. Nothing but the foundations of Mr. Dame's house remained, the house being scattered everywhere. Mr. Maltbys house was moved a lttle form the foundation and crushed into kindlilng wood. The windmill ,barns ,sheds, fences, and everything on these premises were swept away. Trees were uproote d or broken and where left standing the bark was stripped from them. Horses, cattle and other stock were killed. Across the road from these palces the town hall and a small dwelling house was totally demoslished. Other buildings badly damaged were the Neibuhr building in which the post office was located. The roof and one entire side o f the building were torn off. Johnson's store was moved slightly on its foundation, part of the roof torn off , and all the windows smashed. (Will continue July 5, 1907 Tomah Journal Report in another message. )

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BERGEN -BRISK Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/854 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on my g-grandfather Joseph BERGEN born 28 OCT 1873 in Wilton, WI. His parents were Dennis BERGEN and Julia BRISK. He Married Bertha CUMMINGS ( don't know when or where). They had two daughters, Henritta born 26 MAY 1899 in LaCross, WI and Marietelle born 23 FEB 1901 in LaCross, WI. Joseph died 30 DEC 1953 and is buried in LaCross, WI. I would greatly appricate any help.

My daughter-in-law's maiden name is Zweifel and she is from Madison. Hate to admit it, but just have not gotten around to that side of the family as it is my son's second marriage. She's on my list though. :) Nancy Researching Matthias Schmid mafily From: <arver@voyager.net> To: <WIMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:12 PM Subject: [WIMONROE ] SARGENT - ZWEIFEL > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: SARGENT ZWEIFEL > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/853 > > Message Board Post: > > I am researching the SARGENT surname. My great grandfather, Albert SARGENT's sister was Mary Adella (Della) SARGENT (1867-1928) who married Henry ZWEIFEL in 1894. Della and Henry's children were: Hugh S. ZWEIFEL, Buelah ZWEIFEL CLARK, Lillian and William ZWEIFEL (twins). Della and Henry moved from Porter County, Indiana to Wisconsin after 1900. Della died in Sparta, Wisconsin. I would like to exchange information with their descendants. > > > ==== WIMONROE Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe/ >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SARGENT ZWEIFEL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EC.2ACE/853 Message Board Post: I am researching the SARGENT surname. My great grandfather, Albert SARGENT's sister was Mary Adella (Della) SARGENT (1867-1928) who married Henry ZWEIFEL in 1894. Della and Henry's children were: Hugh S. ZWEIFEL, Buelah ZWEIFEL CLARK, Lillian and William ZWEIFEL (twins). Della and Henry moved from Porter County, Indiana to Wisconsin after 1900. Della died in Sparta, Wisconsin. I would like to exchange information with their descendants.

Please pass along to interested mailing lists - thanks. R/S MAK +++++ Attention La Crosse and Monroe County area genealogists... LOCAL HISTORY ROOM TO HOST GENEALOGY RESOURCE NIGHT SPARTA, WI�Interested in researching family history? The Monroe County Local History Room will present "Genealogy Resource Night" on Thursday, April 8th at 7:00pm, at the Local History Room in Sparta. County Historian Jarrod Roll will explain the many useful resources available at the History Room to those researching their family�s history. John Burke of the Area Research Center of La Crosse will also be on hand to relate the many fine genealogical resources available at the ARC, in UW-La Crosse�s Murphy Library. Both beginners and seasoned researchers will discover something new and useful in their pursuit of the past. This program is free and open to the public. The Local History Room and Museum is located at 200 W. Main St., Sparta. Call Jarrod at 608-269-8680 for more information. Jarrod M. Roll County Historian Monroe County Local History Room & Museum 200 W. Main St. Sparta, WI 54656 608-269-8680 FAX 608-269-8921 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/167.1 Message Board Post: There is a phillip grimshaw that used to live in the toma/oakdale area. There was also a grimshaw that worked in the school in camp douglas for years as a custodian. I think that his name was Billy, he had a daughter named mabel. There is also a lady in Camp Douglas by the name of Deloris. Hope this helps.

> Do you have a birth date for your Almon Washburn, Ethel or Mary? > Is this the Almon Washburn who was married to Anna Carter and the son of Samuel Washburn and Diademia Wright? Bill Betts Center Cross, Virginia