Yes, this is the same place. The school is closed down now, since the early 70's. The cemetary is in the middle of the golf course. Recently, a former counselor for the school spearheaded a movement to erect a memorial for the children who died there. Previously they were only identified by numbered gravemarkers. This new memorial may be of interest to you since you have a relative who died there. The site of the school is now mostly a park, the golf course,and the site some of the old buildings are now the city's kindergarten. Danielle Nauman >From: "verna strickland" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WIMONROE] Fwd: WI Child Center - Can anyone help with this >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:08:06 -0800 > >I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I had family that was >placed in "State Public School, Sparta, WI" (orphanage) in 1901. I had >been >searching for a long time trying to find out where these children went. One >was an infant and died there, the other was indentured to a farmer. It is >my understanding that the school is no longer there, the cemetery is, but >you have to go through a golf course to get to it. I haven't been there, >but >this is what I was told. > >You can write to the Dept. of Health and Family Services, Madison, Adoption >Search Agency and they should be able to help you. I got information that I >wanted through them. If this isn't the same place your great great aunt was >placed, they still might be able to help you out. > >Verna > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 11:49 AM >Subject: [WIMONROE] Fwd: WI Child Center - Can anyone help with this > > > > > > --part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Thanks..info below, brenda at [email protected] > > address comments to Heather and list please~ > > > > > > In a message dated 3/2/00 8:08:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > << WI Child Center > > Date: 3/2/00 8:08:12 AM Pacific Standard Time > > From: [email protected] (The Anderson-Murre Family) > > To: [email protected] > > > > Brenda, > > I recently found out that my great-great aunt was sent away to the WI >Child > > Center in Sparta in 1904, at the age of 8.We do not know why, and are >hoping > > to find out more about the family through the circumstances of this > > incident. Do you know of anyone I can contact regarding this sort of >record > > or how I can find information on what sort of place this was? > > Thanks, Heather >> > > > > > > --part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary > > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > > Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com >[172.18.150.4]) >by > > air-yd01.mail.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:08:12 > > -0500 > > Received: from usfamily.net (xtlab.com [207.225.145.250]) by > > rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:07:58 > > -0500 > > Received: from [63.225.130.72] by usfamily.net > > (Zsmtp MTA v8.0.3) > > with SMTP id com for <[email protected]>; > > Thu, 02 Mar 2000 09:37:24 -0600 (CST) > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > From: "The Anderson-Murre Family" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: WI Child Center > > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:46:16 -0600 > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > X-Priority: 3 > > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 > > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 > > > > Brenda, > > I recently found out that my great-great aunt was sent away to the WI >Child > > Center in Sparta in 1904, at the age of 8.We do not know why, and are >hoping > > to find out more about the family through the circumstances of this > > incident. Do you know of anyone I can contact regarding this sort of >record > > or how I can find information on what sort of place this was? > > Thanks, Heather > > > > > > --part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary-- > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi, I live in Sparta, and also have an ancestor that was sent to the State School. I will try and get in touch with a lady named June Laxton, she was a counselor there, are recently spearheaded a large project to erect a memorial to the children who died while there. Previously, the graves were only marked by numbers. I'm hoping she may be able to point me in the right direction as to where to access these records. The State school was a home for orphaned, poor, neglected children, ect. Danielle Nauman >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [WIMONROE] Fwd: WI Child Center - Can anyone help with this >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:49:35 EST > >--part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Thanks..info below, brenda at [email protected] >address comments to Heather and list please~ > > >In a message dated 3/2/00 8:08:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< WI Child Center > Date: 3/2/00 8:08:12 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: [email protected] (The Anderson-Murre Family) > To: [email protected] > > Brenda, > I recently found out that my great-great aunt was sent away to the WI >Child > Center in Sparta in 1904, at the age of 8.We do not know why, and are >hoping > to find out more about the family through the circumstances of this > incident. Do you know of anyone I can contact regarding this sort of >record > or how I can find information on what sort of place this was? > Thanks, Heather >> > > >--part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary >Content-Type: message/rfc822 >Content-Disposition: inline > >Return-Path: <[email protected]> >Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) >by > air-yd01.mail.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:08:12 > -0500 >Received: from usfamily.net (xtlab.com [207.225.145.250]) by > rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:07:58 > -0500 >Received: from [63.225.130.72] by usfamily.net > (Zsmtp MTA v8.0.3) > with SMTP id com for <[email protected]>; > Thu, 02 Mar 2000 09:37:24 -0600 (CST) >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >From: "The Anderson-Murre Family" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: WI Child Center >Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:46:16 -0600 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 > >Brenda, >I recently found out that my great-great aunt was sent away to the WI Child >Center in Sparta in 1904, at the age of 8.We do not know why, and are >hoping >to find out more about the family through the circumstances of this >incident. Do you know of anyone I can contact regarding this sort of record >or how I can find information on what sort of place this was? >Thanks, Heather > > >--part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary-- > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

--part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks..info below, brenda at [email protected] address comments to Heather and list please~ In a message dated 3/2/00 8:08:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << WI Child Center Date: 3/2/00 8:08:12 AM Pacific Standard Time From: [email protected] (The Anderson-Murre Family) To: [email protected] Brenda, I recently found out that my great-great aunt was sent away to the WI Child Center in Sparta in 1904, at the age of 8.We do not know why, and are hoping to find out more about the family through the circumstances of this incident. Do you know of anyone I can contact regarding this sort of record or how I can find information on what sort of place this was? Thanks, Heather >> --part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd01.mail.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:08:12 -0500 Received: from usfamily.net (xtlab.com [207.225.145.250]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:07:58 -0500 Received: from [63.225.130.72] by usfamily.net (Zsmtp MTA v8.0.3) with SMTP id com for <[email protected]>; Thu, 02 Mar 2000 09:37:24 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "The Anderson-Murre Family" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: WI Child Center Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:46:16 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Brenda, I recently found out that my great-great aunt was sent away to the WI Child Center in Sparta in 1904, at the age of 8.We do not know why, and are hoping to find out more about the family through the circumstances of this incident. Do you know of anyone I can contact regarding this sort of record or how I can find information on what sort of place this was? Thanks, Heather --part1_19.19d48b3.25f1714f_boundary--

Let's try again~ everything on stamps.. from animals to bugs to?? you name it.. we need one to honor Historical Families Send email to the list below... and thanks Lori........ I have also included some non-genealogy folks to this mailing.. just because they do not DO genealogy doesn't mean this would not interest them~ Help us family and friends ;) thanks........ brenda [email protected] > from the St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society (SLVGS) News, Fall > 1999: > > "The U. S. Postal Service has never had a stamp promoting family > history research, yet genealogy is America's most popular hobby. If you > would like to see a stamp honoring genealogy, contact the U. S. Postal > Service, 476 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 4474B, Washing, DC 20260-6756, OR > e-mail them at: [email protected] usps.gov ." > > You might consider posting this on other lists to which you subscribe.

Hi all, I'm not researching this family as I have no known connections...but I did recognize the name. I have a photo album that I believe belonged to my gg-grandmother who lived in Monroe County, WI. Most of the photos do not contain names on the back. One of them has the studio name "W. H. Drowatzky, Tomah, Wis." at the bottom. Just thought I'd let you know in case anyone finds that this photographer is a relative. -- Bonnie (Gallagher) Gilson, Phoenix, AZ, USA mailto:[email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bgilson/ ~ RootsWeb Donor ~ > Hi all, check for these on the Monroe county website....Biographies added > > "John Karl and Maria Gess Drowatzky," was posted by Sheridan > Brandon Drowatzky on Fri, 25 Feb 2000 > > "Bernhard Drowatzky," was posted by Sheridan Brandon Drowatzky > on Fri, 25 Feb 2000 > > Thanks Sheridan............ we don't get many bios > Brenda > [email protected] > web owner

Hi all, check for these on the Monroe county website....Biographies added "John Karl and Maria Gess Drowatzky," was posted by Sheridan Brandon Drowatzky on Fri, 25 Feb 2000 "Bernhard Drowatzky," was posted by Sheridan Brandon Drowatzky on Fri, 25 Feb 2000 Thanks Sheridan............ we don't get many bios Brenda [email protected] web owner

I would like to hear some history of the County. My families are the following: Davis Wilcox McNeil Coats Dutton Babcock My father was born in Tunnel City My grandmother was born in Norway Ridge My sister was born in Tomah Does anyone have anything they would like to share? Happy Digging Catherine Leinbach

Have you tried rootsweb.com? Many web sites have a search tool. Regards, Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeAnn Holloway" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: [WIMONROE] 1870 census? > Does anyone happen to have access to the 1870 census? I am looking for > Hiram Folts in Sparta. If anyone could be of help, it would be greatly > appreciated. Thank you. > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >

Does anyone happen to have access to the 1870 census? I am looking for Hiram Folts in Sparta. If anyone could be of help, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

In the 1870 Census of Monroe County there was a family of Seth Barnes. I suspect they were from Cattaragus County NY. Is anyone working on this family? Susanne Farnham Hieber

I was wondering if any one would be able to help me with the YORK family. I would like the death record of Nellie YORK who died in Leon Township in February 1902. Also is it possible to get a census record for the year 1900 for W.Sylvester YORK. If you could just tell me where to write for this information it would be a great help. Thank you for your help. Joanne Rohrscheib

RE: Subject: [WIMONROE] Monroe County School Book > I am also interested in this possible book. Would you let the list know who > might have it and could we ask for look ups? > > Susanne Farnham Hieber > [email protected] > Susanne, The only complete answer I really got I copied for you below. Hope it helps! Karla Definitely check with Audrey at the Monroe County History room. Recently, a retired teacher (Julia Middleman, I think her name is) published a historical booklet about the school systems here in the county. I do also know that there is an older historical book about Monroe County, dated in the early 1900's, that contained a section about all the rural schools in the county. I'm sure that the History Room would have both. I've never actually saw Julia's booklet, only read about it in the Sparta paper, and the copy of the book I saw was at the High School Library, but may have been personal property of that librarian, who has since retired. If Audrey doesn't have the book, let me know,and I could probably borrow it from either the high school library (I'm a school employee), or I could give Mrs. Perry a call. Danielle Nauman [email protected]

Thanks for your help Danielle! I appreciate the time you took to answer me. Karla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danielle Nauman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 5:18 AM Subject: Re: [WIMONROE] Book of Old Settlers, Monroe Co. > Definately check with Audrey at the Monroe County History room. Recently, a > retired teacher (Julia Middleman, I think her name is) published a > historical booklet about the school systems here in the county. I do also > know that there is an older historical book about Monroe County, dated in > the early 1900's, that contained a section about all the rural schools in > the county. I'm sure that the History Room would have both. I've never > actually saw Julia's booklet, only read about it in the Sparta paper, and > the copy of the book I saw was at the High School Library, but may have been > personal property of that librarian, who has since retired. If Audrey > doesn't have the book, let me know,and I could probably borrow it from > either the high school library (I'm a school employee), or I could give Mrs. > Perry a call. > > Danielle Nauman > [email protected] > > > > >From: Rollie Littlewood <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [WIMONROE] Book of Old Settlers, Monroe Co. > >Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 10:17:13 -0600 > > > >At 05:26 PM 2/4/00 -0700, "Bonnie M. Gilson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > > > >I received a photocopy of a typewritten page from the above named book > > >for one of my ancestors, Hiram GETMAN. Handwriting at the bottom says > > >"history of my father, Dr. Robert H. Getman 1941"...I think he typed > > >the page directly from the book... > > > > > >Am wondering if anyone can tell me: > > > > > > 1. when was the book published? > > > 2. if you have a copy are there any other GETMAN, LINCOLN > > > or JOHNSTON families in the book? > > > 3. is the book available for purchase (if so from whom and $)?... > > > > How certain are you that this book relates to Monroe County, > >*Wisconsin*? As you know, there are lots of counties named Monroe in > >the U.S.A. (roughly 1/3 of all states have a Monroe County). I found > >reference to something resembling this title for Monroe Co., Missouri, > >but nothing for Monroe Co., Wisconsin. > > > > A recent message on this list mentioned the Monroe Co. Local History > >Room--you may want to check with them directly to see if they have any > >knowledge of such a book relating to Monroe County, Wisconsin. > > > > > > Rollie > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >

I, too, am interested in this School Book but would like to know the dates included. Barb [email protected]

Definately check with Audrey at the Monroe County History room. Recently, a retired teacher (Julia Middleman, I think her name is) published a historical booklet about the school systems here in the county. I do also know that there is an older historical book about Monroe County, dated in the early 1900's, that contained a section about all the rural schools in the county. I'm sure that the History Room would have both. I've never actually saw Julia's booklet, only read about it in the Sparta paper, and the copy of the book I saw was at the High School Library, but may have been personal property of that librarian, who has since retired. If Audrey doesn't have the book, let me know,and I could probably borrow it from either the high school library (I'm a school employee), or I could give Mrs. Perry a call. Danielle Nauman [email protected] >From: Rollie Littlewood <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WIMONROE] Book of Old Settlers, Monroe Co. >Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 10:17:13 -0600 > >At 05:26 PM 2/4/00 -0700, "Bonnie M. Gilson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I received a photocopy of a typewritten page from the above named book > >for one of my ancestors, Hiram GETMAN. Handwriting at the bottom says > >"history of my father, Dr. Robert H. Getman 1941"...I think he typed > >the page directly from the book... > > > >Am wondering if anyone can tell me: > > > > 1. when was the book published? > > 2. if you have a copy are there any other GETMAN, LINCOLN > > or JOHNSTON families in the book? > > 3. is the book available for purchase (if so from whom and $)?... > > How certain are you that this book relates to Monroe County, >*Wisconsin*? As you know, there are lots of counties named Monroe in >the U.S.A. (roughly 1/3 of all states have a Monroe County). I found >reference to something resembling this title for Monroe Co., Missouri, >but nothing for Monroe Co., Wisconsin. > > A recent message on this list mentioned the Monroe Co. Local History >Room--you may want to check with them directly to see if they have any >knowledge of such a book relating to Monroe County, Wisconsin. > > > Rollie > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

At 05:26 PM 2/4/00 -0700, "Bonnie M. Gilson" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi all, > >I received a photocopy of a typewritten page from the above named book >for one of my ancestors, Hiram GETMAN. Handwriting at the bottom says >"history of my father, Dr. Robert H. Getman 1941"...I think he typed >the page directly from the book... > >Am wondering if anyone can tell me: > > 1. when was the book published? > 2. if you have a copy are there any other GETMAN, LINCOLN > or JOHNSTON families in the book? > 3. is the book available for purchase (if so from whom and $)?... How certain are you that this book relates to Monroe County, *Wisconsin*? As you know, there are lots of counties named Monroe in the U.S.A. (roughly 1/3 of all states have a Monroe County). I found reference to something resembling this title for Monroe Co., Missouri, but nothing for Monroe Co., Wisconsin. A recent message on this list mentioned the Monroe Co. Local History Room--you may want to check with them directly to see if they have any knowledge of such a book relating to Monroe County, Wisconsin. Rollie

I believe if you contact Audrey Johnson who works at the Monroe Co. Local History Room in Sparta, that they have the book there. Her e-mail is [email protected] John Gamerdinger Staudt wrote: > Hi all! > > Does anyone have a book that was published in the past several years about > the history of the Monroe County, WI Schools? I am interested in the > information on one particular school and would appreciate being able to talk > to someone who has access to this book. > > Thanks! > > Karla > [email protected]

I am also interested in this possible book. Would you let the list know who might have it and could we ask for look ups? Susanne Farnham Hieber [email protected]

Hi all! Does anyone have a book that was published in the past several years about the history of the Monroe County, WI Schools? I am interested in the information on one particular school and would appreciate being able to talk to someone who has access to this book. Thanks! Karla [email protected]

Hi all, I received a photocopy of a typewritten page from the above named book for one of my ancestors, Hiram GETMAN. Handwriting at the bottom says "history of my father, Dr. Robert H. Getman 1941"...I think he typed the page directly from the book... Am wondering if anyone can tell me: 1. when was the book published? 2. if you have a copy are there any other GETMAN, LINCOLN or JOHNSTON families in the book? 3. is the book available for purchase (if so from whom and $)? Best wishes :) Bonnie -- Bonnie (Gallagher) Gilson, Phoenix, AZ, USA mailto:[email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bgilson/ ~ RootsWeb Donor ~