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 >