Here is an interesting article (forwarded in its entirety) received from a fellow genealogist in the midwest... R/S MAK -----Original Message----- From: Historydocs [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:03 AM To: Historydocs Cc: Michael Edmonds Subject: Wisconsin Sources Available Online Dear colleague, I thought the two short texts inserted below my signature might interest people who moderate local email lists or edit newsletters. Feel free to run them in your printed or email newsletter, forward them to your members, or place a link anywhere on a site you maintain. If you want to expand or edit these paragraphs, feel free to visit the web sites below and select any text there that would be helpful. If this message isn't appropriate for your organization, please accept my apologies. I thought the people with whom you communicate might like to learn about these two new services at the Wisconsin Historical Society's Web site. Best wishes, Michael Edmonds Deputy Director Library/Archives Division Wisconsin Historical Society 608-264-6538 1. "Wisconsin Local History on the Web" The Wisconsin Historical Society Library recently mounted more collections on the World Wide Web for genealogists and local historians. "Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles" (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/index.asp) contains nearly 16,000 local newspaper articles published statewide between 1860 and 1940. These consist mainly of pioneer reminiscences, portraits of community institutions, interviews with early settlers, strange anecdotes of eccentric personalities, and other grass-roots information. These real stories of real people have not been altered in any way; images of the original newspaper articles display on the researcher's screen. All of them are easy to search by personal name or a variety of subject headings, about 50,000 pages of local history and genealogy in all. There is no charge to use this collection. It is made possible by funding from the Wisconsin Dept. of Public instruction through the Library Services and Technology Act and through a very generous donation from the late Scott M. Cutlip, a UW-Madison professor of mass communications. If you have any questions about the website, contact Michael Edmonds, Deputy Director, Library/Archives Division, Wisconsin Historical Society, at [email protected], or use the feedback buttons on the web site. 2. "Order Wisconsin Vital Records Online" A new online service from the Wisconsin Historical Society lets you order a search of Wisconsin's pre-1907 birth, marriage and death records over the Internet. Vital records are a fundamental information source for genealogists. They can reveal minute details about a person such as birth, marriage or death date, birth place, maiden name, and religious affiliation, as well as information about their parents. Genealogists use them as stepping stones to other valuable sources such as obituaries and census records. Requesting a search online is quite simple. After receiving your instructions and credit card payment via our secure Web site, staff trained in researching Wisconsin vital records will carefully search for the records you specify and send photocopies of their findings. All orders are guaranteed to ship within 4 weeks; rush service is also available for an additional charge. For more information, including the fee schedule, visit the Society's Online Genealogical Research Service at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/ogrs/index.html or contact Michael Edmonds, Deputy Director, Library/Archives Division, Wisconsin Historical Society, at [email protected] " ++++++++++++++++++++++ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com