Where is the new Delavan site? ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Maglione To: wiwalwor@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 2:35 AM Subject: [WIWALWOR] Check out the new Delavan site! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIWALWOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aussiemate1 Surnames: Driscoll, Quinn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2429/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was searching for my Quinn ancestors on ancestry.com and came across family tree information that someone had submitted for Ellen Marie (Driscoll) Quinn, wife of William Micheal Quinn. I would like to contact the person who submitted the information to possibly exchange information as I have amassed quite a bit on the Quinn family. Anyone presently researching this line or another Quinn line from Walworth County can contact me at - aussiemate1@cox.net Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aussiemate1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2428.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so, so much Shirley! If you could find something showing the date and place of their marriage that would be wonderful! I looked at the Libby Burns you mentioned in Rock County on the 1870 census. I agree that she is as close as it comes. I can't imagine how Libby and Bernard met each other. I really appreciate your efforts and am more than happy to reimburse you for whatever costs you incur - just let me know. My e-mail is aussiemate1@cox.net Thanks again - LeeAnn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ShirleySisk77 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2428.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked out the 1880, 1900 and 1910 census records on Libby and her family just to pick up the clues. I see her obit said she was born on August 13, 1854 and the 1900 census said she was born in Aug. 1853. Marriage years don't agree on the two census records, but are close. The first child Rosa, born 1873 or so was born in Kansas so the census said, then Hubert born in Wis. and then back to Kansas for the next three children. Libby said she had 5 children. Then there was Lucy, who had parents born in different places, and it appears she was adopted or something. One thing I can do for you is check and see if Bernard and Libby married in Walworth County. I will do that next week. I did find a Lizzie Burns, age 18 in the 1870 census in Rock County, 30 miles away from Elkhorn, whose parents were foreign born and she was working as a servant, so wasn't with parents. I have no idea if she is the "right" person, but it's the only one that was close. I'll see if I ca! n dig up anything else. Shirley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aussiemate1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2428.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Cindy, Thank you so much for sending the information on Chester Byrnes! I will definitely follow up on this! Again - thank you for your help and speedy reply! LeeAnn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cindycindy86c Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2428.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The name Byrnes is a name I heard alot while growing up in East Troy, Walworth, WI. The "old" High Scool/Junior High Building was referred to as the "Chester E. Byrnes Building" I'm not certain of the "E." in the name, it's been too many years, since I've been gone from East Troy, which is located about 8 miles from Elkhorn, the county seat of Walworth County. Also I believe there was a laywer, possibly the man the building was named after, who lived in East Troy. This may or may not help in your search, good luck. Cindy Brewer Dooley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aussiemate1 Surnames: Burns/Byrnes Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2428/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The obituary of Libby (Burns) Quinn who died 8/11/1919 in Geary County, Kansas states that she was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin on August 13, 1854. Her father was English and her mother was Irish. She married Bernard M. Quinn in 1872 - presumably in Walworth County as that was his home. I have searched the 1860&1870 census rpts for her to try to find out the names of her parents and siblings to no avail. If anyone has any information on a Burns family from Elkhorn could you please contact me. Thank you! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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I guess I should have added the following information to that last article: "I believe the most immediate, substantial contribution of this collaboration will be the addition of local history materials," said Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center Manager, Curt Witcher. The collaborative project will digitally scan thousands of historic city directories, as well as city and county histories from North America. The ACPL and the Family History Library have the largest collections of city and county histories from North America. "I believe the strength of our two well known, well used, and well loved institutions working together is a terrific benefit to the genealogical community," added Witcher. Once digitized, the collections will have "every word" search capability, which allows users to search by name, location, date, or other field across the collection. The search results are then linked to high quality digital images of the original publication. Digitization efforts have begun. New additions will be noted and hyperlinked in the Family History Library Catalog at FamilySearch.org as they are digitized. The collection can be accessed currently at www.familyhistoryarchive.byu.edu. FamilySearch is providing the computers, scanners, and camera operators required to complete the project. ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna To: wiwalwor@rootsweb.com ; WIROCK-L@rootsweb.com ; wigreen@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: [WIWALWOR] NARA Record Request Fees Go Up Oct. 1 We've known it was coming since the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposed last February to raise its reproduction fees for records you order. The good news is, it could've been worse. Effective Oct. 1, NARA will charge $75 for a Civil War pension file of up to 100 pages, plus $.65 per additional page (for longer files, staff will contact the requestor with a price quote before filling the order). NARA will charge $50 for pre-Civil War pension files regardless of page count, and $.75 per page to copy other records. While still a steep increase from the current $37 for a Civil War pension file, these fees are less than the $125 and $60 NARA originally proposed for Civil War and pre-Civil War pensions, respectively. (Still, save some cash by sending your request before October. The July 2007 Family Tree Magazine has instructions for ordering Civil War pensions.) In the Aug. 17 Federal Register, national archivist Allen Weinstein attributes the change to public comment-inspired alterations in formulas for calculating document reproduction costs. Though its average pension file order was for 106 pages, 65 percent of orders were for files less than 100 pages. NARA received 1,281 comments during the 60-day comment period. About half the commenters identified themselves as genealogists. Looks like some comments hit a nerve by saying NARA's proposal exaggerated actual copying costs. Weinstein wrote, "We firmly reject allegations that the fees are being raised capriciously for the purpose of supplementing funding for the agency or reducing the number of reproduction orders received." He added it's not practical to compare NARA's photocopying costs with those of other entities because of archival document considerations including file retrieval and replacement, paper fragility, separating papers from fasteners, placing non-standard-size documents on copiers' glass platens and ensuring image legibility. Weinstein said NARA lacks funding for digitizing all the Civil War pension files. The agency considers them prime candidates for a digitization partnership, but "there is no near-term alternative to the current process for fulfilling fixed-fee order requests for reproductions of Civil War pension files." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIWALWOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We've known it was coming since the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposed last February to raise its reproduction fees for records you order. The good news is, it could've been worse. Effective Oct. 1, NARA will charge $75 for a Civil War pension file of up to 100 pages, plus $.65 per additional page (for longer files, staff will contact the requestor with a price quote before filling the order). NARA will charge $50 for pre-Civil War pension files regardless of page count, and $.75 per page to copy other records. While still a steep increase from the current $37 for a Civil War pension file, these fees are less than the $125 and $60 NARA originally proposed for Civil War and pre-Civil War pensions, respectively. (Still, save some cash by sending your request before October. The July 2007 Family Tree Magazine has instructions for ordering Civil War pensions.) In the Aug. 17 Federal Register, national archivist Allen Weinstein attributes the change to public comment-inspired alterations in formulas for calculating document reproduction costs. Though its average pension file order was for 106 pages, 65 percent of orders were for files less than 100 pages. NARA received 1,281 comments during the 60-day comment period. About half the commenters identified themselves as genealogists. Looks like some comments hit a nerve by saying NARA's proposal exaggerated actual copying costs. Weinstein wrote, "We firmly reject allegations that the fees are being raised capriciously for the purpose of supplementing funding for the agency or reducing the number of reproduction orders received." He added it's not practical to compare NARA's photocopying costs with those of other entities because of archival document considerations including file retrieval and replacement, paper fragility, separating papers from fasteners, placing non-standard-size documents on copiers' glass platens and ensuring image legibility. Weinstein said NARA lacks funding for digitizing all the Civil War pension files. The agency considers them prime candidates for a digitization partnership, but "there is no near-term alternative to the current process for fulfilling fixed-fee order requests for reproductions of Civil War pension files."

Donna, NARA has entered into a partnership with Footnote to digitize records. The LDS Church has developed a technology for digitizing records rapidly and is currently copying all the records--books, microfilm, etc.--in the Salt Lake Library to put on line for free access. They are working with other entities to do the same. Here is some information on work they are doing with the NARA and Footnote to provide records access. See below. Also, the following is happening (see second notice below). I just received a notice from the church today on it. If your group wants to help familysearch get these records online, you can participate in the Indexing Project which people report is fun and easy to do. Many historical and genealogical societies are participating. Gay Revolutionary War Records Are First Fruits of New Record Services Program FamilySearch Teams with Service Providers to Expedite Historic Records Access SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH-FamilySearch and Footnote announced today the first project of the new Records Access program-to digitize and index the historic U.S. Revolutionary War Pension records. The Record Access program helps archives and other records custodians publish their collections online. A significant collection of genealogical and historical significance will be accessible online by leveraging the resources of FamilySearch, the world's largest repository of genealogical information, with those of Footnote. Footnote is one of the new breed of genealogy web sites working with FamilySearch to digitally preserve, index, and publish the world's records in concert with archives around the world. As part of the agreement, FamilySearch will digitize the images currently held in the National Archives Record and Administration's collection (NARA) in Washington, D.C., and Footnote will create the electronic indexes. When complete, the indexes and images will be viewable at Family History Centers and at Footnote.com. Indexes will also be available at FamilySearch.org. Numerous other national and international projects are under development at this time and will be announced as agreements are signed or data is published. To see examples of the Revolutionary War Pension Files, go to http://www.footnote.com/revolutionary-war.php. Records custodians worldwide are experiencing growing pressure to provide access to their records online while maintaining control and ownership. At the same time, websites that provide digitizing and publishing services are struggling with the staggering costs," said Wayne Metcalfe, director of Records Services for FamilySearch. "The new Record Access program takes advantage of FamilySearch's resources and creates an economical and effective forum where records custodians and genealogy websites can work together to accomplish their respective objectives," added Metcalfe. FamilySearch's new Records Access program provides tools and assistance to records custodians who want to publish their collection using state-of-the-art digital cameras, software, and web-based applications. FamilySearch Records Services has representatives worldwide who can work with archivists to determine how FamilySearch and affiliates can help them achieve their digital preservation and publication needs. About FamilySearch FamilySearch (historically the Genealogical Society of Utah) is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch maintains the world's largest repository of genealogical resources accessed through FamilySearch.org, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and over 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries. About Footnote, Inc. Founded in 1997 as iArchives, Inc., Footnote is a subscription-based website that features searchable original documents that provide users with an unaltered view of the events , places and people that shaped the American nation and the world. At Footnote.com all are invited to come to share, discuss, and collaborate on their discoveries with friends, family, and colleagues. For more information, visit www.footnote.com. News 15 August 2007 Nationwide Local and County Histories to Go Online Three genealogical libraries pool their collections in massive digitization effort SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH- Thousands of published family histories, city and county histories, historic city directories, and related records are coming to the Internet. The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library, and FamilySearch's Family History Library in Salt Lake City announced the joint project today. When complete, it will be the most comprehensive collection of city and county histories on the Web-and access will be free at www.familyhistoryarchive.byu.edu. The digital history project will target over 100,000 published family histories and thousands of local histories that are rich in names as well as biographical and genealogical data associated with those names. "Publishing those collections from the three libraries involved will make a significant and attractive family history digital library online for genealogists and historians," said David Rencher, director of Records and Information for FamilySearch. ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna To: wiwalwor@rootsweb.com ; WIROCK-L@rootsweb.com ; wigreen@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: [WIWALWOR] NARA Record Request Fees Go Up Oct. 1 We've known it was coming since the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposed last February to raise its reproduction fees for records you order. The good news is, it could've been worse. Effective Oct. 1, NARA will charge $75 for a Civil War pension file of up to 100 pages, plus $.65 per additional page (for longer files, staff will contact the requestor with a price quote before filling the order). NARA will charge $50 for pre-Civil War pension files regardless of page count, and $.75 per page to copy other records. While still a steep increase from the current $37 for a Civil War pension file, these fees are less than the $125 and $60 NARA originally proposed for Civil War and pre-Civil War pensions, respectively. (Still, save some cash by sending your request before October. The July 2007 Family Tree Magazine has instructions for ordering Civil War pensions.) In the Aug. 17 Federal Register, national archivist Allen Weinstein attributes the change to public comment-inspired alterations in formulas for calculating document reproduction costs. Though its average pension file order was for 106 pages, 65 percent of orders were for files less than 100 pages. NARA received 1,281 comments during the 60-day comment period. About half the commenters identified themselves as genealogists. Looks like some comments hit a nerve by saying NARA's proposal exaggerated actual copying costs. Weinstein wrote, "We firmly reject allegations that the fees are being raised capriciously for the purpose of supplementing funding for the agency or reducing the number of reproduction orders received." He added it's not practical to compare NARA's photocopying costs with those of other entities because of archival document considerations including file retrieval and replacement, paper fragility, separating papers from fasteners, placing non-standard-size documents on copiers' glass platens and ensuring image legibility. Weinstein said NARA lacks funding for digitizing all the Civil War pension files. The agency considers them prime candidates for a digitization partnership, but "there is no near-term alternative to the current process for fulfilling fixed-fee order requests for reproductions of Civil War pension files." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIWALWOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ke8348 Surnames: Robertson Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/711.68/mb.ashx Message Board Post: toetapper.. I forgot to tell you...I am in AZ if I can help you with any lookups in this area (Maricopa County especially) ke8348 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ke8348 Surnames: Robertson Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/711.67/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you.... Looking for marriage date and location for: Roberta Florence McDonald, b 31 Mar 1921, Poynette, Wisconsin. Married to Peyton Elmer Robertson, b 29 Oct 1918, Lutesville, Missouri They met at Whitewater College. A child, Nicolas William Robertson, born 15 Mar 1943, Poynette, Columbia, Wisconsin. We don't think the couple were married long....maybe close to conception. Is there a possibility you can check marriage records there in the county for possibly 1942/1943? I wish we knew exactly where they were married. This is only a guess. Do you know if there is anyway to check Whitewater College records to see when Roberta changed her last name? That would narrow it down a lot. Thank you. I realize this may not have enough info for you to check out. Thanks either way though! bethluper@gmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WZacharuk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/172.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have noticed that your e-mail may be expired since I am unable to send,but I would like to contact you by phone and we can exchange #'s at my reg e-mail wzacharuk@shaw.ca.You can find me in West/Barker/Hodges on page 105,the son of descendant #549. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: geerwin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2425.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kjblackburn11 Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/172.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Attached is her obituary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kjblackburn11 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2425.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not much.This is a head of household census. The county history books usually tell a lot about the people that are listed in them, however,these are reference books. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kjblackburn11 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/172.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For some reason this didn't come to my e-mail but I happened to be looking for some other information from this board. Merle and Beatrice are both deceased. I think that I have their obituaries. Tim Barker of Janesville I think still hosts a Barker reunion but it's dieing out now. I have copies originals of Barker picts not in the book have copies of pictures taken at past and recent reunions updates on Barker families. I finally did get West information from another source but not very much. I dodn't know what would have happened to Beatrice's records. Gary Edgar Brodhead, WI Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bersfrog_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.walworth/2427/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You helped me afew years ago with the farnums .thanks again Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.