When you sign up for Genealogy.com and Ancestry.com and if you read the fine print, you actually grant them permission to automatically renew your subscription. It is in the agreement, I have seen it. While I don't condone what it is they do and the way they do it, what they are doing is not illegal, because they make you aware of what they are doing. Most people just fail to read all they are agreeing too. As far as other companies keeping credit cards on file, according to current Visa and e-commerce transaction standards, it is illegal to keep credit cards on file after the transaction has been completed. I would have to look it up, but if Visa determines you are not in compliance they will fine you an extrodinant amount, not only for your internet transactions, but a percentage of your brick and mortar transactions as well. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 5/7/02 at 8:14 AM N295VV@aol.com wrote: >Interestingly, Genealogy.com and Ancestry.com are not exactly virgins when it >comes to their operations either. > >These two sites-which offer great searches-keep your credit card on file and >at least one-Genealogy.com-performs automatic renewals without your >permission-a practice that is illegal in many states. > >Last year, 700,000 Americans suffered some form of identity loss from credit >card scams. Many people doing genealogy are senior citizens. This kind of >credit card abuse by these firms just perpetuates the problem. > >Did you know that your suppliers have your credit card on file? When you >supplied your number to these two sites, did you realize they were keeping it >in their computers? > >David Jones > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Susan et al, The ancestry thing is different than the information I posted. As far as ancestry, a friend of mine has gotten around the "charge you part" by telling them they did not have a credit card, (which they don't) and telling them her husband doesn't allow her to give her checking information over the internet. It takes a couple of phone calls, but they do allow you access without giving them financial information. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 5/7/02 at 12:05 PM Susan Nokes wrote: >I also find it "irksome" how ancestry.com will advertise "free" access to >the 1930 Census--but they charge you --$64.95?? and refund you if you >remeber to cancel on time...how is that "Free"??? > >And I wish they would quit sending me these "free" offers which cost $$$ > >Sorry about the soap box...but wondered if this bothered anyone else..seems >I get a "free" offer from them at least weekly. > >Susan > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <ViniL@aol.com> >To: <WIWAUKES-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:01 PM >Subject: [WIWAUKES] thank you! > > >> Ellen, thank you for your timely info re scams I had two of those notices >> just today and one yesterday. I was saving it to look into it--again, >> thanks!*Vinita Shaw >> >> >> ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >> The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >> Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >> concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I also receive the free offers a couple times a week. I would like to use the offer but I have no credit card to use just to get the FREE ( ? ) offer. Pat Gerbig Pensacola,Florida

Ellen, thank you for your timely info re scams I had two of those notices just today and one yesterday. I was saving it to look into it--again, thanks!*Vinita Shaw

Dear List, I just thought I would repost this here for any of you unknowning researchers that may get sucked into a similar situation. Ellen- Waukesha County Gen Web Coordinator The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. - An Old Genealogy Scam Reappears There is a Web site that sends out unsolicited e-mails offering to give you access to the world's largest genealogy database for only $44.95. At first, that might sound like a good deal. However, the e-mails don't mention the source of this "world's largest" genealogy database. It is the Internet and is free to everyone -- except for the gullible folks who fall for these e-mails. What the e-mails do not tell you is that your money only buys you access to a list of links. These links on the Web site present the other sites inside HTML frames, making it look like the other sites are a part of original site's "service." They do this without telling you that the contents are not created by them, but actually are the intellectual property of the originators. FamilyDiscovery.com was one source of these misleading e-mails. The site was in business for a year or so and gained notoriety within the genealogy community. Their Web site disappeared recently, apparently being shut down by the Internet service provider that hosted the online "service" after complaints by many users. However, a new Web site has recently appeared, operating a site that looks like FamilyDiscovery.com but under a different name. It appears that the owner of the new Web site is the same person who owned the earlier one. The new Web site is Genealogy- Developments.com. The new Web site proclaims that you can "Search Over 23 Billion Genealogy Records Right From This Website." That claim is absolutely correct. Of course, you can search the same 23 billion records without going to that Web site and without paying $44.95. If you read the fine print at http://www.genealogy- developments.com/faqs.html, you will note that it says, "We do not offer access to a database of records but we do offer the ability to search billions of online records spanned across the Internet." The reality is that you can find all those links, and more, elsewhere on the Web. I suspect that most of them are available on Cyndi's List at http://www.cyndislist.com. Of course, Cyndi's List is free of charge. There are a couple of "watchdog sites" that watch for Web sites like FamilyDiscovery.com and Genealogy-Developments.com. The International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists maintains a "Genealogy Hall of Shame" at: http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/familydiscovery.htm. The Watchdog Committee maintains the "Genealogical Web Site Watchdog" at: http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm. You might also want to check Cyndi's List at: http://www.cyndislist.com/myths.htm#Consumer. If you ever have a question about an online genealogy "service," I'd suggest that you check these sites before spending any money. You can also check some of my past articles about genealogy scams, both online and off, at: http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/3538.asp and at http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/4251.asp.

Can a person still write to the Register of Deeds to get copies of vital records or is there a special form which must be included? In the past I've had no trouble getting these documents from Waukesha County, but another county in WI has refused to send copies unless the request is accompanied by a form which gets printed off the internet. Any special instructions will be appreciated. I finally have death dates on 2 more grandparents and can get death certificates. Gena in Dallas Formerly of NewBerlin

Hello List, Kay R. has been helping me pull together the cemeteries transcriptions that I had finished but hadn't gotten a chance to cross reference. With her help the town or Eagle cemeteries are now Complete! Online as of this morning are: Oak Grove (#33) Oak Ridge (#34) also known as Village of Eagle Cemetery St. Theresa's Oak Knoll (#35) St. Theresa's Old (#36) Also added was information on Bethlehem Ev. Lutheran (#40) And more transcriptions for Stone Bank (#79) Keep in mind that most of these cemeteries, I do not consider any of these cemeteries complete. The records I have found thus far are older transcriptions and most often do not have the most recent burials. Also many cemeteries often have unmarked graves, or stones that have long since worn away. If you don't see your relative in the listing, it doesn't mean they were not buried there, it just means for some reason they were missed in the transcriptions. Happy Hunting everyone. Be sure to book mark the what's new page, as I always add on that page what is new to the site. Ellen- Waukesha County Gen Web Coordinator www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha Milwaukee Ancestor Collector www.linkstothepast.com/milwaukee

Vic, Thank you for your generous offer. I would add your pages to the site similar to what I already have online for the Stone family. Here is a sample of what already is online for the 1850 census. http://linkstothepast.com/waukesha/1850dela.html If you send a text file with all the information spaced so it is readable, I can easily convert it into HTML format for the web. So I would need page, dwelling number family number name relationship age sex etc etc then the next person on the next line. I do not need the reel numbers, as that sometimes changes depending on where exactly you are getting your reels from. I prefer if you can type it up for me. If you can't, you can send me scans or actual copies of the documents. Keep in mind it may take awhile to put online if one of my assistants or myself needs to transcribe it. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Ellen- *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/12/02 at 8:04 AM Kelsch, Victor E. wrote: >Ellen: > >I have copies of part of the 1860 and 1880 Delafield WI Census record, >showing my GG grand father and family. What information should I send to >get this information posted on the Waukesha site? Do you require the actual >copies or just the information? Is the page and reel number required? > >Thanks for all your efforts: >Vic Kelsch > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ellen- [mailto:ellen@linkstothepast.com] >Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:31 AM >To: WIWAUKES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WIWAUKES] New Additions to Gen Web site. > > >Hi, > >Thanks to Kay R. we will have some new cemeteries online soon. >Kay is finishing up the cross referencing of some cemeteries I completed a >while back. > >We added Oak Grove in the Town of Eagle today. > >Also added were pre-1907 births E, F, and G. > >Ellen- >www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go >to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Ellen: I have copies of part of the 1860 and 1880 Delafield WI Census record, showing my GG grand father and family. What information should I send to get this information posted on the Waukesha site? Do you require the actual copies or just the information? Is the page and reel number required? Thanks for all your efforts: Vic Kelsch -----Original Message----- From: Ellen- [mailto:ellen@linkstothepast.com] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:31 AM To: WIWAUKES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIWAUKES] New Additions to Gen Web site. Hi, Thanks to Kay R. we will have some new cemeteries online soon. Kay is finishing up the cross referencing of some cemeteries I completed a while back. We added Oak Grove in the Town of Eagle today. Also added were pre-1907 births E, F, and G. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha ==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi, Thanks to Kay R. we will have some new cemeteries online soon. Kay is finishing up the cross referencing of some cemeteries I completed a while back. We added Oak Grove in the Town of Eagle today. Also added were pre-1907 births E, F, and G. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha

We have some great new stuff online. You will find the Welsh Pioneers link on the hompage in the Marriage and Family section. 6 April 2002 Added Welsh Pioneers of Waukesha County to the website. The data was compiled and contributed to the site by David E. Jones. Thanks David! You did a great job. (about 6500 entries) Kay R. sent in the death and burial transcriptions for the Evangelical & Reformed Church of New Berlin. The transcriptions were added to Cem 110. 7 April 2002 I added marriages to the marriage section sent in by a researcher. Also baptisms sent in by Kay R. ACHENLACH, ALBRECHT, ALM, ANDERSON, ARNHOLD, AURES, AUST, BAAR, BABCACK, BACH, BAER, BAHR, BARTON, BARTSCH, BECKER, BEEHEIM, BELTY, BELTZ, BELZ, BERFORTH, BERGER, BERNHARD, BERNHARDT, BERTON, BLASSUM, BLESSINGER, BLICKHAHN, BLIEMEISTER, BLOS, BOEHEIM, BOETCHER, BOETTCHER, BORDMAN, BORGWARDT, BORHEIM, BOSSARD, BOTHE, BOWMAN, BOY, BRACH, BRANDEL, BRATZ, BRINGE, BRUCKNER, BRUNNER, BUCHAARDT, BUCHHOLZ, BUCHNER, BURMEISTER, BURNEISTER, BURRIE, BURRY, CALLIS, CONRAD, Cruger/Krueger, DAHME, DEBEL, DEGNER, DENZER, DEWAR, DEWEL, DEXHEIMER, DIEHM, DINGELDEIN, DRUSE, DUEWEL, ECKEL, EKEL, ELGER, ERTEL, FATKETTER, FENTKER, FERGUSON, FRANK, FRIEDEN, FRIEMANN, GARBE, GEISIE, GEKELER, GENSJAEGER, GERBER, GERLACH, GING, GNAHN, GOERKE, GOTTSMANN, GRADLER, GRAESER, GRAETZ, GRASER, GRIESSEN, GRIFFITH, GRODLER, GROSSHUESCH, GRUBE, GRUENEWALD, GRUNEWALD, GRUNWALD, HAASE, HAEFER, HAEFFNER, HAERTEL, HAHN, HAM, HAMM, HANISCH, HANKE, HAUSE, HAYN, HAYTER, HEISE, HEMBRUCK, HERZOG, HILDEBRANDT, HINTZ, HOEFER, HOFER, HOLZ, HUBMAN, HUBMANN, HUNSINGER, HUNTZINGER, IMIG, IMMIG, JAKOBS, JENSKE, JENSKY, JUNG, KAUFMAN, KELLIPPS, KEMM, KERN, KIEKHEFER, KIEKHEFFER, KLEIN, KLEINOW, KLUG, KLUGE, KLUMB, KNOEPFEL, KOCH, KOEBKE, KOEFFLER, KOENIG, KOFFLER, KONRAD, KORN, KRABIR, KRAEBER, KRAEMER, KRAFT, KRAMER, KRAPIR, KRASER, KRASSER, KREMER, KREMERS, KREUTZER, KREUZER, KRUEGER, KRUSE, KUEHN, KUHNERT, KUHTZ, KUMM, KUNTZ, KUNZ, KUTZ, LANGENBERG, LARTZ, LAUX, LE ROY, LEHMANN, LEHNERER, LEHNHARDT, LEICH, LENIAN, LENK, LINDEN, LINDNER, LINK, LOEFER, LORENZEN, LUBER, LUBI, LUBLOW, LUEDKE, LUKE, MAIER, MAIHEL, MARKS, MEIDENBAUER, MENICK, MENTGES, MEYER, MICHAEL, MIEK, MILLER, MINDEMANN, MOEGENBERG, MOENKE, MOESE, MUELLER, MUNZ, NELMS, NICKEL, NICOLAUS, NIEMANN, NIKELS, NIKLES, NUSS, OCKLER, PANNENBECKER, PETERS, PHILIPP, PHILIPS, PICKERT, PIRNER, PLANSKY, PLATZ, PLUCKHORN, PLUECKHAHN, POPP, PREIS, RADLOFF, RAETHER, RATHKE, REHBERG, REHBERGER, RINDT, RINTELMANN, ROEDER, RUEHLE, RUPPERT, SAGE, SAKE, SAUR, SCHAETZEL, SCHATZEL, SCHEETS, SCHENK, SCHETZEL, SCHIFFMANN, SCHLEH, SCHMID, SCHMIDT, SCHMITZ, SCHMUHL, SCHNEIDER, SCHOEFFLER, SCHOENWAELDER, SCHOON, SCHREIBER, SCHROEDER, SCHUET, SCHUETT, SCHULTZ, SCHULZ, SCHURKE, SCHWAB, SCHWANKE, SCHWANTES, SCHWARZ, SCHWENN, SHARP, SHEETS, SICK, SNAPP, SOMMER, STAAB, STAHL, STALLMAN, STALLMANN, STARCK, STARK, STEFFEN, STEIN, STEINKE, STERN, STOLZ, STOLZMANN, STREETER, STREULI, STRIEDTER, STRIETER, STROBEL, STUBER, STUHR, STUHRT, SWARTZ, SWENN, TECHTMANN, TESCH, TESSMAN, THIESENHUSSEN, THOMAS, TIESENHUSEN, TRUB, ULRICH, VERNING, VERNING (Werning), VETTER, VICK, VOGEL, VON WEHREN, VOSS, VRIESEN, WACHENDORF, WACHSBAUM, WAGENKNECHT, WAGIE, WAGNER, WANNER, WEBER, WECHSELBERG, WEIFENBACH, WEIFFENBACH, WEISS, WEITT, WENDORF, WERNING, WEST, WICHMANN, WIEDENHOEFT, WIESENTHAL, WILDE, WILDER, WILLERS, WILLERT, WINDRATH, WINTER, WINTRATH, WOLF, WOLF , ZEITZE Happy researching. Ellen- Waukesha County Co-ordinator www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha

LAUERMAN, KLEIN, FRENKS, LENGER Is Anyone related to a LAUERMAN line which lived in Ozaukee County, then moved to Stearns County, Minnesota? Anna Langer a married Jacob Lauerman Sept 1882. Same is true of a KLEIN line...John Klein married Barbara LENGER--both were born abt. 1833...children were: Peter (1859), Margaret (1862), Matthias (1865), Frank (1861) Same is true of an Anton FRENKS line...Anton FRENKS married Margaret LENGER (she born abt. 1836). They had 2 children which I know of: Barbara Frenks: September 15, 1854 and Johann Frenks: April 27, 1857...likely more children, but I haven't located them, yet. Hoping someone might be researching these lines, Susan snokes@tscnet.com

Thank you Penny. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/30/02 at 9:34 AM Penny Ford wrote: >Ellen, >Thanks again for your diligence and good service on behalf of Milwaukee area descendants. >Penny > > >==== WIWAUKES Mailing List ==== >The Waukesha County Mailing List is maintained by Ellen Rohr, >Waukesha County, WIGenWeb Coordinator. If you have a problems or >concerns, please contact me at waukesha@linkstothepast.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Ellen, Thanks again for your diligence and good service on behalf of Milwaukee area descendants. Penny

Hello All, I hope you are all enjoying spring. Even though it was a mild winter this year, I am happy that spring is finally here. I have just put online a couple things that may be of interest to some of you We have started adding the index to the pre-1907 birth records. Completed are: A-E and Sche-Z Thank you everyone who helped to compile these records. (I am guessing about 5-6000 names thus far) Keep in mind also that these are not complete records and quite often a birth was not recorded so you may not find who you are looking for. www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha To the Milwaukee site, I have added early marriages to the family section. Many of these marriages occurred before 1843, which is the year Waukesha was divided from Milwaukee County. www.linkstothepast.com/milwaukee I think about 300 marriages were added Good luck in your hunting. Ellen- Waukesha County GenWeb Coordinator Milwaukee County Ancestor Collector

The National Genealogical Society invites you to participate in our upcoming national conference: 2002 National Genealogical Society Conference in the States 15-18 May 2002 Milwaukee, Wisconsin http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/2002cover.htm Please share this invitation with all of your friends in genealogy. ABOUT NGS & THE 2002 CONFERENCE IN THE STATES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Genealogical Society (NGS), established in 1903, annually assists over 17,000 individuals and organizational members in tracing family histories. The NGS provides leadership and education through its programs, online and home-study courses, publications, annual and regional conferences. The 2002 NGS Conference in the States will be held on 15-18 May at the Midwest Express Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is expected to attract some 2,500 genealogists from across the nation and several foreign countries. A complete copy of the program and registration information can be found on the NGS web site: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/2002cover.htm LOCAL HOST - WSGS ---------------------------------- The local host of the 2002 Conference is the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, the oldest and largest statewide genealogical organization in Wisconsin. Founded in 1939, WSGS now has more than 1,400 members both in and out of Wisconsin. WSGS is a non-profit Wisconsin corporation whose basic purpose is to encourage, facilitate and improve the quality of genealogical study in Wisconsin and about Wisconsin families. For more information, see the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society web site: http://www.wsgs.org Please direct all inquiries, letters and proclamations to: Jack Brissee Wisconsin State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5106 Madison, WI 53705-0106 OPENING SESSION -------------------------------- Marsha Hoffman Rising will speak on the subject, "Strong Links Make a Solid Chain: Linking Records to Identify Ancestors." Rising is a Certified Genealogist and a Certified Genealogical Lecturer as well as being a fellow of both the American Society of Genealogists and the Utah Genealogical Association. She is a former president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and currently serves on the board of directors of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Marsha is an experienced researcher, author and lecturer as well as being a founding member of the Genealogical Speakers' Guild. MASTER LECTURES -------------------------------- Presentations by the masters, not just for the masters. We've asked four of today's top genealogists/lecturers (Christine Rose, Helen Leary, Elizabeth Shown Mills, and John Philip Colletta) to each present a case study, on a topic of their own choosing, describing how they identified, researched, and presumably solved, a tough genealogical problem. LAYING A SOLID FOUNDATION ------------------------------------------------ Guidance by many of the nation's top teachers and lecturers on the fundamentals of genealogical research a series of seventeen presentations, running throughout the conference. An excellent foundation for the beginner, as well as a solid review and update for the more-experienced. SKILLBUILDING TRACK ------------------------------------ NGS and the Board for Certification of Genealogists are proud to offer the latest edition of the Skillbuilding track, a series of presentations designed for those researchers who want to improve their research and analytical skills. The presentations in this track, based on the theme of "standards," will help improve the research and reporting skills of any serious genealogist. AND MUCH, MUCH MORE ----------------------------------------- The four-day conference offers more than 200 sessions (lectures and luncheons, workshops and labs) on virtually every aspect of genealogy. Because Milwaukee and the Midwest have historically drawn immigrants from many countries, ethnic and immigrant research (on both sides of the ocean) will be a major feature, but it won't be the only one. From Revolutionary War pensions to the 1930 census, to research in Social Security records, from research in New York to research in California, from lighthouse families to Chicago cemeteries, from Salt Lake City to France on the Internet, there will be much to offer any genealogist. NGS BANQUET ------------------------- Enjoy fine dining at the Milwaukee Hilton. Then after dinner NGS President Curt Witcher will recognize individuals for their excellence in genealogy. The newest member of the National Genealogy Hall of Fame will be announced; the NGS Filby Prize winner, and others who have excelled in genealogical writing will receive their awards. Our banquet speaker is Patty Loew, a renaissance woman. Patty is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, co-host of WeekEnd on Wisconsin Public Television, producer of award-winning documentaries, and recently author of "Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal." Her presentation "Seeing Red: a Family Odyssey into Native American Heritage" is an account of her discovery of the rich heritage of her Ojibwe ancestry. LIBRARIAN PRE-CONFERENCE ------------------------------------------------ Quickly becoming one of many exciting hallmarks of National Genealogical Society conferences, another Librarians Serving Genealogists Pre-Conference is being planned for Milwaukee. Coordinated by Pam Hall Cooper with the cooperation of the Milwaukee Public Library, this Tuesday, May 14th pre-conference will provide a forum for communication and networking between librarians interested in providing the best products and services to their genealogy patrons. The event will take place in the Loos Room of the Milwaukee Public Library and it is necessary to pre-register for the conference. Information on the program and registration is available on the NGS web site. Beginning with check-in and a welcome at 8:00 a.m., sessions will cover topics such as "New & Old Inter-library Loan Resources for Genealogy Librarians," "NGS Book Loan Collection," "Family History Centers for Public Libraries," the "Mid-Continent Public Library ILL Program, and "From Neophytes to Know-it-Alls: How to Help Genealogists." There will be a Minolta Microfilm Reader/Printer 7000 and Book Scanner 2000 demonstration, a tour of the Milwaukee Public Library (Including the Great Lakes Marine Collection), a Database Management Panel session, and Tour of Goethe House. A box lunch sponsored by ProQuest (HeritageQuest Online) will be provided. COMPUTER LABS ----------------------------- If you are a beginner, learn about the genealogy software now available, and if you are an experienced computer genealogist, here's a chance to learn about the latest versions of genealogy programs and tools for genealogy. Instructors will introduce beginners to programs and demonstrate their features. Intermediate and advanced users will have an opportunity to advance their skills and learn special features of their software. Participants share a Windows operating system computer. Those attending must be registered for the conference for at least the day of the lab and pay an extra $50.00 fee. Labs are limited, with two persons to each computer. NGS LEARNING CENTER --------------------------------------- The NGS Learning Center is guaranteed to be a worthwhile stop on your tour of the exhibit hall. We will be offering a daily schedule of educational activities in the form of question and answer sessions, informal discussions, and demonstrations. A small sampling of the topics scheduled include online resources; historic maps; GEDCOM; digital cameras and other imaging devices; genealogical software; the NGS Web site and the NGS Online Census Course. Visitors to the Learning Center will also have the opportunity to leisurely explore a variety of software applications under the guidance of expert volunteers and to participate in daily drawings for genealogical software and other items. EXHIBIT HALL ---------------------- The many exhibitors who fill the exhibit hall will bring many and varied products and services for genealogists. There will be software to assist not only in recording your genealogy, but also for using the Internet; CD-ROMs for researching an expanding series of publications, indexes and databases; preservation materials; books; maps and memorabilia. All in one place! What a great opportunity for hours of productive shopping. At many of the exhibit booths you will find genealogical societies and organizations offering memberships as well as products, services, and free advice. International researchers and societies are a welcome addition to the Exhibit Hall. They seek clients and new members while offering information on research in their countries. WELCOME TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- Ethnicity - Place Names and People --- Look at any listing of Wisconsin place names and you will be struck by the obvious variety in ethnic origins of residents of the Badger State. Menominee, Denmark, Brussels, Berlin, Oneida, New Glarus, Wales, Paoli, Pulaski, Oslo, Stockholm, Nashville, Abbotsford, Athens, Albany, Schleswig, New Paris, New Lisbon, New Haven, New Holstein, Pan Yan, Fond du Lac, New Richmond, even New Chicago! And of course we have not even touched on all the places beginning with Wau-. The names signal American Indians, Germans, Italian, New Yorkers and New Englanders, Cornish, Irish, Polish, African-Americans, Kentuckians, Slovenes, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss, the whole panoply of peoples from around the world who came to populate America's Thirtieth State. And more recently Hispanics and South-east Asian groups have added to our exciting mix. --- Genuine American --- Yes, if you have an interest in ethnic backgrounds, you've come to the right place when you come to Wisconsin. And Milwaukee, the site of the 2002 NGS Conference in the States, An American Sampler, is in many ways a microcosm of the many ethnic groups you will find throughout the state. Not only does Milwaukee still have a number of ethnic neighborhoods centered on churches, cultural organizations, and restaurants, but also there are eight ethnically based genealogical societies active in the city or suburbs. When the Convention and Visitors Bureau identifies Milwaukee as 'Genuine American' they're not kidding. In Milwaukee we've got 'em all, it truly is 'An American Sampler!' --- Culture --- Back in the mid-19th Century when Milwaukee was largely populated by German immigrants with a strong interest in cultural activities, it was known as the 'American Athens.' That tradition still exists with the Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Symphony, the jewel-box Pabst Theater, the Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and the celebrated African dance company, Ko-Thi. If you like museums there is the Milwaukee Public Museum with its fantastic Butterfly Wing, and you must see the newly expanded Milwaukee Art Museum which perches almost like a butterfly itself on the shore of Lake Michigan. Or perhaps you'd like to visit the 15th Century Joan of Arc Chapel, where daily mass is still celebrated, or Miller Park where the Brewers play. How about the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle plant, or perhaps you'd prefer a brewery tour! All summer-long there is a succession of ethnic festivals. And we dare you to try to eat your way through Milwaukee! 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I am in Oklahoma and honestly not very familiar with research in Wisconsin. It seems that I have quite a family puzzle and can't see the forest for the trees, so to speak. I am hoping someone might be able to give me some suggestions or advice on where to look. I have checked the Waukesha website and haven't found anything on my line as yet but love the site. My puzzle: Even though per birth place of children I can't locate the following family in Wisconsin in 1850 even at John Berg in Germantown, John Burk in New Berlin and John Broghe in Brookfield as well as every household in 1850 New Berlin township. In the 1860 NEW BERLIN, Waukesha census I find the following family: John Berg born about 1808 in Bavaria Maria, wife born about 1820 in Bavaria Elizabeth age 20 (born about 1840) in Bavaria John age 16 born NY (some family discrepancy here, some records say Wisconsin in 1841)-my line Mary 13 born Wisconsin Sarah 11 born Wisconsin Ellen 8 born Wisconsin Henry 5 born Wisconsin In 1865 Elizabeth is married and living in Leavenworth Co., KS with husband Nickolas Zimmerman. In there household is Elizabeth's sisters, Mary and Ellen as well as an older William Berg (?older brother?) I am not able to find a marriage for Elizabeth Berg and Nickolas in Kansas as well. Possible they married in Wisconsin? Might there be some cemetery record of John and Maria Berg in New Berlin? At this point I am thinking the older John Berg and his wife, Maria died and the younger girls came to live with the older sister? I can't find the Berg's in the 1870 Wisconsin census. Also per family history there are two other sisters, Katherina "Kate" and Clara Berg. We have a picture of Clara Berg and her husband and unknown GERTSCH. I do not find these women in Kansas. Any suggestions or comments greatly appreciated. As I said I am unfamiliar with Wisconsin research or maybe I have just looked at this line too long and need a "fresh" prospective. Sincerely, Karen Stephenson OKC, OK

Hello List. I apologize for the delay in adding stuff to the Waukesha site. I have been concentrating on the Milwaukee site the past week. There is so much out there to be had....and so much that reflects on Waukesha ancestors, that I want to glean as much material as I can for the researchers out there. If you are interested in Milwaukee Research, my personal Milwaukee site can be found here http://www.linkstothepast.com/milwaukee I want to also say thank you to all of my volunteer typists/transcribers (and microfilm addicts), you have done a great job sending me stuff to put online, so much so I can spend the extra time on Milwaukee. Waukesha site: http://www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha Today: To Waukesha I added obituaries for the following names sent in by Roberta S.: BARLOW, BLOOR, COATES, EVANS, KINGSTON, MARKS, NOYES, QUALE, SCHULTE, SPRAGUE, VANDERPOOL, WARFIELD I added the following to the family section: (From marriages sent to me by Roberta S. and transcriptions from German Reformed in New Berlin sent to me by Kay R.) BROOKS, ALEXANDER, SPRAGUE, CLASSY(KLASSY), HARRIS, TWAIN ALBRECHT, ANDREAS, ANDREE, APPEL, BAACHE, BACH, BAER, BAIER, BALZER, BASSE, BAUMGARTNER, BAYER, BECK, BEHLENDORF, BEHNKE, BEIER, BELING, BENZ, BERNHART, BICKERT, BISACK, BLIEMEISTER, BLOHM, BODEMANN, BOEHEIM, BOESE, BORGWARDT, BORGWAT, BOSS, BOTE, BOTHE, BRACKROGGE, BRAEGER, BRANDT, BRAUN, BREGER, BREMER, BRINGE, BROOKS, BRUNNER, BRUNTZEL, BUCHER, BUCHNER, BUELO, BUMKE, BUSACK, CARL, CHURCH, CONRAD, CRAIN, DAEBEL, DAHLKE, DAHMS, DAHMS, DAMBECK, DEBEL, DENGER, DENZER, DETTMANN, DEXHEIMER, DIERKOP, DOEBEL, DUEWEL, ECKEL, EDUWARDS, EILER, EMMEL, ENGEL, EWEL, FICK, FISCHER, FOLKMANN, FRANK, FREIMUND, FROEHLKE, GARBE, GARVENS, GAUCH, GEHRKE, GENK, GERKE, GIPFEL, GOERKE, GOTTSMANN, GRAESER, GRAF, GRASER, GREDLER, GRIWAN, GUT, HAGEDORN, HAHN, HAHS, HAMM, HASS, HAUBERT, HEIN, HENNINGS, HEPP, HERMANN, HORN, HUBMANN, IBERT, IMIG, JACOB, JOERKE, JORKE, JUNGEN, KAUFMANN, KELLER, KERN, KIESELBACH, KLASEN, KLAUSEN, KLEIN, KLEINO, KLEINOW, KLENOW, KLIKMANN, KLINGENBERG, KLOTH, KLUTE, KNEGENDORF, KNOEPFEL, KOCH, KOEFFLER, KOELLER, KOENIG, KOEPPEN, KOERT, KOERTH, KOPP, KORN, KOSS, KRAEMER, KRAFT, KROPLIN, KRUEGER, KRUGER, KRUSE, KRUSKE, KRUTH, KUCHNELL, KUEGENDORF, KUEHN, KUHLMANN, KUNTZ, KUNZ, LAGEMANN, LANGKLAS, LAUX, LEHMANN, LEHNERER, LEMBKE, LETHERER, LEVERENS, LEWERENZ, LEWIG, LIBBEN, LINDEN, LINDNER, LOEDERS, LUKE, LUMKE, MAER, MAGEDANZ, MALZ, MARFERDING, MARTENS, MARTZ, MEIER, MELM, MELMS, MENGE, MICHEL, MIELENZ, MINDEMANN, MITWEDE, MORGENROTH, MUELLER, MUENCH, MUNTZ, NEHLS, NEUMANN, NEUMUELLER, NICKEL, NIEMAN, NIEMAND, NIEMANN, OBERFELD, OTTAWAY, PAETZE, PANWITT, PAPPENHEIMER, PAULE, PHILIPS, PIPER, PLUECKHAHN, PRIEM, PRIM, PRITZKOW, PRUEGEL, PUERNER, PUTZ, QUADE, REHBERGER, RITTER, ROEDER, RUST, SAENGER, SALLADE, SAUR, SCHACHT, SCHAEFER, SCHAETZEL, SCHIFFMANN, SCHLEH, SCHLENVOGT, SCHMIDT, SCHMUHL, SCHNEIDER, SCHNITZLER, SCHOEMANN, SCHOHKNECHT, SCHOLL, SCHOOF, SCHREIBER, SCHROEDER, SCHUHKNECHT, SCHULTZ, SCHULZ, SCHWARZ, SCHWEMER, SEEMANN, SELIG, SMITH, SOMMER, SPANGE, SPECKIEN, STAAB, STAACK, STAAK, STAHL, STAIN, STALLMANN, STARK, STEINHAGEN, STEINKE, STEPHAN, STERN, STOHR, STRIEDTER, STUHR, SYFORTH, TESCH, TEWES, TEWS, THAUER, THIDE, THIELEMANN, THIESENHUSEN, THUR, TIMM, TINKHAM, TON, TON, TREDE, TRUEB, ULRICH, VOELZ, VOGEL, VOLKMANN, VOOS, WACHENDORF, WAECHTER, WAGNER, WALTER, WEBER, WEGENER, WEGNER, WELLENDORF, WERNING, WERNING, WESTPHAHL, WICK, WIEDEHOEFT, WIEDEMANN, WIESENTHAL, WILDE, WINTER, WINTRATH, WOLF, WOLLENZIEHN, ZABEL, ZANDER, ZAUFT, ZICKER, ZORNOW, ZUCH 3 MARCH 2002 Added Baptisms from Holy Innocents Church Sent in by Judy Balen. Surnames: AKE, BARLOW, BERG, BLOOR, BOLLER, BOLSON, BUTLER, CLARK, COOLING, DENHARDT, DREYER, ECKERT, ERICKSON, EVANS, FERRIS, FREDRICKSON, GIBSON, HANSEN, HASSLINGER, HATCH, HEWIT, HOLLIDAY, HOLMES, HOWLAND, HUGHES, J-JENSEN, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, KIEHL, KRAUSE, KUHN, LESLIE, LINDSAY, LIVINGSTONE, MCK---?, MUNSON, NEIMAN, NELSON, OLSON, OLSON, PASCHELL, PAULTZ, PETERSEN, POETZEL, POLASKI, REA, RODDICK, SCHEWEIDE(?) ?, SCHWAAB, SOLVERSON, SORENSON, SWENSON, THACKER, VETTELSON, WEBSTER, WEIFFEBAUCH, WELLMAN, WESTOVER, WHITE, WING 2 MARCH 2002 Justina typed about 15 pages of biosketches. We added a bunch of names primarily to Town of Waukesha and Oconomowoc. We are getting close to getting them done. Once they are completed and as time permits, I will beging merging them into the marriage files, cross referencing all the surnames. Added to marriages: KESTELL, BRECKHEIMER, COBLENZ, CONNELL, DAILY, BOLLER, DENHARDT, DUFFY, ERICKSON, FREDRICKSON, GODGLUCK, HANSON, JOHNSON, LEWIS, NELSON, NORTON, OLIVER, OLSON, PHILLIPS, POLASKI, SOLVERSON, SORENSON, STREBE, STREBE, THACKER, TOWNE, TOWNE, WING KESTELL to Cem 67 Happy Hunting everyone, Ellen-

Hi List, Just thought I would update you on a few things. We have a new volunteer. We haven't figured out exactly what she is going to do yet....but I am sure we will find something. She has not done research in Waukesha County but lives here and wants to help you researchers out. Her interest seems to be in cemeteries...so you probably will see more cemeteries online soon. Welcome Aboard, Leigh Ann. Now for the recent additions on the site: http://www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha Added 1873 Plat Map for Town of Pewaukee. Added maps for Waukesha County. One from 1895 others more recent. A link to them are on the land section of the homepage. I added birth death and marriage information to the family section for the following surnames: (be sure to click on the link associated with the name. Most of them have ancestor information dating back to the Revolutionary War period) ALLISON, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, AUSTIN, AVERILL, AVERY, AYRES, BABCOCK, BAKER, BALCH, BALDWIN, BARRETT, BISHOP, BLAIR, BLANCHARD, BON, BREESE, BREWSTER, BRIGGS, BRITTON, BROWN, BURRELL, CALL, CARLETON, CARPENTER, CARY, CHURCH, CONKEY, COOK, COOPER, COUCH, CRANE, CRANMUS, CUSHMAN, DAKIN, DANIELS, DARWIN, DAUGHERTY, DAVIS, DECKER, DICKERSON, DOUGLASS, DROWN, EASTERBROOK, EASTMAN, EMERSON, ESTBERG, FAIRSERVICE, FARLEY, FAUST, FIELD, FOLTZ, FOX, FRYE, GALE, GIBBS, GILBERT, GOODRICH, GORHAM, GOVE, GRAVES, GREENE, HADFIELD, HAIGHT, HALL, HALSEY, HAMMOND, HANDY, HARTWELL, HATHAWAY, HAYNES, HEAD, HENDRICKS, HENSHAW, HITCHCOCK, HOLLY, HOLMES, HOPKINS, HOWARD, HOWE, HOWELL, HUBBARD, HUNGERFORD, HURD, JACKSON, JAMES, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JONES, KIMBALL, KNAPP, LECLEAR, LINDSLEY, LOCKWOOD, LOOMIS, LOVE, MACARTHUR, MACMURPHY, MARTY, MCCARTEY, MCCRAE, MITCHELL, MORLEY, MOWER, MURPHEY, MYRICK, NIXON, NORTHROP, OLIN, OVITT, PAINE, PARKS, PATTEN, PETTIBONE, PHELPS, PHIPPEN, PRENTICE, PROCTOR, PUNDERSON, PUTNEY, QUARLES, REED, RHODES, ROCKEFELLER, ROGAN, ROWE, RUDDOCK, SHERMAN, SHIPMAN, SHULTES, SILVERNALE, SLAWSON, SMITH, SPARKS, SPOTTEN, SPROUT, STAPLES, STEPHENS, STEWART, STITH, STONE, STORY, STRAIT, SWAN, SWIFT, TANNER, TAYLOR, TICHENOR, TORREY, TRASK, TREADWAY, TRIPP, TUTHILL, TUTTLE, TYLER, TYLER, TYLER, VAN DRESSER, VAN RENSSELAER, WALDO, WALTON, WARD, WARDEN, WARDNER, WATKINS, WATSON, WEBBER, WELLS, WEST, WHEELER, WHITE, WHITNEY, WILBOR, WILLIAMS, WILTSEE, WOODRUFF, WRIGHT, YOUMANS Ellen-

Dear List, Just wanted to update you on some of the happenings on the site, if you haven't stopped by lately. http://www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha Kay R. sent in baptisms from the German Reformed Church in New Berlin Judy B sent in marriages from Holy Innocents and Burial Records from Grace Episcopal. The marriages and baptisms are in the marriage section. The burials you can find as a link at the bottom of the cemetery page. (surnames are listed on the what's new page) I have been adding an 1891 Milwaukee Elite Directory to the my Milwaukee Site. Click on Milwaukee Resources on the main page and go to Censuses and Directories to find it. Surnames added to the marriage/family section for Waukesha: ALBRECHT, AUER, BABSIN, BADGLEY, BALGAR, BALJE, BALZER, BARJE, BARTZ, BAUM, BAUMANN, BECK, BEIER, BEINER, BELLMANN, BERGSIEKER, BLEIBAUM, BLUMEL, BOBSIEN, BOEBEL, BOEHEIM, BOESE, BOHEIM, BOLDT, BOLLER, BOLLER, BOLSON, BOLSTEAD, BOONE, BOOS, BOS, BRAND, BRAND, BRANDT, BRANEK, BREINER, BREITKREUZ, BREMER, BRINKER, BRUCKER, BUCHNER, BUNTESCHER, BUNTESOHN, BUSJAEGER, BUTLER, CLASS, COOLING, DAEBEL, DAMM, DEBEL, DECKER, DEORF, DEXHEIMER, DIREN, DOEBEL, DOTZLER, DUEWEL, EICHLER, EISMANN, ELLIS, ENGMANN, EULENBURG, EVANS, FERRIS, FICK, FILGES, FOLKMANN, FRANZ, FREDRICKSON, FREIHUBE, FREIMUND, GARBE, GAUCH, GENK, GING, GODGLUCK, GOODLUCK, GRAEF, GRAESER, GRASCH, GREDLER, GREENE, GRETTLER, HABHECKER, HACALA, HAGEN, HAMAN, HAMM, HANK, HANSEN, HANSON, HARTMANN, HEIN, HEISE, HINKE, HOCKMUTH, HOHNE, HOHNE, HOHNE, HORNBURG, HORNNICKEL, HOWLAND, HUBMANN, HUNSINGER, IFFLAND, IHLENFELD, IMHOF, IMIG, IMMICH, JANTSCH, JENSEN, JENZEN, JERKE, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JOST, KANT, KARNOTZ, KARTH, KAUFMANN,! KEIN, KERN, KIESELBACH, KNOEPFEL, KNOFFEL, KNOPFL, KOEFFLER, KOENIG, KOFFLER, KOIP, KONIG, KORN, KORT, KRAEMER, KRAMER, KRAUSE, KREDLER, KREINER, KREITLER, KREMENAK, KROSCHKE, KRUEGER, KUHNZ, KURZMANN, LAUX, LEHNERER, LEIDECE, LENERER, LEONHARD, LERCHE, LEVERMANN, LINDNER, LINK, LIPPOLD, LOPAS, LUBER, LUCK, LUDWIG, LUK, LUKE, LUKOW, MAGDANZ, MARSH, MARTER, MARTZ, MARZ, MAYER, MEITENBAUER, MENTZEL, MEYER, MEYER, MINSON, MOEDE, MUENCH, MUNCH, MURRAY, NELSON, NEUMANN, NIEMAN, NIGMANN, OHL, OLSON, PASBRICH, PEFFER, PEL, PETERSON, PHILIPS, PIEPER, PIPER, PIRNER, PITEN, PREDIGER, PRIOR, PUERNER, PULDA, PYNN, QUERENGAESSER, RADLOFF, RASMUS, REBENSDORF, REISE, REYLERSHOF, RIEK, RODEMANN, SASS, SCHAEFER, SCHEWEIDE(?), SCHIFFNER, SCHLEE, SCHLEH, SCHMIDT, SCHOLTZ, SCHREIBER, SCHUBER, SCHUHKNECHT, SCHULTZ, SCHULZ, SCHWAAB, SCHWARTZ, SCHWARZ, SCHWEMER, SECKIEN, SIDL, SMITH, SOLVERSON, SOMMER, SORENSON, SPECKIEN, SPEKIEN, SPEKIN, SPEKMEN, SPERBER, SPINDLER, SPLICHAL, STAACK, STADTLER, ST! AHL, STALLMANN, STEPAN, STERN, STOLTZ, STOLZENFELDT, STRIEDER, STRIEDT THIESENHUSEN, THIESSENHUSEN, TOM, TOSCH, TRIEB, UEBLE, UHL, ULRICH, VERGENZ, VETTELSON, VOGEL, VOIGT, VOLGMANN, WACHENDORF, WAECHTER, WALD, WALLBRANDT, WALTER, WANGEMANN, WASSEN, WEBER, WENDLANDT, WENDT, WERNER, WERNING, WESELY, WHITE, WICK, WIESENTHAL, WILDE, WING, WINTER, WITBOLD, WITTE, WOLF, WOLZIN, WONDRACZEK, ZANDER, ZAUFT, ZECK, ZOEGNER, ZOGNER Ellen- Waukesha County Coordinator Milwaukee County Ancestor Collector