Mrs. Talmadge, whomever she may have been, and no doubt very well meaning, now is nonetheless infamous for her clerical error in copying tombstones. Be wary of her inclusions, of her exclusions, of her errors. I have found, for example with the now-abandoned Oak Hill Cemetery in Wauwatosa, that it is best to go to the records of the church (if any) associated with the cemetery for a list of funeral services of those who were buried there. Good luck. Penny Ziemer Ford Henrum@cs.com wrote: > In a message dated 9/29/02 9:26:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > BrennaJne@aol.com writes: > > Does anyone know if the cemetery at Duplalinville has been enumerated? > > > > Lenora from WIS > > The Waukesha History Museum research room has a typewritten record of Saint > Peter and Pauls Cemetery Burials to 1940, compiled from tomb stones, that was > made by Mrs. E. Tallmadge. My copy from the museum has numerous handwritten > additions and corrections to her original list but from my research is not a > complete record. I was told that all the burial records were destroyed > possibly by a fire many years ago. However, I did find my great grandparents > and grandparents on her list. > > Henry > > ==== 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

Edith Tallmadge was the first Waukesha County historian, which may not have been an official post at that time. She was the wife of a local photographer. Many of the records and ideas which eventually helped form the collections at the Museum research library would not exist if it were not for Mrs. Tallmadge's interest in history and genealogy and her efforts to collect, preserve, and make available information relating to the history of Waukesha County. She did not have professional training for the position as one would probably have today. She continued her work well into advanced years, so don't be too hard on her for errors. Genealogical facts should be multiple sourced whenever possible anyway. To the best of my recollection Mrs. Tallmadge was not paid or if so only a pittance, and had virtually nothing to work with and little help. I worked for the subsequent County Historian, Leona Postell, back in the late 1960s and 1970s. Both of these women deserve the highest praise for their work under difficult circumstances and have never been sufficiently recognized for their contributions. --Pam Berger "Penelope Z. Ford" wrote: > Mrs. Talmadge, whomever she may have been, and no doubt very well meaning, now is > nonetheless infamous for her clerical error in copying tombstones. Be wary of her > inclusions, of her exclusions, of her errors. > I have found, for example with the now-abandoned Oak Hill Cemetery in Wauwatosa, > that it is best to go to the records of the church (if any) associated with the > cemetery for a list of funeral services of those who were buried there. Good luck. > Penny Ziemer Ford > > Henrum@cs.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 9/29/02 9:26:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > BrennaJne@aol.com writes: > > > Does anyone know if the cemetery at Duplalinville has been enumerated? > > > > > > Lenora from WIS > > > > The Waukesha History Museum research room has a typewritten record of Saint > > Peter and Pauls Cemetery Burials to 1940, compiled from tomb stones, that was > > made by Mrs. E. Tallmadge. My copy from the museum has numerous handwritten > > additions and corrections to her original list but from my research is not a > > complete record. I was told that all the burial records were destroyed > > possibly by a fire many years ago. However, I did find my great grandparents > > and grandparents on her list. > > > > Henry > > > > ==== 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