Hi! I just subscribed to this list today and I'm very uncertain about what I'm looking for. My gggrandfather, Matthew Maule (b. ~1820-1), emigrated to Waukesha County from somewhere in Scotland, along with a relative (exact connection unknown) named Duncan Maule and his wife Ann (Reid). They arrived in NY in Feb. of 1843 and arrived in Ottawa (Dousman) the following May. Following this, they all went to Sullivan Twp. in Jefferson County for a few years, but returned to Ottawa sometime prior to 1850. Matthew married Elizabeth Thomas in Ottawa in 1848(?) and had 2 children, Mary and John. Elizabeth died in 1850 and Mary died in 1852. It is from John that I am descended. In 1856, Matthew remarried and moved to Jackson County, leaving John in Ottawa to be raised by Duncan and Ann (who were otherwise childless). They were members of the Presbyterian church there, and all but Matthew are buried in Ottawa cemetery. That is essentially all I know, and I desperately want to know more. My primary goal is to learn from where in Scotland Matthew emigrated and who his parents (and beyond) were, as well as what his exact relationship was to Duncan Maule. I have copies of 2 biographical sketches on Duncan Maule and John Maule (_History of Waukesha County_, 1880; and _Memoirs of Waukesha County_, 1907), both of which tell me very little of practical value. I have been unable to locate their names on passenger lists for ships arriving in NY in 1843, nor are passenger lists available for ships coming through the Lakes to the Port of Milwaukee then (to the best of my knowledge). Furthermore, there is nothing useful in the IGI that definitively pinpoints the family's roots in Scotland. I am hoping that someone on this list will be kind enough to point me in the right direction(s). I live in Colorado and have no direct and handy access to Waukesha records, so I will be conducting this research via telephone and mail. I don't mind that, and I'm not here hinting for free labor, but I'd certainly appreciate any suggestions for making this as efficient and cost-effective as possible. I have surfed the Web exhaustively, but I'm still uncertain as to what records exist for 1843-1856 Waukesha County and what information they contain. If anyone has answers (or even guesses) to any of the following questions, I would be very grateful: Where are Naturalization Records located for Waukesha County for that time? What information is contained in them? Did churches (specifically the Presbyterian church in Ottawa) keep detailed records of events? Did the county keep birth/marriage/death records, etc., which required dates/place of birth and/or information on parents/background? Did cemeteries keep such information, and is it still accessible? Was background information required to apply to homestead land? Is that available? Is anyone else researching a Maule or Maul? Is there any useful information likely to be found at the various historical/genealogical societies or the Golda Meir Library? Anything else? Any other ideas? I thought I had more questions than this... Any information or suggestions here or by private email, will be accepted with profuse gratitude. Nancy nancy15@ix.netcom.com