thanks!!! I found some of my mom's family there :) -----Original Message----- From: Chris Melahn <chmelahn@ksbe.edu> To: WIWOOD-L@rootsweb.com <WIWOOD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 5:55 PM Subject: [WIWOOD] Ashland, Wisconsin--Directories >Curious to know if others had ancestors who relocated from Wood County to >Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin. Was it just our family moving up in late >1880s? Or was the area a comparative "land of opportunity", thereby >attracting many to the North? > >If you have an Ashland link, you may find it helpful to know about the >Ashland City Directories for 1888-1893 online at Ancestry.com. The >information is in the "new databases" section, which is currently accessible >at no charge: > >http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4861.htm > > >==== WIWOOD Mailing List ==== >Visit Wood County WI at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/> or >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/WLHN/WoodCoWI/ >WIWOOD-L Listowner: Marcia Ann KUEHL <makkuehl@yahoo.com> >

> > Subject: Re: [WIWOOD] Ashland, Wisconsin--Directories > > > thanks!!! I found some of my mom's family there :) > Nice to hear of your success. What are some of the names you are researching? Any idea of what took your family north? Chris