Christian Frederich Ziegler and Anna Maria Koehler Ziegler Descendant Reunion Thursday, August 27, 2009

Had a fantastic time in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, at the Descendant Reunion. Not only did we meet up with contemporary relatives, we also toured the old homestead and neighborhood, churches and cemeteries around Center and Freedom. Met 17 blood relatives that are all descendants. We also toured Black Creek, Bay Settlement, and Green Bay -- lots was accomplished in this first of many visits! I'll be detailing what we did in a series of upcoming posts. This post is a special welcome to all of Christian's and Anna Maria's descendants to this blog!!

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Easy Access to Ancestor Records in Wisconsin - Area Research Centers Sunday, July 26, 2009

A great resource, when I don't find records listed in the WHS - Wisconsin Genealogy Index, is the network of Area Research Centers housing the local and genealogical histories of Wisconsin. The particular ARC that I have used most to date is located at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and is part of the Cofrin Library. Records in this database include:

	Births, Deaths and Marriages	Citizenship	Court Case Files	Probate	Land Records (Deeds & Mortgages)	Tax & Assessment Rolls
Brown	ca. 1823-1907	1829-1984	1823-1939	1821-1906	1820-1902	1859-1980

Manitowoc

ca. 1823-1907

1848-1955

1849-1943

1864-1959

Abstract of Title 1835-1889

Sparse Holdings

Oconto	ca. 1823-1907	1857-1952	1857-1923	1857-1923	No Holdings	1853-1970
Outagamie	ca. 1823-1907	1852-1963	1852-1981	1853-1923	No Holdings	1855-1980

The ARC has citizenship records for the following counties:
Brown County 1829-1984 with an on-line index available.

Here is a list of records I have requested to date:

• Kluge, Christoph probate records - none found 8/2009
  
• Kluge, Christoph naturalization certificate
• Kluge, Christoph declaration of intent
• Gamache, Antoine death certificate
• van der Donk, Cornelius Henry (1st) birth certificate
• Ziegler, Fred C. declaration of intent
• Ziegler, Fred C. naturalization certificate
• Ziegler, Fred C. probate records - none found 8/2009
  

Here is a list of records to be requested in the future:

• Appleton, Mary Ann probate records
• Kluge, Carl Julius and August Kluge probate records - 3 files 8/2009 (need to get copy)
  
• Ridgeway, John probate records
• Moravian Church, Freedom, WI books (for Kluges)
  
• Dobler, Johann (John) death certificate
• Dobler, Anna death certificate
• Kluge, Christiane Dobler death certificate
  
• van der Donk, Jacobus citizenship records (didn't find in on-line index)
  
• Berns, James citizenship records (arrival 1865 Oct, filing 1866 Nov 06)
• Fred C. Ziegler's run for public office and the results
  

Here are the forms to request records.

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Christoph Kluge Knol Added Saturday, July 18, 2009

A new knol (unit of knowledge) was added .... to the Ancestors across Borders collection today for Christoph Kluge.

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