Earthquake - Just a Short Jolt! Friday, July 31, 2009

We had an earthquake very near by on Thursday afternoon. Looks like it was at LAX (green arrow)....


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It was a 2.1; I felt it! Mango's head and ears popped up too.

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Wisconsin Historical Society Sunday, July 26, 2009

More on the WHS -- what records are located in this database?

• Pre-1907 vital records, including birth, death, and marriage records
• Wisconsin Name Index entries, including biographical sketches, obituaries, and newspaper articles published before 2000

Once you locate items in the Wisconsin Genealogy Index, you can then request a copy of that particular record directly from WHS.

Records I have requested to date include:

• Kluge, Carl Julius and Christiane Dobler marriage certificate
• Kluge, Christoph death certificate
• Gamache, Antoine marriage certificate
• Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley plus addendum

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Easy Access to Ancestor Records in Wisconsin - Area Research Centers

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.

Special Collections (7th Floor) - (920.465.2539)

Monday ... By Advance Appointment Only
Tuesday May 18 - June 12... 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday June 13-September 4--12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday-Thursday ... 9:00am - 1:00pm
Friday, Saturday, &Sunday ... CLOSED

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Microfilm, Microfiche and Publications from LDS Friday, July 24, 2009

As you may know you can go to any Family History Center in your area, or the Southern California Genealogy Society library in Burbank, and request a publication, microfiche, or microfilm from the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints library (LDS for short) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Your requested item is sent to you in a week or so for a nominal fee (~$6/2009) and is on loan to you for one month.

The library catalog is found here.

Here is a list of films I have or hope to order from LDS:
Ordered and Viewed:

• Church records, 1850-1927 Trinity Lutheran Church (Detroit, Michigan); Baptisms, deaths, marriages, confirmation, communicants, 1850-1901 #FHL US/CAN Film 954974 (see the Trinity Church Records Knol (TBS) for some of the pages that I copied from the church book)
  
• Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1840-1874, Evangelische Kirche Kurow (Kr. Bublitz) #FHL US/CAN Film 1496969 Items 3-5 (A stab at a Posen area film; no luck)
  

To Be Ordered:

• Dutch Emigration Records, Dutch emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, 1835-1880 : an alphabetical listing by household heads and independent persons #FHL US/CAN Book 929.W2s
  

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Blog Upgrades and Fixes Sunday, July 19, 2009

Couple of things modified today.

• The mechanism for posting comments was broken ... its fixed and tested now.


• Added expanded postings so you don't have to scroll as much. When you see a "Get the scoop!" link, click it as that means there's more of the article to view.


• Finally, the odiogo listening button in each post was put back by the nice help staff at odiogo. Thanks!

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