I also have copies of some of the Zion United Church of Christ (also known as Evangelical Zion Kirche) death records and transcribed some. I have found that many of the deceased from this church were buried in Pilgrims Rest or Forest Home.

Names include:
Attenbech
Blankenburg
Geinler
Geissler
Haefner
Harchge (Harihge?)
Heinig
Henke
Jahnke
Jahnke
Klug
Knabe
Lobitz
Martens
Menzel
Nabakowski
Ruebner
Schauz
Schendel
Simon
Springer
Wall
William

If any of my fellow Milwaukee researchers would like to tag along, I would welcome the company.

http://thing1.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Military%20Symposium_2010.pdf

The Allen County library has a large collection of genealogy materials from all states. I have heard it is definitely worth the trip out there if one can go.

It is approximately 5-6 hours to drive out there (depending on Chicago Traffic). I don’t know when I will be leaving yet. It will either be Thursday or very early Friday to give me time to do research at the library at least for a few hours. (first session starts Friday at 2:30) (It will also depends on the other passengers).

If you are interested let me know. You would be responsible for all your own costs (admission, hotel, food, etc.) I am willing to split a room if you are comfortable with that.

Let me know by sending me an email, placing a comment below or calling 262-783-1620.

Ellen-

For those of you who don’t know I recently acquired the GenWeb site for Washington County, Wisconsin.

I have been busy adding surnames to the site. In the past couple names the following names have been added.
You can visit the site at www.LinksToThePast.com/washington

ADAMS, AHLERS, ALBINGER, ALBRECHT, ALTENHOFEN, AMIDON, ANDERSON, ARNET, ASHWORTH

BACH, BAILEY, BAILEY, BARNEY, BASEMAN, BASTIAN, BASTIAN, BASTIAN, BAUER, BAUMGARTNER, BEAN, BECKER, BEER, BENNETT, BETTEN, BIERNER, BLECHA, BLINGS, BOCK, BODAN, BODEN, BOENITZ, BOESEWETTER, BOHN, BOLTON, BORNGISSER, BOXHORN, BRAATZ, BRATZ,, ISSEL, BROWN, BRUEDERLE, BRUNNER, BRUSCHKE, BUCH, BUCKREUS, BUCKSTAFF, BURCKHARDT, BURGESS, BUTTERFIELD

CAMERON, CAMPBELL, CARREL, CASEY, CLARK, CLIFFORD, CLOUGH, COERPER, COJYEINBURG?, COONEY, COWAN, COXE, CRASS, CROWFOOT, CUP

DAVIS, DEBANO, DECKWAR, DEMMON, DENISON, DETMERING, DEUTSCH, DHEIN, DIENLER, DREHER, DUERRWAECHTER, DUERWAECHTER

EAMES, ECKSTEIN, EISENMANN, ENGELHARD, ENGMANN, ENNIS, EWING

FAGAN, FAHEY, FARMERY, FAUKE, FENTON, FINK, FINNEGAN, FLEISCHMAN, FOLEY, FORBES, FRANCKENBERG, FRANK, FRASER, FREY, FRISBY, FROEHLICH, FUGE, FUHRMANN

GANSEL, GARVEY, GAYHART, GEEHL, GEHL, GEHRING, GEIDEL, GENGLER, GEORGE, GETTELMAN, GLANTZ, GOETTER, GOETZ, GOLDAMMER, GONRING, GORRY, GOTTHARD, GOULD, GREEN, GRUEL, GRUHLE, GRUND, GUDEX, GUNDRUM, GUTH, GUTSCHENRITTER

HAASE, HAENTZ, HAGER, HAHN, HANDKE, HANER, HANKENDORF, HARNS, HARTER, HARTMAN, HARTWIG, HARTZ, HAUER, HAUGER, HAYES, HEIPP, HELD, HELLING, HENDRICKS, HENNICA?, HERBST, HERMAN, HERRIGES, HEUCHMAN, HIGGINS, HILDEBRANDT, HILGER, HIRSCHBOECK, HOERIG, HOLEHOUSE, HOLLENSTEIN, HOLZ, HOPPE, HORN, HORNER, HOSCH, HUBBARD, HUELS, HUNT, HUNTINGTON

JACHIZE?, JACKSON, JANKEE, JANSEN, JEKEL, JEKLIN, JENNER, JOECKEL, JOHNSON, JONES, JUNG

KARSTEN, KAUFFMAN, KAUFFUNG, KELLER, KELLY, KENDELL, KENEALY, KESSEL, KIRCHER, KLEFFLER, KLEIN, KLESSIG, KLETTI, KLIPPEL, KLUMB, KNAPP, KNEELAND, KNIPPEL, KOCH, KOENEN, KOENIG, KOEPKE, KOHLSDORF, KOHOUT, KOOPMAN, KOUTH, KRAEMER, KRAETSCH, KREUTZER, KRIEGER, KUCKUK, KUECHENMEISTER, KUEHLTHAU, KUHAPT, KUHLMAN, KURTZ, KUTH

LA CRAFT, LANG, LAUBENHEIMER, LAUBENSTEIN, LAY, LE COUNT, LEBKUCHLER?, LEICH, LEINBERGER, LEINS, LEISGANG, LEMKE, LILLYCEAP, LIND, LIVER, LOCKNEY, LONG, LOOS, LOWE, LUCAS, LUCKOW, LUSSENDEN, LYNCH

MAHR, MANN, MARTIN, MAUL, MAXON, MAY, MAYER, MCCARTY, MCHENRY, MCQUEEN, MEISENHEIMER, MELCHER, MELDBERG, MENGER, MERTEN, MILLER, MOOERS, MORAN, MOUTIN, MOWRY, MUELLER, MUNDON, MUNGER, MURPHY

NANSCAWEN, NEHRBASS, NEUBERG, NEUNUEBEL, NICOLAUS

O’MEARA, O’NEIL, OBERMILLER, OSTRANDER, OTT

PARISH, PARK, PETERS, PETRI, PICK, PICKEL, PLACE, PLAUM, PLAUN, POST, POTTER, POWERS, PRIEN, PULS

RANDALL, REAM/REED, REED, REGER, REGNER, REHRL, REIDENBACH, REIK, REIS, REISER, REISSE, REYNOLDS, RICE, RICHTER, RILEY, RIX, ROBINSON, ROGERS, ROHN, ROLFE, ROOT, ROSCHE, ROSE, ROSENHEIMER, ROSS, ROTHENMEIER, ROWELL, RUEGG, RUMMEL, RUPLINGER, RUSCO

SALTER, SAUER, SAUERMANN, SAUR, SAWYER, SCHAETZEL, SCHANTZ, SCHELLENDERG, SCHLITZ, SCHMIDT, SCHNEIDER, SCHOETZ, SCHOTTLER, SCHROEDER, SCHULER, SCHWARTZ, SCHWENDENER, SCHWIN, SCOLLARD, SEELEY, SEIGEL, SEIVERS, SELIGER, SELINGER, SHELLEY, SHINNERS, SHIP, SICKELES, SILBERZAHN, SIMON, SLATKEY, SMITH, SNIDER, SPAETH, SPERBER, SPIEGELBERG, STACEY, STAH, STARK, STEINEBACH, STEINMITZ, STEWART, STORK, STUESSER, SURFFLOHN

TAYLOR, THERKACESS?, THIEGLGES, THIELGES, THINNES, THOMA, THOMPSON, TIMMERMAN, TOLAND, TORMEY, TRAVERS, TRENAM, TRUCK

UEBELE, UTHMEIER

VAN DER AIR, VARNEY, VETSCH, VISGAE, VUNK

WALTER, WASHBURN, WEIL, WEISSE, WENKER, WESCOTT, WEST BEND, POLK & RICHFIELD MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., WHEELOCK, WHELAN, WIGHTMAN, WILBRANDT, WILK, WILLIAMS, WILMONT, WILSON, WOLFGRUM

ZAUN

I just stumbled up a resource I did not know existed. I thought I would share it all with you.

I was at WI Historical Society working on a Bohemian project I am trying to track down what city they came from.

In her obit she said she was a member of the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. I did some research on the association and they are a national group with lodges in communities around the nation.

Every month the association published a magazine relating to the Bohemians across the nation.

The publication was called Bratrsky Vestnik published from 1898 to Dec 1856. In July 1943 it was changed to Fraternal Herald. The publication is written in Czech most years but in later years they published both an English and Czech version.

The films are available through inter library loan.
Here is the URL from the Madison Library.
http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search_Arg=western%20bohemian%20fraternal%20association&Search_Code=GKEY^*&CNT=100&PID=680vyeqAedLzOWgPEya2muyZFL&SEQ=20100806080218&SID=1

There are obituaries on some deceased members published in the magazine. The obits typically include where they came from in the old country In later years they also published a chart that listed payments of Mortuary Claims for the month.

Some good information in there if you are lucky enough to have a Czech/ Bohemian family member as a member.

Unfortunately my family still remains a mystery.

July 26, 2010
The latest from FamilySearch — it just keeps coming!

Millions of Historic Documents from Microfilms Now Emerging Digitally Online

FamilySearch’s microfilm conversion initiative is beginning to sail. Over 12 million digital images from thousands of microfilm, representing 8 countries, were published online for free viewing this month. FamilySearch’s online image viewer makes it easy for online patrons to view the newest digital images from Argentina, Costa Rica, France, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Spain.

This week the complete U.S. 1910 Federal Census name indexes for Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Missouri were also published online at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot (FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot) and coming soon to Beta.FamilySearch.org.

See the chart below for the complete list of all the newly added or improved collections.

FamilySearch plans on digitizing and publishing online the bulk of its 2.4 million rolls of microfilm—representing 132 countries. In addition, it is now capturing millions of new images each year digitally “at birth” from its 185 field camera teams worldwide. It all translates to a steady stream of new digital image collections for genealogy enthusiasts to anticipate and enjoy.

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Province, Catholic Church Records, 1642–1931
1,824,476 New Images

Costa Rica, Church Records, 1595–1992
605,658 New Images

France, Coutances, Catholic Diocese, 1802–1907
87,000 Indexed Records Only

Luxembourg Civil Registration, 1793–1923
114,000 New Images

Mexico, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration, 1860–1950
438,725 New Images

México, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886–1933, Part 1
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1,605,822 New Images

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172,951 New Images

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599,639 New Images

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576,189 New Images

Netherlands, Overijssel Civil Registration 1811-1952 -
496,541 New Images

Netherlands, Utrecht Province Civil Registration 1811-1950
347,867 New Images

Netherlands, Zeeland Civil Registration 1796-1940 -
497,188 New Images

Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Leiden Civil Registration 1812-1882
83,129 New Images

Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam Civil Registration 1811-1942
273,199 New Images

Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, ‘s-Gravenhage Civil Registration 1811-1882
84,124 New Images

Puerto Rico Civil Registration, 1836–2001
3,255,102 New Images

Spain, Alicante, 1762–1921, Part 1
34,666 New Images

Spain, Barcelona Civil Registration, 1886–1936
265,084 New Images

Spain, Cordoba, Civil Registration, 1841–1870
63,198 New Images

Spain, Sevilla, Civil Registration, Archivo de la Diputacion de Sevilla, 1841–1882
76,939 New Images

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15,512 New Images

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7,237 New Images

Spain, Sevilla, Civil Registration, Archivo Municipal de Sevilla, 1841–1882
272,132 New Images

Spain, Valencia, Census, Archivo Municipal de Torrent, 1875–1912
2,462 New Images

Spain, Valencia, Municipal Census
59,312 New Images

Here is what the index cards look like:

• death and burial index
• Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Obituary Index
• Marriage Records
• Rabbis of Congregation Emanu-El

If you haven’t already been there, be sure to check out the Milwaukee Jewish resources available online.

If you haven’t been to the museum, you may also want to check that out:
1360 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Hours
Monday–Thurs 10am–4pm
Friday 10am-2pm
Sunday 12pm–4pm
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The second phase of the www.IrishGenealogy.ie website is expected to be launched this week. The second phase involves the digitization of Church of Ireland birth/marriage/death records from the city of Dublin and dioceses of Ardfert and Leighlin and Roman Catholic birth/marriage/death records from the Diocese of Cork and Ross.

The www.IrishGenealogy.ie website allows the public to view over 1,300 million pre-1900 Church records from Kerry and Dublin city free of charge.

For more information visit Inside Ireland

Footnote.com has worked with the US National Archives to bring millions of original records to the Internet for the first time. Civil War records that feature everything from personal accounts to historic writings that would shape a nation. Explore vivid details of Civil War battles through maps and photos. Get a personal picture of the war through Union and Confederate soldier service records, pension files, and more.

What is this collection?

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What can I find?

* Returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers
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To access the records go to Footnote.com.

On the side menu under the category heading click on Civil War Records.

Then use the search to put in the name you are searching for. any results that come up in green are free through the month of June.

Beginning at 6:30p.m. June 3 John will share some of his favorite discoveries from his extensive research and answer audience questions about local history and book publishing for novices.

Additionally, John will sign copies of his books — on sale exclusively at the Waukesha County museum store and research center.

John has graciously signed and numbered a series of just 100 copies of his book for collectors or as an extra special gift (Father’s Day is close). Pre-orders are now being taken and the books will be available for pick up or delivery.

Order your signed copy today by downloading the form at www.waukeshacountymuseum.org under Store: Books or pick up a form at the museum greeter’s desk.