Family History & Genealogy Resources [ Top ]
Relative Musings: a genealogy
blog with musings on the experience of doing genealogy and resources you can use,
including the series of articles called Finding Family for Free. Learn
about some of the best free resources such as RootsWeb and the GenForums and FamilySearch
as well as the census, immigration records at Castle Garden and Ellis Island Web sites,
obituaries, and much more. [Finding
Family for Free index here]
Ancestors & Relatives
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Antiques: Pastime to Business -- an interview in Part I and Part II with
Elizabeth Bradley, about Elizabeth
Bradley Antiques
William Henry Luehr, respected
Wisconsin educator born in New Holstein, a University of Wisconsin graduate, who worked in
Wisconsin Rapids, Manitowoc, Sheboygan Falls and New Holstein. His parents arrived in
1858.
Petura Family
Genealogy: two Petura families from Bohemia, now the Czech Republic,
settled in Racine, Wisconsin, in the 1800s. Find many online records for these families as
well as online Czech genealogy resources.
Frank Joseph Petura,
son of Joseph and Mary Petura of Racine, studied engineering and chemistry at the
University of Wisconsin, helped found Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity, became a
successful business executive in New York, married and had two sons.
Chart
of Cousin Relationships: first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and
once removed, twice removed -- relationships explained.
Regions of Europe and America [ Top ]
Wewelsfleth,
Holstein, Germany: history, genealogy, photographs and maps for the Tonner
family.
Glarus Canton:,
history, genealogy and maps for the Swiss native home to the Speich Family.
Simmental,
Switzerland: history, genealogy and maps for the area including the city of
Zweisimmen and the Simme River Valley, native home to the Stocker family.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: history,
genealogy, maps and more to assist anyone seeking their MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, ancestors
New Holstein, Wisconsin: history,
genealogy and maps for this city in Wisconsin and for Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, from
which the original settlers cames in the mid-1800s.
Sheboygan and The Falls,
Wisconsin: history, genealogy, maps and more to assist anyone
seeking their Sheboygan ancestors
Wisconsin Genealogy: history,
genealogy resources, maps and more to assist anyone seeking their Wisconsin ancestors.
Genealogy Products [ Top ]
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