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shraby

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5. In this state, Wisconsin, the marriage records are also kept at the state level
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 04:11 PM
Jun 2018

but each member of the marriage is listed separately and you have to have both parts in order to get the record.

I wanted to make a listing of all the marriages (only can get through 1906 here.) So I there was a set of microfiche with the marriages for this state on it and I was able to match most of them with names and dates of marriage.

The microfiche was also at the local library as well as one for births and deaths. I got a set for myself and went at it, pulling out the ones for my county. The local library can be a treasure trove in more ways than one.

The website usgenweb.org has a website for almost all counties in the country. Check them out. Some of the county sites are very good about putting stuff online. That's where I started with my site, then went independent. Our local library now owns it and I maintain it because I'm getting up in years and didn't want it to disappear. I add from 500 to 800 obituaries ever month. Mostly old ones.

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