WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!
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| Want to join the
Shawano County Team? Our volunteers are AWESOME!! You can help
make this the best county for genealogical research in the U.S! If
you have access to historical or genealogical information about Shawano
County, would you be willing to look up information for our visitors? This
might be in the form of a book you own, CD-ROM's you have, a microfilm
of which you have permanent access , or if you live in Shawano County and
dusty pages and old records don't send you into a sneezing fit, consider
letting us know. You can limit how many requests you are willing
to do per month and just what exactly you are willing to look-up.
I know personally, I would be LOST without look-up volunteers in my own
genealogy research. With them, the sky's the limit! So, please, won't
you consider being a volunteer? OK, I promise I won't beg....<grin>
NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY ONLINE --
ANYWHERE!!
(And yes, you can
even do this at home in your fluffy slippers!)
Occasionally I get emails
asking "HOW CAN I VOLUNTEER WHEN I LIVE OUTSIDE OF WISCONSIN???" -- here's an
exciting new project that is ALL DONE ONLINE and is available to ANYONE!! -- you
work at your own pace -- and this will be a great asset for all genealogists and
researchers world-wide. The
project is
FAMILYSEARCH INDEXING
-- there are different projects they are working on, the largest being the 1900
Federal Census, and you can pick the state -- and yes, Wisconsin is available!
It's a very simple and straight-forward project. You download a sheet at a
time and work at your own pace. When you get it finished, you click upload
and it is sent in. Then you are ready for your next page... and
eventually, the 1900 census will be done, one sheet at a time! Several
years ago, I worked on the 1880 Federal Census and it was all done by hand and
microfilm reader -- this is not anything like it! THIS IS ACTUALLY FUN!!!!
The free software is easily and quickly installed and you are off and running in
about 10 minutes. The census sheets are viewable at the top of the page
and the entrees are highlighted as you work them across the page -- you can't
get lost! And there is a magnifier on the page tool bar that allows you to
make the page LARGE so even tired, older eyes can do this. The
fill-in-the-blank area is similar to Excel, meaning that you type the first
letter in and it completes the entry from memory. Super easy to use and
once the project is completed, it will be available on the familysearch.org site
FREE for everyone, just like the 1880 census is... If you have ANY questions,
email me
and I'll try to answer them!
How long does a
census sheet take to do? I just did two of them this evening and they take
about 30 - 35 minutes and I am not the world's fastest typist! The program
makes this so simple and easy!!!
Is this project
open to ANYONE? Yes, ANYONE can be a volunteer to help with this
project -- you do not need to be a member of any organization, etc.
3/2008 -- CURRENT WISCONSIN PROJECTS INCLUDE:
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| GENEALOGY RULE #1--
I know, when you FINALLY hit a good lead, we can easily forget that these
people have volunteered and we can WANT all the death
certificates copied for family LAEDTKE. But, please don't abuse their
kind spirits and TRY to keep your requests to no more than 2 names per
request. And remember, they are just like you & I, and have families,
jobs, and Doberman Pinschers they have to find time for, too! And
like "Mom" always said, a sincere "THANK-YOU" is always appropriate!
GENEALOGY RULE #2--Always
remember Rule #1!
**And a GOOD request has Shawano
County Look-up in the subject line...with all the junk emails and
viruses out there, it might just get "deleted" inadvertently with nothing
in the subject line. THANKS!
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PLEASE READ BEFORE
CONTACTING ANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS!!!
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| Several of our cheerful
volunteers have been less than cheerful of late. Several (some traveling
quite a distance) recently showed up on the same day, at the same library,
to research the same item that was requested of each of them by the same
person. This is clearly an example of taking advantage and misusing
our volunteers. I have visited quite a few websites in my travels
online and we have an awesome group of volunteers that will go above and
beyond to find what you are looking for...and you don't find this expertise
on many sites. The comments I heard from the above experience were a feeling
of being used and that their time & efforts were expendable.
If we were paying these volunteers $50 an hour for their research time
& expenses, I doubt the above situation would happen. So let's
treat these special "genealogy angels" like they are -- "angels" who help
us and ask nothing in return, just some consideration for their efforts!
And, since I know most of them
personally, I also know they enjoy their volunteer work and they like to
be kept busy -- just not doing the same search that someone else just did. |
BEFORE YOU REQUEST
COPIES .........
Our awesome, did I say AWESOME?, volunteers
volunteer their time, not their wallets. After receiving feedback
on this issue from a couple of them, I have
been informed that they have been paying for copies out of their own pockets
and it is starting to add up....fast.
In order to keep such a GREAT LIST of FREE TALENTED RESEARCHERS at your
disposal, the following has been suggested. WHEN
copies are requested, the copy/xerox fee is 50 cents a page + postage.
The volunteers will mail these copies the cheapest way possible...
If you have a concern regarding paying
the copying fee, please email me directly, not the volunteers...None
of them are independently wealthy -- or so they haven't told me yet! --
they don't ask for gas $ or mileage, so let's treat them fairly and MAYBE
THEY WILL KEEP VOLUNTEERING!!!! 50 cents
a page is still a great deal -- you'd have to pay the copying/xerox costs
if you were in those libraries -- and,
they
pay those costs, too, EVEN IF THEY WORK THERE.
And these volunteers have  s
of GOLD..not
wallets of gold....and most would NEVER ask to be reimbursed their costs
for copies....they just assume people will do the right thing and reimburse
them. Most people do, some don't...so remember to
PLEASE,
PAY FOR YOUR COPIES & POSTAGE...
THANKS!!! |
AND NOW.....<drum roll, please!>
OUR AWESOME VOLUNTEERS..
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Barbara
Brady |
Shawano County Courthouse
Records -- Births, Marriages, Deaths. |
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Carl
Listle |
Several books including: Pamphlet put
out by St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Belle Plaine for their 125th Anniversary. |
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Laila
Normann |
1910 Census for Shawano County,
(This is not indexed so "PLEASE only
ONE
FAMILY PER REQUEST, TOWN Required..") |
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Bill Habeck |
Bill is willing to do look-ups in a book he has, written
by Frank R. Griepp, called "FAMILY LINES Sager, Habeck, Krueger, Juedes
and many more, traced to their origins in Pomerania" The many more
names include: Behnke, Boettcher, Brandenburg, Bruss, Bubolz, Coenen,
Engelbrecht, Gant, Gauger, Griepp, Grueb, Guse, Knuth, Loppnow, Rabenhorst,
Radue, Richter, Schley, Seering, Shimon, Sumnicht, Hacker and many more. |
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Bev Ginnow |
Bev has a copy of the 75th anniverasry of St.
John's Lutheran Church, Mattoon and has transcribed the earlier
years online, and is willing to do look-ups for all the years.
This booklet goes from 1885 to 1960. |
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Janet
Phalen |
I have acquired a copy of History of the Township of Lessor,
researched and compiled by Ray Brysky 1996 and published by the Bonduel
Community Archives. This is a 61 page spiral bound that was researched
during the 90s and published to coincide with the 125 anniversary of Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in the town of Lessor. The book is very thorough
and includes histories and pictures of the little "bergs" that existed
in Lessor, the churches, businesses, plus newspaper clippings, listings
of town officials and school teachers, school pictures, town records, plat
maps, and stories told by life time locals. There are also a few biographies.
I would be happy to do lookups from this book for anyone interested.
I can't copy the whole book to send to anyone, but I can transcribe a single
record or scan a picture. Copies of this book can be purchased through:
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
N1731 Cty. Rd. S
Pulaski, WI 54162
Price: $10.00
People might want to email me if they are interested and I will
check on availability first.
4/1/2002 - I have access to church records for
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Town of Lessor and Owego Lutheran Church,
Town of Lessor. I can do look-ups - limit to 2 surnames please and give
me a little time to reply, as I have to GO to church to do the look-ups.
Thanks!
10/17/2002 - I have another book that I can offer look-ups from
to anyone interested. This is the History of Maple Grove, researched and
compiled by Ray Brusky, 2002. Hot off the presses! This is the same author
as the History of Town of Lessor book. |
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Mikki |
OUR BIG THANKS to Mikki who works at the Shawano Public Library and had offered to
do look-ups in their "Wisconsin Room" genealogy collection. They
also have OLD newspapers!! -- Mikki
has helped many researchers over the years and is taking time for her family.
If you need items from the LIBRARY, please see the LIBRARIES
page for more details on their holdings and fees. Again, thanks Mikki for
all your help over the years! |
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Terri |
I have a 1929 yearbook from Shawano High School. I would
be happy to look up info on graduates of that year. |
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Nancy |
Nancy is willing to be listed as a volunteer for lookups in
the material she has at home, which include:
| Shawnee year books for Shawano High School 1923, 1924, 1925 |
| 30th SHS Anniversary booklet for 1925 in 1955 |
| 75th Anniversary Festival of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(1880 - 1955) |
| Cemetery Record of Immanuel Lutheran Church at White Clay Lake
indexed in 1999 |
196_ Shawano County official farm plat book
and directory. Not sure of the exact year. |
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Tasha |
Tasha is in the process of transcribing the cemetery records
for Immanuel Lutheran Church, White Clay Lake. In the meantime, she'll
be happy to do look-ups. She also has a Church book that has records
of marriages (1874-1979), births and baptism's (1871 -1980), confirmations
(1889-1980) and deaths (1877-1980). She'd be happy to do look-ups
on this info also. |
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Terry |
Terry has the FHL 1880 census, and can access 1900 & 1850
on one of his subscriptions, if anyone would like a lookup. Terry adds
this note: "I would prefer no sweeping surname searches. Most of my reference
material is Ohio & Pennsylvania related." |
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Anne |
Determined that the pricey ancestry.com fee
doesn't go to waste and is used to the max!!! Willing to do look-ups in the 1895
and 1905 STATE CENSUS... 1895 just lists head of household but the 1905 lists
the entire family by name... also, WWI Draft Registration cards, etc. |
| AND, I've also included my list of volunteers
that might be able to help in other areas of your research. ("And
yes, Virginia, there are GENIEANGELS"-- a genealogist's Santa Claus!) |
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