Using Portage County, Wisconsin you will see how county changes through the years greatly impact your research. The town used to demonstrate what occurs over time in every family history research is Columbus, Dodge County, Wisconsin today wasn’t always in Dodge County. With Portage County you will also see started in one location and after…
Often we have location information on our ancestors, we have approximate dates these people married and yet we are clueless where they may have met and married. This is the case with my Great Grandparents, William Bentley and Anna Lynn. From the 1900 Town of Neva, Langlade County, Wisconsin census I have a potential year…
We often fail to realize when searching for information on our ancestors the importance of dates and county names. The impact of what we are searching for is much greater than most realize. This post discusses why county names are important. For this I will be using La Pointe County, Wisconsin, created on 19 February…