June 2002

• Our lookup volunteer Linda Phillips Loser has unfortunately had to suspend her services due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope she will be back soon; in the meantime, please consider posting your queries to the Marinette County Message Board, or to the Marinette County Mailing List for assistance.
• Indexing of the 1900 Census for Marinette County is underway. Sorry we can't provide lookups at this time; it takes too much time away from the indexing project. When indexing is complete this will be a valuable resource, so we hope you can be patient!

February-March 2002

• Additions to pre-1907 birth index (WHITE to WYMAN)

January 2002

• Additions to pre-1907 birth index (WAGTE to WERNER)
• 1900 Census Lookups now available.

December 2001

• Additions to pre-1907 birth index
• Link to the *NEW* Peshtigo Fire Web site.

July 2001

• Lookup volunteer for the 1880 census.
• New, consolidated message/query board replaces GenConnect boards. (Rootsweb is still working on refining the new system, so hang tight!)
• Tombstone transcriptions for Tabor Lutheran Cemetery and Community Lutheran Church Cemetery
• Several historic community papers added on the Newspapers page.

May-June 2001

• Index of names appearing in the book I Lived at Peshtigo Harbor by F. C. Burke.
• Historic Wausaukee Photographs
• Casualty lists for World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
• New pages for cemeteries, churches, funeral homes and schools.
• Redesigned pages for biographies, obituaries, and surname queries.
• List of miscellaneous geographic place names including populated places, islands, lakes, streams, waterfalls, and more!

April 2001

• A brief history of Menekaunee (East Marinette, sometimes called "Fishtown").
• History and transcription of Calvary Cemetery in Marinette (resulting in 28 new surnames added to the search index).
• History and transcription of Pine View Cemetery in Peshtigo (67 different surnames)
• The search engine will now scan the GenConnect surname and obituary boards as well as the main county pages.

March 2001

• List of cemeteries in Marinette County [ongoing project]
• List of newspapers serving the county
• Additions to area historical societies and museums, including addresses and phone numbers
• New color township map [because it just looks prettier]

26 January 2001

• Marinette County War Casualties -- List of servicemen who lost their lives in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Includes pictures.

17 January 2001

• Completed transcription of the Marinette County centennial history booklet, including info on Townships and Communities, Fishing, Agriculture, Industry, Transportation and Education in Marinette County.
• Peshtigo Times obituary index added (approx. 400 names from 1996-1998). [This is a very large and slow-loading file right now; when I finish entering all the names, I promise to break it down into a more manageable format!]

27 November 2000

• By request (thanks, Barb!) -- Current county road map for visiting researchers and tourists. (This is a BEAUTIFUL map, courtesy of Wisconline®.)
• Seven (7) generations of the Brault family [first European settlers in the Coleman area].
• Link to historical information on Marinette County railroads.
• Link to neighboring Dickinson County, MI [In addition to the obvious link to Menominee, Michigan right across the river, lots of people with roots in Marinette find they also have folks in Kingsford, Iron Mountain, Quinessec and/or Norway.]

20 November 2000

• All pages redesigned, with new navigation bar, header and footer.
• Clickable county map with links to town information and historical data.
• The story of "Queen Marinette."
• Three (3) new families added to the Lineages page.
• Updated bibliography/source page, including links to online maps.
• Pico Search search engine.
• Transcription of 1979 Marinette County Centennial booklet.

© 2001 Deana C. Hipke