Today I went to the Wisconsin Historical Society Library again. I had 14 pages worth of sources to look for, and only found one good one… which wasn’t even on my list! It was the Washington County Illinois 1979 History book. I found several family members in this book, some of which were submitted by Evelyn (Decker) Piotrowski and Betty (Erbe) Arend.

 

I also figured out my Genealogical anniversary — when I actually got bit by the Genealogy Bug. It was on Friday, March 18, 2005, when I had to go through Aunt Ruthie’s and Granny’s papers to look for a car title. While doing that, I found all sorts of interesting pictures of Granny mostly, and death certificates, etc. That is what started it all! So I made a journal entry for 3-18-2005

 

Who knew that I would actually get obsessed with this stuff! I’ve been heavily involved in family research for over 2 1/2 years now, and I still feel like I’ve just scratched the surface. I really want to become certified, but that’s going to take me quite a while yet.