Midi: We Gather Together
Netherland Folk Song Arr. by Edward Kremser (1838-1914)
And for you GH fans, Yes! it is the Quartermaine Thanksgiving Song - no pizza.

• Two cemeteries have been added -- ELM GROVE - LANEY CEMETERY and HILLSIDE CEMETERY in Zachow, Angelica Twp.
• Sally Cantwell Basting sent in some MARVELOUS pics of her Cantwell - Hayter lines.  We've made a page for them and if you have any information or pictures you would like to add to it, please email me.
• SURNAMES: Reetz & Schlueter from the Leopolis area -- thanks Clark Reetz.
• And many thanks to everyone who responded to help the gentleman in Sweden locate John Emil SJOGREN & Agnes BAUMGARTNER.  The rest of the story... Agnes & their son Lewis J. remain in Belle Plaine Twp. -- Agnes marries Clyde CLAYTON.  Agnes dies in April 1993.  If anyone knows what happened to Lewis J. (Sjogren) Clayton, I'm sure his family in Sweden would love to hear from him.
• And BE SURE to check out the Michigan Marriages 1868 - 1925  page -- I have heard awesome things from people who have found their missing relatives' marriage data in there -- I found several of mine, including Wilhelmina Strei - Baehr's son Albert...
• And until next time -- stay warm & enjoy the holiday seasons... next update I'm hoping to have MOST of the Wittenberg Wittonian yearbook up... cool project.

• Michigan Marriages 1868 - 1925 -- now WHY would we have this page in the Shawano site?  SIMPLE -- To Wisconsinites, Michigan was the new "Gretna Green" so to speak... couples eloped to Michigan primarily as it offered a lower marriage age (Wisconsin was 21) and it also kept down the wedding costs, especially if the bride or groom had been previously married... be sure to check this one out if you are having problems locating a marriage for Shawano Co. residents but you just can't find it...
• Many thanks to Ken Kupsky for sharing a GREAT pic of Ferdinand & Augusta Kupsky's family with us.  And we've added other bits of info to the page as well.
• And, thanks to Matthew Otto for sending this in -- we now have "just cause" to make that Apple Kuchen this weekend!!
  
  For generations, German Americans have contributed to our Nation's identity, culture, and prosperity. On German-American Day, we recognize the many Americans with German ancestry who helped make our country great, and we celebrate our strong friendship with Germany.

  The people of Germany and the United States share important family and cultural ties, and millions of American citizens are of German descent. Some of their forebears were among the first to settle Jamestown, and they and many others like them helped lay the foundation for our country, which has become the most prominent symbol of freedom in the world. Many German Americans have shaped our way of life and added to our country's rich heritage.

  In celebrating German-American Day, we honor generations of German Americans who came to our shores with dreams of opportunity and contributed to the greatness of our country.

  NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2008, as German-American Day. I encourage all Americans to celebrate the many contributions German Americans have made to our Nation's liberty and prosperity.

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

  GEORGE W. BUSH

• APPLE KUCHEN WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING
  
  2 cups Bisquick baking mix
  2/3 cup milk
  1/4 cup sugar
  2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  1 egg
  
  FOR THE FILLING:
  1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  1/4 cup sugar
  1 egg
  1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  1 1/2 cups peeled apples, thinly sliced
  
  FOR THE TOPPING:
  3 tablespoons sugar
  1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
  Combine Bisquick, milk, sugar, oil and egg; mix well. Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  
  Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla, mixing until well blended. Spread cream cheese mixture over batter; top with apples.
  
  Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
  
  Bake at 350 degree F for 35 to 40 minutes.
  
  Servings: 12
  (I KNOW... Grandma didn't have Bisquick!! But then Grandma spent most of the day baking, too!!! lol..)

This update has a few items of interest:

• Kindred Spirit Paul has again been generous to the Shawano site -- gorgeous classroom photos of St. James Lutheran.  If your ancestor's attended St. James, do take a look and see if you can help identify the pics -- you find your ancestor, that will help us establish a date range.
• SURNAMES added: BARTELT, DRIESTLER, LUEPKE/LUPKE -- thanks Denise!
• SURNAME BRZEZINSKI -- thanks Kathy!
• SURNAMES KWAPISZEWSKI, SPAKOWICZ, BANASZYNSKI, ZACHARIASZ (also spelled Zacharias, Zacharyasz, Zaharris throughout the years.) -- thanks Jill!
• SURNAMES HAUGEN/HOGAN, OLSEN/OLSON, GUNDERSON/GUNDERSEN -- thanks Jane!
• Be sure to check out the MESSAGE BOARD for the latest obits and queries posted by other researchers.  Mega thanks to Tasha for keeping up on the Shawano Leader and ALL OF YOU for posting/sharing your family obits!  AWESOME, AWESOME JOB!
• Remember to check out the FAMILYSEARCH.ORG PILOT program -- this is where you can scan ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS as well as INDEXED DOCUMENTS that are available FREE ONLINE.  You didn't hear it here, BUT, this pilot program site will some day rival ancestry.com in my opinion.  They add new items almost weekly... and it's FREE!  Currently they have the 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905 WISCONSIN CENSUSES for FREE!  I worked with these folks on the 1880 census about 10 years back and they have added to this program tremendously -- once you get up into that site, you will get trapped there for hours looking at all their new items!  ENJOY!!!
• And last but not certainly not least, it is always a deep loss when we lose one of our own -- a tremendous loss for their families, but also a loss for the genealogical community.  We are deeply saddened at the passing of Mari Modlin, the WI GenWeb CC for Crawford & Dane Counties.  God speed, Mari -- you have touched many people through sharing your time & talents and you will be missed!

• Paul sent in a REALLY COOL 1911 Confirmation Class Photo from St. James... and there are a LARGE and even LARGER image scans so that you can easily see faces & features to try to identify these people.  Email me with the names and we'll update the page!
• I received my History of Belle Plaine Twp Book in the mail and I AM IMPRESSED! It is very nicely done, very detailed and VERY INTERESTING!  If your families came from this are in Shawano County it is well worth the $15 (+ postage) they are asking for it!  I received mine through the courthouse - County Clerk's Office or there are other places in the area to order through the mail -- Belle Plaine Cheese Factory AND they can ship CHEESE CURDS!  Toll free phone number is 1-866-245-5924 or at Belle Plaine Cheese, N3473 Wisconsin Avenue, Shawano, WI 54166 -- hey, my father used to buy his cheese curds there so that makes it genealogy related, right??? Right.
• SURNAMES: KEUPS, EWERT, TETTING, ALLENDER, and DRAKES by Patricia (Keup) Oinas and BLOCHOWIAK, KUROWSKI & LISS by Pam K.
• This week I rec'd an email regarding an obit I posted to the Message Board -- if you subscribe to the Shawano List, you'll see I post random Shawano County related obits and on some days, they can really add up...when I was looking for obits online, I ran across a very touching one & I knew I had to post it (it wasn't Shawano or Florence related) to the proper county board in Michigan.  I didn't know Stanley Galuszka but from reading his obit, he seemed like a very special person who should be remembered permanently online.  Stanley passed in 2002 and I posted this about a month back -- last week his granddaughter emailed me and told me she had searched for YEARS for Stanley and now she finally found him -- she contacted his caretakers to fill in the blanks of his life that she knew nothing about.  I get emails similar to this all the time but nothing as dramatic & touching as this story.  And the timing was perfect as I didn't get the impression she had every googled his name before and I doubt she is into genealogy.  Moral of the story: POST THOSE OBITS! You never know when you or someone else will find the missing piece to the puzzle!  It only takes 1 person with 1 item you are looking for... AND if your family member doesn't have a "formal" obit -- write one up yourself!  You read obits, you know the basic format... born, married, lived and died... and you can elaborate from there... it doesn't need to be flowery or fancy -- just anything is better than nothing.  And you can always tweak it!
• Til next time... Anne

Hope your summer is going super -- I saw a maple tree with a few changing leaves the other day!  This summer has passed too quickly -- I remember "old people" saying that when I was a kid -- and never had a clue what they meant...

New this week:

• Paul, the archivist from St. James, has sent in more "cool stuff" for the St. James Lutheran in Shawano Page.  This week we finished up the History Page and added the 1907 Dedication scans... pretty cool to see pics of the actual booklet that is over 100 years old.  The first pages are written in German & the latter pages are in English.
• And, if I seemed to be a little slow in updating, we have had a new arrival -- a bouncing 10 pound little Dobie Pup named Emma, after my grandmother Emma Blaese Laedtke (we're sure she's pleased for the name-sake -- lol)...  The adjacent pic is Liebie, our 3½ year old Dobie and little Emmie.  Yep, she's a handful!
• Til next week...

• Finishing up on the Elias Lutheran Cemetery -- mega thanks Matthew for your patience & proof-reading to get this right!  Nicely done!
• And we finished our Canadian French Word List -- enjoy!
• And last but not least, mega thanks to all of you for your contributions to the Shawano Message Board -- we passed the (drum-roll please!) 14,000th posting last week... one by one they add up!! And do consider posting queries or obits there -- networking is the name of the game!
• HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Hope your summer is off to a great one -- less humidity would be nice!  New this week:

• Nancy & Steve Dorsey sent in a DORSEY-WILSDON DESCENDANCY PAGE-- thanks so much and hope other researchers make contact with you regarding the Dorsey line.
• Gloria Schroeder sent in the Shawano High Junior Prom 1939 Booklet pictures... scroll to the middle of the page for the links... Many thanks, Gloria!
• Paul, the archivist from St. James added a nother item to the St. James Lutheran in Shawano --  a 1924 School Diploma.  Thanks, Paul!
• Matthew Otto has taken Elias Lutheran Cemetery under his wing and has done a GREAT job of photographing and updating the Elias page.   And for the hard-to-read-headstones, Matthew went back and retook the pics using an enhancing medium... We're still working on this and hopefully it'll be done shortly -- meanwhile, pardon the construction dust!  Mega thanks, Matthew!

And that's about it for this time... Anne

• Paul, the archivist at St. James Lutheran in Shawano has been very generous and has been scanning in items for the site.  The page is under construction at present but you can preview it while it takes form.  Again, MEGA THANKS to Paul for the history and items -- I've learned quite a bit from this excellent resource at St. James!
• Old Time Diseases and Illnesses...When reading obituaries and death certificates, we occasionally encounter a disease or cause of death that is referred to as something else present day... like "consumption" is actually tuberculosis, "lagrippe" is influenza, etc.
• SURNAME - Heidtke has been added -- thanks Cheri Hietpas.  Cheri is the great grand daughter of Ethel Heidtke Peterson - daughter of Susan and Henry Heidtke. 
• Our Research Language Helps page now has Czechoslovakian added to the German & Norwegian Helps Lists... Swedish & Polish to follow soon...
• Alexandra Goldberg sent this in an email to me -- it was another request I had made while looking for some records, but the resource MIGHT be something someone else can use... GREAT RESOURCE as they did a super job! 
  www.italiangen.org/. This group indexed all (not just the Italian) vital records for Brooklyn and Manhattan from 1891-1948 and they have other interesting databases for NYC. Another good resource is www.jgsny.org and www.jewishgen.org. JewishGen hosts the Austria-Chech SIG and Romania SIG, if they want help in researching the old country.
• And here's the challenge for YOU this next month... I know how busy we all get and I also know how we spend time looking for a certain tidbit of genealogy info and how THRILLED we are when we find it online. Hence, the popularity of the Shawano GenWeb site.  The challenge for each of our visitors this next month (July) is: contribute an obituary or a Family Group Record to the site.  Obits are pretty easy and you can send them to the Message Boards or to me for posting.  Family Group Records OR a Pedigree Chart will help others locate you and the lines you are researching.  Not feeling particularly generous with the family info?  You don't need to send it ALL in... just 1 family on a Family Group Record... and it doesn't have to be the main line you are researching... just 1 family in your genealogy... your grandfather's brother or sister would be GREAT!... Visit the Family Records Page to see how easy it is!

Til next time... and HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
 

OK, back to business here -- NEW this week are the following:

• More unidentified photos... email me if you know who they might be.
• Elm Lawn Cemetery in Maple Grove has been added...
• A while back I made a German Genealogical Cheat Sheet online... this week I've added a Norwegian one and I'm working on Swedish, Canadian French & Czech... hopefully they'll be done soon... and someday, even a Polish one... see, with a last name like Czaplewski, I can say this and still be politically correct!  LOL... my knowledge of Polish is considerably less than German but I get requests all the time to read Polish documents -- I have GREAT CHEAT SHEETS!

And, I'm also looking for information on the Gresham Alexian Brothers Novitiate... I have seen the newspaper copies up at Wisconsin Historical but if anyone has additional info as far as history & use prior to 1974, etc. email me -- I'd love to post it.

Til next week...
 

• New "old photos" of Bonduel added to the BCA web page.
• And another one of our latest finds was a 1948 TIGER YEARBOOK  from Tigerton High School... great history of Tigerton compiled by one of the students.
• Updates on the Surname Page and please check to see if your surnames are listed and that your email is correct & current.  Also added: PAISER -- Thanks Michael!
• VORPAHL headstones added to St. Martin's Cemetery, Belle Plaine -- Thanks, Andrea Rai
• Updated CEMETERIES: John Stacy Memorial aka Native American in Wittenberg and Elm Lawn in Maple Grove Twp - Rose Lawn.
• The  Henry Siebert/Clara Culver Siebert Family Reunion will be held at the city park in Gillett on July 26th, 2008. We meet at noon for a potluck dinner.  Bring your own drinks and eating utensils.  Coffee is provided.  If you have any questions contact Karen Hoffman Craig at  rcraig@tds.net
• A while back when I worked at the genealogy library, one of my staff gave this to me...

  Genealogists Anonymous
  Twelve Steps to Recovery

  1. Admit that you are powerless over genealogy and that your life has become impossible since you cannot remember the names of your spouse and/or children.

  2. Honor thy parents TODAY only.

  3. Honor thy grandparents ONLY if they're still trout fishing, reading whodunits or baking cookies.

  4. Read no obituaries but thine own.

  5. Answer no queries about your ancestry. (You may, however, swing into appropriate action if someone calls you an unkind name.)

  6. Live each day one day at a time.

  7. Rid your premises of calendars, diaries, newspapers, histories, AND THAT FAMILY BIBLE.

  8.Promise you will NEVER AGAIN thumb through phone directories in strange towns looking for the maiden names of your mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother, etc.

  9. When approached by someone asking if you have a cousin in Podunk, RUN, DO NOT WALK, TO THE NEAREST EXIT.

  10. Promise never to approach within one mile of any computer which has been loaded with P.A.F.

  11. Take up yoga or the piccolo.

  12. Resolve to offer help and encouragement through Genealogists Anonymous whenever you recognize in your friends that characteristically glassy microfiche stare.

AND, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

If you are going to be in the Shawano area on June 22, here's a link to BRUNCH ON THE FARM.  If you scroll down the page, you will see that the various counties all over the state promote a breakfast on the farm day...

And to pay tribute to all those Shawano County Farms, I've added the 1960 Shawano Plat Maps.  I truly enjoyed working with these and I know you will as well.  These were not published by the Rockford Map Co. and are not covered by their copyright-- I have Rockford's 1960 map book as well.

New this time:

• Jade sent in info to update Colin & Clorie Angie Mayville's home page -- also, she sent in 2 GREAT Shawano High School Basketball pics from 1918 - 1919 -- and we are looking for the NAMES of the team members... nice good looking group of young men -- they just need to be identified... quite possibly they are your fathers or grandfathers!
• A few days back, I was bidding on an eBay item and I was outbid -- I asked the winner if he would send a scan in for the Shawano site and he graciously did.  Many thanks to Allen J. Post for being a "kindred spirit" to the Shawano GenWeb site... it's one of the nicest detailed pics of the Wittenberg Academy INSIDE that I have seen.
• Cute Joke of the Day... 
  Old Photos...
       Curious when I found two black-and-white negatives in a drawer, I had them made into prints. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were of a younger, slimmer me, taken on one of my first dates with my husband.
       When I showed him the photos, his face lit up. "Wow, look at that!" he said with appreciation. "It's my old Plymouth!"
• A new arrival to the internet genealogy scene -- http://www.gumshoegenealogy.com/ Not much up there yet but that might very well have been said of ancestry.com "In the beginning..." If you run across any other favorites or new sites, let us know!

Til next time... Anne
 

"Any nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure"
-Abraham Lincoln

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed each year to commemorate American servicemen and women who died in battle. It was established by General John Logan, the head of the organization Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Logan designated Memorial Day (then called Decoration Day) for decorating and caring for the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers. It is speculated that he choose to observe Memorial Day at the end of May because flowers are in bloom all over the country.

New this week is the 1902 - 1903 PRE-1907 Marriage Index -- about 800+ names...

SURNAME: Added SINGER - researched by Debra Singer-Hanson

And from the Shawano Leader this week... we'd like to pay tribute to the LIVING TREASURES as well...

Six seniors honored as treasures

By Joan Sousek, Leader Correspondent

They might not hear well or walk quickly, but their volunteer spirits shine brightly. They are the 2008 Living Treasures of Shawano County: Robert and Lois Kroenke, Joan Allen, Fred Bowersock, Cecile Engel and Wallace Heling.

On Tuesday as part of Older Americans Month, the county recognized them at an awards ceremony.

In her welcome, Shawano County Aging and Disability Resource director Bonnie Weyers said, “They are rich in experience and most deserving of our respect.”

About 40 friends, family, staff members and former honorees attended the seventh annual Living Treasures event.

Weyers noted 5,760 hours of volunteer service were logged to support Shawano County programs for seniors and people with disabilities in 2007. The six honorees were among those who gave generously of their time.

For the first time, a couple was honored because they had been a “team all their married life,” the program noted.

Robert and Lois Kroenke

The Kroenkes grew up in rural Shawano. After running a successful carpentry business, they served as Lutheran missionaries from 1965 to 1971, mostly teaching people in New Guinea how to build structures. Later, they traveled the United States building churches with Laborers for Christ. On the road, they wrote “Letters from New Guinea.” They also helped build a church in Haiti, then retired for a second time returning to Shawano in 2001. Here, they have been involved with Habitat for Humanity and spent 900 hours helping to build the new St. Jakobi Church.

Wallace Heling

Heling is active in AARP Chapter 186, organizing card parties for many years. Until his osteoporosis became debilitating, he and his wife, Charlene, sang at nursing homes. They also are active at St. John, Hermansfort. Wally serves on the steering committee for the Wolf River Lutheran High School and is a member of the Senior Citizens Commission. They say they are sometimes tired, but never bored and keep busy raising toy poodles and keep busy raising toy poodles and staying involved with family and friends.

Wally, a two-time cancer survivor, said, “I just enjoy doing things for others. I didn’t expect to get recognized. You get the best feeling helping others.”

Fred Bowersock

Bowersock thought it was a joke when he received a call about the honor.

“I thought my kids were playing a prank on me,” he said.

He grew up poor in Ohio, graduating from high school and then working in the railroad industry for 32 years. After retiring in 1996, he and his wife, Lucy, who is from north of Bowler, moved to Gresham. He volunteers regularly at Gresham School where he has been a guest reader, basketball coach, and volleyball supporter. But it doesn’t end there, his daughter Christy said. “If there is a need, he is there.”

Joan Allen

Much of Allen’s volunteer work has been with AARP and St. John Episcopal Church. During the mid 1970s, she drove the first bus for seniors and for many years helped deliver meals to the elderly, taking a personal interest in their welfare. For over 20 years, she has worked at the Civic Center still putting in a full, five-day week, even after funding for her position was cut. She is known for her vast knowledge of the community and ability to remember every senior’s name and personal history.

Cecile Engel

For 26 years, Engel has been helping with funeral meals at her church and is involved in quilting for missions at St. James. Very active in AARP, she served two terms on the board of directors, works on the chapter newsletter and at card parties and membership meetings. She’s been a volunteer at the Civic Center for 20 years, served on the Senior Citizens Commission and on the city election board. She lives at Elizabeth Manor, where she serves on the tenants’ council, helps her neighbors and plays sheephead with special tenants. She also belongs to three card clubs.

“I’m just an old lady trying to stay out of a rocking chair,” she quipped.

Have a SAFE weekend!
Til next time... Anne

• Kolinda D. Jetty-Guerin sent in a beautiful collection of CRAW FAMILY photos which includes a lovely 1908 Wedding Invitation.  Many thanks!
• Rick Raasch sent in a booklet from 1926 Peterson School in Navarino -- very nice addition to the site!
• Kathy F. sent in two MARVELOUS COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS!  So we made a page for ALL local commencement programs, etc. -- this, too is a great addition to the site and we look forward to adding more of these as they are found & sent in.
• I recently found access to look-ups in the Chicago Tribune -- current to way, way back.  So if your email box seemed bombarded this past weekend, my apologies -- but I "make hay while the sun shines" so I found as many as I could and posted them.  I was very much surprised as to the amount of obits that reflect back to Shawano County from Chgo.  They are all posted on the Shawano Message Board.
• I rec'd this email from Joe with the Shawano County Volunteers Project -- as some of you may remember, Darlene Heller was very instrumental with the Bonduel Community Archives and has now been asked to work on the Shawano Historical Society project... and they can use VOLUNTEERS in the Shawano County area...Great chance to work with some great folks on a great project!  The contact info is at the bottom of the note.
  
  Shawano County Historical Society is looking for volunteers who wish to help us preserve and display the historical roots of Shawano County.  Located on the channel between Shawano Lake and the Wolf River,  Heritage Park houses the Historical Research Center, the Kast House, a log  building, school house and other buildings which display examples of Shawano's history. 
  
  We need volunteers year round with skills or interests in archive work, public relations, fundraising, gardening, building and ground maintenance.  We also need volunteers who could give tours and presentations to the public. We need volunteers with enthusiasm and creativity to make our museum and research/archive area come alive with history! 
  
  We need gardeners and docents immediately to get ready for our summer season.
  
  Contact Darlene Heller or Rich Hoffman at 526 3323 for more information
  Heritage Park is located at 524 N. Franklin St. Shawano, WI  54166

Stockbridge-Munsee Page updated - thanks for letting me know the links weren't working!

NEW ADDRESS:  A few weeks back, I posted a note that we were going to a new domain.  Wisconsin GenWeb now has its own domain and the Shawano website is making the move there.  The new address will be

http://wigenweb.org/shawano/

Meanwhile, we will keep the old page up and running where it is and HOPEFULLY we'll just be updating this page with the new info at the above address shortly.  So update your book marks!  THANKS!

*** HELP! I made every effort to SMOOTHLY move the web pages to the new site but occasionally I run across a glitch.  If you see a page or graphic that didn't make the move to the new domain, email me and let me know which page it was so I can correct the problem.  Mega Thanks!

NEW COLLECTION at the Bonduel Archives... I spoke last weekend with Marge at the Archive and she mentioned a NEW ADDITION -- a collection of old glass negatives was located in an attic in the Bonduel area.  These belonged to Waldo Krueger, an area photographer.  The collection has been printed and the 500+ photographs consist of weddings, children portraits and even family portraits from approx. 1908 - 1912.  About 75% have been identified and all are on display at the Bonduel Community Archives.  I'm personally hoping for just one Blaese photo to be in the collection!  If you are in the area, this Archive is what I call "one of Shawano County's Best Kept Secrets"!  Be sure to check it out!

Received:  
My wife (who is a Wagli descendent) and I are searching for information on the Wagli's who settled in Milwaukee and Shawano Co., Wis.  In particular we believe that Hans Wagli died in Shawano Co. In September 1853, he emigrated with his unmarried children, Anna Maria, Anna, Catharina and Christian to North America eventually ending up in WI.  Have information on the Swiss family as well.  
Thank you   Lyndon Gabriel Vancouver, WA 

And HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Anne

Dorene Lemke Boettcher has identified one of the 1931 Cecil Volunteer Fire Dept. Training -- #6 is Ruben Schmidt -- thanks!

Lois Jensen sent in an updated DESCENDANTS OF CARL OTTO -- thanks again for a well documented chart!

SURNAMES: Falk, Kohn, Erdmann, Borchardt & Kempford by Ann Hayworth ;
NYKIEL & SIWEK by Colleen Dobrzynski

Casey Arrowood sent in 2 marvelous photos of what possibly might be baby pictures Dora Kroening Klosterman -- Casey would appreciate anyone familiar with the Kroening or Klosterman families to take a look and see if these are indeed Baby Dora.  Thanks Casey for the beautiful baby pics!

Jade sent in two photos of her ancestor's Colin & Clorie Angie Mayville's home... we're hoping that someone can identify WHERE it is and if it is still standing today.

And we have another UNKNOWN WEDDING PHOTO -- Lisa was kind enough to send this in as a welcomed addition to the Shawano site... and be sure to check out the bride's very detailed wedding dress!

Til next time...

Anne

SURNAMES: Towle in Birnamwood 1885 - 1950s / Suehring (Suhring), Kraemer, Steinke and Wolff

A while back, I found a TERRIFIC POSTCARD of the 1931 Cecil Volunteer Fire Dept. Training at Camp Tivoli in the Cecil / Shawano Lake area.  I enlarged the photo scan and I'm hoping with some keen expert eyes from the Cecil area, that we'll be able to identify the men in the picture.   These quite possibly might be fathers & older brothers of some of our Cecil area elders.  What caught my interest, besides the very cool picture, was that it was mailed to my Mother's cousin while he was away in the military.

And, also a while back, Darren Mueller sent in 3 old photos from RPPC's.  He's researched one and has concluded it may be Jake & Mary Pettibone and the other two are area post offices.  If you can help identify these pics, we'd greatly appreciate it!  And thanks again Darren for the great addition to the site.

Til next time...
Anne

THANKS! J. T. Sobiesczyk has indexed the 1920 Seneca Twp Plat Map...

And on a sad note, we'd like to extend to Barb Brady our deepest sympathies at the loss of her husband Don earlier this week.  Barb has been a great friend to all of us at Shawano GenWeb and has helped hundreds of people with look-ups and providing obituaries, etc. for the Shawano site.  Barb, take care & our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Til next time...
Anne

And here's the latest updates:

• Wisconsin Formation Map -- thanks Brian for the great link.  You can see the order in which the Wisconsin Counties were organized.
• Gary Wegner sent in Bertha WEGNER nee Maas -- beautiful portrait of Bertha, daughter of William Maas.  Thanks, Gary!
• THANKS! J. T. Sobiesczyk has indexed the 1920 Grant Twp Plat Map... Many thanks because indexing these maps makes it possible for people to locate their families using the Pico Search Engine in the site.  Without indexing, the search engine sees the map as a picture without names.  (And we have plenty that still need someone to index!)
• And we're adding PASSENGER SHIP PICTURES to our Immigration Page.  Even if your ancestors are not listed on the page, but you would like a picture of the ship on the page, just email me...
• And, we updated the SURNAME  Page as well...
• Milton Binon has been identified on our 1935 Pulcifer School Photo Page -- Many Thanks!! Just 4 more to go!!!

Til next time...
Anne

Kathy has sent in her addition to the SUCCESS STORIES page & A GREAT LINK TO A BOOK ONLINE ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS OF WISCONSIN -- Many Thanks, Kathy!

Started a new page about immigration -- this is SHAWANO COUNTY PASSPORT INDEX.  I tripped across this data while searching for another lead I was working on and thought it would be nice to put in the site -- just another form of record that might exist on your ancestor.

And HAPPY EASTER!!!
Anne

IMMIGRATION PAGE has been updated to add a few more names and also, I'm working on adding the actual images of the Passenger Lists that these folks are listed on...and we'll be adding photographs of the Passenger Ships as well.

Til next time... and Happy St. Paddy's Day!
Anne

BEVERSDORF - KRUEGER Photos ( Richmond-Belle Plaine) were sent in by Tom Strauss.

Surnames HAUGEN (HOGAN) & BENJAMINSEN (BENSON) and their immigration data from Norway was added to our IMMIGRATION DATA PAGE by Jane Rollin.