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If you have a question regarding it, please email me. 

Now, back to business!  If you sent in data, we'll eventually get it posted -- email me with a reminder as some of our data might be uploaded but not linked back to the actual site.

• JOHNSON - CASE FAMILY - Tani sent in a couple more gorgeous photo for her family page -- Many Thanks!
• Rick Raasch has sent in DOZENS of headstone pics for the LAKE DRIVE CEMETERY IN WESCOTT TWP Many thanks, Rick and if you have headstone pics to add to the site, just email them in!  We have plenty of space and pictures are the next best thing to being there.
• Many thanks to Norman for sending in some great PETKO FAMILY PHOTOS -- the family is that of Robert & Amelia (Kersten) Petko of Tigerton, Fairbanks, Twp., Shawano County.  If these are families you are researching, Norman would love to hear from you!

And just a reminder -- there are very talented people out there with lots of free time who hack into websites.  It is a prosecutable crime and I'm sure the GenWeb folks are on their tracks as we speak.  WHAT CAN YOU DO TO KEEP YOUR EMAILS AND INTERNET PASSWORDS SAFE?  Two things to remember -- do not post anything online that you would not have on a huge sign on your front lawn -- it's the same thing when you post online -- even in emails you think are private.  If someone ASKS for this type of info, the reply is NO and move on.  Second, remember to CHANGE those passwords -- I know, I do it myself -- found a password I can remember and just keep using it.  Back in the day when hackers were rare, this worked.  Today's a new era so new rules apply.    The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society had a great article written on this very thing this past newletter.  The writers gave a great suggestion on how to CREATE a secure password... don't use birthdates, pet names, nick names.  These generally are short in character and computer programs can guess them once they get the first few letters. 

WSGS Oct. Newsletter - Page 126 Vol. 55 No. 4:

"Four types of characters can be used for passwords: Upper case letters (ABC…), lower case letters (abc…), numbers (123…) and characters (!@#...). Professionals strongly recommend that you use a combination of at least three of the four types.  Let’s build a sample password: NewYork  Not the state I live in, none of my family lives there, it is not connected to me except by genealogy.  But I want to take a research trip there some day. Using capital and lower case letters covers two of the four types of characters essential for a strong password.  Now make it even stronger by including a county name….CayugaNewYork  Next, I'm adding the birth year for my main ancestor in that county. CayugaNewYork1753  Now I have added numbers to the password, using three of the four character types recommended  by internet professionals. This is a secure password. But let’s make it more secure.  Next I hold the shift key down, and simply re-enter that same year of birth for my main ancestor.  CayugaNewYork1753!&%#

Stay safe! and update/change your passwords if you haven't for a while...
Anne
Shawano GenWeb Project

JOHNSON - CASE FAMILY -- Many thanks to Tani Sutley of Bellingham, Washington state, for the great photos and information on her grandparents, Ernest Ivar and Anna (nee Case) Johnson from the Birnamwood area.  Brothers Ernest & Oscar Johnson, along with their Uncle John Carlson immigrated from Sweden and were residents of Birnamwood from approx. 1889-1913.  Ernest moved to Alberta Canada after marrying a young lady, Anna Case, daughter of Frank Jerome Case, in 1911.  Anna died of the flu in 1918 and Ernest remarried and raised 4 children in Portland Oregon.  His brothers were nearby in Oregon City, Oregon.  Tani is still tracing his travels between Seattle and Alberta  but believes he was taking work where ever he could find it including working as a driver of a limo for a Snoqualme Falls to Seattle transportation company.  Tani's cousin just sent her lots of old photos and she is still putting the history together. 

World War II DRAFT REGISTRATION -- Just like in World War I, there are DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS for World War II and I explain the how & whys...

If you have sent something in and it's not up yet,  email me with a gentle reminder! THANKS!!!

Every time I see the beautiful fall leaves, I think back to St. Paul 7th Grade & Mr. Lehrke -- and his fall leaf collection project -- this consisted of collecting, pressing and identifying LEAVES.  There are things you learn as a kid and figure you will NEVER USE in your adult life  -- but I can honestly say that I use this all the time and think of the 7th grade project every fall when the trees are breathe-taking here in New England.  So go out and enjoy the beautiful fall foliage (on the trees) BEFORE they fall (off the trees) in the yard! 

Til next time... ANne, aka leaf-peeper

Hope your summer has been great -- ours was very busy as you can tell from the lapse in postings, plus we have had incredible humidity here and the office lacks AC... so less humid days, more items posted!

• SURNAMES SCHOENFELD & FRECHETTE:  I would like my name added as my mother and some of the family have done a bit of work on the Schoenfeld side of the family which was my father-Robert.  My mother is Margaret Frechette.
  I think that we have some valuable information if anyone would like to contact me.  I would be more than happy to share, provided I have the information for the years they are looking for. 
  Thank you
  Look forward to hearing from you
  Kristine Victoria
• SURNAME ADAMS (Artemas): Thank you so much for all the wonderful information on your Web site. I am researching the family of Artemas Adams and would love to be added to your Surnames list. The Adams lived in Belle Plaine during the 1870s and Artemas served as a lieutenant with the Wisconsin 11th Infantry, Company K. He is buried in Bethesda cemetery.
  Thank you.
  Cynthia Strother
• BUSCH-MARQUARDT -- Ken's dad came into possession of a scrapbook his Grandmother had. In it are about 3 dozen news clippings from 1920-1970, mostly family obits.  Ken left the typos and misspellings as they were found. A lot of the clippings seem to involve the families of Robert and Mathilda (Busch) Marquardt and their in-laws.  Later on, the Kupsky family will creep in, leading Ken to believe his Grandmother Cecelia Marquardt Kupsky, daughter of Robert and Matilda, kept up the book from whomever started it.  His dad says some of the notes are her writing, but some may not be. -- Many thanks, Ken!
• Leona Luepke -- Xen has been busy all summer adding Leona's pictures to her site at Shutterfly.  As soon as I get some free time, I'll be bringing some of them into the Shawano site for Leona's page BUT until then, here's the link on Shutterfly so you can preview them... awesome job, Xen! http://estateofleonaluepke.shutterfly.com/
• PHOTO LOOKING FOR HOME!
  Dear Anne,
  My name is Cindy Schmechel & I live in Hubertus, WI with genealogical roots in Shawano County, Wisconsin.  I came across an old photo the other day in an antique shop in Kewaskum, WI.  It's of a baby on a fur blanket.  On the back of the photo, there is writing that reads as follows, "For Maggie, Inez Luckenback, age 6 months, 1901.  I am looking for any descendants who would be interested in this photo.  It's in good condition & even though I had to buy it, I will send it to a family member for free.  It's so rare to find any old photo that has ID writing on it, that I am glad to pass it along to someone who will appreciate it.
  Thanks.
  Cindy Schmechel
  miztaz@charter.net
• 1875 - 1885 - 1895 WISCONSIN CENSUSES are ONLINE & INDEXED (not perfectly!)  Just go to linked page and scroll down to WISCONSIN... granted, the 1875, 1885 and 1895 censuses are not as thorough and list everyone in the household like the 1850+ Federal Censuses, they still can be of great value as to when people arrived, moved and, by process of elimination, you can figure out who is in the household.  This is at the Familysearch.org pilot site and the information, as ALL data that is provided from the LDS/Mormons, FREE.  I worked on some of these projects and it is a lot of fun -- consider transcribing some documents... there are links on the website.  Eventually, this site will rival ancestry.com as FREE is the preferred word among researchers worldwide.
• FREE CHARTS & FORMS: Thanks Judith for the great link... and for the IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA link.
• CAN YOU HELP WITH REHN RESEARCH? Anne, I am interested in establishing the town in Sweden where the Rehns were born.  I have a document that accounts for Bernard Rehn's brother immigrating from Sundsvall, Sweden to Norway, Michigan.  However, Sundsvall is a coastal city and I don't know if they were there just to catch a boat or if, in fact, they were residents of Sundsvall. 
  Sue
• Tips for Organization -- and no, I didn't write the article, hence the desk photo is not mine!  Close, but no cigar. And you can start organizing now if you missed January! or plan early for January 2010.
• 1898 Plat Maps -- thanks to hubby Bob, we have newer digitized plat maps that we have been adding -- we have Almon - Pella back up and running.  Unfortunately, RMC has had to put COPYRIGHT on the maps to protect his digitized work and keep it from being illegally acquired & posted to a commercial site with their fraudulent copyright plastered on it.
• Don't Forget Your Living Relatives -- I call them "Treasures"... they can save you a lot of time and hassle in your research if you ask them NOW while they are still able to recall names & dates.  By now you must have read my story about this but I'll retell it... Bob's grandmother "Busia" had a picture on her bedroom wall of the inside of the Polish parish her family went to in the Old Country.  After she passed, I asked one of Bob's aunts if they knew the name of the church -- she said they always called it Busia's church and didn't know the correct name... lol... had we asked Busia, she would have told us the parish name & small village in Poland.  She lived to be 6 weeks shy of 100 years old so God gave us plenty of opportunity to ask!  Well, 5 years, 20+ letters with "donations" included, we now have the name of the church & the parish... it would have been a 30 second question if we asked Busia herself...
• Many thanks to Matt Otto who sends me postings regarding military recognition / flag-lowering for veterans, etc ... I just received one tonight Wisconsin Office of the Governor - Media Room regarding the passing of Sen. Kennedy Tues. evening on Cape Cod.
• And, if you sent in family pics, I am working on them -- haven't forgotten you!  Also, thanks for the "broken links" info -- if you don't let me know, chances are I won't find them. :)

That is it 'til next time -- enjoy the Shawano County Fair & the Sweet Adeline's Cream Puff Stand if you are in the area this weekend!  Have a safe Labor Day weekend!  And HAPPY BIRTHDAY Arlene, wherever you are!  Anne

Now, having said this, how does this affect  information and look-ups posted on the Shawano GenWeb site?  I'm still holding to posting information that is older to protect privacy & if we inadvertently think you passed, and you find yourself on one of our pages, let me know and we'll correct the situation (by removing it!) Despite the fact that the state specifies what is PUBLIC RECORD, I don't want to find my personal info online and I'm sure you do not as well.  Now as for LOOK-UPS... since the information is available at the courthouse for all to see for all years, it is up to the individual volunteer to decide what they will and won't copy and pass along.  If they feel uncomfortable copying a recent birth, etc. I would suggest that they explain this to the requester and include the address of the Register of Deeds where the requester can send (along with a driver's license photo & $20) a request via the Post Office mail for an uncertified copy for genealogical purposes.

And, another issue has been recently raised regarding posting researcher's ADDRESSES and/or PHONE NUMBERS online.  And my 5¢ on this is -- DO NOT POST anything online that you would not want written on a sign on your front lawn where you & your family live.  Again, having been through identity theft recently, NEVER, EVER post your address & contact information (other than email) or information regarding your children ONLINE.  Items online never truly disappear... I was told recently that even info made in "google searches" are stored in Google computers INDEFINITELY... and if someone asks you for your address to post online, run, don't walk, away from this one!  Now, if someone you know EMAILS you and wants to correspond through the mail, no problem... but stay away from posting your name & address online. 

NEW THIS WEEK:

• Carol Brecker sent in some pictures of her family headstones... we updated little Joanne Rueckert's on the St. Paul Bonduel page and added 3 Rueckert headstones to the Shawano Message Board (17, 200+) until we get the page up for that cemetery... and I know she has already received an email query regarding the family... the Message Boards work!  People just have to know that YOU are researching that surname -- unless you post a query, they have no way of knowing!  Many thanks, Carol!
• And you can take a walk back into the early 1900's shopping experience by visiting our Upham & Russell Co. page.  Reminded me of a LARGE Olesen's Mercantile from the Little House on the Prairie days...
• And we also added a few new names & updated addresses on the SURNAME page -- if you moved in cyberspace, let us know so we can update your email.
• And if you need a look up at ancestry.com, let me know... also we have a volunteer with access to NEWSBANK for more recent obituaries from throughout the country.

Til next time -- ENJOY THE SUMMER!
Anne

• Lee Grady added CZARAPATA to our SURNAME page - John and Anna Czarapata lived in Maple Grove Township c.1890s-1920s.  Thanks, Lee.
• Many thanks for all who post/posted to our Message Board -- James J. Glenzer's obituary was our #17,000 message.  And many thanks to TC for his work this past week on our out-of-the-area obituaries.
• Art Peterson sent in information for our 1926 Peterson School in Navarino -- Art's family homesteaded the property that the school was located on -- Art's grandfather was Ebrat Peterson - many, many thanks, Art!  If anyone knows what happened to the Verbruggen Family from Navarino after 1926, please email me...
• And did you know you can get copies of the WWII Draft Registrations?  We'll have more on that next week -- including the application form, address and what one looks like...

Til next time... enjoy NATIONAL BLUEBERRY MONTH!
Anne

This week, we have two new neat things...

• Xen recently started scanning photographs from the Estate of Leona Luepke (1911 - 2004).  As you will see, Leona was a photographer and avid collector of photographs and we are pleased to be able to host some of her work & collection.  You will be in awe of a few of the pictures, especially the one of gentleman in the 1880s Deutsches Reich uniform.  And we will be adding more of them -- and there are some great ones of the local Bonduel - Hartland Twp. families.  Thanks, Xen, for sharing Leona with us!
• Mary, from the NARA Archives, sent me scans of WORLD WAR II WISCONSIN HONOR LIST ARMY & AIR FORCE -- we had most of the information on the Shawano site already but now we have ALL the scans for the entire state of Wisconsin.  Until we get them transcribed into the State Archives, they'll be here on the Shawano site.

Hope your weekend is great, have fun, keep safe & enjoy the brats & hot dogs!
Anne

Jill sent in The History of Northern Wisconsin - Shawano County.  This is a great history done in 1881 by WHC / Chicago and offers a glimpse of Shawano County "back in the day" and a little bit of this and that, too - thanks Jill!

While surfing the internet for some research someone asked me to do, I located the following:
PETER PETERSON & SON EVERETT
This paper was written by a descendant of Peter's regarding racism issues in the 1800-1900s - the paper is very nicely written and gives the history of the PETERSON FAMILY in Leopolis as well.  I found it very, very interesting and give it 5 stars!

Debbie, in our pursuit to finish off our cemetery page, has added TWO cemeteries this week:

• ZION LUTHERAN CEMETERY in Caroline, Grant Township and we have placed a map online as well...
• EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN CEMETERY -- another one from Caroline, Grant Township and it includes a map, also...  Many thanks, Debbie and rock on!

Debbie uses primarily the Guyant listings & then updates them with obituaries, etc. to form a compiled listing -- if your family member is interred in these but not listed, email us and we'll add it.  Thanks again, Debbie.

I think that's all that is new right now -- working on projects every day.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!
Anne
 

New this time:

We've added a page for the Angelica Methodist Church -- it has some great history excerpts from Memories of Old Angelica and a few baptismal entries from the early 1920s.  These were on a page sent to me when I was looking for Flossie Egan Christiansen's children and I had them here collecting dust.  I decided to post them in the event someone out there is looking for one of the people listed on this xerox.  It's just another example of how information we have for 1 family might just very well contain information on someone else's... so please, look over those old newspaper clippings and booklets because you might just have the missing piece to someone else's puzzle... just send them on it!  I like to think of it as the Golden Rule in Genealogy --  and we'll do the typing!  The more we post for FREE, the less $$$ others will have to spend to do their research online.

Thanks to Debbie, we have another cemetery page to add: LAKE DRIVE CEMETERY IN WESCOTT TWP.  Debbie uses obituaries, military records and local history to compile these cemetery listings and she does an awesome job.  Since these are compilations that change rapidly, you can add your names & data as well... just email us!

And, to go hand in hand with the Angelica church page, Debbie has sent in the Rest Haven Magee-Prickett Cemetery page. 

We are reposting the 1898 Plat Maps as fast as we can... RMC has digitally enhanced new scans, making them easier to read.  Again, these pages are protected under US copyright as are all our Shawano GenWeb pages.  Feel free to use them for your OWN PERSONAL USE - they cannot be posted or added to any website, whole or in part... personal or commercial...

As you have noticed, portions of our site have been taken without our permission... we are addressing this and many thanks to the concerned researchers who have emailed me and call this to my attention on a weekly basis.  And, yes, we are aware that people listed as having copyrighted a web site on the front index page are considered in violation of US copyright laws when ANY of the secondary supporting pages have been acquired illegally and can (& will ) be held financially & legally responsible just the same as the person who actually right-clicked the data and reposted it illegally in 2008-2009.  We have never said we have sole ownership of the original data -- but we do own the copyright on text, format, design & style of our Shawano GenWeb pages.  The original data was in the form of random sheets of handwritten notes and pages that was given to us to post (and that I still have ALL the hard copies from various sources including copies of the Guyant records)... we spent YEARS organizing, formatting, typing and updating including OUR PERSONAL NOTES and fortunately for me, MY TYPOS.    Easy to tell the original page from the copied... 2001 was long before 2008.  GenWeb Projects have no financial support from taxes or churches, etc.  The County Coordinators spend their own funds to bring these pages & data to you & we love doing it!  Again, the Genealogy Golden Rule applies...

Now, back to work & we're busy creating more NEW pages...
Anne
 

First, here's a link to a scrapbook online of the Hansen family... regardless if you know them or not, the scrapbook has some unidentified old town scenes... if you can help identify them, please let us know!  The Shawano pictures are in Scrapbook 1, and there's some Manitowoc pictures in the Scrapbook "Family of Richard Hansen - circa 1927.

Second, Daryl Helwig sent in information on his family HARKE & HELWIG for the immigration page. Thanks much, Daryl -- If you happen to know any of the Harke-Helwig folks from Shawano and Waupaca county, Daryl would to exchange emails with you.

Jim Lane sent in an email looking for some assistance: ...I am attempting to track back my ancestry. My father James Lane Sr. is the son of Earl Ebben. Before that, I can only vaguely remember my great grandfather may have been Charles, born circ 1862. 
I am certain Earl is my grandfather as my family is from Shawano (where he registered for the WW l draft) back then with my father being born in Green Bay.  
Now I am trying to make the connection back to England? or Ireland?  Earl was married to Bessie Way.
If anyone is working on this line, please email Jim.  Jim, good luck in your search.

Many thanks to our "Genie Angel B" who compiled this table for us from the Shawano County Journal, 1939.  It is a "year in review" covering some marriages, deaths and funerals.  We have opted not to list the births as 1939 is a little too recent for privacy issues.

And many thanks for this beautiful thought that was sent in regarding Memorial Day...  double click on the photo for the larger image.

It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote.

Many THANKS to all who have served, are currently serving and to the families that have/are sharing their loved ones with the country to keep us safe...

 HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!

Anne
 

New this week...
The Maas Family sent in some GREAT pictures... some of THEIRS and... some of YOURS that are looking for new/old homes.  Current names they are researching are: Marohl, Braun, Poppendorf, Rohloff, Buelter, Maas, Hoeffs, Plantikow, Ebert, Krueger, Teshke, Radtke, Yuenger, Wescott, Mosling, Bahr, and Schenk. Some of these families overlap into Oconto/Outagamie/Waupaca counties.  And the photographs that are looking for homes are already identified!!  You just have to email Dave to claim them as your family... Awesome job, Dave & Mrs. M. are a true genie-angels! 

Back in the day, before Vince & the Pack, Wisconsin boasted statewide organized TOWN BASEBALL TEAMS as far back as 1901.  Not only was baseball the national past-time, it was sometimes the only game in town in most instances... and we loved baseball!  Kathy Merzouk sent in a wonderful picture of the Aniwa Town Baseball Team -- we're not sure on the date but Kathy thinks it is late 1920s.  Take a peek and if you can identify any of the team members, email us!  Thanks, Kathy.

Bev sent me some GREAT photographs to add to the Bonduel Community Archives page... we left them LARGE -- you might have a bit of a wait for the pictures to load, but the detail makes it well worth it.  Thanks again to all the folks at BCA - one stop genealogy at it's finest -- check them out!  When I have a question or need something from the Bonduel area, this is where I go -- awesome folks!  Consider a BCA membership as a gift for Mother's or Father's Day!

Tom Wentzel sent in some great detective work on our BEVERSDORF PHOTOS...  And he has a network of expert eyes that assisted him... Thanks to all of  you!

Still looking for more photos and stories for our INDIAN SCHOOL MISSIONS PAGE... even if it's just a paragraph!

And ChgoKd added area obits & some Korean War info to the Message Board...

Again, HAPPY MOM'S DAY!
BFN (Bye For Now)
Anne
 

First, DRUMROLL PLEASE!!  When I started working on the site, I placed a web page counter on the index page so I could see with my own eyes if people were using the site... and how often.  Well, when it hit 40,000 hits years back, I knew we had something great going... well, this past week, someone out there was our 250,000 viewer!  Yes, a quarter of a MILLION hits!  I am overwhelmed and humbled -- thanks so much to all of you for stopping by the site, sharing your work and stories and by george, I think we've got it!!!  And, our MESSAGE BOARD is approaching 16,000 COMPLETE obits & queries... YES!!!

This week was a surprise week -- some pretty neat things came in to the Shawano GenWeb project.  We'll get them all up as soon as we can.  Stacy Frank Kreuser and her sister, Lisa Frank Blom, had just walked & photographed the Stockbridge Indian Burial Grounds on Moh He Con Nuck Road up in Bowler the weekend before... we have the data online and the pictures will be added as we get them.  Many thanks again Stacy & Lisa!  Great job, great projects!

Awesome job, Mark! This is proof that MESSAGE BOARDS REALLY WORK!!! Mark Fruendt replied to a query I had posted regarding the Bonduel Teschke family that arrived May 28, 1869 in New York City.  He is a descendant of Frederich and Louisa Schultz Teschke family and has collected much information on the family... and he is sharing it with the Shawano GenWeb Project.  Not only has his research found many of my "missing links" but if you are researching Teschke or Hafemann Families from Hartland Twp - Bonduel area, I'm sure it will fill in some of your blanks as well.  Mark also has some rare pictures of the Red Springs Indian Mission on Mission Lake in Gresham -- we're working on a page for ALL of the county's INDIAN MISSIONS  so if you have ANY photos, stories, newspaper clipping, etc. -- we'd love to post them to our pages!!! The Indian Missions have quite a history and with your help & input, we'll offer both sides!

Tasha has started a new project -- "Today I was working on updating the cemetery records at work (church) and I found a file folder full of obituaries from the 70's and 80's.  I brought them home and will start posting them soon!!"  She has some already on the Message Boards and what is so very cool about this project is: Tasha takes the extra time to check the obits against church records and on the bottom of the obituary, she adds any data she finds including the birthplace town in Germany.  Granted, not all have the data available, but the ones that do are included.  HOW I WISH MY E.W. LAEDTKE DIED IN THOSE CHURCHES!  TASHA, AWESOME JOB AS ALWAYS!  And, we've reassigned hubby to posting obits from the local papers for us -- many thanks, Chicago Kid!  And he has some cemeteries walked by Donna that he is working on as well.  I started them before I was ill and just never got them up online... you'll also notice HUNDREDS of obits from 2003-2004 that he has been adding as well.

SURNAMES added: FOBIAN, MALLOW, RIENDL, SCHOEPKE, SIEBER, SIEBERT and SWANKE - thanks for your patience, Karen!

Email from Denise:
Bartelt, Driestler and Lupke/Luepke lines.
My gg aunt Louise Nolte married a Hermann Luepke in Germany (1878) and they had 3 children before immigrating. Their son Alfred was born in Almon, WI. I'm trying to find anyone living who might have information going back to the Nolte family, along with filling in blanks.  If you can help, Denise would love to hear from you!

OK, back to work here!  Catch you next week!
Anne

The Koeller & Handke Genealogy Page - courtesy of Karolyn.  Karolyn (Korth) Capion is the great-granddaughter of Hermann Frederick Koller and Emilia Augusta Handke, early pioneer settlers of the Town of Pella.  Thanks again, Karolyn for sharing your genealogy with us.

Patti Laessig has sent in her genealogy with some great old photos of the Krueger-Gotshe families from the Bonduel area as well as her families from the western portion of Shawano County.  Her "detective work" regarding the Mattoon Mercantile mystery put a smile on my face -- today, we carefully look at cars and license plates in the background of photos... Patti put the pieces together comparing horse and carriage... and when you see the photos, it clearly is the same horse & carriage!  And I'm sure Patti's cousin Stella is pleased with the beautiful tribute to her... she sounds like a memorable lady!  Thanks, Patti!

OK, I think that's all that's new right now -- working on a few more GREAT PROJECTS... and two of our "seasoned cemetery walkers & photographers" are working on the cemetery at St. Paul Lutheran in Bonduel... we should have an up-to-date listing AND PHOTOGRAPHS in the future!  I was so hoping some one would do this cemetery for us!  It is the largest in the Bonduel area and covers the1880's to the present... almost 130 years.

Hope your Easter was grand -- our son & his family are here from Milwaukee so we're enjoying their visit!  Should be back to work on the website soon!

Til next time,
Anne
 

• Charles and Hattie Banaszynski and their immediate family

• Frank and Marianna Zacharias (Zacharyasz is the Polish spelling)
  Note: This is Charles & Hattie Banaszynski's married daughter

• Casimir and Pelagia Kwapiszewski (1st marriage)
  Note: Frank and Marianna Zacharias' daughter, Maryann married Martin Kwapiszewski, son of Casimir and Pelagia Kwapiszewski.

Jill has done an AWESOME job on detailing the families and has WONDERFUL PHOTOS sent in as well... even if these are not your family names, the pages will be of interest in some aspect.  The story tells of a Polish immigrant couple who had the American Dream -- and you can read between the lines about the strength and determination of these young couples.  Even if it prods you just a little to scan those pictures in and send them to us to create a page for YOUR FAMILY...  And we're still tweaking the pages as Jill just sent in some more items... so check them out!

Thanks Bev, at the Bonduel Community Archives for the updated 2009 schedule and some AWESOME photos for the Shawano GenWeb site... we'll be adding these very shortly.  Bev helped locate some items to share with Mr. Oliver Griese -- he is 99 years young and his family owned the Martin Hotel in Bonduel in the 1920s+.  If you have any information or pictures to share regarding it, let me know as I am working on a webpage.  Bev located some photos and local history and if you have anything to add, we'd love to post it and share it with Mr. Griese.

Many thanks to Ann Erdmann Hayworth from Mobile, Alabama for sharing her gedcom with the Shawano GenWeb Project.    Augusta has done extensive work on her families ERDMANN (paternal) and KOHN (maternal) and the .ged she sent in from her computer program has NUMEROUS other families included.   Check it out at ERDMANN & KOHN GENEALOGY.  Now, this lady knows how to DOCUMENT DATA & SOURCES!  If you are new to genealogy, learn the lesson now, rather than later when you have 55,000+ names collected over 35 years!  It'll $ave you a lot of time and money in the long-run.

Obituaries... if you've been up to the Message Boards, you'll see we have about 15,700+ obits up there now -- many thanks to everyone who contributes them... last week we received an "atta boy" (big grin) for work posting obits online... Many thanks 'stefano'... We transcribe & post obits whenever we get a few spare minutes.  Our GOAL is to KEEP GENEALOGY FREE and accessible to everyone -- we don't dangle carrots with lists of what we have and then bilk you for your families' info with charge after charge and reselling the same data 10x to 10 different people - we just cut to the chase and POST THE OBITUARY/DATA!  We take the time to type up the COMPLETE obit and post it FOR FREE so you can use it in your personal research.  FREE GENEALOGY means FREE -- NO COSTS EVER.  I only ask one thing in return: the items are not to be sold AND if you are sold or offered to purchase ANYTHING that I have created or posted, PLEASE send me an email informing me of the details.  I spend 50+ hours a week on the Shawano site plus I spend my own funds (I don't get reimbursed or subsidized by a church, etc.) -- if I won't charge $$ (even a dime) for my own work, no one else should charge for my work either.  So please let me know!  My goal is to keep GENEALOGY FREE -- TOTALLY FREE -- I just don't talk the talk -- I walk the walk.

Mega thanks!
Anne

Upcoming projects: TWO PLAT MAP COLLECTIONS... 1920's & 1930's... and Bethany Indian Mission in Wittenberg as well as several FAMILY PAGES... and FAMILY PHOTOS... we LOVE to be busy!!
 

• Ken Benson sent in information & pictures regarding his grandfather, Magnus Benjaminsen of Waukechon Twp. -- seems when Magnus & his family came to the U.S., their voyage on the SS Thingvalla made the newspapers -- not to the extent as did the Titanic, but could have been close!  Ken, thanks so much for the interesting items!
• Back in April 2000, the Bureau of Aging published a booklet dedicated to "The Centenarian Spirit in Wisconsin".  I have posted the following entrees to the Misc. Newspaper page:  Fred Bartelt, Ruth I. Below, Gertrude Doherty, Leonora Gruner, Irene Hoffman, Viola Long, Mary Barbara Montour, Susie Opperman, Frieda Peters, Alta B. Robel, Verna Schuh, Jessie Sohr and Nina Steichen.  They have some great little hints & perspectives on life.
• Reworked and revamped a few of the older cemeteries from "back in the beginning 2001..."  These include St. Paulus German, Riverside in Almon Twp. (thanks DH & BB again!) and Jung, just south of Gresham (thanks DM!)... DS has been kind enough to update it & add the moved Sanders headstones info to it.
• This past week I've met a distant cousin Cheryl that is working on the Angelica Twp. CHRISTIANSON family, Jens (James) & Mary's daughter Cora in particular or any of the family of William & Flossie (Egan) CHRISTIANSON.  If anyone is researching this family, we'd love to hear from you as we will be putting together a family page and the more input, the better!
• And again this year, the tax man cometh -- in a previous life (lol), I worked in the income tax revenue field... I still do family & friend's returns, as well as a few business returns, so if it seems the updates are slower until April 15th, that's why...

Til next week,
Anne
 

Many thanks to Paul from St. James Archive for solving the La Follett school location:
"I asked an older friend of mine and Lillian tells me that the La Follette School was (is) on Church Road (not Church Drive) which is southeast of Zachow.  That would put it between Cedar Rd. and County Rd. B. (Section 17 on the Angelica Township Map on the 1911 Shawano County Plat map).  Lillian Mehlhorn taught in the area in a different one room school for 1 year.  She thinks the school might still be there.   Paul"  -- again, many thanks Paul -- now I can narrow the search with the plat maps...

Jane Rollin has been working on her genealogy families GUNDERSON / GUNDERSEN families from Norway and sent an update to our IMMIGRATION database as well as an email for our SUCCESS STORIES... Thanks Jane for the wonderful emails!  And congrats on the AWESOME CONNECTIONS you have made in Norway -- an inspiration to all of us seeking a link on "the other side of the pond".  And here's a great link to LIBRARY and ARCHIVES of CANADA if your family came in through Canada -- some of mine did!

Many thanks to Debbie for ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY (or St. Johannes Lutheran Cemetery or Happy Corners Cemetery)  ©Debbie adopted this page and kindly offered to compile & update this in 2006, using various hard copies (paper sources) she has, as well as obituaries.  Nicely done and we'll be getting a few more of her cemeteries online shortly.

And here's a neat BIRTH DATE CALCULATOR -- this works GREAT when you have a death date and an age but no birth date...

And I'm back to the stack of things I'm working on... somewhere under there, there's a desk! LOL... and it's really a good feeling to be working on some great projects!  We'll get them up ASAP...

Til next time...
Anne

Lynn Chadek sent in an AWESOME postcard - Lincoln School from Zachow.  We even narrowed down the original guesstimate from 1910 to 1908, thanks to Bev at the BCA.  If your families came from that area of the county, check out the photo - we know the teacher, Miss Daisy Hudson but don't know the 14 children's names... the school was torn down and later, the La Follett school was built -- if anyone can give the correct section or area of Angelica Twp., that would help narrow down the search for the students.  Again, Lynn, mega thanks for this great picture -- the children's faces are so very clear!

Another question regarding the Lincoln School -- the postcard was sent to a Mrs. Lyd. (Lorenze) Ebert in Manawa in 1911... I posted a query to the Mailing List and Dave Maas replied back that he has a Lydia Zernicke married to ? Ebert... after a phone call, Dave wrote back to me and we have a positive hit -- his Lydia indeed married Lorenz Ebert.  If anyone has more info on Lydia & Lorenz, we'd love to see if this is the piece to our missing puzzle... my guess is she attended Lincoln School or knew the children in the photo.  That's why I love this project so much, the mailing lists & the message boards all work together -- this is where I go when I am looking for information... and again, I was not disappointed!  Thanks, Dave!

And, if you have any older school / class / confirmation photos (identified or not!) we'd love to post them!  Email me...

I've started digging -- oh, yes, we call it "organizing" BOXES of teaching materials that I used and thought they might continue to be of use by making them available on the web site.  The series is GETTING PAST YOUR DEAD ENDS and this week I covered obituaries... if you have comments or ideas, let me know and we can add them or make a page regarding these tips & helps for other researchers.

Til next time... and thanks Bill for the neat box kite graphic!  It's unique!

Anne

• Wayne sent in an update for the Immigration Page -- and his email info: A family of ten from Norway to Wisconsin.   
  Surname: Peterson, Wife: Dorthea, Children: Christiane, Susana, Hanna, Hans, Dorthy, Karen, Adolph, Amalie
  Given: Andrew  [Andreas]
  Place of Origin:  Drammen, Norway
  Departure Port:  Drammen, Norway
  Ship Name:  Clipper Flora
  Arrival Date: 23 June, 1871
  Arrival Port:  Quebec City, Quebec Canada
  Submitted:  Wayne,  tieitnow@hotmail.com 
  Passenger List Retyped: Norway Heritage, Hands across the sea.  Passenger listing starting at 120-129.
   http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=613  Thanks, Wayne for the added info and hopefully other Peterson researchers will contact you!
• Doris Jeske sent us an email letting us know of Aubrey Stoehr's passing -- Aubrey's wife Marge Stoehr worked with the Shawano Family History Center for many years.  Without family support, it's very difficult to be a volunteer so many thanks, Aubrey, for a job well-done and all your support to the genealogy community.
• Many thanks to Lynn Chadek for adding 2 pictures to the Elm Lawn Cemetery -- George & Eliza Harris SNOW...
• If you've been to the 1911 Plat Map page, you'll see we are doing renovation.  Hopefully, we'll have the new layout up and running for all townships later this week... and we hope to have the 1898 plat map page back up the following week.  Many thanks to RMC for his new plat map scans and layout.  And remember the rules -- free to use for your own PERSONAL booklets & binders... not free to "re-copyright" and repost to your look-up website.
• And on a lighter note, this Tuesday is PACZKI DAY... now, this IS genealogy related if you lived on the eastern side of the county or you married into a Polish family...Ah, we feel for the person who thinks a paczki is just another jelly donut.  True insiders know a paczki (pronounced poonch-key) is a Polish pastry that was traditionally designed to use up all of your butter, sugar and cream before the fasting of Lent.  They are among the most decadent and wonderful pastries in the world - we won't even mention calories or cholesterol here... our favorites are Boston creme covered with powdered sugar and apricot paczki... oh yes, raspberry, too!  And if you are paczki deprived and don't have a Polish Bakery or a Polish Grandmother nearby, here's Busia's recipe -- I warned you, these are RICH...
• Til next time -- Anne

Not sure how the groundhog faired last week but we've had some nice melting weather and our driveway no longer resembles the skating rink at Rockefeller Center!  Hopefully, we'll see crocuses and daffodils in the yard soon!

This week we've been busy with obits on the Message Boards -- by now, you all KNOW that obits are my favorite -- mini biographies -- this has been my striving point from when we started using the MESSAGE BOARDS in 1999.  We're well over 15,000+ FREE & COMPLETE obituaries - many thanks to everyone who works on this on-going project.

• My Valentine Bob has added the 1938 Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Roll Census -- since he is semi-retired we expect many more projects from him!  His next assignment is St. Philomene's Cemetery... we've reassured him (and all our contributors) that any/all of their work won't be right-clicked & re-copyrighted on other non-Shawano GenWeb pages...
• As you will see in the future, we have had to implement "no-right click" features on some of our pages -- per requests from the contributors.  They do not want hours of their work reposted & re-copyrighted on other sites.  I deeply regret having to implement this feature but since this has happened repeatedly the past few weeks, we have to protect & respect their requests. 

Til next time.. Anne
 

• 100th Anniversary Booklet, St. Paul Lutheran, Zachow, WI -- many thanks to Jackie for sending this in... and to the parish for sharing 100 years of history by making the booklet.
• Kathy Merzouk sent in the following:
  Andrew B(erge) Peterson immigrated as "Anders P. Berge" (Berge was the farm he came from in Hordaland).  He Americanized his name by 1860.
  DEP: Bergen, Norway on May 25, 1844 on the brigantine "Hercules" (Captain Michael Madsen); 
  ARR: Castle Rock, NYC on July 29 1844
  DOB: 1 March 1819, Berge, Voss, Hordaland Norway
  Father's name:  Per Andersen
  and we updated our Immigration Data Page -- thanks, Kathy!
• Howie sent in the following email: (referring to the 1960 Lessor Plat Map)
       "Frazer Corners State Graded School school was in the extreme NE corner of Section 1 (Bena Jeske farm).  The school was originally one room, but approx. 1910, was remodeled to two rooms, changed entrance from North side to East side, and moved the bell tower.  East of school, across the road (in Maple Grove) was my dad's cheese factory and store.  Where the black dot is, is where the school was.  The official name of the school might be Lessor.  On some earlier pictures I have, that is the name on the sign board.  As long I know it was always called Frazer Corners school.  My mother taught there during WWII. 
       Welhaven Grade School was a one (1) room school.  My sister taught a few years there.  The school was on the extreme SE corner of Section 11.  The land is listed as church land, but the church land did not go all the way to the corner.  The church cemetery is in Section 13, south of Ole Rudie land in Section 12.  The church originally sat there before it was moved in the early 1900's."
  Many thanks and we'll update the school page!
• Be sure to check out our CIVIL WAR veterans page -- we have several volunteers looking through records to locate veterans... if you know of any, please send them in... also, the follow-up page will be for WIDOWS and PENSIONERS from the Civil War...
• OK, every morning I read the Shawano Leader and last week, an article just made me smile -- all I can say is "Go, Grandma!!!"  I bleeped out the names to protect their identities but AWESOME 81-year-old lady who confronted a person 40+ years her junior!!!  She should be teaching self-defense at a senior center -- and I'm not kidding.

  Gillett woman charged in early morning attempted burglary

  By Tim Ryan, Leader Reporter

  A Gillett woman accused of brandishing a hatchet during an attempted burglary before being disarmed by the 81-year-old homeowner Friday morning was on probation for another burglary incident in Oconto County when the alleged crime was committed, according to court records.

  XXXXX was charged in Shawano County Circuit Court Friday with three felony counts, including burglary to a dwelling, burglary armed with a dangerous weapon and first degree reckless endangerment.

  Because of her previous conviction, XXXX could face enhanced penalties for each of the alleged crimes if found guilty. She faces a maximum possible penalty of 21 years imprisonment for each for the two burglary counts and 18 and a half years imprisonment for reckless endangerment. The charges also carry $125,000 in fines.

  XXXX allegedly broke into the Shawano home of YYYY around 2 a.m. Friday. YYYY initially called police with a noise complaint, but after YYYY hung up the phone with the police, she heard glass breaking. She then confronted a woman brandishing an object in the kitchen, according to the police narrative in the criminal complaint.

  YYYY told police she got the intruder in a bear hug and disarmed the woman of what she had been brandishing. It was only then, as the intruder fled, that YYYY realized the object was a hatchet, according to the criminal complaint.

• And til next week -- stay warm!  Anne

And, this week, THANKS to all the neat items sent in!!! We'll get to each and every one of them!!!

First, Gary sent in an update to his BONNIN FAMILY -- You can contact Gary at glpegelow@hotmail.com for additional information exchange.

Second, thanks to Bill R. and his contributions to the CEMETERY PAGE -- he has walked & photographed Zion Ev. Luth. in Zachow, as well as Dickson in Advance & he's working on Memorial Park as well.  Many thanks!

Third, many thanks again to Donna for walking the Forest Cemetery in Birnamwood a few years back -- we've updated it, using obits & SSDI, and reposted it... this is a LARGE CEMETERY -- over 1700 graves!!! And quite a few veterans, including Civil War vets...

Fourth, many thanks to Judith in Arizona for the following information update -- I rec'd several very concerned emails asking about this and Judith went to the source.  She stated that the LDS SHAWANO FAMILY HISTORY CENTER created & has the completed 80,000 obituaries indexed and will send you FREE OBITUARIES.  There is no need to pay a service or middle man to get a copies of the FREE obituaries.  According to Salt Lake Family History Library, the "parent" of the Shawano FHC, the FHCs & THEIR STAFF are here to provide FREE help & assistance to LDS & non-LDS people worldwide.  FHC's do not charge for research assistance -- there is a small charge if you RENT microfilm from SLC, Utah but these obituaries are not on microfilm. 

Simply send a regular letter with the list of the obits requested (please limit 4 to one request) and a return SELF-ADDRESSED PRE-STAMPED envelope to:

Shawano Family History Center
(removed by request)

Judith also writes that if you are ASKED or ENCOURAGED to pay any other costs/fees or hire ANY staff or have ALREADY PAID to find additional information, please contact the following person for a FULL REFUND:

LDS Stake President
651 Pinehurst
Green Bay, WI   54302

When writing to him, please include your name & address and approximate date of the payment & the method (check or cash).

The Shawano FHC does not have an email address directly to the LDS staff nor do local FHCs have websites - the church STRONGLY bans local FHC websites.   The LDS Church has a main website at www.familysearch.org where they provide a wealth of FREE information and resources.

Thanks, Judith, as this definitely clears up MANY QUESTIONS and CONCERNS other researchers have asked in the past few weeks...

Til next time...
Anne

Our 75th ANNIVERSARY BOOKLET - ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ZACHOW is up and running -- many thanks to Jackie for sending this in and we are working on the next anniversary booklet Jackie so generously shared with us... Jackie had both these booklets and xeroxed the pages and mailed them to us... and we take care of the rest!

And, Jackie also sent in some marvelous obituaries and photos of her GARBRECHT, BOETTCHER & BOSIN FAMILIES and we created a page for them as well... again, Jackie xeroxed the items and mailed them in... Many thanks for sharing this great family compilation with us!

Paul, the Archivist at St. James in Shawano, sent in an awesome Autobiography of Rev. Peter Heinrich Dicke (1822 - 1911) -- whether you had family that attended St. Jacobi or St. James, this is a VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE -- it explains the how and why of settling in the pioneer days of Shawano County.  He provides a very detailed account of early days and how the various Lutheran churches in the area were formed as well as bits and pieces of a pioneer minister's family life.   Paul, this is excellent reading and many thanks again.

And another gift from Paul: "Here's a picture just provided to the archive from Opal (Krueger) Lohmiller.  This was the 1942 Confirmation Class (Palm Sunday) just before the church burned."  -- thanks, Paul.

Karolyn (Korth) Capion added the following to the Shawano Marriages page: I would like to add to the early Shawano county marriages. My great grandfather and great grandmother were married on April 13,1877 in St. Peters church Pella.  Their names are Hermann Frederick Koller and Emilia Augusta Handke. I have the original Marriage certificate signed  by Gustus Barth.  Thanks Karolyn for the update.

Robert Duerwachter sent in an email regarding the Fish Family -- if you are working on this family, please contact Robert...

Also, I rec'd this from Mary... "I am researching  Kluchesky--John Henry /Kluchesky/27 Jun 1874/New
London, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  His family lived there - Daughter Lucy Clara was born in Birnamwood, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA 6 Mar 1907.... I am trying to find out more about his Father Adam, and Grandfather Thomas Strehlow, August died Herman 12 May 1905, leaving Wife Mary (Schumacher) and 3 daughters who married.  Did Mary remarry??? How are they related to other Strehlows?"  If this is your family line, Mary would love to hear from you.

And thanks to Pastor Phillips from First Presbyterian  in Shawano for the link to their website: www.shawanopres.org, as well as updating another Shawano church's address -- Many thanks!

Mr. Merritt Webb sent in a WONDERFUL autobiography in pdf of his great-grandfather Harry Jennings... Mr. Jennings worked for the railroad and his autobiography follows his life in New York, Michigan, Rhinelander and he eventually settles in Antigo.  Although Antigo is in Langlade County, I included it in the Shawano site because it tells a very familiar story of early settlers and because it is so VERY, VERY well-written!  I'm hoping to someday get my grandfather's story done and this one offers such excellent inspiration.  Thanks, Merritt for sending it in.

I think that gets us caught up on most of the past updates we've been working on... if you sent something in and have not seen it on the site -- a gentle email is appreciated to remind us.  We get approximately 15-20 emails each day and try our best to keep them all straight!  Thanks again for visiting the Shawano site and do remember to list your SURNAMES on the Message Board and Mailing Lists -- I hear great success stories every week of how someone randomly found the surname and emailed to make a great connection!

Til next time --
Anne

Hope your Christmas was wonderful and the snow not too deep!  This week we have been working on the following:

• On our military page, we've added "The Meaning Of The Flag Draped Coffin" -- very interesting!
• UPDATE on the St. James Lutheran -- article on Paul Wollangk from the Shawano Leader -- Congratulations, Paul!

And have a very safe & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Til next time!

Anne

And a little Chicago Political Humor from a furniture store...
 

• Jessica VanHove sent in IMMIGRATION DATA for Nicolaus Hetzel - 1873 Weser - Bremen> NYC. Thanks!
• A few weeks ago, I started corresponding with Dottie Buchholz regarding her research in the Polar, Langlade County area -- and she kindly offered to share some of her Shawano family info with us -- what a pleasant & wonderful surprise! DORAN FAMILY PAGE

And I'm working on some church anniversary booklets (thanks Jackie!) and obits and confirmation photos... hopefully we'll have these up soon!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS!!!  And I'm back to making homemade caramels... and here's to a White Christmas!
Anne
 

• 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

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!!!

• 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

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.