SERENDIPITY: On page 217 of the July-Aug 1987 issue of "Genealogical Helper" magazine, there is a photo of a July 4th (1918) celebration at New Ulm, MN, taken in a section of town called "Goosetown." Most of the people in the photo were emigrants from an area of Bohemia called Kries Pilsen, arriving in the United States between 1870 and 1900. By the show of their patriotism they truly loved America. The flag in the background with small stars inside a large star was to honor the boys gone to war. Individuals pictured were identified as Joseph Lindmeyer, John Vogel with a trumpet, Louie Vogel with the bass horn, John Kral holding the U. S. Flag, Moses Siebenbrunner with the drum. Johann Lindmeyer, Frank Lindmeyer, Ed Macho, a barber by trade, Henry Alex, August Beyer, and a hotel owner holding another U. S. flag. Little Mildred Vogel has on a nurses uniform, and there is another little girl, identity unknown. The gentlemen with the instruments were members of a band called the "Goosetown Band." They played the Bohemian music they brought with them from the old country. The music could be heard in New Ulm at parties, wedding, dances and at the annual "Heritagefest" in July. The New Ulm submitter is the great-granddaughter of Johann Lindmeyer. For further details please reference that issue.

Interesting bit of "local color", but where would this magazine be found? As for the "Goosetown" ... I remember /know that "area" well Thanks Dick Schweiss (List Admin.) Brown County, MN Mail List ... [email protected] Researching surnames: SCHWEISS .. MEIER .. SCHMITT/SCHMIDT .. STADTHER(R) .. MEHLTRATER My Genealogy Site: http://www.harbornet.com/folks/dick/SchweissFamilyHistory.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 23:02 Subject: New Ulm, ("Goosetown"), MN -- Many 1870-1900 Emigrants from Kries Pilsen, Bohemia > > SERENDIPITY: On page 217 of the July-Aug 1987 issue of "Genealogical Helper" magazine, there is a photo of a July 4th (1918) celebration at New Ulm, MN, taken in a section of town called "Goosetown." Most of the people in the photo were emigrants from an area of Bohemia called Kries Pilsen, arriving in the United States between 1870 and 1900. By the show of their patriotism they truly loved America. The flag in the background with small stars inside a large star was to honor the boys gone to war. > > Individuals pictured were identified as Joseph Lindmeyer, John Vogel with a trumpet, Louie Vogel with the bass horn, John Kral holding the U. S. Flag, Moses Siebenbrunner with the drum. Johann Lindmeyer, Frank Lindmeyer, Ed Macho, a barber by trade, Henry Alex, August Beyer, and a hotel owner holding another U. S. flag. Little Mildred Vogel has on a nurses uniform, and there is another little girl, identity unknown. > > The gentlemen with the instruments were members of a band called the "Goosetown Band." They played the Bohemian music they brought with them from the old country. The music could be heard in New Ulm at parties, wedding, dances and at the annual "Heritagefest" in July. The New Ulm submitter is the great-granddaughter of Johann Lindmeyer. > > For further details please reference that issue. > > > ==== MNBROWN Mailing List ==== > Have Documents Translated at .... http://www.genealogienetz.de/misc/translation.html > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >