Mark and Faith Lustik wrote: > > My ancestor, G. Adam Wurster came to Syracuse late 1800's from Germany and was a brewmaster. > He died in 1900. I have a picture of him with his coworkers from 1894. I am trying to attempt > to identify the brewey. The picture(8 by 10) is very faded and the sign of the brewey is very > hard to read. It does read "Ales and Porter" at the bottom of the sign. None of the other > people are identified. I would guess that the brewey was in East Syracuse or downtown. > Thanks > Faith Hi Faith; If you ancestor was a brewmaster in the United States after 1863, he would have to be registered with the US Treasury. There was a tax on most brewers, and the premises had inspectors. If all else fails, It may be you can obtain a list of these premises from the National ARchieves, and cross references the addresses with pictures at the historical society (although, I'll wager the Brewmaster is listed on the license, as it was after 1900). Another avenue is to get ahold of the old state Brewers' Association records. They will probably have all kinds of stuff on your ancestor..Brewmasters from Germany, was a prized possession; and an owner-brewer from Germany could do quite well for himself. They generally had a license in Germany, as well as a very strict training process. Brewer's have some of the best records..taxed to death, regulated to death, leaving a long long paper trail for us genealogy researchers. Happy Hunting Barbara