I am researching these surnames in Milwaukee area 18th & 19th century: NIBBE HAACK and extended families: ABRAHAM BUTH CZOERING/COERING KOEPFLE LUTZOW NORTON POPP REINGANS Wendy

I HAVE THE FOLLOWING SURNAMES FOR THE MILWAUKEE AREA LATE 1800'S AND 1900'S CHRIST CASPER WERTZ KASKA MALEY SANDY

Ashley, Thank you for the link. I don't think the information goes back far enough but it's certainly worth checking into. Rhonda

Susan, Thanks for the email....I got it correct...I was using the wrong address. Doris

Family stories say my grandmother was the Secretary for a Women's Club where the membership was mostly German Women. My grandmother, not German but English-Irish ancestry, had beautiful penmanship and could understand German so took the notes in English for the group (probably about 1920 or so). With your strong knowledge of Milwaukee History, can you think of any group that would have met these perameters? My grandmother was AnnEllen Wren and she died in 1927. Family moved to Milwaukee from Oconto in 1910 but she had a baby in 1911 so presume she would not have been "at liesure" until at least 1918 or so. Any ideas? AnnEllen Barr [email protected]

See the Max Kade Institute's list of current events. There is another German Script workshop coming up on April 9, for those who live close enough to visit Madison, WI. Also, a March 10 session on "The Diaries of Milwaukee Panorama Painter Frederick Wilhelm Heine." http://csumc.wisc.edu/mki/News/1.NewsFrames.htm

Hi Bob, What happened to the old website they had? It was a wonderful site and you could search without giving a name. It also had more than one cemetery, if I remember correctly. Jean -------------- Original message -------------- > Guess I can't type this afternoon: > http://www.cemeteries.org/genealogy.asp > Just can't hit that 2nd "e" for some reason. Bob > > > ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== > For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

You need to scroll down to see where to type in the surname and First name. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris & Glen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: [WiMilwau] arch-diocese of Milwaukee > Hi Bob, > > I went into the arch-diocese cemetery of Milwaukee site but there was > no where to type a name......am I using the wrong address??? > > Thanks, > > Doris > Illinois > > > ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== > For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Frieda Kindt is a volunteer at the Family History Library in Hales Corners WI. She is usually there Wednesday afternoon. She does an excellent job of reading old German script. JD Reearching: DOMINSKI, RECEK, MARLEWSKI, GROMOWSKI, JANISZEWSKI in Michigan & Wisconsin

Dear fellow genealogist, I am currently working on a manuscript with my sister for Spring Creek Books and collecting inspiring family history stories to include in the book. We're currently naming the book "Whispers From Beyond". It's designed to be an inspiring book that includes a collection of true stories by people who have searched their family roots and discovered much more than names and dates. Their experiences testify that searching for our ancestors' records is much more than a passing hobby, and that there is something very spiritual about it that compels us to continue our quest. Some experiences could be called miraculous or coincidental, but the researcher feels a special unseen hand guiding his efforts. I wondered if you might have a story or two that you would like to share in this book format. Of course, I can't guarantee that your story would be included in the final manuscript due to the Editor's discretion, but I would definitely include your name in the book if it does. You may have already written down some of your special experiences in your journal and find this an opportunity to finally the take the time to record those memories for your posterity. If you would rather tell me your stories I would be happy to write them for you. Please submit any stories to me by March 30, 2005. Thank you for considering this project. If you have any questions at all or would like to discuss your stories with me please feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected] Please feel free to share this letter with others who may be interested. Thanks again! Respectfully, Tracey Long RN, MS, BSN, CDE (Genealogy aficiando!) P.O. Box 80282 Las Vegas, NV 89180-0282

Got it....Thanks Bob.....Doris

Bob, won't work, then I noticed cemeteries was spelled wrong....Doris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] arch-diocese of Milwaukee Are you using this one? If so, it should be there, just a couple of lines down from what first shows up. Says "last name (rectangle), first name (rectangle), etc. Just type in the last name to get all by that name. http://www.cemetries.org/genealogy.asp Bob ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Guess I can't type this afternoon: http://www.cemeteries.org/genealogy.asp Just can't hit that 2nd "e" for some reason. Bob

Are you using this one? If so, it should be there, just a couple of lines down from what first shows up. Says "last name (rectangle), first name (rectangle), etc. Just type in the last name to get all by that name. http://www.cemetries.org/genealogy.asp Bob

Hi Bob, I went into the arch-diocese cemetery of Milwaukee site but there was no where to type a name......am I using the wrong address??? Thanks, Doris Illinois

Have you tried the Arch-diocese cemetery website here for Milwaukee? There is an Edmund John Laessig listed as being buried in one of the cemeteries. Type in just the last name and about five Laessigs will come up with Edmund being the first. Click on the name and further information will come up. Catholic Cemeteries | Genealogy Bob of Brookfield

Any further information sought on the family of Edmund Laessig and Elizabeth "Lizzy" Burkart. Edmund is son of Edward M. Laessig and Amelia FRICK whose obituaries appear below. Edmund is listed as living at Milwaukee and West Allis in these obituaries. OBITUARY MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD Tuesday, March 19, 1929 PROMINENT RESIDENT OF STRATFORD DIES -- Illness of Brief Standing Fatal to Edward M. Laessig -- Monday Morning Stratford, March 19 -- Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic church for Edward M. Laessig, 71, prominent resident of this community, who died Monday morning at 8 o'clock at his home, following an illness of less than a week. Burieal will be made in the parish cemetery, with Father John Schumacher officiating at both rites. Mr. Laessig was born March 10, 1858, at Green Bay, and came later to Marathon county. He was married April 6, 1884, to Miss Amelia Frick at Wausau, and about 30 years ago settled on a farm near Stratford. Upon the death of their daughter-in-law several years later, Mr. and Mrs. Laessig returned to the farm to look after their motherless grandchildren. On Wednesday of last week he was taken sick, and the members of the family were called to his bedside when it became known that there was slight hope for his recovery. Besides the bereaved widow, those left to mourn his death include four sons, William and Henry of Stratford, Edmund of Milwaukee, and Dr. Hubert L. Laessig of Marshfield; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Bauer, also of Marshfield, and 12 Grandchildren. -------------- OBITUARY MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD LAESSIG SERVICES SCHEDULED SUNDAY Moth of Marshfield Dentist Dies Friday Noon at Stratford Stratford -- Mrs. Emilie [Amelia] Laessig, 81, died at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Bauer. The body will be in state at the Sauter Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Sunday, when it will be taken to Zion Lutheran Church, where funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o�clock by the Rev. T.E. Diemer. Burial will be made in Webertown cemetery. Mrs. Laessig, nee Frick, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Frick, was born in Germany Nov. 30, 1865, and came to America in 1880, settling in Athens. On April 6, 1884, she was married at Wausau to Edward Laessig, who died March 16, 1929. She lived at Merrill from the time of her marriage to 1899, when they came to Stratford to farm. Surviving are five children, Mrs. Joseph Bauer, Stratford, Henry and William Laessig, both of the town of Eau Pleine; Edmund Laessig, West Allis; and Dr. H. L. Laessig, Marshfield dentist. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a brother Frank Frick, Athens, and a sister Mrs. Bertha Miller, Oregon, Wis.. Patti Laessig at [email protected]

1. EDWARD M.2 LAESSIG (EDWARD1) was born March 10, 1858 in Green Bay, WI, and died March 18, 1929. He married (3) AMELIA FRICK April 06, 1884 in Wausau, WI, daughter of FREDERICK FRICK. She was born November 30, 1865 in Germany, and died November 21, 1947. Notes for EDWARD M. LAESSIG: Occupation: Drove delivery for Ruder Brewery in Wausau, WI (per Robert Laessig) Farmers, Stratford, WI North of Big Eau Pleine River. As a child he was lifted up to see President Lincoln in his coffin. In her Christmas card of December 2002 my Aunt Virginia Laessig Harter wrote.. "My uncle Ed's family...used to live near the river called the Little Rapids. My uncle Charlie (your great uncle) owned the land at the Big Rapids. Maybe the Laessig's in Milwaukee don't know much about their ancestors." " My uncle Edward Laessig and Aunt Amelia lived on the farm and after "Hiney" (Henry) got married they moved to Stratford. Hiney's wife died leaving him with four children. Uncle Ed and wife moved back to the farm to help take care of the children. Just a little history of that family." Edmund LAESSIG and his wife "Lizzy" BURKART moved to the Milwaukee area and their children were as follows. Children of EDMUND LAESSIG and ELIZABETH BURKART are: i. RAY4 LAESSIG. ii. VIOLA LAESSIG. iii. KENNETH LAESSIG. iv. AGNES LAESSIG, b. Wausau, WI. v. GERTRUDE LAESSIG. vi. YVONNE LAESSIG. vii. MORRIS LAESSIG, b. June 13, 19163; d. January 01, 19903. I would appreciate further information on the descendants of Edmund and Lizzie, also contact with cousins. Patti Laessig at [email protected]

That sounds great. Thanks. Maxine At 11:54 AM 2/12/2005, you wrote: > For bits of every nationality and the immigrant experience, I picked up >a book a couple of years ago at Barnes and Noble. "Ellis Island >Interviews--Immigrants Tell Their Stories in Their Own Words" by Peter >Morton Coan. It is fascinating because it tells the story of the old >country, the journey to a port, the ship experience, and what happened once >in America. > >Karen Duffy >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joe & Maxine Capezza" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:23 AM >Subject: [WiMilwau] books about Germany > > > > Hi, > > Does anyone on this list know of a few good books about the German > > immigrant experience? I've read, Homeland, by John Jakes and enjoyed > > it. It seems there are hundreds out there about the Irish and Ireland. I > > love them. But would like to read about Germany and Germans other than > > World War II. > > I've looked on the web. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Maxine Capezza > > > > > > ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== > > For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > >==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== >For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Lancour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] Re: Old German Script > I have use Ann C. Sherwin for translated my German script. I found her to be > quite reasonable. Her address is 1918 Medfield Rd., Raleigh,NC 2760 > Telephone 919-851-9281 [email protected] or > http://www.asherwin.com > > Another is http://www.tir.com/~ebflores/translan.htm This is: Trans > Language, P.O. Box 241, Albion, Michigan 49224 > > > > ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== > For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >