I have copies of two precious letters from Poznan in 1921. Some of you may be interested in this portion of one: "Maryanka is dependent on all of us. Her army pension doesn't last a week. She receives 200 marks a month. We need 5 to 6 thousand marks to feed and clothe a family of five. Witek wants to marry and the girl is waiting for him. Witek wants to wait so that he can save some money to buy a suit of clothes. A suit costs 15 thousand marks while he earns only 7000 marks a month. If only things got a little better here in our Poland. Now it is almost impossible to live, a pound of meat is over 100 marks, okram and butter 200 marks, a loaf of break 4lbs 200 marks, a small measure of potatoes 1000 marks. It may come to riots because the pay is bad. It is all God's will, we must patiently await the end. Well, I will not write anymore about it. I greet you all and thank you for the photograph. Father cried when he saw it. He did not receive the letter that you sent together with mine. The mailman here got rich on the money some of the Americans sent, but now they have been punished for stealing. Now the letters come complete as they are sent." History lives in family letters... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> To: <wimilwau@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] "German Milwaukee" book > That is really cool! I wish I had more old letters--I only have a > couple. One from a cousin of my grandma when he was in WWI (or shortly > thereafter--I can't remember), and one much later (1940's or 50's?) from > the doctor who delivered my Grandma's sister when she was born back in > 1911-1912. But I do have many letters that my grandparents sent to me > in the 1970's and 1980's. > > d.schmitz@comcast.net wrote: > > Talking about recipe books... > > While cleaning out mom's house we found an old recipe book and in between the pager were some hand written recips on pieces of paper. The reverse side of the paper the recieps were on, were letters from my dad while he was in the army durning WWII.. An interesting find!! > > > > Always fishing for relivites, > > > > Dale Schmitz > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

That is really cool! I wish I had more old letters--I only have a couple. One from a cousin of my grandma when he was in WWI (or shortly thereafter--I can't remember), and one much later (1940's or 50's?) from the doctor who delivered my Grandma's sister when she was born back in 1911-1912. But I do have many letters that my grandparents sent to me in the 1970's and 1980's. d.schmitz@comcast.net wrote: > Talking about recipe books... > While cleaning out mom's house we found an old recipe book and in between the pager were some hand written recips on pieces of paper. The reverse side of the paper the recieps were on, were letters from my dad while he was in the army durning WWII.. An interesting find!! > > Always fishing for relivites, > > Dale Schmitz > >

My maternal great-grandma had a strawberry cobbler recipe that was never written down. One of these years I need to search for a strawberry cobbler recipe, though I would have to modify it since I don't eat any sugar, honey, etc. Not that this would have been a German recipe, but your comments about the Settlement Cookbook reminded me of how important recipes are in our memories. My mom kept all sorts of recipes in self-stick books (yuk--I can't see the backs of some pages because they are sealed down to the book). We have about 30 of these books. I have started the process of copying them for all of us siblings. Of course, my mom was just as apt to use recipes that had been printed in magazines and books as she was to make ones that came from friends. I am copying all the pages, but at first I was thinking the ones with her notes and handwriting were the ones she used the most--until I found a magazine clipping of a cookie recipe she made every year for decades. I think I will have to make an index after the copying is done. I am a vegetarian, though, so I won't be making any of those meat dishes, German OR Greek... mrf Maxine Capezza wrote: > Mary > Thank you so much. I am always looking for books about German > immigrants and living conditions, etc. This is great. > There is quite a historical cookbook originally called The Settlement > Cookbook or maybe it was Settlement House. A group of women put it > together for early immigrants and no one would publish it, so the > husband of one of the women published it and I think it is still > going. I have several editions and they are interesting to read even > if we don't cook that way now. In the latest edition many of the > recipes are updated, but the old ones are still printed in the > book. Another aspect of our ancestors lives. Thanks again. > Maxine > >

Mary Thank you so much. I am always looking for books about German immigrants and living conditions, etc. This is great. There is quite a historical cookbook originally called The Settlement Cookbook or maybe it was Settlement House. A group of women put it together for early immigrants and no one would publish it, so the husband of one of the women published it and I think it is still going. I have several editions and they are interesting to read even if we don't cook that way now. In the latest edition many of the recipes are updated, but the old ones are still printed in the book. Another aspect of our ancestors lives. Thanks again. Maxine

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=553130 'German Milwaukee' authors hope to cook up interest in city's heritage I haven't seen this book yet, but it seems similar to the one called "Greektown Chicago" that I just bought for my sister's birthday. If it's like that one, it will have a mix of history and recipes.

Sorry, He does not seem to fit anywhere in tree From: Marcie <MarciesMail@charter.net> Reply-To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:09:07 -0500 I have a Edward Joe Schweitzer b St. Nazianz, Manitowoc, WI 1885, d 1996 in Oregon. Any connection? Marcie Judith Schweitzer wrote: > Thank you. I have used this site and the family members here are mostly > Catholic. I believe the ones I am now looking for are Luthran. > Thanks again > > > From: jazinski@comcast.net > Reply-To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 > Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:18:41 +0000 > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/milwaukee.html > > Have you looked at this website? There are Schweitzer people in more than > one. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com> > > > Thank you for the information. My Schweitzers did not arrive until the > > 1880's. They all stayed in Milwuakee. Although my gr gr grand father is > said > > to be buried in Granville. Eugene Schweitzer was buried in Evergreen > Cemetry > > July 1938. I have been unable to find any other info on his burial. > > Thank you again. > > Judy > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Invite your Hotmail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 1995 (20070121) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Search for grocery stores. Find gratitude. Turn a simple search into something more. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_gratitude&FORM=WLMTAG

I have a Edward Joe Schweitzer b St. Nazianz, Manitowoc, WI 1885, d 1996 in Oregon. Any connection? Marcie Judith Schweitzer wrote: > Thank you. I have used this site and the family members here are mostly > Catholic. I believe the ones I am now looking for are Luthran. > Thanks again > > > From: jazinski@comcast.net > Reply-To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 > Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:18:41 +0000 > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/milwaukee.html > > Have you looked at this website? There are Schweitzer people in more than > one. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com> > > > Thank you for the information. My Schweitzers did not arrive until the > > 1880's. They all stayed in Milwuakee. Although my gr gr grand father is > said > > to be buried in Granville. Eugene Schweitzer was buried in Evergreen > Cemetry > > July 1938. I have been unable to find any other info on his burial. > > Thank you again. > > Judy > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Invite your Hotmail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 1995 (20070121) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > >

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/milwaukee.html Have you looked at this website? There are Schweitzer people in more than one. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com> > Thank you for the information. My Schweitzers did not arrive until the > 1880's. They all stayed in Milwuakee. Although my gr gr grand father is said > to be buried in Granville. Eugene Schweitzer was buried in Evergreen Cemetry > July 1938. I have been unable to find any other info on his burial. > Thank you again. > Judy > > >

Thank you. I have used this site and the family members here are mostly Catholic. I believe the ones I am now looking for are Luthran. Thanks again From: jazinski@comcast.net Reply-To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:18:41 +0000 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/cemetery/milwaukee.html Have you looked at this website? There are Schweitzer people in more than one. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com> > Thank you for the information. My Schweitzers did not arrive until the > 1880's. They all stayed in Milwuakee. Although my gr gr grand father is said > to be buried in Granville. Eugene Schweitzer was buried in Evergreen Cemetry > July 1938. I have been unable to find any other info on his burial. > Thank you again. > Judy > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Invite your Hotmail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us

Hi Judith, Here is a wonderful site that will answer a lot of your questions about stone cutters/masons. It's http://www.stonecarver.com/union.html . Which Schweitzer's are you related to? My family married with the Schweitzers in 1855, they were from Granville. Cindy -----Original Message----- From: wimilwau-request@rootsweb.com To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:01 AM Subject: WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 Today's Topics: 1. Occupation question (Judith Schweitzer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:44:14 -0800 From: "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com> Subject: [WIMILWAU] Occupation question To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <BAY104-F24B6F751A56B602E5A1826B5AF0@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed If someone was working as a stone cutter in the 1900's what would he actually be doing. My gr-gr grandfather was a stome cutter as was his father. But he worked for a company called "Ornamental Designs". Thanks judy _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 ------------------------------ To contact the WIMILWAU list administrator, send an email to WIMILWAU-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the WIMILWAU mailing list, send an email to WIMILWAU@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 *************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

Thank you for the information. My Schweitzers did not arrive until the 1880's. They all stayed in Milwuakee. Although my gr gr grand father is said to be buried in Granville. Eugene Schweitzer was buried in Evergreen Cemetry July 1938. I have been unable to find any other info on his burial. Thank you again. Judy From: chommert@aol.com Reply-To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:19:03 -0500 Hi Judith, Here is a wonderful site that will answer a lot of your questions about stone cutters/masons. It's http://www.stonecarver.com/union.html . Which Schweitzer's are you related to? My family married with the Schweitzers in 1855, they were from Granville. Cindy -----Original Message----- From: wimilwau-request@rootsweb.com To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:01 AM Subject: WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 Today's Topics: 1. Occupation question (Judith Schweitzer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:44:14 -0800 From: "Judith Schweitzer" <junan37@hotmail.com> Subject: [WIMILWAU] Occupation question To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <BAY104-F24B6F751A56B602E5A1826B5AF0@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed If someone was working as a stone cutter in the 1900's what would he actually be doing. My gr-gr grandfather was a stome cutter as was his father. But he worked for a company called "Ornamental Designs". Thanks judy _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 ------------------------------ To contact the WIMILWAU list administrator, send an email to WIMILWAU-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the WIMILWAU mailing list, send an email to WIMILWAU@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 22 *************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_donation&FORM=WLMTAG

My guess would be that he carved stone for building facades, since that was a very popular Decoration of buildings and churches during that time period. ellen@BarrFinancial.com -----Original Message----- From: wimilwau-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wimilwau-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judith Schweitzer Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:44 PM To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIMILWAU] Occupation question If someone was working as a stone cutter in the 1900's what would he actually be doing. My gr-gr grandfather was a stome cutter as was his father. But he worked for a company called "Ornamental Designs". Thanks judy _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.tbrnet.com/beforethehunt/jobtitles5.php?775.381-010 Judith Schweitzer <junan37@hotmail.com> wrote: If someone was working as a stone cutter in the 1900's what would he actually be doing. My gr-gr grandfather was a stome cutter as was his father. But he worked for a company called "Ornamental Designs". Thanks judy _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar.

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I am looking at the Wisconsin Death Records online, and one of the death records says a man died in Milwaukee County, but the abbreviation for the town is DACR. Does anyone know what that would mean??? Thanks. Kathy

Does anyone happen to have access to any City Directories for Milwaukee for any time during the 1960's? I am looking for someone named Fred or Ferdinand ZIMMER. Thank you. Kathy Campbell

This morning I put in the addresses where 2 of my distant Crowley relatives lived around 1900. I knew the "new" address because they both died after 1931. Two of the brothers owned taverns on National Ave: 3500 and 4400. I put the addresses in Google and came up with pictures of each! Both taverns are part of a revitalization project on National Ave. One is/was Mamie's place and the other building is vacant but being refurbished for a new tenant. it never occurred to me to put street addresses in Google until today - thought I would pass this along and maybe someone else will have a similar surprise. Stacey Duncan Everett WA

I just checked out the Steve Morse site and it is great. For the first time I was able to understand the changes and can now compare where people were living before and after the changes. Easy to use and understand. Thanks Mary for passing this along and to Steve Morse, wherever you are. Stacey Duncan Everett WA

The Sanborn Fire maps show the streets for each year, so the changes will show up. You just have to do the searching..... They have the Sanborn maps at UW-Mil Golda Mier....... They show the street names, block numbers, lot numbers & house numbers...... And you can get copies..... Hope this helps someone.....

Mary, thank you so much for staying with this! I know this will help me and many other people.....dianne >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:22:20 -0600 >From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> >Subject: [WIMILWAU] Street name changes >To: Milwaukee Genealogy List <WIMILWAU@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <45AFC8EC.9070807@uwm.edu> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >OK, it turns out that Steve Morse has more detailed information on his >website about Milwaukee's street name changes. It doesn't show every >single address like the Wright's Directory Supplement, but it does show >the first house number for each renumbered block, with cross streets, so >a person can get a much better idea of where their folks would be >located on a current day map. Check it out when you have time. > >http://stevemorse.org/census/changes/MilwaukeeChanges2.htm > >If you are not familiar with Steve's work, you might want to go to his >regular web page and check out all the finding aids he has created to >help people such as on the Ellis Island site and a lot of other places. >I have found his forms and search engines very, very useful in the past: > >http://stevemorse.org/ > >He has info on street name changes all around the country: > >http://stevemorse.org/census/changes.html > > > > -- Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. Marie Beyon Ray