Hello again, During the early 1930s my Grandfather Borck rented on Pierce St. (perhaps 32nd and) and the story continues that Woody Herman's family was there too or that family owned the property or that he was a regular visitor there. Does anyone know what's most likely to be the correct version? Thanks, Louise Ft Laud.

Hello! My family lived at 3305 N. Pierce St. in Milwaukee; in fact, that's where I grew up. In the 1960's, the 32-hundred block was home to Fratney Street School and Usingers. (The school is still there.) I'm not sure what was there during the 1930's. I didn't hear about Woody Herman living in the neighborhood, but our family story was that Fr. Jacubek's brother had a cobbler shop down the street. (Are you familiar with Fr. Jacubek? He was a very prominent priest in Milwaukee for a long time, with a long history of working for social justice and peace.) I have very fond memories of that neighborhood. I checked the 1952 Milwaukee city directory, and there are a few Borck's living on the east side, but none on Pierce at that time. If you want to look for addresses in that time frame (I also have the 1956 Milwaukee phone book) please let me know the names and I'll be glad to help. Catherine Rose Schmid Milwaukee, Wisconsin Researching Wasielewski/Wasilewski, Freitag, Turzynski/Turzinski, Czarkowski -----Original Message----- From: Billnwese@aol.com [mailto:Billnwese@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 6:46 PM To: WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WiMilwau] Woody Herman Hello again, During the early 1930s my Grandfather Borck rented on Pierce St. (perhaps 32nd and) and the story continues that Woody Herman's family was there too or that family owned the property or that he was a regular visitor there. Does anyone know what's most likely to be the correct version? Thanks, Louise Ft Laud. ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html