This is an area that my family living in around the turn of the century. Both of my great-grandmothers were widowed early in life. On my grandfather's side, Maria Haissig lived at the top of the bank of the river. She was a midwife for many years. On my grandmother's side, Anna Bus(c)h ran Bush's Boathouse opposite the swimming schools. Obviously, she lived on the bank of the river, renting boats and selling bait. My mother was sent to help her grandmother in the summer, and among her duties was to fish the dead minnows out of the bucket. She never care for fish. She also nearly drowned when she fell in the river and on the way down for the third time was pulled out by her hair. Grandma Bush did not speak English. This is the family lore. When my mother and aunt were alive, I tried to get more recollections from them to no avail. Some time in the fifties the Journal did an article about the swimming schools and Bush's. It was in the Green Sheet, if anyone cares to hunt. When I was a child I used to visit my great aunt and uncle (Bush side), Fred and Lou Eichstedt, who lived on Humboldt Ave. in lower flat they rented. I can't think of the address, but it was in that area where there are two houses, one behind the other. It was something like to blocks south of Gordon Park. My aunt and I walked up there many a summer afternoon (before AC). I can remember the ragman coming up the alley with a horse and wagon, calling out for rags and tin and such. Also there was a small drug store (I think)called Chet's about a block or so to the south on the northeast corner. This has been a memory test. Sue Zilisch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Heffren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] Milwaukee river swimming > When my mother and aunt were in their 90's they still talked about the fun > they had at the Rohn Swimming School and how the Milwaukee River was a > center of activities. There was also a very active canoe club, of which > they were members. That canoe was over 50 years old when I "lived in it" > on Lake Keesus in the 1940's. > > I found reference to the swimming school at > ttp://mptv.org/iremem32.htm -- a 2000 Milwaukee Public Television > program. Perhaps someone might do a look-up on this. > > Liz > AZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ashley tiwara" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:21 PM > Subject: [WiMilwau] Milwaukee river swimming > > >> Harold, and others, >> Approximately 100 years ago the Milwaukee River was apparently safe >> for swimming. Photos at the Milwaukee historical society show many >> swimming clubs along the shores of the river north of downtown but in the >> city. This may have been before the North Avenue dam went in, which was >> removed a few years ago. Perhaps contacting the historical society would >> turn up information about these business places and their names. They >> probably offered some refreshments, a washing up place, and maybe music >> to customers. >> If someone has access to city directories, the name may appear there. >> >> Ashley >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: HJ & PJE Spurgeon >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] ROLL CALL >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mary R. Frank" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 5:07 AM >> Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] ROLL CALL >> >> Hello Mary >> Thank you for contacting me. I am going by memory about information my >> grandmother talked about 50 years ago. She thought the "New Lido" was >> either >> a new swimming complex or a beach on the shores of Lake Michigan. Cyril >> drowned >> there at the age of 16 and he was born in 1900. >> I have a photo of Nellie with twin daughters who were in their mid 20's >> at >> the time, about 1948, but I don't know where it was taken. >> Unfortunately my grandparents are long since dead, together with all >> their >> children, so I have nobody to ask. >> If I cannot get any clues from your side of the world, I'll leave that >> side >> of the family to history. >> Best wishes, >> Harold >> >> >> >> >> > What information are you looking for? What is "New Lido"? I haven't >> > heard of that--does anybody else on the list know what this is? >> > >> > mrf >> > >> > >> > HJ & PJE Spurgeon wrote: >> > >> >> Hi Bob >> >> I have hit a brickwall with my GRIMES family. They emigrated to >> >> Milwaukee from Gillingham in Kent about 1915. >> >> John was born in Pembrokeshire Wales, 1854. >> >> Wife Sarah in Staffordshire, 1857. >> >> There was also James,1879, Henry,1886, Nellie 1889, George,1892, >> >> Thomas1894 and Cyril 1900. >> >> I was told by my grandmother,(one of the above family that did not >> >> emigrate,) that Cyril was drowned at the (New Lido,) in 1916. >> >> >> >> I would greatly appreciate any help or advice you could give me. >> >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> >> >> Harold Spurgeon, Auckland, New Zealand. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== 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. 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