Woodhull

I don't have many pictures of some outlying communities in the county, so when I do receive one, it's a treasure! I just received this in the mail today!

Store and Cheese Factory, Woodhull WI

Brandon buildings

I received four photographs recently, all taken by George West in the 1880's to 1890's?, and taken in the Brandon area. 

George West lived in Brandon in the 1850's -1873?, worked for the railroad, published the Brandon Times, and then moved on to Escanaba with the C& NWRR

I recognized one photo right away as the original schoolhouse, but the other homes I do not know of.  If anyone has a clue, please let me know.   The original photos are in Escanaba MI, a city where George is considered one of the founders.

house with wooden sidewalk

unknown house

unknown house

 This is Union Prairie School, which was on the NW corner of Hwy T and Hwy O, section 25, town of Metomen.  Some of the old school records are at the Brandon Public Library.  In 1960 the school was sold at auction and moved one farm to the south.

St. Mary's Eighth Grade 1942

St. Mary's Grade School

Eighth Grade Graduation Class

June 6, 1942

Top Row, left to right

George Knipple, Walter Paquin, Stanley Manowske, Gordon Giebel, Patrick Casetta, Gilbert C. Sabel, Fred Schramm, Fr. Peter Gersbaach, Robert Kramer, Reubgardt Wessing, Bernard Salchert, Frank Hilbert, Jack Schmidt, Ray Michaels

Middle Row, left to right

Melvin Bast, Raymond Schaefer, Helen Sauve, Marvin Klinzing, Betty Mosow, Leonard Schmitz, Joyce Steinbarth, Wm. Rieder, Dolores Treffert, Wm. John Schmidt, Arlene Tafft, David Zinnel, Marian Benedict, Rom Floyd, Daniel Hayworth, Wm Leasa

Bottom Row, left to right

Donald Handrahan, Lucille Bertram, Roseann Bogess, Ann mary Freismuth, Dolores Zahran, Margaret Meixenberger, Calher Schmidt, Mary Bessen, Molly Shaad, Mary Hefter, Beatty Kramer, Mary Hess, Elizabeth Cunningham, Dorothy Engholdt, Beatrice Golden, Joseph Haensgen

Spanish American War photos

The family of Charles Freiberg recently donated some family photos, including photos taken when Charles served during the Spanish American War.

Camp Douglas

Ruth Strong pt 3 - Dance cards

When you love to dance, you save your dance cards.   It becomes obvious after studying these pages, that Ruth originally saved one dance card on each page in her original scrapbook.  Later on she would just add comments on subsequent dances that she attended.

Ruth Strong pt 2 - dances

 Ruth Strong was born 1 April 1910, the daughter of Louis H and Mary Strong, of Oakfield.
She married Lester Henning in 1934, and in 1945 they moved to Lamartine, where they became partners with her father, operating the Strong-Henning Grocery Store from 1952-1968.

As a young girl, Ruth kept a scrapbook, and filled it with her many momentos of life during the 1920's.  Dances, picnics, movies appear to be the life of a young girl, striking out into the world.

A favric sample of the dress that Ruth wore under her gown at graduation.

A listing of the dances that Ruth attended in 1928.

continuation of list of 1928 dances

Dates, locations and bands of the dances that Ruth attended in 1929.

continuation of Ruth's dance dates.

ruth strong, dances and dances

Ruth Strong pt 1 - programs and events

Ruth Strong was born in 1910, the daughter of Louis and Mary Strong.  The family lived in the town of Oakfield.  As a teenager in the 1920's, Ruth led a pretty active social life, and kept a scrapbook for her souvenirs.  She has ticket stubs, programs, and even cloth scraps from dresses she made.  The programs are quite an insight into entertainment for that era.
Thank you to Lynn Lawrence for allowing me to scan some of the pages of her grandmother's scrapbook.

The Garrick Theatre was located at 14-18 Sheboygan St.

full program

inside page of program

inside page of program

second program in scrapbook, folded, with written comments 

inside pages of program

scrapbook page with folded program, and comments.

unfolded program

This was a KKK rally held in Madison, but it was at the end of the Klan popularity in Wisconsin.  This rally was the final one held by the clan to recruit members. The Klan was already in decline by 1926, however, and had all but disappeared from Wisconsin by 1928.