Links to the Past

I added a few biographies from Memoirs of Milwaukee County, Vol. 1 and 2, 1909 by Jerome Waltrous. Thanks to Barb for helping type them!

I added Milwaukee Literary Organizations and Authors to the Milwaukee Site. I still have more to transcribe. The following organizations were added:

The Young Men’s Association
Fortnightly Club
The Progress Club
Concordia Club
The Popular Science Association
The Milwaukee Whist Club (formerly the Milwaukee Chess Club)
St. Andrew’s Society
Burns Club
The Curran Literary Society
Verein Fortschritt
Holland Literary Society
Eindracht
Verein Vorwerts

I added to the Marine and Shipping site a list of Milwaukee Ship Captains with biographies. The biographies were transcribed from The History of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Western Historical Company, Chicago; A.T. Andreas Proprietor, 1881.

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Origins is similiar to Ancestry in that it is a subscription based service. Great opportunity to get some research done at no cost! Be careful and read the fine print. If they ask you for a credit card, be sure you understand the cancelation procedures.

I added a section for the Daughters of the American Revolution Members in Milwaukee and Waukesha County. Because many of them have similar ancestors, I put them all in one section on the Milwaukee site.