During World War II, over 35,000 prisoners-of-war (POWs) were transported to Japan, where they were confined to work camps and forced to labour under horrendous conditions. In all there were 130 such camps, and by war
August, 2006
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Japanese WWII POW and Yokohama Cemetery
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Manitowoc County Genealogy Website Updates
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Saturday August 26
Added a new link on the special links page, it’s in the section on resources for other states/entire us. Its to directorygenealogy.com
Added obits for Stone #89D, Assman #63, Awe #73, Bruckschen #73. Put a bio sketch on for W.E. Dallwig.
Death info for Alex Valenstein in the death index, he has no stone that I know of.
Added death info for Sophia and Carl Ladwig/Ladewig in #44
Put on marriage for John Jelinek Click to continue »
New on Milwaukee Genealogy Website
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Added a list of unclaimed letters 1890, to the unclaimed letters page. Thanks Barb for typing that up!
Added the following surnames to the marriages, thanks to a submission by a researcher: Baird, Daniels, Dickens, Geschke, Hodge, Kraner, Lawson, Lewis, Monson, Nelson, Powell, Riddell, Sturges, Zipperer
Added additional biographies from HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, Nearly 4000 biographical sketches of pioneers and citizens, The Western Historical Company, Chicago, A.T. Andreas Proprietor, 1881.
Wisconsin Genealogy and History Updates
Sunday, August 27th, 2006More Catholic Priest Bios-Manitowoc County
Sunday, August 20th, 2006I’ve added more priest bio. sketches in cem. #23. I have around a hundred left to do, if anyone is interested in helping to transcribe the bios, email me. It can all be done with email.
Milwaukee Genealogy Website Updates
Sunday, August 20th, 2006I updated the Milwaukee county Genealogy website today linkstothepast.com/milwaukee
Added Franklin death information to Second Home Cemetery (067), added Traudt and Murphy to Calvary Cemetery (036), added Dresen, Retzer, Totsky and Traudt to Holy Cross Cemetery (047), added new cemetery Resurrection Catholic in Mequon (very near Milwaukee town line) entered Traudt and Mutz burials, added Forester to Valhalla Cemetery
A researcher found Vol. 1 of Bruce’s History of Milwaukee, City and County in PDF format. I added a link to the chapters.
Added links to Zavelsky Family of Glukhov and the BITTMANN and DAVIS Family Genealogy to the Family Website pages.
Added more death notices to the Milwaukee Death notices page.
Added World War II Inductees, award winners, wounded and missing in action to the Military section.
Catholic Priest Biography Sketches-Manitowoc County
Thursday, August 17th, 2006Bob Domagalski sent me the priest bio. sketches for the priests buried in cemetery #23 and I’ve started to type them in. They will also have photos with the sketches as soon as I can photograph them from the sheets I have.
Kiel Family History – Manitowoc County Genealogy
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006Added a link to a Kiel Family history. The link is in the “Family Histories on the Web” section.
Manitowoc County Genealogy Updates
Saturday, August 12th, 2006Added a photo and bio. of Peter Philipps
Have tombstone photos of some Nash, Hubbell and Pritchard, Cem. #44.
Put on mar. info for Garvey/Halron
Added death info for Carl and Wilhelmine Matznick cem. #78
RootsWeb Mailing List Changing Format
Saturday, August 12th, 2006Dear RootsWeb mailing list subscriber,
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