Archive for May, 2009

Civil War Veterans Honored

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Each memorial day weekend I try to put online something to honor veterans. This year I was able to find two articles in the Waukesha Freeman that listed the names of Civil War veterans that received goverment issued tombstones. I then looked up the obituaries of several of them and put them online.

Check out the Civil War Dead page for a listing of those that received military tombstones.

The following were entered in the cemeteries.

La Belle
Lyman

Cemetery X
Poelks
Kline

Buried Elsewhere
Terwilliger

Prairie Home
Vanderpool
Valentine
Enos
Voght/Vogt
Watson
Kippers
Crawford
Culver
Brown
Clinton
Henry
Mallory
Everett
Hartman
Chamberlain
Radcliffe
Cox

Milwaukee’s 19th & early 20th C. German newspapers Presentation in July

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Thanks Gary for Sharing your knowledge!

re: genealogy research & Milw. German newspapers

To any interested researchers, I’m presenting a talk about Milwaukee’s 19th & early 20th C. German newspapers (and the indexing project) in July at the Salzmann Library on the campus of St. Francis de Sales Seminary. The flyer is attached.

Gary Rebholz

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What: a talk called Research in Milwaukee’s German newspapers
When: Saturday, July 18th, 1:00 PM (library open from 12-4)
Where: Salzmann library, St. Francis, Wisconsin
Why: The talk will focus on what the average skilled researcher can find in the local German newspapers at the Salzmann Library and at Milwaukee Public Library, and how to use them without German language skills. Also discussed will be the differences between the Salzmann and the the Milwaukee Public Library collections.
– the talk will be about an hour with questions
– refreshments will be available
– Reservations Strongly Suggested
– reservations, questions, or more information:

milwaukeegermannewspapers@yahoogroups.com

or call the Campus switchboard – ask for the library: 414-747-6479
or email grebholz@yahoo.com

The Salzmann Library is on the campus of
St. Francis de Sales Seminary
3257 S. Lake Drive
St. Francis
414-747-6479

(The library is located to the left of the main building as you enter the drive – follow the signs)

Gary Rebholz is an amateur researcher with German pioneer roots in Milwaukee. He has written about his research in Milwaukee’s German newspapers for the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society and the Milwaukee PAF User Group.

Tombstone Photos Added

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Today I am cleaning out my inbox and adding tombstone photos that people have submitted to me to the Image Gallery.

Surnames include:
Milwaukee County
Sizer, Sylvester,

Waukesha County
Kings, Jones, Woolfolk, Meigs, Evans