Tuesday News Day

In Justice Court Walter Widmann and Nick Grosbier, both of Marshfield, this morning plead guilty before Justice George C Jacobson to "shining deer" in the town of Rock Saturday and had sentence postponed until Thursday. They were arrested by Conservation Warden Vince Skilling. 1942, unknown publication

Breaking Through a Brick Wall

Finding the Family of Libby Sharp Part 3 This is the third in a a series of blog posts based on a presentation I did for my local genealogy group in 2018. Using some techniques for evaluating indirect and negative evidence, I was finally able to break through a 20+ year old brick wall in … Continue reading Breaking Through a Brick Wall

Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead

The Voyage Passenger List for the SS Elbe arriving in New York 22 September 1883 On 7 September 1883, the S.S.Elbe left the harbor of Bremen sailing for America.  Anna Ertl Bohman, her brother Joseph, her mother Dorothea Masanetz Ertl, and her four small children (Anna, Margaret, George, and Maria) were aboard the steamship. Anna … Continue reading Stories from Squaw Creek Homestead