Items

• 774E WHERE WE LIVE Valentine 155

  Material I used to create and to build the WKCH Facebook Page with Images from the Valentine Digital Collection and Notes. Some contributed comments are retained with authorships. This booklet is the material that had been posted to the History Facebook page by Linda Valentine in the beginning 2012 thru 2016 and was mixed in with society project announcements and news. I was asked to write a book and it appears that I created one by creating chapters for hamlets and topics that made us "who we are" and "where we live". It wasn’t written as a reference book nor as an authority on the subject. It was written casually for a casual read with enough information and hints for a researcher to pursue on their own accord, those areas of most interest. After this material was copied, it was deleted from the Facebook pages. Between the time that this photo/comment project was started and until this off loading, Facebook had made several changes regarding privacy, copyright and ability to search. The changes did not reflect on my need to be able to control the page or the information on it and so, as the author, I decided to remove my material. Information freely offered on the public page that was important to future researches has been retained with their names as author. Linda Valentine, the originator of the page and the author of the material and the provider of the digital images, felt that Facebook was more about controlling all content than as an outlet for information. Never, did Linda Valentine agree to Facebook authority in copyright. This document however, is copyrighted by Linda Valentine and cannot be reproduced for any profit or placement on any website without express permission from Linda or representative/s. The photos in this document are representative. These images should be in the Valentine Digital Archive and at a much better DPI. The photos and comments are presented as they were in the albums of the Facebook page in no particular album sequence, Unless at the transfer, better, more definitive information was present., the words were as they were first presented. This is a digital document and has not ever been printed. The original materials referenced herein were contributed by those of the area who wished that the history they have experienced be saved for the future generations.
• 081 Outside Salem Clips

  Various clippings for the referenced areas, with page numbers noted to help the researcher. Special credit for material from the Pitts Family Collection. Burlington, Walworth 20, County and General, Brighton Cull 45, Bristol 49, Dixon-Pitts 80, Randall 120, Schaetten 120, Bassett 158, Powers 172, Twin Lakes 17 4, Wheatland Lohaus 22.
• 177 OCR People of Salem area Newsclips and Obituaries 87

  Pages: 0-86 People newsclips and obits including at least these names: Anderson, Blue Star, Brandes Tom, Bruel, Cornwell, Curtiss, Dean, Derler, Dexter, Dorlack Doris, Doty, Fennema, Fernandez Joseph (Litchfield IL), Forbes, Fox, Fries, Gold Star, Grosenick, Hartnell, Hilbert, Holst, Hope Olive Kenjar, Kohnke, Kraemer, Lansdowne, Manning, Meyer, Miller, Nasello, Nicpon, Nolan, Norden Eric E Orvis( 41 ), Ostrander, Paddock, Patrick, Pickos, Rausch, Raymond, Regan, Runyard, Salmar, Sander, Savage, Schmidt, Schultz, Sovar, Stewart, Stoxen, Straub, Swenson, Thomas, Valentine, Vandenberg, Vanderzee Olene, Vanliere, Votava, Wheeler, Willkomm,
• 067 OCR Salem Township Clips 7 157 WKCHS

  Miscellaneous Clippings, newspaper articles, prepared materials all pertaining to businesses, people, school, maps, menus, and places in the township. Includes information on World War Veterans and cemetery listings, Full duplication of the Union Pictorial Primer 1893 from Hartnell Family Collection (pg 38), 1876 Introduction to Monteith's Manual of Geography copied in full (pg 67), Learning Pictures of Brown's Famous Pictures Series from Heigl collection (pg 104) - including 2Lincoln, 4 Columbus, 5Franklin, 11 Sherman, 13 Sheridan, 49Concord, 1245Fulton, 1739Smith, 1790Jackson, 1791 VanBuren, 1793Tyler, 1794Polk, 1807McKinley, 194701d NorthBridge, 2137TRoosevelt, Excerpts of image pages of AB the Cave Man by Nida previously at Camp Lake School from Glen Franz collection (pg 120), Excerpts of McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Book D from Gokey Collection (pg 138), Excerpts of Making Sure of Arithmetic 4 from Trevor School collection (pg 148). From the WKCHS Western Kenosha County Historical Society Collection.
• 666 OCR Summer Scene Guide Twin Lakes 50

  A small advertising document for the Twin Lakes Area. Other areas featured: Genoa City Images: Rumpoles, Skating Rink, Rollin Wheels, Depot, Evenrude, Snow White Ice Cream Parlor .
• 626A Hegeman Ledger of Wilmot 1869-1913

  Louis Hegeman is believed to be the author of this ledger. It includes pre-numbered pages (the blanks removed) and is written in fountain pen and pencil. He notates assessments, believed to be for real estate taxes and names of people who were assessed. He notates loans to people and one, is paid in Gold (Page 32) . He mixes town business, with home, with hotel and with farm. It is a hard book to review. There are several items pasted to the covers including a day pass for 109 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and newsclips on Nancy Hanks a Trotter.
• 624A Hegeman Ledger Wilmot 1890-1910 a

  The Ledger - 1898-1910 includes some narratives referencing George, Higgins, Aunt Carrie, Rollie. It includes lists of items and services (and the names of those providing the labor) and relates to home as well as farm and farm activities. Believed to be his personal ledger. Believed to also include inventories of belonging. Shows purchases and income and wages. The pages are pre-numbered. The handwritten material is in pencil. Blank Pages have been removed. It is not an easy read.
• 327B Hegeman Register of Wilmot Hotel 1915-1922 b

  This book is handwritten in pencil and ink by an unknown person but presumably a Hegeman or employee. As a note- one dollar (1913 conversion) to 2014 is apx $25). The pages were not prenumbered but have been hand numbered for clarity. Blank pages were not included in the numbering. Researchers should review each page for names that are occasionally entered in the ledger. There are entire pages for single names of the community. Including, Beimer, Silvernail (buried Wilmot Cemetery) , references to Burlington, Geneva, paying via services, Constable, Wheatland. There are many early entries in OLD GERMAN The book includes records of names, services, materials which has, as its primary entry, beer. It is presumed that this is a "running tab" Page 84 has been ripped and a section deliberately removed. IN this book are notations of Summons being recorded by Constable Hegeman. (pg 91) *because of these summons, Kruckman, another German writer is excluded as the Author of this book.
• 327A Hegeman Register of Wilmot Hotel 1915-1922 a

  This book is handwritten in pencil/ink by at unknown person but presumably a Hegeman (John and Louis) or employ e at what we know to be the STAGESTOP (2014 and records expenses purchased and what is presumed to be receipts of the HOTEL. As a note- one dollar (1913 conversion) to ~014 is apx $25). The pages were prenumbered. Blank Pages were not included in the processing but there were loose pages which have been added to the booklet. Researchers should review each page for names that are occasionally entered in the ledger and for special notes made by the owner. There are many entries for personalities of the community. The book includes records of names, services, materials and charges. Many purchases define the exact measure and cost. It is relatively easy to read and is in pencil There are entries for labor done at the business, including ice labor. The ledger had 500 pages but only 185 consumed. Hegeman records RECEIVED FROM H which I believe to be receipts from the Hotel.
• 326A Hegeman Register of Wilmot Hotel 1892-1896

  This book is handwritten in pencil/ink by an unknown person but presumably a Hegeman (John and Louis) or employee at what we know to be the STAGESTOP (2014 and records expenses/purchased and what is presumed to be receipts of the HOTEL. As a note - one dollar ( 1913 conversion) to 2014 is apx $25). The pages were prenumbered. Blank Pages were not included in the processing but there were loose pages which have been added to the booklet. Researchers should review each page for names that are occasionally entered in the ledger and for special notes made by the owner. There are many entries for personalities of the community. The book includes records of names, services, materials and charges. Many purchases define the exact measure and cost. It is often a very hard ledger to read and is in pencil There are entries for labor done at the business, including ice labor. Excerpts: -COOLER: Mathews Lumber for cooler $9.81 on 05 13 1897, Telegram for lumber at .25; Lumber from Antioch 112.00, Rooney Dave Hauling stone $700, Rooney Dave for lumber and Ed O'Malley for work, George Dean digging trench, R M Shotliff 1 day and mason work but no entry for the masonry, 40# 1 d Nails at $.02 for $80.00 and more lumber from Antioch $27.85 June 8 1897, Hauling the lumber Rooney $1 .50, R Shotliff for more Masonry work $8.50 and a screen door for $2.25 -On 2-2-1897 Mike Schlax, did repairs at $.60, paid $3.75 for Morgan Ice Saw and used Runkels horse and gave $1. Each to FRED Pagel, Billy Sill, Jim Madden, George Dowell, Ed O'Malley, Henry Boaldon, Billy Anderson and Young Dan Maden at $.75, put in 10 tiers of ice in the House at 12 inches thick. - F J Sabin, Billy Mattern Chas Pagel, John O'Malley Ed 0 Malley George Dowell work Ice 01 29 1896 and get $1.00 each.
• 316 Hegeman Register of Wilmot 1910-1917

  This handwritten ledger covers the Livery Side of the Hotel, miscellaneous items and an auto (automobile) account written likely by Louis Hegeman, son of John. It includes names and services and payments.
• 094 Wilmot

  This is a collective of Wilmot related clippings, booklets such as a directory, booklets from churches, articles, maps and various pages related to the hamlet of Wilmot. From the Holmes Family Collection, Rebicek Family Collection, Morris Family Collection, WKCHS Collection, Holy Name of Jesus Archive Collection and the Anderson Family Collection.
• 036 Wilmot Newspaper Clippings - Schnurr

  Miscellaneous newspaper clippings from the personal collection of CHARLOTTE SCHNURR covering 1933 thru 1943 and miscellaneous years thereafter. It also includes a short play called MY TOWN. From the SCHNURR Family Collection.
• 684 Wheatland Salem Dutton Udall Udell Swantz 77

  This copy is a photocopy of images and information on the Dutton Family. The Dutton family is a very early family to our area and there are many early names in the collective.
• 681 Wheatland Randall Powers Benedict Tombeau Wells WKCHS 245

  This is a very nice summary of the history of the area in Randall Township Kenosha County. This book was made into a PDF so that it could be used by researchers to search names of import. The book belongs to Linda Valentine and resides at the Western Kenosha County Historical Society Library. WKCHS Images in this book may exist elsewhere in the digital collection. Of some importance is the discussion regarding Wheatland when it was a full township and the creation of Randall when the Lower townships separated from Racine County. Use the page numbers of the original book for reference purposes.
• 652 Abstract Wheatland Sec 7 Brandes 76

  Abstract of title for the West half of the Northeast Quarter and the southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Section 7 T1 R19E of approximately 120 acres. Copies of official abstract beginning in 1842 as noted above including intest transactions Some names included herein are: (Notice that name also referenced as Lammerhirt,) Violet Brandes Francis Marsh, Germania Vargasow, Eleazer Davis, For Rive Valley Railroad company -1854, Betsy Davis, Samuel Hatch, Francis Maas, Charles Lamshire, Gideon Trusdell, George Marvis, George K Stearns, Corcoran, Pennefeather, George Verhalen, Carl Lemmerhert wife Mary aka Maria(includes signature), Anna Verhalen, Stephen J Verhalen, Perter J Verhalen, Joseph H Verhalen, Belden, Charles Tarbell, Mary Siedschlag of Spring Grove McHenry, Irene Amborn of Beloit Wisconsin, Charles Lemmerhirt wife Julia of Hebron IL, Theo Lemmerhirt and wife Helen of Walworth County, Elizabeth Eliza Dale of Walworth County, Fred Lemmerhirt of Wheatland, Minnie Lemmerhirt of Wheatland, Emma Lemmerhirt-Karow of Wheatland, Carl Lemmerhirt (aka Charles), John Hoffman stepfather of Lemmerhirt, August Karow, name also as Lammhirt, Eleazer Davis, Jemina Vargason, George W Taylor, Peter J Verhalen, August Karow and wife Emma, Meinhardt Bank, Earl Karow and wife Gertrude, John B Greenwald, Andrew G Miller, Issac G Clapp, Issac J Clapp, Harry D Dunbar clerk of Walworth County, Samuel Hatch, Marion K Greenwald, August F Karow died City of Chicago June 6 1947, Emma Karow. Violet Karow, Earl Karow, Roy Karow, Lavern Karow, Laverne Karow, Baldwin Karow, Helen Petersen, Theodore Karow, Carol Karow, Wallace Karow, Ben Kasken, Frank C Hughes, Robert M Fulton, S L Dudley, Roy J Karow, Emma Karow died Oct 28 1958, Mrs Halver Petersen, Mrs Walter Brandes aka Violet Brandes, Bigelow Refrigeration Services, Frank Brickner and wife Margaret, Charles Lemmerhirt died May 1900 Wheatland, Mary Lemmerhirt died April 21, 1914 Wheatland.
• 269 Seeds of Wheatland 1980-1981 41

  This is a collection of Seeds of Wheatland which is a student paper reflecting activities each quarter in the year. The first issue each year basically is published in October. This is a nice collective showing the growth of the students, their names, names of teachers and events that they participated in. It was a School-wide paper to show pride of place and student to the parents. It did include some political material and included material regarding the consolidation efforts. Wonderful history.
• 266 Seeds of Wheatland 1972-1973 197

  This is a collection of Seeds of Wheatland which is a student paper reflecting activities each quarter in the year. The first issue each year basically is published in October. This is a nice collective showing the growth of the students, their names, names of teachers and events that they participated in. It was a School-wide paper to show pride of place and student to the parents. It did include some political material and included material regarding the consolidation efforts. Wonderful history.
• 265 Seeds of Wheatland 1970-1971 162

  This is a collection of Seeds of Wheatland which is a student paper reflecting activities each quarter in the year. The first issue each year basically is published in October. This is a nice collective showing the growth of the students, their names, names of teachers and events that they participated in. It was a School-wide paper to show pride of place and student to the parents. It did include some political material and included material regarding the consolidation efforts. Wonderful history.
• 263 Seeds of Wheatland 1965-1968 143

  This is a collection of Seeds of Wheatland which is a student paper reflecting activities each quarter in the year. The first issue each year basically is published in October. This is a nice collective showing the growth of the students, their names, names of teachers and events that they participated in. It was a School-wide paper to show pride of place and student to the parents. It did include some political material and included material regarding the consolidation efforts. Wonderful history.
• 62 Seeds of Wheatland 1960-1964 128

  This is a collection of Seeds of Wheatland which is a student paper reflecting activities each quarter in the year. The first issue each year basically is published in October. This is a nice collective showing the growth of the students, their names, names of teachers and events that they participated in. It was a School-wide paper to show pride of place and student to the parents. It did include some political material and included material regarding the consolidation efforts. Wonderful history.
• 261 Seeds of Wheatland 1953-1959 38

  This is a collection of Seeds of Wheatland which is a student paper reflecting activities each quarter in the year. The first issue each year basically is published in October. This is a nice collective showing the growth of the students, their names, names of teachers and events that they participated in. It was a School-wide paper to show pride of place and student to the parents. It did include some political material and included material regarding the consolidation efforts. Wonderful history.
• 686 Wheatland Slades Corners Sauer 60

  This booklet is a collection of notes about the Sauer family and news clippings and images that pertain to the Slades Corners area.
• 155 Twin Lakes Planning for the Future

  By University of Wisconsin- Madison Department of Urban and Regional Planning May 1998.
• 500 Silver Lake 50 years 1926-1976 WKCHS 60

  Thank you to the many people who contributed their time, effort and knowledge to the preparation of the original booklet! They helped to bridge the generations!