Items

• 304 Bushing Clips may be duplicate

  The copies of news clips from various sources including the Burgess Hartnell scrapbook have been copied here as well as in their original location just to be sure that information is not lost.
• 387 Swartz, Davenport Huntoon Salem Company

  Notes and charts on Swartz; Map 1873 of the west% of Brighton Township, not Salem; Narratives and family group sheets pertaining to the subject families and the information pertaining to the "Salem Company" 200 leave for the gold fields on May 5 1850 with the names of the parties joining the group to the gold fields beginning on page 10 and the copies of the letters from S A Davenport from the fields to his wife. Davenport died in the west.
• 286 Bushing Brown Clips Obits

  The booklets in this series represent the news clips from the Arthur Brown family correspondence and papers and are now in the Fed Brown collection (FWB). The booklets are of mostly obituaries but there are some for places as well as marriages and interest stories on those of the local area and the family. The pages are in rough alphabetic order by first letter of the primary surname name or topic. There are articles herein regarding the Chicago Bears and the McCaskeys. Alii of these are under "H with the Halas information.
• 084 Hartnell , Effie Cook Scrapbook

  Effie Cook Hartnell clipped newspaper articles and pasted them on an 1899 yearbook of the US Department of Agriculture. It included not only obituaries, but things that must have interested her. From the Richard Hartnell Family Collection. Here are some of the names and related pages. This is only a sampling. The researcher must physically read (or OCR Search) to find all entries. Please notice that there are pages where the print of the book is clearly displayed and may make it hard for the casual reader. Jacob Montgomery; Burgess; Castle; Curtiss; Derler; Dorsey; Hahn; Hartnell; Ice harvesting; KKK; Maguire; Patrick; Richards Schultz; Rowbottom; Runyard; Huntoon; Selby; Voltz; Richards; Winchell.
• 134 Stockwell Hartnell Lake Como Valmar Lohaus

  Pages 1-34 Call of the Open Road, 1923 which has maps of the state regarding the early highways and some material regarding place names. Pages 35-69 Scrapbook from the Stockwell Family of newsclips and the Wisconsin Country Magazine of October 1945 which lists the memorials to the American servicemen of World War II. Pages 70-80 Various clips regarding Cyril Gilbert Hartnell from the Billings Family collection. Pages 81-88 Halvey Family clips regarding their summer house in Lake Como. Pages 89 111 Kraemer Family Collection of material regarding Salem Methodist Church and Camp Lake School, Report Card, Teacher Edna Perry. Pages 112-132 Lohaus Family Genealogy Material from Draus. Early family was concentrated at the Wheatland, Salem, Brighton corners, donated lands for St Alphonsus Church in New Munster.
• 089 Brandes, Thomas G

  March 25 1941 to Nov 15 1965 at lA ORANG Valley, AnKhe, Vietnam, first major engagement of American troops in the Vietnam War, 1st US Air Cavalry Division, first casualty in Vietnam from Kenosha County, 54 combat missions. See Also: Movie (2002, Gibson) "WE WERE SOLDIERS" of this battle based on the book "We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young" by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at the battle. There is a website dedicated to this lA Orang four day battle. Material from the family collection, obituary, telegram, maps, poems, certificates and images of Tom Brandes over his life. From the Brandes Family Collection.
• 182 Baethke Genealogy of Trevor

  This collection includes genealogy information and images of the Baethke (Pronounced as BET KEY) family who arrived early in the Hamlet of Trevor and started a Hotel (1908 era) on Railroad street, Operated a creamery before it burned down, operated an Opera House (2012 is Towne Square), operated another tavern called the Baethke Tavern (aka 2012 Foxy's) and lived in the hamlet. One of their earliest homes is the second house South of the Old Town Highway Garage and in 2012 is owned by the Barhyte Family. It was on this property that the creamery stood. The Baethke family catered to the rail yards and the auction house workers and visitors. The Baethke Family sold their holdings in the Opera House but eventually had to return to salvage their interest. They were from Illinois and there is still family residing in Illinois. There are no longer any Baethke people in the local area.
• 030 Hilbert Family Papers

  Miscellaneous papers, family tree charts, pertaining to the Hilbert Family images and maps. From the M Hilbert Family Collection
• 829 Busch, Bruchno, Radtke Family History

  Marianna Busch, Johann Bruchno and Reinhardt Radtke compiled by Alvera Brooklan Dunn, sister to Doris Brookman Brown 2001.
• 092 McDougall Wilmot Collection

  Clippings, images, maps and general information about the hamlet of Wilmot as collected over 80 years. Many of the images are scanned under their own name and reside on the digital archive of Communty Library at Salem. From the McDougall Family Collection.
• 734 CCLRD MCCLAC Clippings Regarding CCLRD History

  MISCELLANEOUS Camp and Center Lake Area Clippings from Community Library "Pamphlet" Files pertaining to LOCAL AREA HI STORY "MCCLAC".
• 423- various paper items held at the society and duplicated here for reference

  0-32 Pacey Livery Ledger , of Wilmot from Sue McRae. The Livery was to the direct west of the Wilmot Masonic Temple at the intersection of Hwy C (east) and Hwy W at the Northwest corner. The original ledger is at the WKCHS society as a display item. In addition, the Pacey Family has donated a buffalo robe (aka blanket) that was used at the livery. 33-40 Union Cooperative Publishing Company membership booklet with Emalyn Breul in an image called "The KENOSHA LABOR: 41-57 "A Greater Kenosha with Carthage" introduction booklet. 58-77 old headline newspapers from Ethlyn Dean Reynolds of Wilmot and of Bassett, a teacher, who gave the items to WKCHS. The 'above the fold' photocopies of these are 1943, 1944, 1945 regarding World War II. Photographs (JPGS) have been made of many of the full sized pages. The originals are at the society. 78-82 Thank you comments to Tom Seep upon his 4/2014 retirement party.
• 014 Kenosha County Public Officials 1940

  A copy of the book published by Kenosha County regarding the officials in office in 1940.
• 172 County Wide Newsclips Flyers Cream Kellogs Post Office

  Includes Newsclips collected over the years and flyers and pamphlets and advertising materials pertaining to the county. Milk and Cream separating, Westosha Vet- House demo, Post Offices, Kelloggs Corners.
• 833 Rock County Plats 1959

  This material is from the Fred Wesley Brown FWB Collection and resides with Fred Brown.
• 690 Kenosha Racine Atlas Plat 1971

  A plat book with ownership names and advertising for Racine and Kenosha County townships.
• 167 Westosha Schools Trevor Times WKCHS

  Pages: 01-24 Miscellaneous School information local and general pertaining to rural schools; 25-44 Scrapbook from Trevor Wilmot Board Files 1953-1954 for Kenosha County Council; 45-60 1938 Trevor Times, a mimeographed student newspaper from the Louis Pepper Collection with student advertising and events; 61-90 Trevor Times 1938 Vol 1 Ed 111 a mimeographed student newspaper from the Louis Pepper Collection with student advertising and events: Special interest info of 1938: Hazel Dell Baseball 52, Twin Oaks 53, Harry Dexter Gas and Oil 66, Salem Hall Sunday Night for entertainment 69, Fred Forster horseshoeing General Repair and Model T dealer 70, US Savings Bonds via Dora S Pepper Post Mistress Trevor 72, Edward Yopp Hauling Needs 76, Dutchman's Tavern, A J Baethke, 78, Trevor Sales Barn Thurs Cattle Pigs and Horses 80, Gever's Tavern 82, ReElect L K McVicar Town Assessor 84, Dahl's Monarch Finer Foods 85, Trevor Tavern, Matt F Wade Manager 86-87, Shantytown Howard Waters Prop 90;
• 399 Brighton School District 3 1864 1990

  Annual reports, school census, school programs, school board orders for issuance of checks, stubs and checks, relatively clear writing reflecting names of many involved with the school and a few ledger sheets with names of students. There are no student classroom records with grades or attendance. There is information regarding Paris and Brighton Towns and school boards pertaining to Joint efforts. The pages are in order by year and month. There are a few which are in the 1900s but the year not clear. Check these to names on receipts. The listing below is of keywords that were detected on each of the pages in this booklet as a means to help the researcher. Entry is an indicator that the name has occurred at least once and could well exist many times throughout the document. Bennett Brothers; Cromley; Fonk Teacher; 1893 Map; Bertke Teacher; Crow; Bounty; Fonk Wheatland; 1940 Grad Class; Bird Teacher; Cull School Teacher; Racine; Kenosha; Biswell; Culverts; Fox; Rural Normal School; Bjerregaard; Daniels; Gall Teacher; DeBell; Gallagher teacher; 1941 Grad Class; Blevien Teacher; Dedrick; Gere; Bohr; Deiderich; Gerten;;Boldt Department of Gertins School; Boudin Public Instruction; Gertzenburg; 1942 Alumni; Brais; Devlin teacher; Gitzenburg; Dexter; Gravenow; Dexter Teacher; Fire and Lightning; Dixon; Griebel; Bulletin Insurance; Dog License; Griffith; Man; 1982 Brighton Brighton Town DOVER town Haddicam Class Program ; Browne Teacher; Dublin Teacher; 1990 Brighton Bullemore Eau Ciaire; Steel Hanson; Hanson Elementary Bungard Co Harper and School and Burgess Eau Ciaire book Brothers Kenosha County Burlington Road and Stationery textbooks Council Brighton School EauCiaire Hartnell Teacher Agreement Bushing Teacher Company Hase Amborn Canaby Eckhert Hatchwell Anderson Cap City Culver Eisenberg Haven Appleton Carol I Emmett Hempel Arnold Carr Evans Hintz Bark River Bridge Carroll Fettes Hiram and Barton Cigarettes Fish or Sheldon Iron Baysinger Liberty Cocroft Teacher TichTeacher Hackney Corners School Conoly Fish Teacher Hoffman Teacher; Cook Teacher; Flanagan; Hotz; Beachel Teacher; Cox Teacher; Flanagan; Bejone; Crane; Foley teacher; Jackie; Jackley; Loomis; Parker teacher; Thom Teacher; Janes; Loseman; Pauper; Tich; or Jansen; Ludwig; Peck; Joint County Maidens; Penneyfeather; Travis; Fox; River; Malone Teacher; Peters; Union Grove High; Jones; Marin; Petrie Teacher; Jones; Martin; Pettes; Van Ells Teacher; Jordan teacher; Marvin; Pelts; Vanderzee; Fox; Jung; Marzahl; Price; River School; Kalsoming; McCarthy; Price Teacher; Kansasville; ;Pufs; Vanderzee; South Lumber and Coal; McDonald; Puhl; Bristol School; Kansasville; McDonels; Lumber Fuel; Rafferty; Verhalen; McKune; Rafferty Teacher; Verndt; Oakdale; Karpen; Meller; Reiter; Kautsky teacher; McManus; Rhodes; Volkering; Kernen; Wheatland; Rieley; Voltz; Kenosha High School Teacher; Riggs; Wadsworth School; Meredith; Roberts; Wagner; Keohler; Merrin; Rogers Teacher; Waller; Kerion; Kerwin; Mich; Rosenberg; ward teacher; Middlecanp; Peterson; Warner; Kerwin; Middlechamp;Warren Brothers; Ketcham; Miergstinger; Rowbottom ;Weber; Ketterhagen; Miller; Rudolph; Weid; Koehler; Mish; Runfel; Weidman; Koehler; Mitchell; Welker; Kohler; Molitor; Sandberg; Welton; Kohler; Ditch Fund; Mooney; Schenning; Weyraugh; Karpen; Moran; Schmalfeldt; Bassett school; Kortendick; Morin Teacher; Kresken ; Morrell; Schrock; Whitter; kreuscher; Murphy; Schultz; Wilber; Kruckman and Co; Mutter; Scott; Foresman ; Wilford; Kruckman; Neely; Nicby; Wilson; Glaser Hardware; Nelson; Seitz; Wilson Teacher; Nelson; Sheer; Winston; Leach; Nevrin; Siehn; Wisconsin Sales and Supply; Leityenburg; Newell; Smallen; Leitzenberg teacher; Smith; Wishmore; Lerner; Newell Teacher; Zeihen Limen Niedecken Co Education Society Zeihn teacher Lischka; Nisen and Sons; Steward teacher; Ziehn Street Teacher; Ozaime; Orzarme; Stewart; Zimmerman; Little Sisters of Paris; Parker; Swantz; Longan; Parker; Doctor Swantz.
• 135 Miner Dis 2 school, Brighton Stockwell 1940 Wilmot HS County Rolls UM Madison Whitley WKCHS

  135- Miner School, District # 2 Brighton, Stockwell papers, Wilmot High School 1940 Commencement, County Honor Class Rolls, University of Wisconsin Madison Class booklet, Whitley School Pages 1-101 Miner School District 2 Brighton Report Card, Norman Stockwell papers, Wilmot Union High School 1940 Commencement, County Honor Class Rolls, University of Wisconsin Madison Class Booklet; Pages 102-138 Whitley School information, Teacher Contract of Avis Foxwell, Student paper regarding the school history by Reck and Hapner, Class and Teacher records of the school.
• 054 Kenosha Water Cure Normal School 276 WKCHS

  This booklet includes various pages of materials found that pertain to City of Kenosha, Racine Kenosha Rural Normal School RKRNS Teachers College, Ninety Years in Kenosha 1852-1942, Official Kenosha County Directory 1975, Official Kenosha County Directory 1980, church booklets, dairy company order cards, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, *The Water-Cure Journal October 1857 their pgs 73-96).