I thought I'd participate in this week's Sunday's Obituary by transcribing the obituary of my great-great grandmother, Augusta (LUEDTKE) LAST, who lived to be 100-years-old. It was from a July 18, 1963 Ozaukee County newspaper. MRS. AUGUSTA LAST Mrs. Augusta Last died Sunday morning, July 14, … [Read more...]
Johann Thielke
With the change in the way I built my "Everything I Know" sites, I added a new one. This one is about my maternal great-great grandfather, Johann THIELKE. This is the first one I've done on my maternal line. It's also actually the first one I've done with not a lot of information. The first two I … [Read more...]
Military Monday: Arthur Thielke

This week's Military Monday post is my great-grandfather's World War II Draft Registration from the so-called, Old Man's Draft. … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Wedding
This is a photo from my grandparent's wedding on August 28, 1948 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The church is known for it's large decorations and ceiling. It's also frequently painted along with downtown Port Washington as it sits on a high hill overlooking the … [Read more...]
Two More
I received a new marriage certificate copy in the mail today for what I suspected was my gg-grandparents, Johann THIELKE and Wilomene RATHKE. It was listed on the Wisconsin Vital Records site as Hans J M THIELK, but the spouse and dates matched up. It turns out that Hans can be used as a shortened … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: 3 generations
This is one of the newest photos I was able to scan. I finally got some photos from my mother's side and this one was a good one since it has 3 generations back starting from my grandparents. This was taken in 1948 on my grandparent's wedding day. The names from left to right: my gg-grandather … [Read more...]
Names, Places & Most Wanted Faces
Getting the idea from Julie at GenBlog, here is my list of most wanted names, places and faces. Names Places Zalewski Milwaukee, Wisconsin Poznan, Poland Thielke Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Württemberg/Mecklenburg, Germany Last Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin Doeringshagen, … [Read more...]










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