Judging by the turnout, the marriage of Joseph John Mras and Mary V. Sternot of the Town of Sigel in Wood County, Wisconsin, was the celebration of the year in 1913. The pair were married by the Rev. John Willitzer on October 21. The group portrait was taken outside the Sigel home of the bride’s … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday: Big 1913 Wisconsin Party
We only have two photographs that show Carl F. Hanneman at school, and both appear to be from the same year. In the first, Carl is the second pupil in the second row at a school in Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. Wearing a tie and cardigan sweater, Carl is one of a half-dozen or so boys in the … Continue reading Eye on the Past: Third Grade in 1910
There was nothing more important to David D. Hanneman than family. A devoted son of Carl and Ruby Hanneman of Mauston, Wisconsin, Dave was also a lover of family history. Over the years, he collected and safeguarded heirloom photos, documents and memorabilia. When he became ill with cancer in the fall of 2006, he started … Continue reading A Life Well-Lived
It seems the entire village of Vesper, Wisconsin came out for a banquet or other big event, and stayed for a photograph. The image appears to date to about 1913 or 1914. The large crowd spilled out of the village hall for a photograph. What was the occasion? A wedding? A dance? It is fun … Continue reading Eye on the Past: Vesper Village Gathering
The spring of 1854 must have seemed full of promise for the Johann Friedrich Krosch family. After 55 years growing up and raising a family in the Kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Krosch prepared to leave his home at Jessnitz and set out for America. Two of his sons, William, 29, and Karl, 30, came to Wisconsin in 1850, and now it … Continue reading From the Mulde to Milwaukee: Krosch Family Journey to America
The Hanneman Archive is a project of Joe Hanneman, a writer, editor and marketer with more than 37 years of experience. The Archive started as a small project helping Hanneman’s father, David D. Hanneman, with his 55th high school reunion at Mauston High School in Wisconsin. When the senior Hanneman became ill with cancer in … Continue reading About
Like most hard-working farmers of his day, Frederick Krosch spent a lot of time toiling in the fields. First in Germany and then on an 80-acre farm north of the village of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It’s amazing to realize that the water bottle he carried with him into the fields has survived to this day, more than … Continue reading Frederick Krosch Water Bottle Dates to the Mid-1800s
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