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Friedrich Krenz, Civil War Letters
Kenneth Bloch, great-grandson of Friedrich Krenz, is sharing a series of letters written by Friedrich Krenz to his wife after enrolling in the Union Army.  He was in the Third Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, commanded by N. Dalton, Company F. The first of his letters was written on November 2, 1864, in Madison, when Friedrich was 33 years old, going off to war not long after his emigration from Pomerania, Germany. READ MORE

Preserving Apples In The Summer Kitchen
Verona (Hanke) Braatz, Treasurer of the Pommerscher Verein Central Wisconsin, recalls a special time in her childhood  -  when preserving apples was done in a very different way than we are accustomed in doing today. READ MORE

The Tornado of 1898
Herman Hilmershausen of the Town of Stettin is sharing stories found in his collection of interesting articles saved through the years by family members.  This article refers to the tornado which caused hardship to many of our immigrant Pomeranians and their neighbors. READ MORE

The Bongers Story
Johan Wilhelm Laebrecht Bongers left his home in the Pommern area, Bromstad, Germany, to avoid having to serve again in the Kaisers' Army.  He was 22 years old when he was discharged after serving his mandatory time, and now he was supposed to serve again. READ MORE

Lutheran Circuit Riders in Wisconsin
“Old Lutheran” immigrants were those Lutherans, primarily in Pomerania, who rebelled against the Prussian king’s decision to unite all the Protestants, Reformed and Lutheran, into one “union” church.  “Old Lutherans” were the minority of Lutherans who felt their confessions of faith was thereby compromised and decided emigration to retain their confessional integrity. READ MORE

Casper Fenhaus
Born to Conrad Fenhaus and Anna Knabel of Wiedenbruck, Prussia, on 2, 0ctober, 1841, Casper Fenhaus came to America with his family in the year 1854. They settled in the small farming community of Granville, Wisconsin, just a short distance north of Milwaukee. Shortly after his formal education was completed, he left the farm in order to enlist in the army in the year, 1861. READ MORE

August Kickbusch
Big Bull Falls -was but a roaring 1860 lumber town when August and Frederick Kickbusch first rode into town.  Born in Pomerania, Prussia, they came from Milwaukee — their covered wagon loaded with goods for sale.  It was a trip August had made at least once before — on foot.  Tired and dusty, the brothers began dispensing goods from their wagon. READ MORE

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