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Joseph P Neugent: 1880-1934

Posted January 12, 2021

A fine hello and I hope you are all doing well.   My name is Joseph P. Neugent, and I would

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Morris Waldo: 1829-1902

Posted December 29, 2020

If you walk through Section B at Fort Howard cemetery, you will see a family headstone with “Waldo” on one

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Edward Kittner: 1830-1902

Posted December 15, 2020

Hallo liebe Freunde, my name is Edward Kittner. I was born in Germany on January 30, 1830. About the age

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The Historical Bulletin: December 2020

Posted December 10, 2020

(Vol. XXXVIV, No. 4) BCHS HAS A NEW WEBSITE!! From the Director BCHS Board Updates

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Margaret Meriweather Towles Blesch: 1861-1949

Posted December 1, 2020

My name is Margaret Meriweather Towles Blesch. My husband is Francis, or Frank, Blesch. Frank and I were 41 years

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John Brogan: 1865-1939

Posted November 17, 2020

Hello, my name is John Brogan and I am here today to tell you about my rags to riches story.

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Stiller Baseball Team, Unknown Photographer, Film Negative August 1925

Posted November 16, 2020

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Streetcar on South Washington Street, Felix Matzke Photographer, Glass Negative c 1918

Posted November 16, 2020

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World War I Registration Day Parade, Felix Matzke Photographer, Glass Negative June 5, 1917

Posted November 16, 2020

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Hagemeister Brewery Bottling House, Nichlas J. Golueke Photographer, Glass Negative c 1912

Posted November 16, 2020

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Bay View Beach Bath House, Harry E. Bethe Photographer, Glass Negative 1910

Posted November 16, 2020

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Mitchell Joannes: 1848-1931

Posted November 3, 2020

You’ve heard the old expression, “From Rags to Riches,” describing someone who came from a humble beginning to acquiring great

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