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At times during the duration of Robyn's Table Chat, items have come up that we are unable to get more detail on. Or perhaps we have photos that we haven't identified. I know it takes awhile to read this, but you would be helping if you could identify even one of these. Thanks, Robyn.So if an item below is something you have knowledge on, please check it out, and email with any additional info. (Click on photos to enlarge)
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If you would like to try to identify this schoo, and some of the people in it. Open this pdf... | |
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It was Sunday, August 5, 1923 when James Hohlfeld, age 16, and his brother went to church in Centerville. After church, he told his brother he was going to stop in Centerville and would be home later. So the brother went on home without him. James was never heard from again according to the news story. For a year and a half , his mother searched for him. In desperation, Mrs. Hohlfeld, the mother, offered a $10 Reward for any information regarding the whereabouts of her son. There was a Jack H Hohlfeld from here that was a prisoner of war during WW II and died in the Bataan death march. However, I am wondering if this was his younger brother, Jacob. There was also a younger brother, William. But William was married and died in La Crosse. A sister, Helen Hohlfeld, was married to Ed Delaney. It would be interesting if anyone remembers anything about this story... | |
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Stopping by Wason's Supper Club, Lisa was showing me this. On the far left, is this instrument or tool or game piece with an 8-1/2 by 11 sheet of paper behind it to give you a rough idea of size. |
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This pail is marked |
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From the Vivien Truax collection comes this photo of the Truax Bridge. Does anyone know anything about the occasion or any of the folks on this photo? | |
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From the Bibby Collection comes this photo. It is labeled "Home of Galesville's Seer" It is my assumption that means like "fortune teller" but I'm not sure. I think this home was located on Lake Marinuka but I'm not sure of that either. |
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This photo comes from Barbara Myers, San Diego, CA. She is tracing the O'Neil family history back to Ettrick or Caledonia Prairie or both. In this photo is Ellis Swenson, Julia Hart Cram (born Jan 7, 1881, Fred Cram, Anna O'Neil Hart Swenson, Lester Kinkel, and Rose O'Neil Kinkel. If you have any informaion on this O'Neil family, contact Robyn Docken | |
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This photo by the Riverside Hotel in Galesville has a wagon load of women. Can you identify any of them? Mary Hilton provided names for some of these:Fron Row(L-R) Lillie Gilbertson Witherbee, ?, ?, Grace Lawrence, Hilda Canuteson, ?, Lizzie Ledbetter, ? Back Row: Dora Ashley, ?, ?, Mable Sagen, ?, ?, ?, ?
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This wedding photo is unidentifed. It was at the Winona Historical Society. Comes from Haug Studio in Galesville. Can you identify the couple? |
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This is a mock wedding at "U Need A Rest" Camp at Trempealeau Lakes. Photo Courtesy of Philip Jensen. | |
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This photo comes from the Evelyn Grover collection. It is labeled 'Scenery Around Galesville". It is a TT MacAdam photo. Any ideas on where this is or who it is? | |
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This horn was in the upstairs of the old Hammer & Enghagen building in Galesville. Ray Anderson, who's mother was Ruth Hammer, owned this Do you know anything about it? |
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There is a suggestion that the building with the arrow may be the original building that is now known as the Trempealeau Hotel. Does anyone know? | |
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Does anyone know what this is? It is an advertisement from the Shoe Store. |
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This tin type was in the old Bank of Galesville files.Contributed by John Chamberlain. Does anyone know who this is? |
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Baby photo left in a book at the Shirley Wright Memorial Library in Trempealeau. On the back it reads "Grandma Rochon-1887" Do you know who this is? |
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| Do you know where the park with the canon was in Trempealeau? | ||
| Do you have anything on the old Decorah Brewery in Galesville? I kno that the man that ran it was a brother to the gentleman that ran the Melchoir Brewery in Trempealeau. | ||
| In the early 1900's the Goddess of Justice Statue was taken from the LaCrosse Courthouse and moved to a park in Galesville. Which Park? Whatever happened to it? | ||
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Does anyone know whatever happened to the old "Schilling Cow"? | |
| Does anyone have any of the blankets or tweeds made at the Ettrick Woolen Mills? | ||
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This photo originally came from Alice Becker. The assumption is that it might be in the Hardies Creek area. | |
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Solved - On the back is written “1923 or 1924”. There are names written on the front. They are: Back row: Ethle, Bill, Uncle Len, Florence. The groom is “Uncle George” and the bride is “Aunt Clara”. The flower girl on the right is “Cora”. There is a flower girl on the right that did not fit on this scan. She is “Stella”. The flower girl on the left is “Eleli” and the little ring bearer is “Charles”. If you have any information that might help, please contact Robyn at 608-582-2938. |
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| Remember the paintings with the deer head photo? Believe it or not, that’s how I ended up with the photo above. Mary McKeeth called to tell me she had a set of prints just like the ones I was looking for. Oh, and she also had a photo that they had found when they lived in the Clifton Olson house. Wondered if one of the Chat readers could identify it. | ||
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This photo of the Mathew Larson Music Store is labeled May 10th, 1900, Ettrick WI. We don't know much about this except in 1900 Matt Larson lived on CTY Rd D between Ettrick and the Jackson County Line.We also know he is not shown there on the 1901 Atlas. Can you help? |
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