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Uncovering the Past on Place Names
In another brilliant family history and local history piece, Winquatt of Musings of the History Queen brings us “The mystery of Justin Chenoweth.” In The Dalles, Oregon, Chenoweth’s name (spelled Chenowith by the locals) is plastered all over town. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy Resources, Michigan, Oregon, Places, Washington State, Wisconsin
Tagged cities, family history tips, genealogy tips, history, locations, michigan, naming things, oregon, place names, states, towns, washington, wisconsin
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Knapp Family Gallery 1920-1930
The following are images from our collection for the James Asa Knapp and Emma Knapp family in Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin, from circa 1920-1930. For stories and information on many of these people, see our Knapp category. For a list of … Continue reading
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Tagged allen knapp, emma knapp, gallery, glenn knapp, goodman, james knapp, knapp, knapp family, lloyd knapp, melvin knapp, nora knapp, peshtigo, peshtigo river, photo gallery, photos, pictures, robert knapp, taylor rapids, wayne knapp, wisconsin
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Visualizing the Peshtigo River and Impact on the Knapp Family
In The Peshtigo River, Marinette County’s Greatest Remaining Natural Resource was put together by Jim Frink on the High Falls Flowage site, a site about the lake and surrounding land and rivers, based upon a report in “The Water Powers … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Genealogy Resources, Genealogy Techniques, Knapp
Tagged dams, geology, history, land, peshtigo, peshtigo river, river, taylor rapids, train, wisconsin
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Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin, The Town That Vanished
A reader just pointed me to “The Rotarian’s article, “Wisconsin Goes Wild”, by William F. McDermott in Google Books. The article in the Rotarian describes Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin, as “snuggled down in the northern Wisconsin wood” and refers to it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Knapp, Places, Wisconsin
Tagged conservation, nature, preservation, property, taxes, taylor rapids, wisconsin
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Poem: Evenin’ by Robert Knapp
Night drops down with usual clam. The peaceful night birds cry. The whippoorwill reiterates song, Natures own sweet lullaby. An owl hoots, from his lofty perch, A hungry coyote whines, Nocturnal animals in search, Make chills go up one’s spine. … Continue reading
Knapp Family: Our Introduction to the West in 1930
In this story by Robert Knapp, he tells of when the family arrived in 1930 in Oregon as part of their Depression Era move from Wisconsin looking for work. In nineteen thirty, my mother and four brothers came west from … Continue reading
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Tagged ben gante, coquille, gante, jack barton, knapp, logging, oregon, pacific northwest, railroad ties, robert knapp, wisconsin
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Tracing the Wisconsin & Northwestern Railroad History to Taylor Rapids
The Knapp Family of Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin, lived for a long time in a log cabin they’d built called Ruby Shack that sat along the rail line that stopped about a mile or two east in the former logging camps … Continue reading
The 1967 Trip Back to Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin
This is a paper describing the trip back to Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin, by Knapp brothers, Wayne and Robert. It’s a beautiful piece that describes the now lost-to-time logging community and the landmarks that shaped their lives growing up there. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Knapp, Places, Wisconsin
Tagged log camps, logging camps, memories, oral histories, peshtigo river, robert knapp, stories, taylor rapids, wisconsin
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Missouri and Norwegian Lutheran Church Synod in Wisconsin 1845 – 1900s
When Hans Anderson (1844-1924) was about seven years old, he and his family immigrated from Fredriksvern, Norway, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, as part of the Norway Lutheran Church movement to North America. The family became part of the Missouri Lutheran Church … Continue reading
