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Spring 1990
1990
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No
No single
single event in history
historv affected the development of
a% iat ionasas
didthe
thesolo
solotrzulsatlantic
transatlanticflight
flight made
made by Charles
aviation
did
A. Lindbergh
May 20
The worldwide
work ide acclaim
A.
Lindbergh on May
20 and
and 21, 1927. The
acclaim
accorded the
the young
young airmail
airmail Pilot
pilot for
accorded
for his
his daring
daring feat
feat made
male
him an
— instantexpert"
him
an "Instant
expert" on
on things
things aeronautical,
aeronautical, at least
least in
eyes of
of the press
press and
andthe
thepublic.
public. His
His every
every word on the
the eyes
subject was given respectful consideration, and his opinions
%%
regarded
coiningfrom
fromthe
the highest
highest authority.
authority.
viereere
regarded
asas
corning
ST. FRANCIS
FRANCIS HISTORICAL
HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
SOCIETY:
WE ARE
''SkRIOUS ABOUT
"SER/OU.S
ABOUT NOJOSIIING"
NOJOSIIING"
Lindbergh
Lindbergh was
was equal
equal to
to this
this sudden
sudden responsibility
responsihility that
thrust upon
upon him.
him. On his return to the United States,
was thrust
States, he
was bomharded
bombarded with lucrative
!Iterativeoffers
offersseeking
seekinghis
hisendorseendorseand he
he was
was even
even offered
offered the
ment of all
all sorts
sorts of products,
products, and
lead in
in aa mode
movieabout
about his
hisadventure.
adventure. The
The serious,
serious, restrained
restrained
leid
Lindbergh refused thern
them all,
all, preferring
preferring to
to direct
direct his
his efforts
efforts
to furthering the infant aviation industry.
industry. But
But when
when Harr•
Harry
Guggenheim, president of the Guggenheim Fund for
for the
the
Promotion of Aeronautics,
tour of
of the
the fortyfortyAeronatitics, proposed
proposed aa tour
.
eight states,
states,Lindbergh
Lindbergheagerly
eagerly
accepted.He
lie sass
saw this as a
accepted.
great opportunity to promote
promote the
the establishment
establishment of
of suitable
suitahle
airports
and to
to demonstrate
demonstratethe
thereliability
reliability of
of air
air travel.
airports and
ST. FRA.NCIS/
FRANCIS/0Ln
WA' OF
ST.
OLDTO
TOWN
OF LAKE
LAKE
AREA TRAIL.S"
TRAILS"
by
Chris Barney
Barney
by Chris
"LUCKY
"LUCKY LINDY'S
LINDY'SLAKE
LAKE
LANDING"
LANI)IN(;"
The ..Thllowing
The
in the
.V1ilwaukee
following is
is an
anarticle
arti•lewhich
whi•happeared
appeared
in the
.Vilwaukee
appearCounty Ili.storical
Count•
Ilistori•alSociety's
Society's Historical
Historical Messenger,
Messenger, appeari.s..cue. The
The arliele
article was
tvritten by
ing in
in its
its Summer
Summer1977
1977 issue.
was . wriffen
George Hardie,
entitled,
"Lindbergh
in in
George
flardie,Jr.
Jr.and
and
entitled,
"Lindbergh
Afilwaukee. — .V1r.
.11ilwaukee."
Mr.Hardie,
Ilardie,tvho
whohas
hasbeen
beeildocumenting
daeunzenting
Milwaukee
since
the11w
1930s,
is con.11ilwatikeeCounty's
County'saviation
aviationgrowth
growth
since
1930s,
is •ansidered by
.as the
of of
General
Mitchell
sidered
bymany
inany.as
thefiffemost
/Dreinosthistorian
historian
General
Mitchell
International
The
article
is reprinted
by permission.
Inter
Airport.
The
arti•le
is reprimed
/H permission.
nationalAirport.
—
The tour by "Lucky
"Lucky Lindy"
Lindy"was
wasscheduled
scheduled to start from
Mitchel Field,
Mitchel
Field, I.ong
Long Island,
Island, on
on July 15, 1927.
1927. The
The mayor
mayor of
route was
was sent
sent aa letter
letter offering
offering
each city along the planned route
city as
to include that City
as aa stop.
stop. In
In view
vie• of the public clamor to
see their
their new hero, it
sec
it is
is amusing
amusing to
to read
read in
in the
the letter
letter sent
sent to
to
LindMayor Daniel W.
W. Hoan
Hoan of
of Milwaukee
Milwaukee that
that "Colonel
"Colonel Lindbergh, if
if you care to
to have
have him,
him, will
will be
bergh,
be in your city
city about
about
1-
August 20." Naturally, the proposal was accepted
acceptcd immediately. The letter
teuer was
was gently
gcntly specific
specific on
on what
what was
wasexexpected in planning the program.
program. Arrival
Arrival time
time was
was to
to he
be 2:(X)
2:(X)
p.m. (Lindbergh's "on time" record
record for
for the
the entire
entire tour
tour was
was
phenomenal for that era.)
era.) An
An open
open air
air meeting
meeting at
at which
which he
he
could address the crowd was
was to
to follow
follow at
at 3:30
3:30 p.m.
p.m. and
and he
he
would be
he available for press interviews from 4:30 to 6:(X)
hold at
at which
which
p.m. At 7:(X) p.m. a formal dinner would be held
hy 9:(X)
9:(X) p.m.
p.m.
Lindbergh would speak; this was to conclude by
so the
SO
the flirr
flier could
could rest.
Mayor Hoan promptly appointed a reception
reception committee
committee
headed by
hy Charles C.
C. Younegreen,
Younggreen, president
president of
of aa
Milwaukee advertising agency and aa World
World War
War II aviator.
aviator. A
A
controversy about which airport to use for the ceremonies
ensued immediately.
immediateiv. Maitland Field
Held had
had been estahlished
established
on the
the lakefront,
lakefront, named
namedfor
forLieutenant
lieutenant I.ester
tester
recently on
Nlaitland, \lilwaukee's
Nlilwaukee'snative
nativeson
on who had been the first to
Maitland,
fly
tly across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. Some said that civic
pride demanded the festivities
be located at this downtown
testivities he
field to demonstrate
demonstrate its
its usefulness.
usefulness. However,
However, the
the county's
county's
airport near
near Cudahy,
Cudahy, now
now General
General Mitchell
MitchellField,
Held, was
was the
the
base
Nase for
for airmail
airmail and
and the
the recently
recently inaugurated
inaugurated passenger
passenger air
air
service. Many people, particularly fliers, advocated that
Lindbergh
Lindhergh land at that field, contending that
that Maitland
Maitland Field
Field
was unsafe. Eventually
Eventually the
the latter
lauer plan
plan prevailed.
prevailed. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
would land at Milwaukee County Airport at 2:(X) p.m. From
there a motorcade would proceed east
east to
to Cudahy,
Cudahy, then
then
north to the city via Kinnickinnic Avenue and Broadway to
Clybourn Street,
Street, west
west on
on Clybourn
Clybourn to
to Twenty-sixth
Twenty-sixth Street,
Street,
north to Wisconsin Avenue and down the Avenue
Avenue to
to Juneau
Juneau
Lindbergh would
Park, where - Lindbergh
would -give
give bis
his outdoor
outdoor address
address at
at
3:15 p.m.
Saturday, August 20, dawned clear and cool, an ideal day
day
for the event. Thousands
Thousands gathered
gathered at
at the
the airport,
airport,anxiously
anxiously
hero and
and hoping
hoping to
to catch
catch aa
awaiting the arrival of their hero
glimpse of him and his airplane. Promptly at 2:(X) p.m.,
Lindbergh and "The Spirit of St. Louis" arrived over the
field. After circling and giving a short
skort exhibition
exhihition of
of flight
flight
maneuvers, he landed
landed and
and taxied
taxied to
to the
the hangar
hingar where the
the
welcoming committee was waiting. Introductions were
were
made, photographs were taken and the triumphal procesprocession of fifteen automobiles left the field. All along the
parade route thousands lined the
the curbs
curhs and
and cheered
cheered as
as the
the
flier
flirr passed. By the time Wisconsin Avenue
Avenue was
was reached,
reached, it
it
became
hecame necessary to speed up the pace
pace in
in order
order to
to meet
meet the
the
scheduled arrival in Juneau
Juneau Park.
Park. This
This caused
caused some
some
criticism from the spectators,
spectators, some
some of
of whom
whom caught
caught only
only aa
fleeting glimpse of their hero after
after waiting
waiting hours
hours to
to see
see him.
him.
It is now possihle
lt
possible to huild
build commercial planes for
now
entering
purely commercial
commercial purposes.
purposes. are
We are
now
entering
the era of commercial aviation. One of the most
urgent needs
necds is
is to
to have
have fields
fields close
dose to centers of
of
towns similar to the one that is here under construction.
As Lindbergh left the scene to be taken to the
the Hotel
Hotel
Astor, he remarked to
to aa reporter,
reporter, "This
"This is
is the
the most
most orderly
orderly
reception of any I've received
received so
so far."
far." He
He was
was to
to experience
experience
many
mang disappointing contacts with the public before
hefore his tour
was completed.
In the press interview later in the
the afternoon,
afternoon, Lindbergh
Lindhergh
praised Milwaukee for its progress in aviation. Refusing to
discuss personal matters, he again emphasized that
that his
his mission was to advance aeronautics. When
When asked
asked what
what the
the
average man could do to help promote aviation, Lindbergh
had a ready answer. "The average
average man,"
man," he
he declared,
declared, "can
"can
promote aviation by backing
backing the
the development
dcvelopment of
of air
air fields
fields
and by patronizing air facilities."
More than 8(X) diners were present
present that
that evening
evening at
at the
the
Hotel Pfister to honor the young
Youngaviator.
aviator.Typical
Typical of
of the
the
eulogies delivered by the speakers were
were the
the remarks
remarks of
of
Mayor Hoan, who said:
Nlayor
In Lindbergh
Lindhergh is embodied
emhodied every noble charactercharacterhas ininistic that any good man should have. If he has
spired the children of Milwaukee with only a few of
of
these characteristics,
characteristics, his
his trip
trip has
has been
been worthwhile
worthwhile
indeed.
Lindbergh
I.indbergh did more for us in Europe than all of
our diplomats in the last one hundred years. Personally, I'd rather have Lindbergh
Lindhergh in the capitols of
Europe tonight than all the
the ambassadors,
ambassadors, all
all the
the
consuls — and all the whole shootin' match!
Lindbergh confined his remarks to his favorite
favorite subject.
subject.
After a standing ovation which
which lasted
lasted more
more than
than four
four
minutes, he pleaded
pleaded for
for silence.
silence. He
He began,
began, "It
"lt has
has been
beenwith
with
great satisfaction that I1 witnessed
witncssed today
today how
how Milwaukee
Milwaukee has
has
connected the theme of aviation with this visit. The purpose
purpose
of this tour is to promote
promote aviation
aviation in
in the
the United
United States
Statesand
andII
feel that here it has been accomplished."
lie
Ile apologized for the
the speed
spend of
of the
the parade
parade down
down Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Avenue, explaining "On an air tour of this kind we have
learned the necessity
necessity of
of making
making rules.
rules. We
We would
would like
like to
to
spend several days in each
each city
city but
but find
find itit impossible.
impossible. 1I want
you to know that we would like to take more time to spend
in the city of Milwaukee but such a thing would be impossible if we are to finish
finish our
our tour
tour on
on time."
time."
More crowds of people lined the banks
hanks of Juneau Park to
hear
hcar Lindbergh.
Lindhergh. A stand had been erected
erected on
on the
the Lincoln
Lincoln
Memorial Bridge and, from this vantage point, the official
welcome was given. After an introduction by attorney
Chauncey
(7hauncey W.
W. Yockey,
Yockey, Lindbergh
Lindbergh wasted
wasted no
no time
time in
in explainexplaining why he was making the tour. His opening remarks
underlined his resolve:
In his closing remarks, Lindbergh again
again emphasized
emphasized his
his
purpose. "In conclusion I want to thank
thank the
the people
people of
of
Milwaukee for the interest they have shown and sincerely
hope you will continue to Show
show this
this interest
interest in
in aviation."
aviation."
Sunday was a day of
of rest
rest for
for the
the flier
flirr and
and his
his party.
party. He
He
industrialist Clarence
Clarence Falk's
Falk's councounwas the honored guest at industrialist
try estate on Green
Circen Bay
Bay Road.
Road. Milwaukeeans
Milwaukeeans who
who were
were
privileged to share this visit were
were Charles
Charles Younggreen,
Younggrecn,
Alderman Cornelius Corcoran, John Anderson (vice president of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Com-
It
lt is the purpose of this tour to aid in bringing
bringing
about the next step in the advancement of
of aviation.
aviation.
The time has arrived now when the
the airplane
airplane has
has aa
definite place in the commercial life
life of
of the
the country.
country.
- 2 •—
•any), zin(.1
Auer (a
(a realtor
realtor zinc!
World War
War I av)ator).
panv),
and StStuart
uart Auer
and World
aviator).
Thirty deputy
deputy sheriffs
sheriffs guarded
guarded the
the grounds
grounds to
to prevent
prevent int
intruThirty
rusions.
on Nionday
lindbergh departed in
On
N1ondaymorning,
morning, August
August 22,
22, Lindbergh
Ilk "Spirit of St. Louis," headed
headed for
for NIadison.
Nladison. Enroute he
his
clippedhis
hiswings
wingsat
at the
the Soldiers'
Soldiers' Home
Home at
at Wood,
Wood, Wiscondipped
en Ilospital
inWaukesha
Watikeshato
to honor
honor the
the ininsin, and at Restha\
Resthasen
Hospitalin
war sei
veterans.
north
over Oshkosh
Oslikosh before
before
1He
1(2headed
headed 110f
I h over
svalid
alid War
where another
another day of festivities
proceeding to Madison
\ladison schere
a \\ ail ed !tim.
him.
awaited
The Lindbergh tour continued westward, stopping at
cities to bring his message promoting aviation and
principal eitles
see and hear their hero of the hour.
allowing Americans to sec
forty-eight states had been touched upon when LindAll forte-eight
bergh and his "Spirit" finally returned to Mitchel Field on
Long Island
Lorca
Island on
on October
October 23.
23. He
He had
had visited
visited 82
82 cities
eitles and
and
airborne messaltes
messages to another 192. Only once had
delivered airhorne
dense fog prevented
the pilot's schedule
schedule been
been missed,
missed,when
wen Bense
presented
A total
total of
of 22,350
22,350 miles
miles had
had
his landing at Portland, Maine. A
been flown, and it was estimated that as many
manv as
as fifty
fifty
Americans had
million ,Americans
had seen the man and his airplane.
A fc\\
fewdays
claysafter
alterLindbergh's
Lindbergh'svisit
sisitto
toNlilwaukee,
Milwaukee, some
conservatkv residents
eonservative
residents had
had second
second thoughts
thoughts about
about the
the value
sal ne
of these
Of
these receptions
receptions for public heroes. (The bills
hills were
viere being
heing
Alderman
Corcoran
Alderman
Corcoran
presented for payment at this time.)
\o•\
been "eureci"
"cured" of
n ou ed that the city had heen
of participating
participating in
in any
any
future
aukee would
Future events.
eventS. But
HUIMil
NWssaulsee
wouldhonor
honorseveral
severalother
other
pioneer aviators in the
the next
next clecade.
decade. On May
N1ay13,
13,1928,
1928,the
thecity
city
played
playecl host
host to
to the
the Bremen
Bremen Fliers,
Hiers, first to cross the Atlantic
from east to west.
\\est. On
On July 27, 1931, Wiley Post and his
na\igator,
na n igator, Harold
Harold Gatty,
Gatty, who
who had
had just
just completed
completed aa record
record
flight around
around the
the world,
world,were
were feted. And
And on August 21,
1938, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who had
had crossed
crossed
the
Nlilwaukccans.
TheAtlantic
Atlantic to
to Ireland,
Ireland, \\as
was honored
honored by
aukeeans.
Looking back, it can be
he seen that
that the
the glamor
glamor and
and excitement
exeitement
of these events \\ere
making Milwaukee
\Ilk aukee recepssere important
important in making
receptke
liveto
tothe
theage
ace of
of aviation.
aviation.
0 11history
itii ory and make today's
promises
promises to
to both escort you int
into
Milwaukee
Nlilwaukee sparkle!
sparkle! As
As usual, admission to our meetings is
free
('ome on down and bring your family and
free of Charge.
charge. Come
friends
entertainment at
at aa very
ver• reasonable
reasonahle
friends - we offer great entertainment
cost
cost - you'll he glad vou
you did!!
RE-CAP OF JANUARY
JANUARY 29th
ANNUAI,
MEETING
ANNUAL MEETING
The meeting hegan
began with our traditional potluck dinner,
the meeting
meeting where
schere PresiPresifollowed by the business Portion
portion of - the
OUTguest
guest
deffi
Ron Tessmer
'Tessinerwelcomed
welcomedthe
themembers
members and
and our
dent Ron
speaker. Marge Symkowski gave
gase the usual treasurer's
treasurer's
report, followed hy
by Ron's description of the activities our
society was involved
involved in
in during
during 1989.
1989. Carl
CarlBaehr
Back was
unztnimously
unanimously elected
elected as
as a new hoard member while Kathy
Sehsingle
Schwingle and
and \lillie
NfillieSchimelfenyg
Schimelfenygreceived
received unanimous
unanimous reelection.
e a three-year term.
election. All
All will
will sen
serve
Guest Earl Peters then entertained
entertained us
us by
by showing
showing and
and
Wh ichwere
viere
descrihing
collection of
of Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola items
items which
describing his collection
weht to
to Ron
Ron Tessmer,
Tessiner,
gisrn
given as
as door
door prires
prires - a pocket purzle
purrle went
cap to
to Al
Al Richards, a plastic
a
n isor cap
a visor
plastic Blass
glass to Grace
Broskowski, and a frissbee was won by Lois Neubauer. Our
society wishes to thank N1r.
Petersfor
forhis
hisinteresting
interestingpresenpresenMr. Peters
tation!
REMEMBER. . .
1)0 YOU
YOU REMEMBER
THEATER?
. . .. THE
THE AIRWAY
AIRWAY THEATER?
Editor's
Klitor's Note: This is the first
first of
of aa series
series of
of articles
articleson
onthe
the
growth and des
development
of the
elopment of'
the Town
I ow nof
of Lake's
Lake's Nlilwaukee
Nlilwatikee
County
Nlitchell Field).
Count y Airport
Airport (later
(later renamed
renamed General N1itchell
Field).
Next Time: Growth
Grosstb Despite Depression and War.
aft: GENERAL
GENERAL MEETING
MEETING- -APRIL
APRIL30TH
30TH
The next
next general
general meeting
ineeting of
of the
the St.
St. Francis
Irancis IHistorical
fistorical
Society
n , April
April 30th
Society will
will be
be held
heldon
on Monda
Francis
Mondas,
30th at
at the
the St. Franeis
Community
EastHoward
Howard Avenue,
Avenue,beginning
Community Center,
Center, 3476
3476 Fast
with
with aa potluck
potluck supper
supperat
at 6:00 p.m. The
The general public is ininvited to attend
attend -- simply
simply bring
bring aa food
food dish
dish serving
serving 66 -- 88 peopeople.
ple. If
1fyou
vouplan
plantotobring
bringaadish,
dish,please
pleasecall
callKathy
KathySchwingle
Sehsingle
at
at 744-0873
744-0873so
sowe
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hasean
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ofhow
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business portion
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follow at
at
approximately
approximately 7:(X)
7:(X) p.m.,
p.m., preceding
preceding aa program
program given
given by
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PROJECTS IN
IN PROGRESS
PROGRESS
• st.
Franciscity
cityofficials
officialshave
hase still
still not
not acted
acted on
on our
our sociesocieSt. Francis
Lakeside Power
ty's request
request to
to move
movethe
the Lakeside
ty's
Power Plant
Plant Gatehouse
Gatehouse
St. Francis
Franck Memorial Park. A meeting
meeting is
is expected
expected
to St.
to
soon. The cost
cost of
of restoring
restoring the
the structure
structure is
is also
also being
heing ininsoom
vestigated by
hv board
hoard members.
meinhers. Another
Another item
item in
in question
question is
is
vestigated
whether
thegatehouse
gatehousecan
can
moved
concrete
founwhether the
bebe
moved
on on
its its
concrete
foundation or not.
not. Updates
Updateswill
will appear
appearin
infuture
futureissues
issuesofofthis
this
newsletter.
newsletter.
-,-•
-
A 1938
/938sketch
Sketch
of of
thethe
tower/municipal
tower/municipal
building
Müldtng
by by
A
Darhy.
architect
archnectWilliam
H
Darby.
•
On February
February 27,
27,1990,
1990,the
theCity
Cityof
ofMilwaukee
MilwaukeeCommon
Common
approvedaaresolution
resolutiondesignating
designating
Council unanimously
unanimously approved
the
Water Tower and
and Municipal
Municipal Building,
Building,
the Town of Lake Waler
4(X)1
South6th
6thStreet,
Street,asasa ahistoric
historicstructure.
structure.The
Theaction
action
4(X)1 South
two years
years of
of research
researchand
andassociated
associated
efforts
culminated two
efforts
by SFFIS
SFHS hoard
hoardmember
memberChris
Chrisl3arney
Barneytotoaccomplish
accomplishthe
the
The structure
structurehas
hasoperated
operated
conhistoric designation.
designation. The
continously as
as aawater
waterutility
utility since
sinceDecember
December1,1,
1939.
1939.
The
The
tower and
and municipal
municipal building,
building, originally
originally dedicated
dedicated
January20,
20,1940,
1940,may
maypossibly
possiblybebe
the
only
example
of its
January
the
only
example
of its
kind ever
euer constructed
constructedin
in America.
America. A
A 50th
50th anniversary
anniversaryrerededication will
will be
planned, but
hutisisnot
notexpected
expectedtototake
take
dedication
he planned,
place until
until late summer
summeror
orearly
earlyfall
fall of
of this
this year.
year.
place
COMMITTEE
OMMITTEE REPORTS
REPORTS
MARGE TESSMER DISPLAYS —
— MARGE
• nispi.Avs
111.11
I am putting together
together aa display
displayof
of the
thecamera
camera- -the
theKodak
Kodak
was
inventedin
in1888
1888and
andfirst
firstoffered
offeredinin1890,
1890,
was invented
soso
wewe
areare
celebrating
celebrating its
its 1(X)
1(X) years
years with
with aa display
display at
atthe
theSt.
St.Francis
Francis
Library. The
Library.
The display is to begin May 7th and run
run for
for 3
weeks.
If anyone
anyone has
hasaacamera
cameraororrelated
related
material
they
weeks. lf
material
they
would like
like to display along
along with
with our society's
society'scamera
camera
display,
at 744-0653,
leave
display, please
pleasecontact
contactMarge
MargeTessmer
Tessmer
at 744-0653,
leave
a message
a
messagewith
withmy
myanswering
answering
service,
service,
or or
contact
contact
anyany
board
board member.
member.Any
Anyitems
itemsloaned
loanedfor
fordisplay
displaywill
willhe
bekept
kept
under lock
lock and
and key
key and
andwill
will he
be promptly
promptly returned
returned to
to the
the
under
owners
owners after
after the
the display
displayisisover.
over.Thanks.
Thanks.
•• HISTORIC
HISTORICPRESERVATION
PRESFRVATION—
—CARL
CARLBAEIIR
BAEHR
I am
1
am the
the newest
newest society
societyhoard
boardmember,
member,and
and
would
would
like
liketoto
express
society
expressmy
mygratitude
gratitudeand
andappreciation
appreciationtotoboth
boththe
the
society
members,
for their
their unanimous
unanimousvote
voteininappointing
appointingmc
metoto
members, for
the board,
board, and
andto
tothe
theboard
boardmembers
membersand
and
officers
formy
my
officers
for
appointment
aschairman
chairmanof
ofthis
thisimportant
importantcommittee.
committee.
appointment as
At
At the
the prevent
present time
time 1I am engaged
engagedwith
withSt.
St.Francis
Franciscity
cityofofficials in
ordinance
ficials
in the
the drafting
drafting of
of aa historic
historic preservation
preservation ordinance
for the city,
for
city, with
with language
language within
within the ordinance
ordinance authorizauthorizing the creation
creation of
of aaHistorie
Historic Preservation
PreservationCommission,
Commission,
—4
the one
onecreated
createdby
bythe
theCity
CityofofMilwaukee.
Milwaukee.The
The
similar to the
ordinance
ordinance will
will be
be reviewed
reviewedas
asdrafted
draftedand
and1 Iwill
willthen
thenconconsult with the legislative
legislative committee
committeeto
torefine
refinelanguage
languageasas
necessary.
Thislegislation
legislationisisnecessary
necessary
to prevent
necessary. This
to prevent
thethe
future demolition
demolition of historically
historically significant
significant buildings
huildings in
in
Francis such
suchas
asthe
thehome
home
Whitnall
and
Ahmedi
St. Francis
onon
Whitnall
and
Ahmedi
which was
former stagecoach
stagecoachstop,
stop,
and
former
post
was aa former
and
thethe
former
post
office building
Avenues.
office
building at
at Kinnickinnic
Kinnickinnicand
and St. Francis
Francis Avenues.
If
suchan
anordinance
ordinancecould
couldcertify
certifyaastructure
structurefor
for
If passed,
passed, such
state and
andfederal
federalfunds
fundsfor
forrestoration.
restoration.lfIfyou
youor
orsomeone
someone
state
you know has
structureyou
youthink
thinkisishistoric,
historic,call
callmc
meatat
has aastructure
483-4202.1I am
am compiling
compilingaalist
listof
ofhistoric
historichomes
homes
for
483-4202.
for
the new
newcommission.
commission.Thanks
Thanksfor
foryour
your
potential review by the
confidence!
confidence!
LAURASTAATS
STAATS
CATALOGING—
—LAURA
• CATALOGING
I have spoken
spokenwith
with the
theboard,
board,and
andhave
haveinformed
informedthem
them
that cataloging
cataloging sessions
sessionsfor
forthis
thisyear
yearwill
willnot
notbegin
beginuntil
until
June
orJuly.
July.IfIf you
you or
orsomeone
someoneyou
youknow
knowwould
wouldlike
liketoto
June or
assist
assist me
meduring
duringthese
these
upcoming
upcoming
sessions,
sessions,
please
please
call call
me me
481-9849.Thanks!
Thanks!
at 481-9849.
TRIPS — KATHY
KATHYSCHWINCLE
SCHWINGLE
AM) TRIPS
• TOURS ANI)
We have
have had
hadseveral
severalsuggestions
suggestions
forfor
thethe
one-day
one-day
or overor overtrips during
during the
the warmer weather months.
night trips
months. The
The first
first
trip is
is to
to the
the historic
historic Cedarburg
Cedarburg
tentatively scheduled
scheduled trip
area on
arca
onSaturday,
Saturday,May
May12th.
12th.Pooling
Poolingseveral
several
cars,
cars,
wewe
will
will
meet
meet at
at aadesignated
designatedplace
place
at at
8:00
8:00
a.m.
a.m.
Proceeding
Proceeding
north
north
to Cedarburg,
spend the
Cedarburg, we
we will
will spend
theday
daytouring
touringaawinery,
winery,anantique shops,
shops,the
theCedar
CedarCreek
Creekpioneer
pioneersettlement,
settlement,
and
and
several other
otherhistoric
historicsites.
sites.Time
Timewill
will be
beprovided
providedfor
foraa
several
lunch at
at your
your own
own expense.
expense.AAseparate
separate
mailing
mailing
will
willbebe
sent
to society
society members
membersproviding
providingtrip
tripinformation
informationand
andaa
sent to
form to mail in. This is an
an opportunity
opportunity for us
us to
to
sign-up form
to know
know each
eachother
otherbetter
betterand
andhave
have
some
fun
the
get to
some
fun
in in
the
process! Other
process!
Otherpossihle
possibletrips
tripsinclude
includethe
theMid-Continent
Mid-Continent
Railway Historical Society in North Freedom,
Frecdom, an
anoverovernight junket to the Manitowoc
Manitowoc Maritime
MaritimeMuseum
Museum inincluding stops
stops at
at the
theold
oldWade
WadeHouse
HouseininGreenbush
Greenbush
and
and
19th-century settlements
settlementsin
inthe
theKettle
KettleMoraine
Moraine arca.
area.aacar
car
pool trip to the FAA
FAA Museum in Oshkosh,
Oshkosh,and
andaacar
carpool
pool
to Stonewood
StonewoodVillage
VillageininBrookfield
Brookfield(sec
(seefollowing
followingarticle)
article)
which may include an overnight camp-out! Trip and tour
suggestions
arealways
alwayswelcomed!!
welcomed!!
Contact
Kathy
Schwsuggestions are
Contact
Kathy
Schwat 744-0873.
744-0873.Thanks.
Thanks.
ingle at
HEAR
HEAR YE!
YE! HEAR
HEARYE!
YE!
Be sure
sure to
to celebrate
celebratethe
theI25th
125th
anniversary
anniversary
of of
the
the
ending
ending
of of
the American
the
American Civil
Civil War
War by
by joining
joining the
the merchants
merchants of
of
Stonewood
Village in
in Brookfield
Brookfield on
onJuly
July7th
7thand
and8th,
8th,1990
1990
Stonewood Village
for their
American Revolutionary
Revolutionary Days.
Days. Bob
Bob
for
their annual American
Reiser's
Reiser's Revolutionary
Revolutionary Group
Groupwill
will hold aa troop
troop encampencampment throughout
ment
throughout the
thecolonial
colonialstyle
stylevillage
villagegrounds.
grounds.ExExperience history
history in
in action.
action. Enjoy
Enjoy funfilled
funfilled days
starting at
at
perience
days starting
9:30 a.m.
a.m. with
with officers'
officers' call
call and
and ending
endingat
at5:30
5:30p.m.
p.m.with
with
colors.
ofof
the
days
will
bebe
artillery
colors. Some
Someof
ofthe
theevents
events
the
days
will
artillery
weapon demonstrations,
demonstrations,men
menand
and
women's
fashion
shows,
weapon
women's
fashion
shows,
cabin viewing,
viewing, duels,
duels, cooking
cookingdemonstrations
demonstrationsand
and
much
much
more. So
Sojoin
joinus
usatatStonewood
Stonewood
Village,
17700
West
Capitol
more.
Village,
17700
West
Capitol
Drive, Brookfield,
Drive,
Brookfield, WI
WIon
onJuly
July7th
7th and
and 8th. For more
more inforinformation
pleasecall
call781-9703.
781-9703.
mation please
• MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERSHIP—
—BOB
BOBSCHWINCLE
SCHWINCLE
FROM THE
FROM
THEEDITOR'S
EDITOR'SDESK
DESK. . .
We are
to to
increase
ourour
memberWe
are always
alwayson
onthe
thelookout
lookout
increase
membership,
toto
our
current
members,
the the
ship, so
so as
as an
anincentive
incentive
our
current
members,
hoard
hoard has
has decided
decidedtotooffer
offer
a free
a free
"St.
"St.
Francis"
Francis"
t-shirt
t-shirt
for for
every
every new
newmember
memberrecruited.
recruited.
The
The
shirt
shirt
alone
alone
equals
equals
the the
cost of
- and
forfor
thatthat
youyou
receive
cost
ofmembership
membershipdues
dues- $5.(X)
- S5.00
- and
receive
a quarterly
notification
of quarterly
meetings,
quarterlynewsletter,
newsletter,
notification
of quarterly
meetings,
thethe
State
Historical
Sociean associate
associate membership
membershipwith
with
State
Historical
Society, and
of of
discount
tours
and and
tripstrips
arranged
ty,
andnotification
notification
discount
tours
arranged
member
and
we'll
by
usus
a new
member
and
we'll
givegive
you you
by our
oursociety.
society.Give
Give
a new
the shirts
shirts off
offour
ourracks!!
racks!!
Call
Call
memc
at 744-0873,
at 744-0873,
thanks.
thanks.
One of
One
ofthe
thehottest
hottest
issues
issues
facing
facing
communities
communities
in southeast
in southeast
Milwaukec
County
today
topic
of the
runway
expanMilwaukee County
today
is is
thethe
topic
of the
runway
expansion asked
sion
asked for
forby
byofficials
officials
of of
General
General
Mitchell
Mitchell
International
International
Airport. Heated
Airport.
Heated
discussion,
discussion,
propro
andand
con,con,
has has
been
been
going
going
on on
concerning this
allall
of of
thethe
affected
communities
- St. - St.
conccrning
thisissue
issucinin
affected
communities
Francis,
Cudahy,South
SouthMilwaukee,
Milwaukee,
Oak
Creek,
Franklin,
Francis, Cudahy,
Oak
Creek,
Franklin,
Greenfield
andMilwaukee.
Milwaukee.
Both
airport
Greenfield and
Both
thethe
airport
andand
its its
neighbors
haveexperienced
experienced
rapid
growth
since
1950's
neighbors have
rapid
growth
since
the the
1950's
and there
thcre seems
scems now
nowtotohe
helittle
little
room
room
leftleft
for continued
for continued
growth. Hotly
growth.
Hotly
contested
contested
topics
topics
such
such
as noise,
as noise,
destruction
destruction
of
of
neighborhoods
andparks,
parks,
and
the
actual
need
airport
neighborhoods and
and
the
actual
need
for for
airport
expansion,
expansion, versus
versusthe
theairport's
airport's
economic
economic
impact
impact
on on
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee
County
seem
scem
to to
have
have
no no
clear
clear
andand
unquestioned
unquestioned
answers. The
a series
of articles
on the
answers.
Thereason
reasonI Iam
amrunning
running
a series
of articles
on the
airport's
history
and
growth
to spur
thought
and discusairport's history
and
growth
is toisspur
thought
and discussion
sion within
withinthe
theSt.
St.Francis
Francis
community.
community.
LetLet
me mc
know
know
whatwhat
your thoughts
your
thoughtsoror
suggestions
suggestions
areare
- for
- for
or against,
or against,
or any
or any
alternative you
the
airport
issue.
I look
for- foralternative
youhave
haveregarding
regarding
the
airport
issue.
1 look
ward to
ward
to your
comments. Write
Writeme
meatatP.O.
P.O.Box
Box
1631,
1631,
n,'our cmnmeins.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee,
WI53201.
53201.
• NEWSLETTER — CHRIS BARNEY
In trying
this
newsletter
more
interesting
I have,
In
tryingtotomake
make
this
newsletter
more
interesting
1 have,
in
tried
toto
incorporate
new
andand
varied
in this
thispast
Aastyear,
ycar,
triel
incorporate
new
varied
features
onon
elsewhere
in our
areaarea
and and
featuressuch
suchas
asevents
eventsgoing
going
elsewhere
in our
in
otherparts
partsofof
the
state,
plus
articles
short
in other
the
state,
plus
articles
andand
short
reminiscences of
reminiscences
ofevents
eventsfrom
from
ourour
own
own
area
arca
archives.
archives.
In In
addition
additionto
tomaking
making
it readable,
it readable,
I have
I have
tried
tricd
to incorto incorporate pictures
possible
in in
an an
attempt
to create
a a
porate
pictureswhere
where
possible
attempt
to crcatc
"visually interesting"
read
asas
well.
However,
I derive
the the
"visually
interesting"
read
well.
However,
I derive
most satisfaction
most
satisfactionwhen
when
a aSt.
St.
Francis
Francis
or or
Old
Old
Town
Town
of of
lake area
forward
with
a story
or even
a a
Lake
arearesident
residentcomes
cotnes
forward
with
a story
or even
brief
brieffamily
family
history.
history.
It islt my
is my
hope
hops
thatthat
the the
enjoyment
enjoyment
of a of a
revived, pleasant
- gathered
in after
reading
this this
revived,
plcasantmemory
memory
- gathcred
in after
reading
publication
spur
a phone
callcall
or aor
letter
to this
puhlication- -will
will
spur
a phone
a letter
to this
writer/editor
writcr/editor
with
with
special
special
memories
memories
of their
of their
own own
to share
to share
with their
and
neighbors
. . . ...
people
likelike
youyou
and and
with
theirfriends
friends
and
neighbors
people
me. Call
mc.
Call me
mc at
at 461-5869
461-5869or
orwrite
writetotome
meatatP.O.
P.O.Box
Box
1631,
1631,
Milwaukee, WI
forfor
your
benefical
comMilwaukee,
WI53201.
53201.Thanks
Thanks
your
benefical
comments and
ments
andsuggestions
suggestions- -keep
keep
'em
'em
coming!!
coming!!
•
fake care
Take
careand
andGod
Godbless!
hiess!
Chris Barney
Barney
Chris
BOARD DIRECTIONS
•
At
At the
theFeburary
Fehurarymeeting,
meetine,
the
the
board
hoard
unanimously
unanimously
approvapprovDiane
Johnston
as vice-president,
ed the
the appointment
appointmentofof
Diane
Johnston
as vice-president,
Ron
Tessmer,
Millie
and the
the re-appointments
re-appointmentsofof
Ron
Tessmer,
Millic
Schimelfenyg and
Schimelfenyg
andMarge
Marge
Symkowski
Symkowski
as president,
as president,
recording
recording secretary
secretaryand
andtreasurer,
treasurer,
respectively.
respectively.
All All
of- officers serve
ficers
nerveaaone-year
one-yearterm.
term.
•
We
are looking
lookingfor
for
t wo
genoral
members
on societhe socieWe are
two
general
members
not not
on the
ty's
hoardtotoassist
assistthe
the
chairpersons
of our
committees:
ty's hoard
chairpersons
of our
committees:
Cataloging, Displays,
Preservation,
Newsletter,
('ataloging,
Displays,Historic
Historie
Preservation,
Newsletter,
Arts and
Arts
andCrafts,
Crafts,Membership,
Memhership,
Programs
Programs
andand
Tours/Trips. Any
help
would
be be
graciously
accepted.
If If
Tours/Trips.
Any
help
would
graciously
accepted.
anyone
anyone is
isinterested,
interested,call
call
the
the
committee
committee
chairperson
chairperson
at at
this
newsletter.
WeWc
are are
in- inthe numbers
numherslisted
listedon
onpage
page1 Iofof
this
newsletter.
terested
terested in
inmeeting
meetingour
our
membership,
membership,
and
and
would
would
really
really
like to
what
areas
you
areare
interested
to be
like
toknow
knowinin
what
areas
you
interested
toactive.
be active.
PROGRAMS
— DIANE JOHNSTON
PROGRAMS —
Programs
forfor
1990
are:
Milwaukee
Programs tentatively
tentativelyscheduled
scheduled
1990
are:
Milwaukee
Reflections, Dale
Retlections,
DoleKum/
Kunti.
from
from
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
FilmFilm
Classics,
Classics,
a a
Civil
CivilWar-era
War-eraband,
band,and
andArchaeology
Archacology
in in
Bay
Bay
View.
View.
ProPrograms are
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are subject
subjecttotochange.
change.
If If
you
you
have
have
a suggestion
a suggestion
for for
program, call
a program,
callme
nieat
at483-5883.
483-5883.Thanks.
Thanks.
SETTING
SETTINGIT
ITSTRAIGHT
STRAIGHT. .. ..
Threeofof
our
board
members,
Ron
Tessmer,
Kath).
Schwour
board
members,
Ron
Tessmer,
Kathy
Schw• Three
Ingle and
will
contact
members
of the
ingle
andDiane
DianeJohnston,
Johnston,
will
contact
members
of the
St. Francis
FrancisLibrary
Library
hoard
again
request
using
hoard
to to
again
request
using
the the
library's
library's vacant
vacantbasement
basement
space
space
forfor
storage
storage
andand
display
display
of
ourarchives
archivesand
andhistoric
historic
artifacts,
since
we have
of our
artifacts,
since
we have
beenbeen
requested
at Thompson
School
at at
requested to
tovacate
vacateour
ourfacilities
facilities
at Thompson
School
the end
end of
ofthis
thisyear.
vear.
•
In our
photo
of the
To wn
of Lake
firehouse
at (lt
mir last
lastissue,
issue,this
this1936
1936
Photo
of the
Town
of Lake
firehouse
Howell
Avenues
was
printed,
but but
Chief
Adolph
A dolph
Ho welland
andHotcard
Howard
Avenues
was
printed,
Chief
Schuster,
the
department
from
1924
to 1946,
waswas
incor.Schuster,who
whoguided
guided
the
department
from
1924
to 1946,
incorthird
rectly
listed. He
listed
as as
third
fromfrom
left. left.
reue listed.
Ne should
shouldhave
have/wen
been
listed
DI Richard
Richard tichuNteri
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( *Mates%of
—
—55
Ron
has suggested
suggested aa Local
LocalHistory
History
Weck
Francis
Ron has
Week
forfor
St. St.
Francis
which would
July
22-28,
andand
would
consist
of of
which
wouldrun
runfrom
from
July
22-28,
would
consist
special
special
reminiscences
by hy
special school
schoolprograms,
programs,
special
reminiscences
longtime
longtime residents,
residents,a atour
tour
ofof
Seminary
Seminary
Woods,
Woods,
andand
a tour
a tour
of our
room
at Thompson
School.
The The
of
oursociety's
society'sarchives
archives
room
at Thompson
School.
board approved
board
approvedthe
thecreation
creation
ofof
a fact-finding
a fact-finding
committee
committee
to
thethe
event.
to formulate
formulatcplans
plansfor
for
event.
HISTORY AROUND US .. .. ..
•• "Preservation
'90:
Rediscovering
OurOur
Past,"
is
"Preservation
'90:
Rediscovering
Past,"
isthe
theproprogram
hy by
thethe
Wisconsin
Trust
forfor
Historie
grambeing
beingpresented
presented
Wisconsin
Trust
Historic
The following
followingisisa a
look
news
from
other
historical Preservation
The
look
at at
news
from
other
historical
Preservationon
on May
May. 11-12
11-12 at
at the
theRadisson
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Green
societiesinin
the
area
state:
societies
the
area
andand
the the
state:
Bay.
Bay. lt
by by
sev.eral
Green
Bay arca
It is
isbeing
beingco-sponsored
co-sponsored
several
Green
Bay area
historical
societies.
Topics
include,
"Heritage
Corridor
historical
societies.
Topics
include,
"Heritage
Corridor
•• The
The guest
guestspeaker
speaker
for
the
Milwaukee
County
Historical
Milwaukee
County
Historical
for the
in
"Community
Character:
Planin Eastern
EasternWisconsin,"
Wisconsin,"
"Community
Character:
PlanSociety'sannual
annualawards
awardsbanque!
banquet
Tuesday,May
May11will
will
Tuesday,
Society's
on on
ning
"Researching
a House
History:
ningto
toRetain
Retainlt,"
It,"and
and
"Researching
a House
History:
be Milwaukee
MilwaukeeBrewer's
Brewer'sowner
owner
and
president
AllanH.
H.
Allan
he
and
president
Using
ForFor
more
information
about
the the
UsingLocal
LocalRecords."
.Records."
more
information
about
Selig,whose
whosetopic
topicfor
for
presentation
be
"Brewer
presentation
willwill
be "Brewer
Bud) Selig,
((Bud)
conference
Reed at
conferencecall
callLarry
Larry Reed
at (608)
(608) 262-4771
262-4771or
or Bill
Bill
Baseball:The
The
Return
Major
Leagues
to
Baseball:
Return
of of
thethe
Major
I,eagues
to
Meindl
Meindl at
at (414)
(414)729-4770.
729-4770.
Milwaukee," aa recounting
recounting
those
trying
times
of makMilwaukee,"
ofof
those
trying
times
of mak-
ing arrangements
arrangements
in professional
baseball
ing
to to
fillfill
thethe
gapgap
in professional
baseball
createdby
bythe
the
departure
of the
Milwaukee
Braves
created
departure
of the
Milwaukee
Braves
after after
the1965
1965scason.
season.
the
The Oak
Oak Creek
CreekHistorical
HistoricalSociety's
Society's
PioneerVillage
Villageand
and
Pioneer
•• The
MuseumC'omplex,
Complex,located
located
at Forest
Museum
at Forest
Hill Hill
and and
15th15th
Avenues,will
willnot
not
open
every
Sunday
between
the
Avenues,
bebe
open
every
Sunday
between
the
••
1990
1990DATES
DATESTO
TOREMEMBER
REMEMBER
MemorialDay
Dayand
andLabor
Labor
Day
weekends
as was April 301h
Memorial
Day
weckends
thisthis
year,year,
as was
General
Meeting
30th ........................................
GeneralMembership
Membership
Meeting
the case
caselast
last
year.
It will
decided
at April
the April
board
the
year.
It will
he be
decided
at the
board
St.
Francis
Community
Center,
6:00
p.m.
St. Francis Community Center, 6:00
p.m.
meetingwhich
which
Sundays
complex
will
be open.
meeting
Sundays
the the
complex
will be
open.
Program:
Program:"Milwaukee
"MilwaukeeRefleetions:
Reflections:
Portraits
PortraitsofofMilwaukee
MilwaukeeWomen"
Women"
The 1990
1990 Local
Local History
HistoryWorkshops
Workshopswill
will be
be held
heldinin
The
Menasha on
on April
April 21
and in
in Stanley on
on May
May 5.
The
5. The
Menasha
21 and
Board
School
- 6:30
p.m. p.m.
May
May 22 ............
BoardMeeting,
Meeting,Thompson
Thompson
School
- 6:30
workshopsare
aresponsored
sponsored
by the
StateHistorical
HistoricalSociety
Society
State
workshops
hy the
School
- 6:30
p.m.p.m.
June 7th
7th........
. . . Board
BoardMeeting,
Meeting,Thompson
Thompson
School
- 6:30
of Wisconsin,
Wisconsin,and
andthis
thisyear
yearfeature
feature
following
topics: June
of
thethe
following
topics:
"The Local
LocalHistorical
Historical
Society
and
Genealogist;" July
"The
Society
and
the the
Genealogist;"
School
- 6:30
p.m.p.m.
July 12th
12th........
. . . Board
BoardMeeting,
Meeting,Thompson
Thompson
School
- 6:30
"The Museum-School
Connection;"
"Caring
Museum-School Connection;"
andand
"Caring
for for
"The
Meeting
July 30th .......................................... General
GeneralMembership
Membership
Meeting
MuseumCollections."
Collections."
For
registration
information,
For
registration
information,
call call July 30th Museum
St.
Francis
Community
Center,
6:00
p.m.
St.
Francis
Community
Center,
6:00
p.m.
Tom McKay
the office
officeof
oflocal
localhistory
history
(608)
(608)
in the
at at
Tom
McKay in
Program
to
he
announced
Program
to
be
announced
262-3266.
262-3266.
—
6—
—6—
Newsletter
Newsletter
St.
FrancisHistorical
Historical
Society
St. Francis
Society
4235
S.Nicholson
Nicholson
Avenue
4235 S.
Avenue
St. Francis, WI
WI 53207