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Sheboygan County-Pioneers of
Commerce- Jan Hildebrand, Elmer
Koppelmann, Jim Rindt, Beth Dippel-
$19.99. $4.00 shipping and handling.
128 pages. 200+ photos. Soft cover.
Sheboygan County's iron-fisted work
ethic began with its earliest residents.
From the jackknife trading posts and
mill wrights of the early 1800s to the
spas and "Great Wall of China" of
Kohler Company, the importance of
commerce to Sheboygan County is
evident. This wonderful pictorial history of
the small family-owned business of
Sheboygan County begins in the 1870s
and ends with a great image of a 1950s
American Classic-McDonald's Golden
Arches.
Sheboygan County and the Spanish-
American War--Elmer Koppelmann--
$14.00. $4.00 shipping and handling. Elmer
Koppelmann continues his research on
the Spanish-American War with this book,
which focuses on the activities at home
during the War. Newspaper articles,
advertisements, letters to and from
soldiers, activities in support of and
against the war, are all documented here. It is
a wonderful companion book to The Journal
of the Spanish-American War.
The Journal of a Spanish-American War
Volunteer- Translator: Rev. Clarence
Schmidt. Editor: Elmer Koppelmann. $10.00.
$4.00 shipping and handling. 118 pages. Soft
cover. Comb binding. Reprint in 2008. This is
the war-time diary of Sergeant Otto Burkart, a
war correspondent of the National
Democrat. Burkart, a resident of Sheboygan,
was a member of the Wisconsin Volunteers,
Company C under the command of C. U.
Born. This military action followed the sinking
of the U.S. Battleship Maine in the harbor of
Havana, Cuba on February 15, 1898. It is a story of
Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain, and
America's involvement through the eyes of a son of
Sheboygan.
Sheboygan’s Historical Firsts by Bob Spatt- $15.00,
$4.00. Shipping and handling. $1.00 tax. 2006. The
City of Sheboygan has many interesting and
important "Firsts". This book documents many of
those items. There is bound to be a chapter for
every interest and although residents of Sheboygan
will know many of these firsts, there are a lot of
surprises. Some of the firsts are
obscure such as the first
bratwurst stand, the first
department store, the first
female principal of a school,
the first baby born in
Sheboygan; Others, such as the
city founder, Farnsworth, and
many of the sporting events,
maybe remembered by many.
The final chapter is entitled ―Et
Cetera.‖ Here are little known
firsts that don’t fit into any category
– Peter Dinkel and his canaries,
Clemens Reiss the first to cross the
city’s new Eighth Street Bridge in
1923, the street sprinkler who
sprayed water on the dusty dirt
streets and other obscure first facts.
A book to pick up and read a
chapter at a time then casually
sprinkle conversations with a ―did
you know that….‖
Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin- Images
of America--Janice Hildebrand,
Elmer Koppelmann, Beth Dippel--
$19.99. $4.00 shipping and handling.
-- 128 pages. 200+ photos. Soft color
cover. 2005. Originally platted as the
village of Rochester, Sheboygan Falls
took shape in the late 1830s and
1840s. Settled by Yankee
entrepreneurs from the East,
"Sheboygan at the Falls" was a strong
settlement from the beginning,
surviving even the financial panic of
1837. A city of Greek Revival and
Cream City brick architecture,
Sheboygan Falls boasts two districts
listed on the National Historic Register.
Sheboygan Mayors -- Scott
Lewandoske -- $10.00. $4.00 shipping
and handling. 71 pages. Published in 2006. Includes
biographies of all of the city of Sheboygan’s parttime
and full-time mayors. Many photos.
Shores of Sheboygan County--Mary E. Meyer--Local
History--$8.00. $3.00 shipping and handling. 50
pages. Soft color cover. A compilation of the history
of the port of Sheboygan, complete with photos of
the harbor and the ships that plied its waters.
Histories of harbor industries included.