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the manitowoc county historical society by ralph g plumb a appreciation of their past was always present in the minds of manitowoc county citizens the newspapers often published reminiscences of pioneers and on janu ary 16 1879 at the behest of the founders of two rivers h h smith j d markham p p smith and others a call was issued for the creation of an old settlers society whose purpose was to keep alive the spirit of the early days p p smith one of the old est surviving settlers of manitowoc was chosen president w w bach representing the german pioneers was made secretary a banquet was arranged for the succeeding february and two or three vice-presidents from each township in the county were appointed the banquet was held and speeches made but despite this real effort at organization no further meetings of the group were held one of manitowoc's leading citizens judge emil baensch who had served as wisconsin's lieutenant governor had always taken an active interest in historical matters and was soon to be elected as curator of the state society he had done much work in tracing the ancestry of german americans and in 1906 urged the for mation of a county historical group as an attorney he saw to it that upon organization the manitowoc county historical society was incorporated and thus its career of usefulness was started among the organizers were the following judge baensch who became president and ralph g plumb secretary john schuette the leading banker in town j s anderson an attorney fred christiansen county superintendent dr w g kemper mayor at about this time w f nash a two rivers editor and dr ralph g plumb a curator of the state historical society has been associated with the manitowoc county historical society since its beginnings the maritime collection in its museum is the pride of the local society the variety of activity participated in by the members should be of assistance in planning the programs of similar organizations 40
Object Description
| Title | Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 33, number 1, September 1949 |
| Article Title | Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 33, number 1, September 1949 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Series | Wisconsin Magazine of History ; v. 33, no. 1 |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol33no010000 |
| Description | This issue includes articles on the origins of public education in Wisconsin, a former stagecoach inn in Waukesha County, and the enactment of laws to regulate railroad rates. |
| Volume | 033 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year | 1949-1950 |
Description
| Title | 40 |
| Page Number | 40 |
| Article Title | The Manitowoc County Historical Society |
| Author | Plumb, Ralph G. (Ralph Gordon), 1881-1976 |
| Page type | Article home |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol33no010042 |
| Description | The Manitowoc County Historical Society: This short piece traces the origin of the group to an 1879 meeting of old settlers, and details how the idea was revived in 1906 by local judge Emil Baensch (1857-1939) and amateur archaeologist Henry P. Hamilton (1862-1919), collector of prehistoric copper artifacts. It discusses programs at the group's meetings, the individuals who sustained the organization over the years, and the creation of its first museum. (5 pages) |
| Volume | 033 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year | 1949-1950 |
| State/Province | wisconsin |
| County | manitowoc county |
| Organization Name | Manitowoc County Historical Society |
| Subject | Archaeology; Archaeologists; museums; antiquities; historians; Historiography |
| Full Text | the manitowoc county historical society by ralph g plumb a appreciation of their past was always present in the minds of manitowoc county citizens the newspapers often published reminiscences of pioneers and on janu ary 16 1879 at the behest of the founders of two rivers h h smith j d markham p p smith and others a call was issued for the creation of an old settlers society whose purpose was to keep alive the spirit of the early days p p smith one of the old est surviving settlers of manitowoc was chosen president w w bach representing the german pioneers was made secretary a banquet was arranged for the succeeding february and two or three vice-presidents from each township in the county were appointed the banquet was held and speeches made but despite this real effort at organization no further meetings of the group were held one of manitowoc's leading citizens judge emil baensch who had served as wisconsin's lieutenant governor had always taken an active interest in historical matters and was soon to be elected as curator of the state society he had done much work in tracing the ancestry of german americans and in 1906 urged the for mation of a county historical group as an attorney he saw to it that upon organization the manitowoc county historical society was incorporated and thus its career of usefulness was started among the organizers were the following judge baensch who became president and ralph g plumb secretary john schuette the leading banker in town j s anderson an attorney fred christiansen county superintendent dr w g kemper mayor at about this time w f nash a two rivers editor and dr ralph g plumb a curator of the state historical society has been associated with the manitowoc county historical society since its beginnings the maritime collection in its museum is the pride of the local society the variety of activity participated in by the members should be of assistance in planning the programs of similar organizations 40 |