Exploring History & Discovering Your Spark
Move the slider to see the before and after. Okay, I've told so many people how I've made one-hundred-year-old headstones look like new again. They look at the photos and ask, "What did you use to get that result?" They also remark, "You must have worked hours on cleaning that!" The product I used was… Continue reading Revive Old Headstones with Wet & Forget
Last year, I finally finished a project I started several years ago. This book is one of several that I plan to publish as a multi-volume history of my Frederick ancestors. I started with my great-great-grandparents. My plan is to have a book for each Frederick generation down to me.I started this project using Shutterfly.… Continue reading Creating my Family History Book: A Step-by-Step Journey
I published a post about my Wabash Screen Door Company stove board a number of years ago. Since then, I have gotten more emails inquiring about the company's history and the value of the old stove boards. I think it is astonishing that people are finding them, and then they are finding my blog for… Continue reading Wabash Screen Door Co. Items
https://youtu.be/Xezf9tBENgw Pardon my awkwardness…
We are saving more historic light fixtures from the Winnebago County Courthouse!
Wow, how time flies! It has been 10 years since the publication of my book, Images of America: Markesan, which tells the history of my hometown through photos. For those who have never heard of Markesan, it is a city of about 1,300 people (give or take) located in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. The community's… Continue reading 10-Year Anniversary of My Book
A few months ago I made the decision to step down from the board of directors of the Winnebago County Historical & Archaeological Society. I have been a board members since April 2014, and I felt it was my time to step away from that role and just participate as a volunteer. I've made so… Continue reading Changing Gears
I hope that all of my readers and followers have been staying safe and healthy during this wild chapter of world history. My family and I have been taking the necessary precautions to keep ourselves safe these past three months--social distancing, masks, and practicing good hygiene It's been a tough and strenuous quarantine, but we… Continue reading Covid-19 Journal Project
One of my many responsibilities at work includes tending the boiler and boiler equipment at the Winnebago County Courthouse. Our building is heated with steam boilers. The boilers are not nearly as old as our condensate pumps--which are original equipment to the building. We have a pair of Chicago Pump Company "Condo-Vac" condensation pumps. As… Continue reading “Condo-Vac” Pump Overhaul
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