Peninsula
Genealogical Society, Door Co. WI
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PGS WEBSITE
updated 24 Mar 2012
The following is an alphabetical list (by surname) of the wonderful contributors we have had to the PGS Website. We wish to thank them all for their unselfish act of sharing their hard work and/or family information so that others may benefit.
THANK YOU!
If you would like to be a PGS Website Contributor please contact us, the Peninsula Genealogical Society at pengensoc@yahoo.com .
ANDERSON, Nancy - New stone picture for her grandmother, Anna ANDERSON replaced by family in 2009 in Town of Liberty Grove-Liberty Grove Cem.-Ellison Bay Town.
ARNDT, Doug - "DOUG ARNDT's TOMBSTONE PROJECT-Town of Liberty Grove Cemeteries": Little Sister Cemetery, Ellison Bay Town Cemetery, Liberty Grove Town/ Rowley's Bay Cemetery, Sister Bay Moravian Cemetery (2008).
BALDWIN, Bob - Biography of Frank BALDWIN - (May 2009).
BOES, Amanda - Family stones pictures added to Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery (2009).
BURT, Erika - "Swedish Roots"- by her great-grandmother: Edith L. HAGSTROM (2009). Updated e-mail address for Erika BURT has been added to the Town of Liberty Grove Cem Little Sister page (see Edith ANDERSON) thanks to the e-mail she sent the PGS. (16 Dec 2011)
CALHOUN, Diane - Photo of Gilbert and Anne "Dorthea" ANDERSEN/ANDERSON Farm and siblings in Sawyer, Door Co. sent by e-mail (8 Sep 2010) with which a new PGS page has been created: ANDERSEN/ANDERSON Family Page. (8 Sep 2010). ANDERSEN/ANDERSON Family page updated with information and picture of Diane's grandparents: Mabel ANDERSEN/ANDERSON and Ernst ROSELL (ROSSEL) RUSSELL (13 Sep 2010).
CARDY, Clayton - Correction of surname spelling (alternate spelling) for Caroline BARNARD (was listed as BERNARD in Martin's 1881 History of Door County and subsequently on our PGS index of Town of Sturgeon Bay (Otumba)-1881 Martin's Hist Page. (20 Apr 2010)
CARNER, Tracy - WARD Family information regarding the family of Samuel B. WARD of Baileys Harbor, Door Co. WI from 1853 (19 Mar 2011)
CHRISTIANSON, Millard - picture of 1906 Sturgeon Bay High School Football Team which has been made into a new PGS Page and also added to the UNKNOWNS page. His wife Iris SCHUMACHER's uncle Millard TUFTS is second from the left on the first row of chairs in the picture. None of the other people are known in the picture thus far (6 Apr 2010). Picture contributed by Millard of DEBROUX GARAGE-1940's in Sturgeon Bay where he recognized all but one individual (23 Mar 2012).
Door County Historical Museum - 2008, Ginny HAEN, Assistant Curator: summer 2010.
ELLENBECKER, John - BINK Family Information (2008) added to Town of Sevastopol-St. Joseph Cemetery. ELLENBECKER Family picture and information that now has been made into the Theodore ELLENBECKER Family Page -contributed (28 Oct 2010).
ELONICH, Chris - Town of Sturgeon Bay-Samuelson/Town of Sturgeon Bay/South Side Cemetery Memories with pictures and reflections sent by e-mail to PGS (16-20 Oct 2010). Pictures and family information from Chris and some PGS Research turned into the SAMUELSON Family Page. (26 Oct 2010) Picture of Burton James KEITH and Mary Tolerton "Tollie" BAGNALL contributed by Chris ELONICH on 29 Oct 2010 added to the BAGNALL Family Page. (16 Nov 2010)
GARLAND, Chelsea - pictures from the Chelsea GARLAND Family Tree on Ancestry.com of Nathaniel GARLAND and family added to the Door Co. Folks page-she had obtained them from the Door County Historical Museum in Sturgeon Bay in 2009.
GRIFFIN, Robin - The following OBITUARIES contributed by Robin on 16 Dec 2011 have been added to the PGS Website: Nettie Mary MACHIA ACKER to Town of Sevastopol-St. Joseph Cath. Cemetery; George A. MACHIA, Town of Forestville-Brockhausen (Elizabeth) Cemetery, and Mary A. PAASCH MACHIA to Door County Out of Town 2010 or before Obituaries. (21 Dec 2011) OBITUARY for Celia OLSON MACHIA found in the Door County Advocate by Robin and sent to the PGS on 27 Dec by her has been added to the Town of Forestville-Brockhausen (Elizabeth) Cemetery page. (28 Dec 2011). OBITS for Nettie DELANEY RYAN, Town of Sevastopol-St. Joseph Cemetery and Clara Louise DAMKOEHLER RYAN, Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery added (2 Feb 2012).
GROTA, Mary and Lee -contributions of pictures and letter from Lee's father, H. D. GROTA, M.D. at the PGS Meeting on 28 Oct 2010 that have inspired the creation of the Town of Gibraltar-Chambers Island & Lighthouse page and the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club's First Dance Class of 1955 page. (13 Jan 2011). GROTA Family page created with descendancy register contributed by Lee and Mary GROTA on 14 Jan 2011. (16 Jan 2011). Picture and information and newspaper articles added to the GROTA page from contribution by Lee and Mary (18 Jan 2011).
HAEN, Ginny - Old ZETTEL Stone Picture in Town of Sevastopol-St. Joseph Cemetery; SACOTTE Family (2009). New Page: BAGNALL Family with pictures and descendancy so far Four Generations of BAGNALLS from Ireland to Door County WI contributed by Ginny HAEN in Oct 2010. (16 Nov 2010). 1860 Federal Census Door County HELPS document that shows the order of civil towns with pages on the microfilm of that census found at the Laurie Room of the Door County Library contributed by Ginny on 7 Apr 2010 and made into new webpage.
HAVEL, Sue - JENQUINNE Family (Dec 2009). ROBILLARD Family (2009).
HEAD, Jerry - Frank GARTMAN Obituaries from the Sturgeon Bay Advocate (Thurs. 28 Feb 1907) and the Sheboygan County News (Wed. 13 Mar 1907, p. 1) sent to PGS via e-mail - which have been added to the Town of Sturgeon Bay-Bayside Cemetery Index page. (11 Aug 2010); Also sent by e-mail to the PGS: OBITUARY for Herman GARTMAN from the Door Co. Advocate-Fri. 9 Jul 1926 added to Herman GARTMAN's listing at Town of Sturgeon Bay-Bayside Cemetery Index page (12 Aug 2010). Two additional OBITS for Town of Liberty Grove-Little Sister Cemetery for Herman and Anna GRASSE contributed (13 Aug 2010). Three stone pictures for Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery contributed by Jerry linked to cemetery index: Bertha MOEGENBURG, Herman GARTMAN and Lena GARTMAN (25 Aug 2010).
HEILMAN, Ron - STONEMAN Family Photo (2008).
HITT, Dick - Town of Clay Banks-Clay Banks Cemetery Index Page (2009); and HITT Family (2009). Also, old photo of Bay View House in Bay View (Sawyer/now West Side of Sturgeon Bay) in Winter with view down what is now Madison towards Sturgeon Bay bay (20 Oct 2010) which has been added to the Town of Sturgeon Bay-City of Sturgeon Bay page. Stone picture sent by e-mail on 29 May 2011for Dan HITT at Town of Clay Banks-Clay Banks Town Cemetery linked to the cemetery index (29 May 2011).
HOBSON, Carol - TERMANSEN Family Document Page (2009).
HOHNEKE, Bob & Sue - Cemeteries photo surveys (2009, 2010).
HOWARD, Nikkie - Family Stone pictures for Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery (Sep 2009). And, 2009 Photo Survey begun for Town of Gibraltar-Evan. United Brethren/Gibraltar Town/Maple Grove/Reinhart/United Methodist Cemetery with pictures sent to us 21 Sep 2009. Also, some family stones' pictures taken in Sep 2009 for Town of Gibraltar-Ephraim Moravian Cemetery have been added. Additions of pictures of stones sent to us by Nikkie HOWARD on 29 Oct 2010 added and linked to the Town of Gibraltar-Evan. United Brethren/Fish Creek/Maple Grove/REINHART (REINHARDT/REINHARD)/Gibraltar Town/United Methodist Cemetery. (22 Nov 2010). Final bunch of pictures of that cemetery's stones sent by Nikkie received in Dec 2010 now all linked and Town of Gibraltar-Evan. United Brethren/Maple Grove/Fish Creek/Gibraltar Town/United Methodist cemetery index all updated with photo survey (4 Apr 2011). Photo Survey of Town of Gibraltar-Pioneer/THORP Cemetery sent by Nikkie to us on 25 Apr 2011 and incorporated and linked into the index (26 Apr 2011).
JACOBS, Becky - Cemetery stone cleaning and pictures: Town of Nasewaupee-Schumacher Cemetery, Town of Sturgeon Bay-Shiloh Moravian Cemetery, and Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery (July 2009).
JOHNSON, Kay (BELANGER) - BELANGER Family (29 Sep 2009 & 4 May 2010)
JOHNSON, Steve - OLSON Homestead - in Norway picture contributed on 28 Oct 2010 and made into OLSON Family Page on the PGS Website (16 Nov 2010)
KAYACAN, Laura - GIGSTAD/GIGSTEAD Family information: Immigration & Censuses. (20 Aug 2010).
KELLY, Mary ROBINSON - contributed picture via e-mail of Violet G. CORNELL which she found in an antique store in Delaware. Writing on back of photo gave Violet's birthdate, date of photo and parents names!! Mary would like to give the photo to a family member. (14 Nov 2011) Another picture found in the box with Violet G. CORNELL's baby picture and only one of two from Wisconsin (all other pictures in the box were from Pennsylvania) which might be Violet CORNELL with an UNKNOWN man by Billings Art Studio, Racine, Wis. sent to the PGS on 28 Nov 2011 and added to the Violet G. CORNELL page. (2 Dec 2011)
KIRCH, Mary Beth - Correction to Source OBITUARY for Clifford GUNNLAUGSSON on Town of Forestville-Forest Lutheran/Carnot Cemetery Page-his daughter's name is Holly, not Hilly, as in the original OBIT. (25 Jun 2010) - VISTE Family information made into the VISTE Family Page on the PGS Website (2 Jul 2010). Identification of UNKNOWN Family picture and PGS Serendipity for the GIGSTAD/GIGSTEAD Family and Isak BERGSLAND pictures (20 Aug 2010). Wedding picture for Isak BERGSLAND and Olga "Regina" GIGSTAD contributed by Mary Beth KIRCH and her cousin Gary MAEDKE (26 Aug 2010).
KLANSKY, Jean - picture of UNKNOWN Family from Sturgeon Bay added to the Door County Folks-UNKNOWNS page - daughter 2nd from left sitting lived next to Jean's parents, Jim & Gladys SULLIVAN at 333 Joliet Street (then Parkway) in Sawyer (now Sturgeon Bay, West side). (30 Jul 2010). See PGS Serendipity page for identification of that picture! (20 Aug 2010). The wedding picture of Knud and Randi (ELLISON/ELIASON) GIGSTEAD has been contributed by Jean with help from Ginny HAEN and put on the GIGSTAD/GIGSTEAD Family Page. (11 Sep 2010)
KNUTSON, Monica - Additions to Town of Forestville-Forestville Luth./Carnot Cemetery with e-mail contribution on 8 Apr 2011 by Monica KNUTSON for her great-great grandparents first names: GILBERTSON, Tosten and Anna (NELSON)-whose stones only read "Father" and "Mother" with birth and death dates-her lineage for this family is: Tosten GILBERTSON m. Anna NELSON/Ella (GILBERTSON) KNUTSON m. Oliver KNUTSON (also in this cemetery)/Myron KNUTSON m. Janet SPERBER/Roger KNUTSON/Monica KNUTSON. (9 Apr 2011).
KOHLS, Holly - Town of Jacksonport-Zion Lutheran/West Jacksonport Cemetery transcription and stone pictures (2006-2007).
LENIUS, Harlan J. - added his family surnames to the Surname Index: LENIUS, MIELKE, DOMBROWSKY, PAPKE, BALZA, CORBISIER, BOSMAN, REMY. (13 May 2011.
LONG, Leon "Lee" - Town of Sevastopol-School Buses - Historical vignette of riding the school buses for Sevastopol Consolidated Schools in the 1920's and 1930's -story and pictures (23 Mar 2010). LANGE/LONG Family History contributed by Lee (27 Mar 2010).
MAEDKE, Gary - Pictures identifying the UNKNOWN Family picture of the GIGSTAD/GIGSTEAD Family (see PGS Serendipity), and picture of Isak BERGSLAND and Olga "Regina" GIGSTAD's Wedding, sent to his cousin Mary Beth KIRCH which she contributed to the PGS Website (Aug 2010).
MANN, Tim - Corrections to the Town of Nasewaupee-Schumacher Cemetery-Maria C. SCHAFER (was listed as SCHARER) on the STEPHAN family column; he is researching the STEPHAN and DEHOS Families. (9 May 2010)
McCUMBY HYLAND, Kristy - McCUMBY Family Page - pictures, biography, obituary and family letter regarding her great-grandfather Samuel McCUMBY and his family. (Apr 2010) & picture of Samuel T. McCUMBY's Ship Masters License and picture of his ship: T. S. CHRISTIE. (12 Jun 2010)
MCLANE, Mindy - Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery many stone pictures of family stones via e-mail (Aug 2009).
O'SULLIVAN, Jim - WOBSER Family Photos via e-mail (Nov 2009).
OLSEN, Morgan - old picture of Isak BERGSLAND at the Town of Nasewaupee-Hainesville Cemetery next to the stone of his brother George and wife - which has been linked to Town of Nasewaupee-Hainesville Cemetery page and Door County Folks page under Isak BERGSLAND's name. Morgan was visiting from Norway: ("born in Nasewaupee, his dad died when he was nine and his mother went back to Norway-so he grew up there. He is connected to the BERGSLANDS and OLSONS from Hainesville"-Ginny HAEN) and while here visited the Door Co. Historical Society where he met Ginny HAEN (Assistant Curator there and PGS member) who scanned his picture and sent it to be included on the PGS Website (11 Aug 2010).
PHEIFER, Cliff - two pictures of unknowns in Town of FORESTVILLE Organizations: Forestville Girls League and Dorcas Society-Forestville. (25 Oct 2011)
PHILLIPS, Judy - OBITUARIES for family added to cemetery indexes: Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery: Jane (FITTSHUR) BLASIER, John Henry CLARK, and Ella Louise (ANDERSON) FOOTE; Town of Forestville-Maplewood Public/Forestville Town Cemetery: Lydia (DAVIS) FITTSHUR ROCKWELL, Leroy FITTSHUR, and Walter Leroy FITTSHUR. More to follow! (24 Aug 2010). More OBITUARIES contributed by Judy for Town of Gibraltar-Juddville Cemetery and Town of Jacksonport-Jacksonport Town/LakeView Cemetery have been added to their indexes.(30 Aug 2010). More OBITUARIES contributed by Judy for Town of Jacksonport-Jacksonport Town/Lakeview Cemetery and Town of Clay Banks-Clay Banks Town Cemetery have been added to their indexes (1 Sep 2010). More OBITUARIES contributed by Judy for Town of Baileys Harbor-Baileys Harbor Town Cemetery, Town of Gibraltar-Ephraim Moravian Cemetery and Out Of Town OBITS have been added to their indexes , completing the linking of Judy's OBITUARIES Contribution from 26 Aug 2010 (6 Sep 2010). Pictures of cemeteries and stones for Town of Baileys Harbor-Baileys Harbor Town/St. Marys of the Lake Cemetery, Town of Gardner-White Star Spiritualist Cemetery, Town of Egg Harbor-St. John the Baptist #2 Cemetery, and Town of Forestville-Brockhausen/Elizabeth Cemetery contributed by Judy PHILLIPS on 26 Aug 2010 have been added to their cemeteries' indexes. (13 Sep 2010) Contribution of three sources: (2) OBITUARIES/Newspaper Articles and Death Certificate for Charles "Charley" BECHER (BECKER) by Judy PHILLIPS added to the Town of Gibraltar-Blossomberg Cemetery Index. (14 Sep 2010). Pictures of cemeteries and stones for Town of Forestville-Maplewood/Forestville Town Cemetery and Town of Gardner-Stephenson Pier Cemetery contributed by Judy PHILLIPS on 26 Aug 2010 have been added to their cemeteries' indexes. (14 Sep 2010). Pictures of cemeteries and stones for Town of GARDNER-White Star Spiritualist Cemetery, Town of Gibraltar-Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, and Town of Gibraltar-Blossomberg Cemetery contributed by Judy PHILLIPS on 26 Aug 2010 added to their indexes. (19 Sep 2010). For Town of Gibraltar-Ephraim Moravian Cemetery, pictures of cemetery and ANDERSON, GLASER, GOODLETT, HAGMAN, HEISE, HOGENSON, and JOHNSON stones contributed by Judy PHILLIPS on 26 Aug 2010 have been linked to index. (20 Sep 2010). Pictures of stones in Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery, Town of Gibraltar-Juddville Cemetery, Town of Jacksonport-Lakeview/Jacksonport Town Cemetery, Town of Liberty Grove/St. Rosalia's Cath. Cemetery donated by Judy on 26 Aug 2010 have been linked to their indexes (31 Oct & 1 Nov 2010).
RASMUSSON, Vernon - Pictures of stones from Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery for RASMUSSON, John and Lucy, KIMBER, Frank and KIMBER, George contributed added and linked to the cemetery index (17 Apr 2011). DANIELS/DRAPER/KIMBER/SPAULDING UNKNOWNS Picture contributed by Vernon RASMUSSON on 13 Dec 2011 -new page created from picture from Vern's e-mail to the PGS regarding his great grandparents side of the family: RASMUSSSON/KIMBER/DANIELS/SPAULDING. (16 Dec 2011)
RESCH, Mary - some pictures of stones from Town of Union-St. Francis De Paul, DuVall (Marchant) Cemetery, sent to Sue HAVEL (Jan 2012) - on website (22 Feb 2012). A new PGS page: Kewaunee County Cemeteries-Some pictures of Stones Page was created using some pictures Mary contributed to the PGS in Jan 2012. (6 Mar 2012)
SHIELDS, Lisa (MATZKE) - Corrections to the DEFERE-MATZKE Family Plot in Town of Sevastopol-St. Joseph Cemetery:
SIEVERT, Deb - Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery many stone pictures of family stones via e-mail (Aug & Sep 2009); LORCH, Margaretha Stone in Bayside Cem.
STEFFENS, Diedra E. "Dede" (HUBBELL)-Changes/Corrections made to the ROBILLARD Page.
TORBECK, Lorie - picture of Daniel and Caroline (LINCOLN) (MORTON) FISH, front and back with writing - Her mother-in-law is Selma (ANDERSON) TORBECK and her great grandparents are Daniel and Caroline FISH. (22 Mar 2012) More pictures sent to the PGS by Lorie of the FISH/ANDERSON Family (23 Mar 2012)
TYLER, Pam - Town of Gibraltar-Blossomburg Cemetery page - FISH family stone pictures, and Town of Gibraltar-Juddville Cemetery page-FISH Family stone pictures (18 Nov 2009). Also, FISH Family Page- FISH Family Group sheets sent to PGS on 13 Nov 2008 by Pam TYLER.
UTECH, Leslie - Pictures of stones for Town of Gardner-White Star Spiritualist Cemetery and Town of Sevastopol-St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery contributed by Leslie UTECH on 25 Oct 2010 by e-mail linked to the indexes. (6 Nov 2010). Pictures of stones for several Door Co. Cemeteries were received via e-mail from Leslie yesterday and will be linked to their respective cemeteries in the near future. Also, she has "adopted" and will be doing the Photo Survey of the Town of Gardner-White Star Spiritualist Cemetery in the future (12 Jan 2011).
VALENTINE, Eric - VALENTINE Home in Ephraim Page (2009).
WEITERMANN, John - GARLAND Family information - his paternal grandmother was Marvel Elizabeth GARLAND (1895-1988) daughter of Nathaniel C. and Louise Mary (COUGHLAN) GARLAND - (18 Aug 2010). Stone pictures of Nat C. and Louise M. GARLAND in Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery contributed by John and linked to the index (19 Aug 2010). Additional stone pictures for WEITERMANN Family in Town of Sevastopol-St. John Lutheran Cemetery and Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery submitted and linked (21 Aug 2010). Biography of John WIETERMANN Sr. from the 1895 Biographies contributed by John as well as photos. (24 Aug 2010). New page created for GARLAND Family with contributions of OBITS and pictures from John WEITERMANN as well as the OBITS added the the Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery on 25 Aug 2010. Contribution of Pictures of the WEITERMANN Family - three brothers: George, Charles and Ernest and picture of John Peter and Elizabeth WEITERMANN's wedding added to Door County FOLKS Page.(28 Aug 2010) The WEITERMANN Page has been updated with more transcriptions of records and pictures from John (28 Aug 2010). The 1895 Biography contributed by John, for John WEITERMANN, (Jr.) has been added the the WEITERMANN Page. Also, translation of inscription on John WEITERMANN's column stone at Town of Sevastopol-Bayside Cemetery has been added to that index. (2 Sep 2010).
WELHAVEN, Myrle - 50th Wedding anniversary for her grandparents: Frederick Bertram and Lucy (HENDRICKS) PALMER - see PALMER Family Page - (28 Oct 2010.