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Who Ya Going to Call?

By Holly Engelland, August 2022 In grade school Susie Carron and I made a “telephone” which consisted of two cans and a taut string. This string stretched over the top of Mrs. Delmore’s house from my second-floor bedroom to the … Continue reading →

Operator, can you help me place this call?

Norma (Nelson/Jones) Lutzke was an operator for the Commonwealth Telephone Company. She graduated from Washington High School in 1943, and started working at Commonwealth shortly after graduation. She worked with the manager, Ed. Weber and linemen like Clarence Oestreich and … Continue reading →

Youth Hostel in Two Rivers, Wisconsin – Part Two

By Jeanne Mease, July 2022 The story continues… On June 14, 2022, I visited the Zander farmhouse on Maplewood Road north of Two Rivers. Laura (Zander) Stoeger managed to get us all together. Her brother Karl, from Arlington, VA, was … Continue reading →

Youth Hostel in Two Rivers, Wisconsin – Part One

Story by Jeanne Mease, April 2022 When I think of a youth hostel my memories go back to my college semester abroad. A hostel was a place where young travelers could stay cheaply with dormitory style arrangements. I was surprised … Continue reading →

German POWs in Manitowoc County?

By Jeanne Mease   Why were German prisoners of war here?   POWs on European soil would tie up thousands of Allied troops to guard them. Troops were needed to fight the war overseas, not guard POWs. The solution was … Continue reading →

What’s Old is New Again? or Deja Vu?

By Lee Mueller As I write this story, in mid-May 2020, we are about 3-4 months into the Covid-19 outbreak. It’s been quite the eye opening experience for me but not unprecedented in US or Two Rivers history. In the … Continue reading →

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