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1900’s Early Pictures and Documents
Portage Township Mandolin Club of 1904 Top Row: Wm. E. Samuelson, Mrs. Wm. A. Briggs, John Johnson, Christina Malmatone, Lidea Traeger Clemens. Middle Row: Tressie Kimmel Koch, Delma Nicholson Buhman, Lewis E. Johnson, George Samuelson, Arthur A. Foreman, Carrie Kimmel Baker. Bottom Row (Seated): Lily Samuelson Jannasch, August A. Malmstone, Burt Spencer, Ida Malmstone Pearson, […]
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Continue readingDuck Farm
In the 1930’s, many local boys and men found employment at a duck farm located in Portage in the Garyton area off of Duck Farm Road, now known today as Evergreen Road. The owner of the farm was Mr. Adams of Chicago, Illinois--his first name is unknown. The manager’s name was Hugo Lindner and his […]
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