This is a portion of a large postcard and correspondence collection from the Schmidt and Chloupek families of Mishicot, Wisconsin. The majority of the correspondence in this set is addressed to Lillian Chloupek Schmidt (1888-1960), Anna Tesarik Chloupek (1861-1935), Victor Chloupek (1881-1930), Olga Chloupek (1891-1911), Edwin Chloupek (1893-1972), and Blanche Chloupek Cootway (1886-1955).

View Lillian’s obituary here and learn more about her career as the first woman to serve as the Manitowoc County Superintendent of Schools here.

Tags: 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1931, 1943, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, aerial, postcard, elizabeth street, karnopp home, halberg, tacoma, two creeks, u.s. army, devils lake, madison, state capitol, state hospital, battle creek, michigan, colorado, boggio’s parisienne rotisserie, minnesota, rochester, denver, colorado springs, oshkosh, battle creek, gettysburg, mt lowe, mishicot high school, kingdom of hearts content, dam, escondido, san diego, east twin river, power plant, mishicot electric light and power plant, nacia teatro, paraha, california, sonnenburg, swiss alps, london, spokane, southwark bridge, hotel kennewick, romerbrucke, salzmann library, st francis, germany, montgomery ward, manitowoc county fair, dearborn street, south park, camp custer, little sister hill, sister bay, lincoln park academy of sciences, lincoln memorial, mount hood, oregon, potomac park, washington d.c., kewaunee, rapids river, deerfield valley, mohawk trail, calumet school, chilton, chicago northwestern, normal school, river falls, depot, salt lake city, ripon, seattle, totem pole, old weir bridge, killarney, northport, washington, george rogers clark state memorial, manitowoc, north side high school, indiana, anna chloupek, stasia kenney, chloupek, george schmidt, helen retzlaff, lillian chloupek, elsa nagle, louis cootway, lillian cootway, bernice chloupek, elizabeth janek, laura hagenow, dorothy voelker, emma eggert, olga chloupek, olga kay, george schmidt sr, victor chloupek, edwin chloupek, mable olson, elizabeth phelps

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Photos and clipart from a 1987–1988 scrapbook prepared by the After Sunset Homemakers Club of Mishicot, Wisconsin. This album also includes a series of newspaper clippings, labels, and articles.

Card Game

Meeting at Elsie Krajnik’s Home, 414 Jackson Street, Mishicot

Christmas Party at Koeppel’s La Fiesta, 16607 County Road B, Mishicot, December 1, 1987

Spring Council Meeting at Rose’s Century Inn, 239 East Main Street, Mishicot, May 4, 1988

Spring Picnic at Camp Sinawa, 9113 Sinawa Road, Valders, May 18, 1988

Christmas Party, December 4, 1988

Mishicot Pumpkinfest, October 21, 1989

Christmas Party at Fox Hills Resort, 250 West Church Street, Mishicot, 1989

Manitowoc County Fair Booth, 1990

Christmas Party at Rose’s Century Inn, 239 East Main Street, Mishicot, December 9, 1990

Christmas Party at The Fawn, 2519 Woodland Dr. Manitowoc, December 15, 1991

Spring Picnic, May 26, 1992

Pancake Demonstration by Carol Running and Dorothy Suess at Two Creeks Town Hall

Paul and Carmela Mueller 50th Wedding Anniversary Invitation, Miscellaneous Clipart

The club was organized in 1953 by Elvira Meineke and a group of Mishicot women and was affiliated with the Manitowoc County Homemakers Council. Other early members included Julia Peltier, Helen Pravachek, Mildred Schmidt, and Jeanette Heyroth.

Club members held monthly from meetings from September through May, often at club member homes. Membership was limited to 15 people. The club was active at least into the early 1990s.

Tags: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, after sunset homemakers, christmas, fox hills, river falls, two creeks, sally thomsen, carol ronning, dorothy suess, elsie krajnik, joan krause, lorene meyer, lydia balge, koeppel’s la fiesta, manitowoc county fair, opera house, frank & roses, roses century inn, the fawn, pumpkinfest, camp sinawa, valders, paul mueller, carmela mueller

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#1987 #1988 #1989 #1990 #1991 #1992 #AfterSunsetHomemakers #carolRonning #christmas #dorothySuess #elsieKrajnik #foxHills #joanKrause #koeppelSLaFiesta #loreneMeyer #lydiaBalge #riverFalls #sallyThomsen #twoCreeks

This is the first time I ever recall seeing a game on T.V. at a rink I've actually played in #Hockey #NCAA #D3 #FrozenFour #Womens #CollegeHockey #RiverFalls #Wisconsin #middlebury #elmira https://www.ncaa.com/game/6232370

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LBK6cZmJE&t=704s River Falls AntiHomeless Ordinance Approved (watch 13:58 thru 17:17) #unconstitutional #riverfalls #wisconsin