Another
trip to Wisconsin done. This one was only 5 days to attend an All
School reunion for Dorchester High School. About 200+ people came to
the afternoon social time with a very nice sit-down meal at 4 PM.
Saw
lots of people I know. Talked to some I hadn't seen in years. Had a
really good time.
Also
met some of my cousins from the Goessl side of the family on Friday
after a mass for their mother at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in
Medford. Was really nice to visit with Joyce, Betty, Margaret, and
Norb for a few hours. It isn't something we get to do very often.
Also
visited my aunt Beatrice who is one of only two remaining sisters of
my mother. I try to visit her whenever I am in Wisconsin.
I
have a “thing” for cemeteries. To me they are pure history. I
walked 2 this trip looking for particular people. I was successful on
all counts. I love walking the rows, reading names, and remembering
something about the people, friends, neighbors, relatives. I take
photos of the headstones and eventually these photos will be added to
my genealogy files along with photos of the people represented.
On
Sunday my sister Judy, husband Art and I were treated to a tour of
the Dorchester Historical Center by Jim Jantsch who is the force
behind the center. It contains all things Dorchester. All of it
donated. I suspect Jim started the center as a place to store all of
the things his mother collected. Jim has also written a book called
“Dorchester.” It is a complete history of Dorchester and it's
people.
Two
of the people on the tour were our next door farm neighbors Sharon
and Arlene and two neighbors across the highway, Jeanette and Greta.
I once worked for Jeanette and Greta's family during the summer and
lived in their house. It was good to see them again after all these
years.
I
drove to Milwaukee on Monday (Labor Day) and had lots of traffic
between Wisconsin Dells and Madison. My rental car this time was the
same as last month, a Chevy Spark. Blue this time, not yellow. It got
41.5 MPG. Not bad.
