Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Name and Place Index Subject The topic of the resource An index of names, businesses, and events in the Manitowoc Collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Genealogical Society and Manitowoc Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Manitowoc Public Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Manitowoc Public Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 3 X 5 Index Cards Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manitowoc County Description An account of the resource The Proper NameIndex is a partial list of names occurring in newspapers, local history books, plat maps, church records and various other local sources. Much of the data was collected in the mid-1970s by the Manitowoc Genealogical Society. In 2012, the information on the index cards was transcribed by the Manitowoc Public Library into this database. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Manitowoc Public Library Proper Name Index People, events, and places in the Manitowoc Collection Name Name of person on each card. Claus Menke Date 1819-07-02 Notes retired Potters Mills; born in Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Germany 7-2-1819; he came to America in 1848 and came at once to Milwaukee WI; from there he went to Cedarburg thence to the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, thence to Two Rivers finally returning to his farm in Sheboygan County where he remained till 1853 when he went to Franklin and built a brewery; in 1857 he went into a brewery in Menasha and also kept a tavern; in 1858 he returned to Franklin and was appointed keeper of a toll gate on the Calumet & Sheboygan plank road; he was there till 1866 when he came here; in 1875 he was elected County Treasurer; he now holds the office of Town Clerk; was Town Treasurer from 1867 to 1875; in 1846 he married Miss Peterman; they had nine children only three of whom are living - Margaret (now Mrs Luedtke), August and Amiel Source Title 1881 Hist North Wis Calumet Co Source Description The Calumet County portion of the History of Northern Wisconsin has been indexed. Call number: MTWC 977.5 H62 Source Link http://www.archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Claus Menke Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1819-07-02 Description An account of the resource retired Potters Mills; born in Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Germany 7-2-1819; he came to America in 1848 and came at once to Milwaukee WI; from there he went to Cedarburg thence to the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, thence to Two Rivers finally returning to his farm in Sheboygan County where he remained till 1853 when he went to Franklin and built a brewery; in 1857 he went into a brewery in Menasha and also kept a tavern; in 1858 he returned to Franklin and was appointed keeper of a toll gate on the Calumet & Sheboygan plank road; he was there till 1866 when he came here; in 1875 he was elected County Treasurer; he now holds the office of Town Clerk; was Town Treasurer from 1867 to 1875; in 1846 he married Miss Peterman; they had nine children only three of whom are living - Margaret (now Mrs Luedtke), August and Amiel Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 1881 Hist North Wis Calumet Co The Calumet County portion of the History of Northern Wisconsin has been indexed. Call number: MTWC 977.5 H62 http://www.archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west