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      The Fisherfolk of Jones Island

      $24.95
      Jones Island, originally a mile-long peninsula bordering on the Lake Michigan shoreline, has a long and fascinating history, including close ties to maritime industries and the rich ethnic heritage of Milwaukee.
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      Author

      Ruth Kreihn

      Summary

      Jones Island, originally a mile-long peninsula bordering on the Lake Michigan shoreline, is today the site of Milwaukee's sewerage treatment plant and a substantial part of the city's port facilities. The area has a long and fascinating history, including close ties to several important maritime industries and the rich and varied ethnic heritage of Milwaukee. In 1854 a shipbuilder named James Monroe Jones established a yard on the island and gave to it an identity that has lasted into modern times. Later in the 1870s, a sizeable colony of Kashubian fishermen, Polish immigrants from the Baltic Peninsula of Hel, began to settle on the island. Broadening the ethnic mix of the island colony were Germans from the Stettin area on the Baltic and a sprinkling of Scandinavians and other nationalities. Officially, all the Jones Island residents were "squatters" on property they did not own. In 1892, the Illinois Steel Company, which claimed legal title to the land, began a long series of court actions to determine who really owned Jones Island. Based on research into traditional sources, court records, photo collections, and personal interviews, this volume describes in fascinating detail the life and customs of the Fisherfolk.

      Ruth Kriehn was a professor of human kinetics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 22 years. After her retirement, she turned her attention to her family’s history. The end result was the publication of The Fisherfolk of Jones Island in 1988.

      Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

      Author

      Ruth Kreihn

      Summary

      Jones Island, originally a mile-long peninsula bordering on the Lake Michigan shoreline, is today the site of Milwaukee's sewerage treatment plant and a substantial part of the city's port facilities. The area has a long and fascinating history, including close ties to several important maritime industries and the rich and varied ethnic heritage of Milwaukee. In 1854 a shipbuilder named James Monroe Jones established a yard on the island and gave to it an identity that has lasted into modern times. Later in the 1870s, a sizeable colony of Kashubian fishermen, Polish immigrants from the Baltic Peninsula of Hel, began to settle on the island. Broadening the ethnic mix of the island colony were Germans from the Stettin area on the Baltic and a sprinkling of Scandinavians and other nationalities. Officially, all the Jones Island residents were "squatters" on property they did not own. In 1892, the Illinois Steel Company, which claimed legal title to the land, began a long series of court actions to determine who really owned Jones Island. Based on research into traditional sources, court records, photo collections, and personal interviews, this volume describes in fascinating detail the life and customs of the Fisherfolk.

      Ruth Kriehn was a professor of human kinetics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 22 years. After her retirement, she turned her attention to her family’s history. The end result was the publication of The Fisherfolk of Jones Island in 1988.

      Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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      PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number978-0-938076-09-4
      Publication Year1988
      Page Count142
      Illustrations122 B&W Photos and 7 maps
      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size6 x 9 inches

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      Products specifications
      Details
      PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number978-0-938076-09-4
      Publication Year1988
      Page Count142
      Illustrations122 B&W Photos and 7 maps
      Format/BindingPaperback
      Trim Size6 x 9 inches
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