Recipies and Anecdotes

Waterstraat History Books

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Lots of good information of Waterstraat history, homesteading, daily living, etc.

Hi, Gary!

I will be mailing to you tomorrow (4-3-00) a parcel of 3 books:  the
Loup County Centennial Book, the Nunda, Valleyview, and Boiling Spring Too
book, and the Garfield County Roundup Volume I (1967).  Other excerpts
I have shared with you are now out of print:  the Kent book, which
contains info. about the Garska family; and the Rock County Centennial Book.  I
may have sent stuff from the book called The Settlement of Loup & Blaine
Counties by Colleen Switzer.  It too is out of print. 

You are very generous. 

 When more information becomes available, I will be sure to
send and share.  I'm getting closer to being out of school for the year and
it is feeling very fine indeed.  My summers are busy too, but it is more
at my own pace and hours--and that reduces stress and makes it enjoyable.

When you get the Roundup, the part you'll be interested in for the
Waterstraats and Garskas is in the Rural Communities section, under
BLAKE. 


I hope to stay in contact and I hope you are able to come visit us down
south one of these days soon.

With every best wish,

Kevin Brown
Taylor, NE 
Skunk Holler USA

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One of several books containing information of Waterstraat history given to me by a Waterstraat.
Free GARFIELD COUNTY ROUNDUP A History of the people, for the people, by the people, of Garfield County, Nebraska. Compiled by the Garfield County Historical Society, 1967. Many mentions of the Waterstraat and other German families related to the Waterstraats. A History of the people, for the people, by the people, of Garfield County, Nebraska. Compiled by the Garfield County Historical Society, 1967. Many mentions of the Waterstraat and other German families related to the Waterstraats.   LOUP COUNTY CENTENNIAL, 1883-1983, TAYLOR, NEBRASKA A history of Loup county, and many photos and stories of the Waterstraat families and related German families. Compiled by the Loup County Centennial Committee, by Kevin Brown, 1983. A history of Loup county, and many photos and stories of the Waterstraat families and related German families. Compiled by the Loup County Centennial Committee, by Kevin Brown, 1983. VALLEYVIEW, NUNDA, AND BOILING SPRINGS TOO 1886-1972 By Kevin Brown. Many, many photos and stories of the Waterstraats, Scherbarths, Garskas, Scherzbergs, and Brown families. With emphasis on the setting up of the schools of the early Waterstraat homesteaders, 1972. By Kevin Brown. Many, many photos and stories of the Waterstraats, Scherbarths, Garskas, Scherzbergs, and Brown families. With emphasis on the setting up of the schools of the early Waterstraat homesteaders, 1972. ROCK COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1888-1988 Published by the Rock County Cenntennial Book Committee and the Rock County Historical Society, 1987. Includes a map of the Waterstraat homestead in Rock county, and the Aksarben Cemetary where many Waterstraats are buried. Published by the Rock County Cenntennial Book Committee and the Rock County Historical Society, 1987. Includes a map of the Waterstraat homestead in Rock county, and the Aksarben Cemetary where many Waterstraats are buried.   THE SOD HOUSE by Cass G. Burns, M.D. 1930. Comprehensive book about the daily living of early Nebraska homesteaders in the Loup River valley in Garfiled County including the Karl Waterstraat family. by Cass G. Burns, M.D. 1930. Comprehensive book about the daily living of early Nebraska homesteaders in the Loup River valley in Garfiled County including the Karl Waterstraat family.   THE BURWELL TRIBUNE dozens of articles from the Burwell Tribune, a local newspaper that covered events in the Waterstraat family history from April 28, 1910, to March 4, 1984. Mostly obituaries but they are a wealth of family information and history and family ties.   VORPOMMERN 2 books published by Gottingen in 1994. They contain old German records, maps, births, deaths, marraiges, of Waterstraats from 1645-1939 in Rugen, Strasund, Grimmen, Greifswald, Demmin, Anklam, Usedom-Wollin, Ueckermunde, and Pasewalk. The Waterstraats lived in most of these provinces before migrating to Rugen Island, and then immigraing to America. An interesting highlight is the recording of the first marriage between the Martins, and the Waterstraats in Lucke in the 1700's. It was another later marraige of the Martins and the Waterstraats that gave Karl Waterstraat the money in 1890 to immigrate to America.   GERMANS TO AMERICA by David Roberts, 1997. It covers the period strating from 1850. 54 volumes later they are up to 1893, which includes all Waterstraats that migrated here to America. Lists the ship, port, and arrival dates. THE MADISONIAN The Madisonian 1965, 1964, and 1963 Madison High School 915 East Eleven Mile Rd Madison Hts Michigan with many fond farewells to popular students.individual student photos Seniors thru Fresh//looks like high school that had a lot of fun