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May 30, 2007
Welcome to the second Whitewater Storysite email update. Each week we’ll shine a light on the interesting aspects and moments of Whitewater’s history that citizens have contributed to the Storysite. If there’s a memory you’d like us to feature in this newsletter, let us know!
1. Storysite activity – continued growth, added contributions! Last week activity at the Storysite was up once again; there were more than 175 unique visits to the Storysite (prior four week average was 160), and these visitors viewed more than 1,300 of the Storysite’s pages. Each day last week more than 185 pages of Whitewater’s memories were visited, and each time someone visited, they browsed through nearly eight pages of Whitewater’s history. Thanks to the contributions of a growing number of you, there’s a lot of Whitewater’s history to see and experience on the Storysite.
2. Memory of the week – The Warner Homestead Farm – A Sixth Generation Whitewater Farm http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Warner+Homestead+Farm The Warner Homestead Farm is located on Highway N on the west side of Whitewater, less than a mile from the city limits, right on the edge of Walworth County. It is located on the east side of Warner Road, on the west side of the road is Rock County. The farm was purchased by Anson Barnes Warner in 1846, and it has been in the Warner family the entire time. The Warner Homestead Farm is currently owned by Debbie and Jim Hopkins; Debbie is the 6th generation of the Warner family to own the farm. We used to come up from Chicago after we moved to get our watches repaired at Joseph's Jewelry Shop because we experienced careless work of the Chicago jewelers! My family moved to Chicago in 1944, from Pittsburgh, Pa. and I used to come to Whitewater every chance I could get to visit the Warner Homestead Farm then owned by Ray and Helen Ingham Warner, (my grandparents). Their daughter Alice Warner (my aunt) lived there too. I inherited the farm from Alice after moving back from Berkeley California with my husband Richard R. Schoonover in 1983. (Contributed by Betty Schoonover; May 23, 2007)
3. More good reading – Start with these two pages that were added in the past week and then explore the more than 125 pages of memories in the Whitewater History section: Old Main Burning – Read about what Evelyn Schneider, Donald Phillips, and Chap Achen (Fran Achen’s son) remember about this monumental moment in Whitewater’s history: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Old+Main+burns+down Big Brick High School – Did you know this was Whitewater’s High School until 1928? It burned down as well (in a timely manner). http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Big+Brick+High+School See more at the Whitewater History section of the Storysite: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+History
4. Make a Storysite contribution – Have you visited the Storysite? Make a contribution! It’s easy, and so simple: Do it yourself: An easy way to start is to go to the “Whitewater History” page, and pick a topic you remember something about. When you get to a page that makes sense, click the “Easy Edit” button, and you can type whatever you’d like, you can even add a photo. When you’re done typing, click “Save” and you’re done! In under five minutes your recollection of where you were when Old Main burned, for example, is now a part of Whitewater’s gift to the community! Have someone help you: Another way to get your memory on the Storysite, or to encourage someone you know to post their memory, is to head to a Storysite Outpost, where you’ll find a computer connected to the Storysite along with a volunteer who can transcribe a memory, post or even scan a photo, and do the computer work for you. That’s how it worked for Betty Schneible, and she’ll tell you it was both fun and easy. You can check the Outpost schedule at http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Story+Site+Outposts to find a convenient time and location to have someone help you.
5. Not sure where to start? – Here are some ways to get going: Topics where we’d lovenew information – help us help Whitewater! Remembering big events of Whitewater: Where were you when Old Main burned down? What about when Home Lumber burnt? Go to the Whitewater Events section of the Storysite, find a topic you remember, get started! http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+events Remembering stores and restaurants: What was your favorite restaurant, what did you like about it? Where did you go shopping when you were a kid? Make your contribution at the Restaurants section of the Storysite: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Retail%2C+restaurants Email a memory, and we’ll post it for you! Send us a quick email with your favorite memory of Whitewater, and we’ll post it on the site for you. Just send mail to memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com and we’ll do the rest for you. Help us at an Outpost! Volunteer to staff a Storysite Outpost! You’ll meet some truly wonderful people, and you’ll be the first in the community to hear the great stories, memories, and anecdotes about Whitewater’s past and present. It’s darn fun! Email the Outpost team at outpost@whitewaterhomecoming.com to let them know you’d like to help out.
6. Questions? Comments? Help? The Storysite team is here to help you, and help make it simple, fun, and easy for you to add your memories to the site. Contact us at memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com You can learn more about how the Storysite works and instructions on how to use it at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Are+you+new+to+the+site%3F
About the Whitewater Storysite Newsletter This weekly email update is meant to shine a light on what’s new on the Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite (www.whitewaterhomecoming.com), and to tell you a little something you might not have known about Whitewater. As importantly, it’s also meant to give you a weekly reminder to spread the word about the Storysite, and hopefully spur you to make a contribution yourself! Thanks for your enthusiasm and support of the Storysite!
The Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite team memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com
May 23, 2007
This weekly email update is meant to shine a light on what’s new on the Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite (www.whitewaterhomecoming.com), and to tell you a little something you might not have known about Whitewater. As importantly, it’s also meant to give you a weekly reminder to spread the word about the Storysite, and hopefully spur you to make a contribution yourself!
1. Storysite activity is growing Over the past four weeks we’ve been averaging more than 160 unique visits per week to the Storysite, and those visitors have been looking at more than 1,300 of the Storysite’s pages each week. This is more than double the activity of the site from just six weeks ago! People from all over Whitewater are contributing their memories, and the more they contribute the more rich and interesting this living history of Whitewater is becoming.
2. Memory of the week – German POWs working on a Whitewater farm in WWII This past week Betty Schneible who is a resident of Fairhaven made a total of six contributions to the site, at the Fairhaven Storysite Outpost. She made these contributions through the help of an Outpost volunteer, who struck up a conversation with her about her memories of Whitewater, and transcribed what she wrote. World War II - German Prisoners of war helping on the farm (contributed by Betty Schneible, resident between Palmyra and Whitewater, on a farm). http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+Military+History “During the war, prisoners of war who were stationed in Janesville would come out and help on the farm. When my mother made sweet corn for dinner none of the prisoners would eat it, they thought is was for "schwein"!. My mother was a good cook, and the prisoners volunteered to work on our farm because the meals were so good - there was never a shortage of prisoners coming out to work on our farm - The Earl Lander Farm. The prisoners were very friendly, never a problem. They didn't speak english, so there was a language barrier - but there are other ways to speak and we got the message across. My dad always treated them very well, just like he'd treat anyone else.” 3.
More good reading – New pages that were added in the past week that add to the rich story of Whitewater: Check these out and see how simple and powerful a few sentences about Whitewater’s history can be:
Ila Webb – Read about her memory of Old Main burning: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Ila+Webb
Friday nights in Whitewater in the 30s and 40s http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Life+in+Whitewater
4. Make a Storysite contribution – Adding a memory is easy, here’s how you can help create a living history:
Do it yourself: An easy way to start is to go to the “Whitewater History” page, and pick a topic you remember something about. When you get to a page that makes sense, click the “Easy Edit” button, and you can type whatever you’d like, you can even add a photo. When you’re done typing, click “Save” and you’re done! In under five minutes your recollection of where you were when Old Main burned, for example, is now a part of Whitewater’s gift to the community!
Have someone help you: Another way to get your memory on the Storysite, or to encourage someone you know to post their memory, is to head to a Storysite Outpost, where you’ll find a computer connected to the Storysite along with a volunteer who can transcribe a memory, post or even scan a photo, and do the computer work for you. That’s how it worked for Betty Schneible, and she’ll tell you it was both fun and easy. You can check the Outpost schedule at http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Story+Site+Outposts to find a convenient time and location to have someone help you.
5. Not sure where to start? – Here are some ways to get you going: Topics where we’d lovenew information Remembering big events of Whitewater. Where were you when Old Main burned down? What about when Home Lumber burnt? Go to www. and add your memory there. Start at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+events
Remembering stores and restaurants What was your favorite restaurant, what did you like about it? Where did you go shopping when you were a kid? Make your contribution at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Retail%2C+restaurants
Email a memory, and we’ll post it for you! Send us a quick email with your favorite memory of Whitewater, and we’ll post it on the site for you. Just send mail to memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com and we’ll do the rest for you.
Help us at an Outpost! Volunteer to staff a Storysite Outpost! You’ll meet some truly wonderful people, and you’ll be the first in the community to hear the great stories, memories, and anecdotes about Whitewater’s past and present. It’s darn fun! Email the Outpost team at outpost@whitewaterhomecoming.com to let them know you’d like to help out.
6. Questions? Comments? Help? The Storysite team is here to help you, and help make it simple, fun, and easy for you to add your memories to the site. Contact us at memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com
You can learn more about how the Storysite works and instructions on how to use it at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Are+you+new+to+the+site%3F
Thanks for your enthusiasm and support of the Storysite!
The Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite team memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com
Welcome to the second Whitewater Storysite email update. Each week we’ll shine a light on the interesting aspects and moments of Whitewater’s history that citizens have contributed to the Storysite. If there’s a memory you’d like us to feature in this newsletter, let us know!
1. Storysite activity – continued growth, added contributions! Last week activity at the Storysite was up once again; there were more than 175 unique visits to the Storysite (prior four week average was 160), and these visitors viewed more than 1,300 of the Storysite’s pages. Each day last week more than 185 pages of Whitewater’s memories were visited, and each time someone visited, they browsed through nearly eight pages of Whitewater’s history. Thanks to the contributions of a growing number of you, there’s a lot of Whitewater’s history to see and experience on the Storysite.
2. Memory of the week – The Warner Homestead Farm – A Sixth Generation Whitewater Farm http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Warner+Homestead+Farm The Warner Homestead Farm is located on Highway N on the west side of Whitewater, less than a mile from the city limits, right on the edge of Walworth County. It is located on the east side of Warner Road, on the west side of the road is Rock County. The farm was purchased by Anson Barnes Warner in 1846, and it has been in the Warner family the entire time. The Warner Homestead Farm is currently owned by Debbie and Jim Hopkins; Debbie is the 6th generation of the Warner family to own the farm. We used to come up from Chicago after we moved to get our watches repaired at Joseph's Jewelry Shop because we experienced careless work of the Chicago jewelers! My family moved to Chicago in 1944, from Pittsburgh, Pa. and I used to come to Whitewater every chance I could get to visit the Warner Homestead Farm then owned by Ray and Helen Ingham Warner, (my grandparents). Their daughter Alice Warner (my aunt) lived there too. I inherited the farm from Alice after moving back from Berkeley California with my husband Richard R. Schoonover in 1983. (Contributed by Betty Schoonover; May 23, 2007)
3. More good reading – Start with these two pages that were added in the past week and then explore the more than 125 pages of memories in the Whitewater History section: Old Main Burning – Read about what Evelyn Schneider, Donald Phillips, and Chap Achen (Fran Achen’s son) remember about this monumental moment in Whitewater’s history: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Old+Main+burns+down Big Brick High School – Did you know this was Whitewater’s High School until 1928? It burned down as well (in a timely manner). http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Big+Brick+High+School See more at the Whitewater History section of the Storysite: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+History
4. Make a Storysite contribution – Have you visited the Storysite? Make a contribution! It’s easy, and so simple: Do it yourself: An easy way to start is to go to the “Whitewater History” page, and pick a topic you remember something about. When you get to a page that makes sense, click the “Easy Edit” button, and you can type whatever you’d like, you can even add a photo. When you’re done typing, click “Save” and you’re done! In under five minutes your recollection of where you were when Old Main burned, for example, is now a part of Whitewater’s gift to the community! Have someone help you: Another way to get your memory on the Storysite, or to encourage someone you know to post their memory, is to head to a Storysite Outpost, where you’ll find a computer connected to the Storysite along with a volunteer who can transcribe a memory, post or even scan a photo, and do the computer work for you. That’s how it worked for Betty Schneible, and she’ll tell you it was both fun and easy. You can check the Outpost schedule at http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Story+Site+Outposts to find a convenient time and location to have someone help you.
5. Not sure where to start? – Here are some ways to get going: Topics where we’d lovenew information – help us help Whitewater! Remembering big events of Whitewater: Where were you when Old Main burned down? What about when Home Lumber burnt? Go to the Whitewater Events section of the Storysite, find a topic you remember, get started! http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+events Remembering stores and restaurants: What was your favorite restaurant, what did you like about it? Where did you go shopping when you were a kid? Make your contribution at the Restaurants section of the Storysite: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Retail%2C+restaurants Email a memory, and we’ll post it for you! Send us a quick email with your favorite memory of Whitewater, and we’ll post it on the site for you. Just send mail to memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com and we’ll do the rest for you. Help us at an Outpost! Volunteer to staff a Storysite Outpost! You’ll meet some truly wonderful people, and you’ll be the first in the community to hear the great stories, memories, and anecdotes about Whitewater’s past and present. It’s darn fun! Email the Outpost team at outpost@whitewaterhomecoming.com to let them know you’d like to help out.
6. Questions? Comments? Help? The Storysite team is here to help you, and help make it simple, fun, and easy for you to add your memories to the site. Contact us at memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com You can learn more about how the Storysite works and instructions on how to use it at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Are+you+new+to+the+site%3F
About the Whitewater Storysite Newsletter This weekly email update is meant to shine a light on what’s new on the Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite (www.whitewaterhomecoming.com), and to tell you a little something you might not have known about Whitewater. As importantly, it’s also meant to give you a weekly reminder to spread the word about the Storysite, and hopefully spur you to make a contribution yourself! Thanks for your enthusiasm and support of the Storysite!
The Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite team memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com
May 23, 2007
This weekly email update is meant to shine a light on what’s new on the Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite (www.whitewaterhomecoming.com), and to tell you a little something you might not have known about Whitewater. As importantly, it’s also meant to give you a weekly reminder to spread the word about the Storysite, and hopefully spur you to make a contribution yourself!
1. Storysite activity is growing Over the past four weeks we’ve been averaging more than 160 unique visits per week to the Storysite, and those visitors have been looking at more than 1,300 of the Storysite’s pages each week. This is more than double the activity of the site from just six weeks ago! People from all over Whitewater are contributing their memories, and the more they contribute the more rich and interesting this living history of Whitewater is becoming.
2. Memory of the week – German POWs working on a Whitewater farm in WWII This past week Betty Schneible who is a resident of Fairhaven made a total of six contributions to the site, at the Fairhaven Storysite Outpost. She made these contributions through the help of an Outpost volunteer, who struck up a conversation with her about her memories of Whitewater, and transcribed what she wrote. World War II - German Prisoners of war helping on the farm (contributed by Betty Schneible, resident between Palmyra and Whitewater, on a farm). http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+Military+History “During the war, prisoners of war who were stationed in Janesville would come out and help on the farm. When my mother made sweet corn for dinner none of the prisoners would eat it, they thought is was for "schwein"!. My mother was a good cook, and the prisoners volunteered to work on our farm because the meals were so good - there was never a shortage of prisoners coming out to work on our farm - The Earl Lander Farm. The prisoners were very friendly, never a problem. They didn't speak english, so there was a language barrier - but there are other ways to speak and we got the message across. My dad always treated them very well, just like he'd treat anyone else.” 3.
More good reading – New pages that were added in the past week that add to the rich story of Whitewater: Check these out and see how simple and powerful a few sentences about Whitewater’s history can be:
Ila Webb – Read about her memory of Old Main burning: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Ila+Webb
Friday nights in Whitewater in the 30s and 40s http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Life+in+Whitewater
4. Make a Storysite contribution – Adding a memory is easy, here’s how you can help create a living history:
Do it yourself: An easy way to start is to go to the “Whitewater History” page, and pick a topic you remember something about. When you get to a page that makes sense, click the “Easy Edit” button, and you can type whatever you’d like, you can even add a photo. When you’re done typing, click “Save” and you’re done! In under five minutes your recollection of where you were when Old Main burned, for example, is now a part of Whitewater’s gift to the community!
Have someone help you: Another way to get your memory on the Storysite, or to encourage someone you know to post their memory, is to head to a Storysite Outpost, where you’ll find a computer connected to the Storysite along with a volunteer who can transcribe a memory, post or even scan a photo, and do the computer work for you. That’s how it worked for Betty Schneible, and she’ll tell you it was both fun and easy. You can check the Outpost schedule at http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Story+Site+Outposts to find a convenient time and location to have someone help you.
5. Not sure where to start? – Here are some ways to get you going: Topics where we’d lovenew information Remembering big events of Whitewater. Where were you when Old Main burned down? What about when Home Lumber burnt? Go to www. and add your memory there. Start at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Whitewater+events
Remembering stores and restaurants What was your favorite restaurant, what did you like about it? Where did you go shopping when you were a kid? Make your contribution at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Retail%2C+restaurants
Email a memory, and we’ll post it for you! Send us a quick email with your favorite memory of Whitewater, and we’ll post it on the site for you. Just send mail to memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com and we’ll do the rest for you.
Help us at an Outpost! Volunteer to staff a Storysite Outpost! You’ll meet some truly wonderful people, and you’ll be the first in the community to hear the great stories, memories, and anecdotes about Whitewater’s past and present. It’s darn fun! Email the Outpost team at outpost@whitewaterhomecoming.com to let them know you’d like to help out.
6. Questions? Comments? Help? The Storysite team is here to help you, and help make it simple, fun, and easy for you to add your memories to the site. Contact us at memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com
You can learn more about how the Storysite works and instructions on how to use it at: http://whitewaterhomecoming.wetpaint.com/page/Are+you+new+to+the+site%3F
Thanks for your enthusiasm and support of the Storysite!
The Whitewater Home-Coming Storysite team memories@whitewaterhomecoming.com
