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GENEALOGICAL

 
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Green Lake, Wisconsin
Summer vacations and local history
 
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 Ensign Edward L. Scharch
U.S. Naval Aviator WWII
(Photo March 14, 1944)
 
Family Trees 
* Family Tree Maker (FTM) website
is being deprecated.
 

Genealogical Resources 

 

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T/Sgt Richard G. Scharch
303rd BG, 8th Air Force
U.S. Army Air Force, ETO WWII
(Photo ca. 1944)
 

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Lt. (jg) George J. Scharch

US Naval Aviator, USNPF WWII
VP/VPB-61, FAW-6, NAS Kodiak, AK
(Photo ca. Sep 1943)
 

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1/Lt Richard F. Baer
487th BG, 8th Air Force
U.S. Army Air Force, ETO WWII
(Photo June 1944)
 
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Raymond William Baer
Sgt. 86th Infantry "Black Hawk" Division
U.S. National Army, AEF WWI

(Photo ca. 1914)
 
 

Madison WI's Past 

 
History Scrapbook
Nakoma School & Neighborhood
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Compiled by Stacy Scharch
 
Historic Images of Nakoma
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Erwin and Claire Tiffany residence
1001 Seminole Hwy (built 1926)
Over 300 photos sorted by most recent
 
Nakoma Property Records
Architecture & History Inventory
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Walter & Dorothy Schar Residence
4133 Mandan Crescent (built 1929)
Some 687 historic property records
 

 Other HISTORICAL Links

racing news

Sports Car Club of America  Official SCCA Site
Central Division SCCA  WebsiteCenDiv Event Schedule
Club Circuits: Autobahn (Joliet, IL) • Blackhawk Farms Raceway (Rockton, IL)
Brainerd Int'l Raceway (Brainerd, MN) • Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI)
Land O'Lakes Region SCCA  Website and LOL 2023 Event Schedule
SCCA Club Races at Brainerd Int'l Raceway, MN •  Race Photos by Stacy
May 28-29  Harvey West Memorial Day Classic SCCA Club
Jul 8-9  Mid Summer Classic Dbl. Div'l SCCA Club
Sep 2-3  Jack Pine Sprints SCCA Club
Road America  Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin  R/A's Event Schedule
Jun 15-18  NTT INDYCAR SERIES Sonsio Grand Prix
Jun 23-25
  Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints
Jul 1-3  Trans Am Speed Tour
Jul 13-16  WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman
Aug 3-6  IMSA SportsCar Weekend, Michelin Pilot Challenge, WeatherTech race
Aug 18-20  Fanatec GT World Challenge
Autocross and Ice Racing
International Ice Racing Association (IIRA): Website Events IIRA Photos
Minnesota Autosports Club (MAC): Website MAC Event Schedule
 
msr   Motorsport Registration
Largest motorsports events calendar used by countless organizations like SCCA and others.

Slava Ukraini
The RACE for Democracy is on!
Beat Putin's high prices!
 

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PHOTOGRAPHY Studio

 

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INFRASTRUCTURE Series

 
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Lock & Dam No. 1 (Ford Dam)
Minneapolis / Saint Paul, MN
By Stacy Scharch
The first hollow core dam built by U.S. Army Corps 1907-1917 and 1929. Henry Ford built the hydroelectric power house in 1924 for his new assembly plant in St. Paul, MN.
     
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Lock & Dam No. 2 (Meeker Dam)
Minneapolis / Saint Paul, MN
By Stacy Scharch
Historic Lock & Dam No. 2 (Meeker Island) was short lived. Now gone, it opened in 1907 and was demolished in 1912 in favor of a single high dam with hydroelectricity just downstream, called Lock & Dam No. 1 (Ford Dam).
     
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Bridges and Structures
Mississippi, Minn. and St. Croix rivers
By John A. Weeks III
Collection of road geek pages featuring a unique compiling of major highway and railroad river crossings, dams, and other structures on the Mississippi, Minnesota, and Saint Croix rivers.
     
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By Christopher J. Bessert
A complete list of every state trunk highway designation ever used in Wisconsin, from 1917 to the present.
 

  The GARAGE 
 
monza mirage   malibu
1977 Chevrolet Monza
ZX1 Monza Mirage Package
  1971 Chevrolet Chevelle
Mild mods to a Malibu
     
Olds 88 wagon   mitsubishi

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What's in your driveway?
  Road Rally!
Route and instructions
 
 
Automotive EPHEMERA
 
 blue convert    more wagons
A Museum of Mid-century Illustration
www.plan59.com 
  Station Wagons
www.plan59.com
old brochures
 Great resource for old brochures and manuals
www.oldcarmanualproject.com
GM Store
Official GM Media Archive Images
www.gmphotostore.com

Classic Fiberglass Boats

Span Boat Co.
Classic Fiberglass Boating Enthusiasts Community
Resources and old brochure collection
wwww.FiberGlassics.com
(Wrap your ass in glass!)




RACE Circuits

 
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Motorsports Photography by Stacy
Land O'Lakes SCCA at Brainerd, MN
 
Can-Am
Race photos from 1980s
Road America • Blackhawk • Milw Mi
SCCA • IMSA • Midwestern Council

By Stacy Scharch
 
International Ice Racing Association
IIRA photos by Stacy at
blogger
 
 
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Clubs and Tracks
 
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Timing & Scoring the SCCA way
 
 
 
 HISTORIC
Motorsports Series
 
Monza Hist Proj
Monza History Project
IMSA GT Chevrolet Monza Archive
By Stacy Scharch

 
Elk Circs
Elkhart Lake's Open Road Circuits
Village of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
1950-1952
 
hrc Elkhart Lake's
Historic Race Circuits
Preservation Society
www.historicracecircuits.com
 
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Pogoda pic
Road America's History
Elkhart Lake, WI - 1955-present
By Stacy Scharch
 
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Twin City Motor Speedway
Ghost track in Minneapolis, MN 1915-1917
The short lived 2-mile concrete oval
preceded the current MSP Int'l Airport

 
Ford Auto Assembly Plants
Twin Cities
 
Ford 1st MN plants
Old Ford Assembly Plants
Minneapolis and Saint Paul MN
1912 - 1925
 
TCAP plant
Ford ass'y plant construction 1925
Saint Paul, MN - 1925-2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Last updated on July 8, 2022
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