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A class of fourth graders at Richards School in Whitefish Bay, WI USA

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My Life as a Blacksmith at Wade House

June 8, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Nicko How I come to be a blacksmith is that I was travlin west when I come upon the Wade House. I stayed here for a few weeks and had a particular interest in the blacksmith job. The current blacksmith noticed me ad offered me a job as his apprentice, I said “sure” After [...]

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Life at Wade House

June 7, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Matthew Good Day! My name is Jake and I live at Wade House. I came to Wade house to get rested and healed from being in the Civil War like my friend Mike. In the winter if 1863 I came here to get away from the war. I got a room on the second [...]

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Blacksmith at Wade House

June 6, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Matt I am a worker at wade house. I work as the Blacksmith. A Blacksmith’s main job was to make farming tools. Like pitch forks, horse shoes, oxen shoes, chains, and axes. It is fun being a Blacksmith because if you don’t like how it looks it’s fine it just has to work. Also [...]

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My Visit to the Wade House

June 5, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Kenadee Hello, I am Kenadee and I recently had a trip to the Wade House. I was on my way from Ohio on a really rainy stormy night. I was on my way on my way with my husband and 5 kids. When we first arrived there they greeted me and my family with [...]

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My Life of a Blacksmith

June 4, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Ka-Ron 1865 Dear Cameron McKinney, I’m working as a blacksmith I worked for about17 years also I ain’t never complain cause I know everything I make just has to work it doesn’t have to be cute. I have 0 kids no life so I’m letting it off easy paying $0.25 for a room. I [...]

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The Wade House

June 3, 2010 · 1 Comment · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Joslin Pleased to meet you, I’m Betsey Wade, I hope planning on stayin’ at the Wade house. I’ll give a tour around if you like. First things first ya always gotta go around to the back door ‘cause the front door leads to the barroom and ya don’t want to get caught there do [...]

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The wade house

June 2, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

BY Jordan My name is Joe Ridden and I was in the civil war on the confederate side until I got shot in the leg. My war friends took me to this town called Greenbush they left me there at an inn called The Wade House so I could recuperate. Before I ate some good [...]

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Living in the Wade House

June 1, 2010 · 1 Comment · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Haley July 12, 1865 Dear Diary, After my mother, father, and I had moved in to the Wade House, my mother explained why this place happen to be our new home. She said” That since the was going on around where we live, she asked father if we could live here.” When I approached [...]

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Grace’s Life at Wade House

May 30, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Grace Hello my name is Grace, I am 24 and I work as a maid at the Wade House in Greenbush, Wisconsin. My family used to live in Missouri. But during the war I had to find a place to stay. I had $1.00 so I had enough to get a room and a [...]

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Being a Blacksmith at the Wade House

May 29, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Eve Hello! I am a blacksmith working for the Wade family. Being the only blacksmith is very important. I can make or fix almost anything. Here’s my story. I was looking for a place to stay, coming from Massachusetts. War was going on and it isn’t too safe to at those times. I saw [...]

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Bill Weston’s at Wade House

May 28, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin

By David P. Good to meet you, I am Bill Weston. I work at the sawmill. It can be hard having to cut wood all day. There is no emergency stop. It looks like a few levers. Its harder then that. You see, there’s a dam, so it’s powered by water and there are turbines [...]

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Wade House

May 27, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By David B Good day my name is Sam. I come from Ohio. Where I had a wife named Susana and two children John and Kate. We where making a very good life with me working while Susana was staying home taking care of the children. When the civil war started. I got drafted and [...]

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Sophia’s Life in Greenbush

May 26, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Betsy “Hello, my name is Sophia Warren. I am seventy-three years old, and live in Greenbush, Wisconsin. I am here at the Wade House renting a single room for fifty cents a night. I have two sons and a husband, who all are sadly fighting in the war. That is actually the reason why [...]

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The Wade house Experience

May 25, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Allison Hi my name is Erin. I am 30 years old and have a 10-year-old daughter and a husband. We came to the Wade house because of the war in northern Tennessee and we thought we would be safe here! On the first floor there are the three most important rooms in the house [...]

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Wade house

May 24, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Alice I have been traveling for about a week now, my husbands in war and I have a daughter named Cindy. My horses are getting tired and I am running out of food, thank goodness I see the wade house up ahead. I’m not sure how long I am going to be here but [...]

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My Stay At The Wade House

May 23, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By Ali Hello my name is Ali, I am from Brazil and am headed to Canada. After I crossed the lake I knew I needed a brake. I decided to take the stagecoach to the Wade House and stay for one week. Once I got to the Wade House Mr. Wade shoed me around. I [...]

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Ronald’s life at the Wade House

May 21, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Reading, Social Studies, Wade House Biographies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

By JJ “Hello. My name is Ronald Owake and I work at the sawmill here at the Wade House. I am fifty-four years old and I moved here to get away from the war. I am from U.S.S.R. (what is now Russia). My wife died from malaria on the way here. I have no kids.” [...]

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John Crit’s Arrival to the Wade House

June 16, 2009 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Wade House Biographies, Writing Projects

By Evangeline Good day to you! I am one of the workers on wagons, I came to the Wade house because I was poor, and couldn’t take care of my wife, Margaret. As a wagon maker I heard a costumer talking about a small place called Greenbush, were you could live at an inn for [...]

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Elizabeth’s Visit to the Wade House Inn

June 15, 2009 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Wade House Biographies, Writing Projects

By MH Good morning my name is Elizabeth I am 33 years old. I am here with my husband John (32 years) and my daughter Samantha (2 years.) There are 27 rooms in the Wade House. My family has been here for 5 days and 4 nights. We are only here until the weather clears [...]

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My Week at the Wade House

June 14, 2009 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Wade House Biographies, Writing Projects

By EH Good afternoon, my name is Elisabeth White. I traveled to the Wade House from England with my husband, Mark and my 4 children, Sasha, Isabelle, Jamison, and Mark. Now let me tell you a little about my life at the Wade House. We had an earthquake in England and our house got tore [...]

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