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SUMMARY:West Granville Cemetery Tour
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, June 6\, 2026\nTime: 10:00 a.m.\nLocation: West Granville Cemetery 6815 N. 107th Street\, Milwaukee\, Wis.\nPresenter: Jim Moeller\nDescription: West Granville Cemetery is one of Milwaukee County’s oldest burial grounds\, with the first burial taking place in 1844. The location of the cemetery was a deciding factor in the founding of one of the oldest Christian congregations in Milwaukee County. The Evangelical and Reformed Church of Granville\, founded on December 25\, 1847\, was directly south of the cemetery. Today that church is Salem Landmark Church located across the street from the cemetery. The Salem Landmark Church\, built in 1863 which served the congregation until 1977\, is today a museum for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. \nThis year’s tour highlights some of the pioneer families who shaped Granville Township\, including the Everts Family\, who gave Granville its name\, and the Pfeil family\, whose lives reflect the challenges and opportunities of the early settlers in the Wisconsin wilderness. \nPlease meet at the main cemetery entrance at 6815 N. 107th Street (one block south of 107th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue). Parking is available across the street at the historic Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum. \nThe tour will be conducted by Jim Moeller\, a descendant of the Salem congregation with several generations of relatives buried at West Granville. A retired WELS educator and principal of 44 years\, Jim enjoys sharing the rich history of the Granville Township settlers.
URL:https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/event/west-granville-cemetery-tour-2026/
LOCATION:West Granville Cemetery\, 6815 N. 107th Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States
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SUMMARY:Union Cemetery Tour 2025
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Rev. Jeremiah Gumm \nJoin us on the tour! The Union Cemetery Tour will take place on Saturday\, May 31\, 2025. Union Cemetery was first founded by St. John’s Lutheran Church (8th and Vliet) as St. Johannes Lutheran Cemetery in 1851. In 1865\, the cemetery was merged with those of Grace (WELS) and Trinity (LCMS) of downtown Milwaukee. This cemetery is rich with the early WELS history of Milwaukee. \nWELS founder\, Rev. Johannes Muehlhaeuser\, helped to select and purchase the grounds. Both he and later WELS President Johann Bading are buried there\, as are the early directors of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary–Dr. Adolf Hoenecke and Prof. John Schaller\, the latter of which also played a key role in establishing Dr. Martin Luther College for the training of Lutheran teachers in the Wisconsin Synod. \nThis tour will focus on these early fathers of the Wisconsin Synod and its ministerial education system. Tidbits about others who lived and served in Milwaukee during the early years of the Wisconsin and Missouri Synods and who now enjoy their final rest at Union Cemetery will be highlighted along the way. \nParking is available inside the cemetery. \nThe tour will be conducted by Pastor Jeremiah Gumm. Pastor Gumm has served congregations in Liverpool\, NY and Maitland\, FL\, and currently serves as associate pastor at St. Lucas in Milwaukee. He serves on the Seminary’s Pastor Partners Mentoring Leadership Team and was a founding editor of Grow in Grace’s Shepherd’s Study book review blog. He has a Master of Sacred Theology (STM) from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
URL:https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/event/union-cemetery-tour-2025/
LOCATION:Union Cemetery\, 3175 Teutonia Ave.\, Milwaukee\, 53206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:West Granville Cemetery Tour
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Jim Moeller \nThe annual West Granville Cemetery Tour will take place on Saturday\, June 1\, 2024\, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please meet at the main cemetery entrance at 6815 N. 107th Street\, which is one block south of the intersection of 107th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue. Parking is available across the street at the historic Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum. \n  \nWest Granville Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Milwaukee County located in the far northwest corner of the county that was known as Granville Township. The first burial took place in 1844\, and the cemetery was incorporated in 1852.  Many of the early settlers and their families who lived in the settlements of Granville Station\, Granville Center\, and West Granville\, all parts of Granville Township\, are buried in the cemetery. \n  \nThe location of the cemetery was a deciding factor in the founding of one of the oldest Christian congregations in Milwaukee County. The Evangelical and Reformed Church of Granville\, founded on December 25\, 1847\, was located directly south of the cemetery. Today that church is Salem Lutheran Church located across the street from the cemetery. The Salem Landmark Church\, built in 1863 which served the congregation until 1977\, is today a museum for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. \n  \nThis year’s tour will cover the Felsing family (the family patriarch was not only a carpenter and farmer\, but holder of several patents with the U.S. government)\, Dr. Allen S. Barndt (a member of the prominent Barndt family and a respected physician in Granville and Menomonee Falls)\, and Christ Sommers. Christ was the postmaster in Sommerville located at the intersection of Appleton Avenue and 76th Street and a long-time member of Salem congregation.  The Barndt family history is a unique story in itself (there were at least three Abner Barndts) which makes a study of their family history an interesting challenge. \n  \nThe tour will be conducted by Jim Moeller\, a son of Salem congregation who has several generations of relatives buried at West Granville Cemetery. He is a retired elementary school principal and teacher who served in the schools of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod for 44 years. This year’s tour is the twelfth tour conducted by Jim\, and he enjoys sharing the history of Granville Township and these early and later settlers.
URL:https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/event/west-granville-cemetery-tour-3/
LOCATION:West Granville Cemetery\, 6815 N. 107th Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States
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SUMMARY:West Granville Cemetery Tour
DESCRIPTION:The annual West Granville Cemetery Tour will take place on Saturday\, June 17\, 2023\, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please meet at the main cemetery entrance at 6815 N. 107th Street which is one block south of the intersection of 107th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue. Parking is available across the street at the historic Salem Landmark Church. \nWest Granville Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Milwaukee County located in the far northwest corner of the county that was known as Granville Township. The first burial took place in 1844\, and the cemetery was incorporated in 1852.  Many of the early settlers and their families who lived in the settlements of Granville Station\, Granville Center\, and West Granville\, all parts of Granville Township\, are buried in the cemetery.  \nThe location of the cemetery was a deciding factor in the founding of one of the oldest Christian congregations in Milwaukee County. The Evangelical and Reformed Church of Granville\, founded on December 25\, 1847\, was located directly south of the cemetery. Today that church is Salem Lutheran Church located across the street from the cemetery. The Salem Landmark Church\, built in 1863 which served the congregation until 1977\, is today a museum for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. \nThis year’s tour will center on Jonas Fuhrmann Barndt\, one of the earliest settlers of Granville Township. Jonas F. Barndt was a civic leader serving in early Granville Township government\, and the donator of the land on which West Granville Cemetery\, Salem Landmark Church\, West Granville Presbyterian Church\, and the original Maple Tree School were founded. The Barndt family history is a unique story in itself (there were at least three Abner Barndts) which makes a study of their family history an interesting challenge. \nThe lives of some of the “Salem Saints” will also be discussed. These individuals\, not native to the West Granville community\, were members at Salem Lutheran Church\, served the congregation and community in a variety of ways\, and now rest at West Granville. The tour will look at Al Albrecht\, Clarence Miller\, and Charlie and Edna Lutz.  \nThe tour will be conducted by Jim Moeller\, a son of Salem congregation who has several generations of relatives buried at West Granville Cemetery. He is a retired elementary school principal and teacher who served in the schools of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod for 44 years. This year’s tour is the eleventh tour conducted by him\, and he enjoys sharing the history of Granville Township and these early and later settlers. For more information he can be contacted at jmoeller@tslwels.org.
URL:https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/event/west-granville-cemetery-tour-2/
LOCATION:West Granville Cemetery\, 6815 N. 107th Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States
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SUMMARY:WELS Historical Institute Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, August 5\, 2022\nLocation: Tour begins at Christ Lutheran Church in Pewaukee\, Wis.\nPresenter: Professor Joel Pless \n\nDescription: The date of the WELS Historical Institute bus tour is Friday\, August 05\, 2022. The meeting and ending location is Christ\, Pewaukee. Beginning at 8:00 AM sharp\, bus tour attendees will tour the recently expanded facilities at Christ\, followed by an opening devotion\, and then a short presentation on Luther’s September Testament\, whose 500th anniversary is September 2022 by Rev. Dr. Richard Krause. \n               The participants will board the bus and travel to Immanuel\, Farmington (Johnson Creek) and visit their church building and cemetery. The next tour will be St. John\, Jefferson\, followed by lunch in St. John’s fellowship hall. After lunch\, there will be four tours\, Immanuel\, Hubbleton\, St. Mark\, Watertown\, Trinity\, Watertown\, and the final stop will be a tour of Luther Preparatory School\, followed by a short presentation on Martin Chemnitz by Rev. Evan Chartrand. The 500th anniversary of Chemnitz’s birth is November 09\, 2022. \n               Dr. Joel Pless will be giving talks on the bus while in transit on the founding of the WELS and the founding and work of the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference. \n               The cost is $60 for WELS Historical Institute members and $85.00 for non-members. The return time to the parking lot of Christ\, Pewaukee will between 5:30-6:00 PM. Participants need to be able to walk well and board and egress a motor coach. Registration is via the WELS website.  \nMore questions? \nFor more information\,contact Dr. Joel Pless at joel.pless@wlc.edu or 1-262-677-2109.
URL:https://welshistoricalinstitute.org/event/wels-historical-institute-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Christ Lutheran Church\, W240N3103 Pewaukee Rd\, Pewaukee\, WI\, 53072-4045\, United States
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