stories
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Mike Ford On Pep Band
By Mike Ford Thanks for sharing your chapter about the 1959-60 basketball season. Either you have an awfully good memory or else you have access to some detailed accounts of the games. Chuck Brunau mentioned watching Bob Kurch play in the “pit”. I can remember going to watch Bob & Mickey French play when I
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Summer Supermen In Milwaukee
By Michael Ford “I loved sports, but I was the bespectacled chubby guy who was more interested in sports statistics,” Mike Ford admits. “I participated but I was not the first guy picked when it came to choosing up sides.” With this admission, Mike Ford begins a story about two aspects of baseball that consumed his
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Mike Ford On Band Music In Fond Du Lac Schools
By Mike Ford Well, it is rainy & cold in Wisconsin today so I will take the opportunity to expound on music as I had promised. I’m sure you were also a part of most of the band and orchestra highlights since you generally sat right behind me with your trombone. The 1950’s were a
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Mike Ford On Lake Winnebago
By Mike Ford Aside from views from the Niagara Escarpment (The Ledge), the crown jewel of Fond du Lac remains Lakeside Park on the southern edge of Lake Winnebago. It features a lighthouse that marked the entry to a harbor where boat owners keep their speedboats and sailing vessels. In the 1950s, the boats were
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Donald Moser’s Catholic Schooling
By Donald Moser ADDENDUM B: Donald Moser’s Catholic Schooling As the author of this book, I asked several men of my generation to tell their stories of Catholic schooling. The best essay came from Donald Moser, who today resides in Fond du Lac. The only caveat is that he attended school in the rural town
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My Senior Year In Cardinal Basketball
By Jonathan Brown The ex-footballers barely had a long weekend off before we had our first workouts in Converse sneakers. Four of the six returning lettermen from the 1960 basketball team made the quick transformation. They were forwards Jack Nussbaum, Al Esther, Bud Aspatore, and Jon Brown. At guard, we had experienced lettermen in Chuck
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Fox River Valley Sports
By Jonathan Brown JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL 1958 The valley formed by the Fox River has a drainage system covering some 200 miles of Northeastern Wisconsin. The Fox River flows east into Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh and exits the lake at Appleton. From there, the water flow north into Lake Michigan by way of Green Bay.
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Wartime Stories from Rural America
Delve into the wartime stories that emerged from rural America, highlighting the resilience of small-town communities.