(This is a draft I submitted for the 2025 City of Kaukauna Parks. I have no idea what changes were made after this. It’s a bit more Eurocentric than I would have liked, but that was unfortunately the smoothest way to tell a linear story in the word count provided.) As the name implies, the […]
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Paul Husting was born April 25, 1866 in Fond du Lac. His father, John P. Husting, had emigrated from Luxemburg to the United States in 1855. He was a skilled watchmaker and fluent in several languages. Paul’s mother, Mary M. Juneau, was one of sixteen children born to Solomon Juneau, co-founder and first mayor of
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(Yes, I know this should be edited better.) Alexander George Grignon was born August 24, 1834 in Green Bay, as part of the historic Grignon Family. His father was George Grignon (1800-1849) and mother was Mary Pauline Prickett (1815-1910). This Alexander is not to be confused with others of the name, including the Alexander (1812-1882)
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