Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. Chronological History eBook by Editor, Michael R. Reilly Copyright Publication October, 1999 Self-Published Copyright Creation 1994 Revised 08/17/2015 ]]> Acknowledgments Back in 1994, fellow Schlitz historian, Leonard R. Jurgensen, and I talked one day about publishing a book on the history of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.. I dove into the project, spending countless hours… Read more »
Miller BrewingCompany Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly,copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 MILLER, Frederick, who was one of Milwaukee’s prominent brewers, wasborn in Reidlingen, Würtemberg, November 24th, 1824. His father, ThaddeusMiller, was a merchant and a representative of a German family that for fourhundred years had been prominent in the mercantile class and noted for theirwealth and education. He… Read more »
Pabst BrewingCompany Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly, copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 PABST, Frederick, one of the best known and mostenterprising of Milwaukee’s business men, is of Dutch ancestry, although hisforefathers for several generations have been natives of Germany. In 1470 Paul Pabst van Ohorn and his brother,Julius Pabst van Polsenheim, whose father had been executed at… Read more »
William Hartig Family Genealogy & Brewery History “Now with new Carl Manz Information & Photos” Compiled, Edited & Written byMike Reilly Revised on 08/16/2015 William or Wilhelm Hartig was born on August11, 1851 in Miltenberg, Bavaria, Germany, the same town from where his Uncle August Krugcame from andis believed where he married William’s Aunt Anna Maria Hartig…. Read more »
Gettleman Brewing Company Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly,copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 GETTELMAN, Adam, a resident of Wauwatosa, and presidentand treasurer of the A. Gettelman Brewing company, was born in Germantown,Washington county, Wis., April 27th, 1847. His father, Peter Gettelman, was anative of Germany, a farmer by occupation, and, with the thrift so oftenexemplified among people of… Read more »
From Otto Tiegs: I believe that Mr. Hartig and Mr. Manz are seated at the table on the right side of the photo. Mr. Hartig with the light colored hair and no hat on his head. Mr. Manz with a mustache and a hat. The individual between them is unidentified.Credit to John Lupiezowic for the photo with the… Read more »
An Index to WisconsinBreweries with Histories Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly,copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,I, J, K, L, M,N, O, P, Q, R,S, T, U, V, W,X, Y, Z Addison (see St. Lawrence) Ahnapee (later Algoma) Algoma Allouez (see Green Bay) Alma “The first industry in Almawas a brewery. This is… Read more »
An Index to Wisconsin Breweries By County Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly,copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,I, J, K, L, M,N, O, P, Q, R,S, T, U, V, W,X, Y, Z Wisconsin Counties Barron Brown Buffalo Burnett Calumet Chippewa Columbia Dane Dodge Door Green Eau Claire Florence Grant (GRANet) Green Lake… Read more »
Falk Brewing Company Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly,copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 FALK, Otto Herbert, one of the leading young business men ofMilwaukee, and one, who, in connection with the Wisconsin National Guard, hasrendered the state valuable service, is a native of Milwaukee, and was born onthe 18th of June, 1865. His father, Franz Falk, was born in… Read more »
A History of Milwaukee and Wisconsin Breweries Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly, copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 The Middle Europeans brought with them a taste for beer, a beverage which had not been much admired in Milwaukee before their arrival. A combination brewery and distillery, the “Milwaukee brewery”, had been established by Welshmen Richard G. Owens,… Read more »
