January 12, 2012
Ahoy!
Milwaukee’s Captain Frederick Pabst, in his sea-captain days, crossed paths with another captain — Detroit shipping king and mega-millionaire industrialist Eber Brock Ward.
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January 19, 2011
Margaret Mather
A tragic Victorian stage actress rises from poverty in Detroit to live in celebrity, if not artistic splendor.
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May 3, 2010
Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery
Visiting the beer baron delta, where Blatz, Schlitz and Pabst are all eternally locked in their boozy, intertwined legacies.
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March 25, 2010
The Captain
This blog’s grandfather is Captain Frederick Pabst.
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February 12, 2010
Valentine’s Day
I tried to think about some of my favorite historical couples, but I ended up dwelling on love affairs closer to home.
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