My great, great grandfather, Joseph
Schussler, and great, great grandmother, Fanny Neukirch (daughter of
pioneer Franz), were married here in 1848. I would like to
make a pilgrimage to Old World Wisconsin to see it. This also interests
me because Solomon Juneau had donated the land. The Solomon Juneau
Theresa/Mayvillle Husting - Milwaukee connections are some of my favorite
strands of local history, and here it touches my own family. The old
French Canadian Fur Trader, Juneau, was also much loved and respected by the Native Americans in
the Green Bay area.
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Photo credit: UW-Milwaukee |
St. Peter's Chapel was built in 1839, and originally stood on the northwest corner of Jackson and State Street. It was the first Catholic church in Milwaukee, built on land donated by Solomon Juneau. In 1874, the chapel was sold to Saints Peter and Paul Parish, and moved to a location at Murray and Bradford Avenue. When that parish eventually built a larger church in 1939 the chapel was moved to the St. Francis Seminary. In 1975 the chapel was moved to Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, WI.
I thank Kristine Kampa and the Milwaukee History Lovers FB page for posting this history and picture.
