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It's one of the best parts of being a member of a big family.

Sharing your old photos, stories and memorabilia is like visting our past—and bringing it home to the present!

Would you consider sharing with us:

PHOTOS—wedding, birth, and especially aged old photos
CERTIFICATES—wedding, birth, marriage, death
LETTERS—war correspondence, other letters to and from family, postcards, greeting cards
RECIPES—old recipes, ideally in the original hand of the person who created them
GENEALOGY INFO—any charts or data you may have

Leisz Family History Website

For descendants of Leopold Leisz Turtle Lake, Wisconsin (1835-1893) and Anna Maria "Mary" Schmidt Leisz (1840-1918) of Peregu Mare, Arad, Romania, immigrating to United States in 1893 and settling in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin in 1894

Site Administrator

Denise Leisz, granddaughter of Leisz Brother Joseph

Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081

Share your MEMORIES with us

Who were the children in your family named after?
Where loved ones born in a hospital or at home?
What were your parents like? How did they make a living?
Where did your folks live as children? What were their hometowns like? Can you describe their homes?
Who were their best friends, and what did they do together?
When did husband and wife first meet, and under what circumstances? What were they like when they first met? What attracted them to one another?
Silly things your parents or relatives did or said—when they were young, when older. A phrase that best describes them.
Funny anecdotes or "words of wisdom" your folks or other relatives were known to favor
The most unusual pet anyone in your family ever had
In your family, how was Sunday different from other days of the week?

about this website

In 2002, Leisz family members from across the nation and beyond gathered in
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin—where their ancestors settled upon immigrating to America
from Europe in 1893. Perhaps you were at this very special reunion.

Since 2002, reunion organizers have been seeking a way to share
Leisz family information with members far and wide. We felt that an Internet website
could be a viabe way to reach one another, and to keep our family history alive.

What are your thoughts? Let us know. We want to hear from you.

Things to do in and around Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

The House on the Rock in New Glarus is interesting. So is the Duluth/Superior area. Turtle Lake is only a short distance from the Mall of America, and while it is not in Wisconsin, it is a fun place to go.

DRIVING FROM THE EAST OR SOUTH? Check out the Wisconsin Dells, "The Waterpark Capital of the World" for kid-friendly fun galore!

Hayward is a neat little town. There's lots of shops, including antique shops, a casino, and along the way, you could rent canoes or tubes and float the Namekogan River or go horseback riding.

Menomonie has some rather neat historical buildings, such as the Mabel Tainter Theater, the Wilson House and the Louis Smith Tainter House (owned by the University of Wisconsin-Stout). Menomonie also has a neat bike trail where you can rent bikes.

St. Croix Falls is very neat for someone who likes to rock climb and take in the natural beauty of the area.

Cameron has a Barron County Historical Museum that is interesting. The museum is set up like a small village that contains an old schoolhouse, dental office, post office, typical home of that ear, an actual church where they still have wedding ceremonies, and many other buildings and things to see that are too numerous to mention. There's probably lots of things there now that belonged to our ancestors at one time.

ABOVE COURTESY OF DEB AVERY, GRANDDAUGHTER OF LEISZ BROTHER MICHAEL (1882-1944).

Leisz Family History

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