(still) “under construction“…

Clark House Historian is about to begin its tenth year of investigating, interpreting and sharing the stories of the Clarks, their relatives, neighbors, friends, and the world in which they lived. From our first post in late-March, 2016, through early March, 2026, I’ve researched, written and published almost 500 Clark House Historian posts comprising about a half-million words, and illustrated with hundreds of historic maps, photographs, lithographs and other images. That’s a lot of information to organize and search.

Even though the blog has a decent SEARCH BY KEYWORDS(s) function, and each post is kind-of, sort-of indexed with SEARCH BY CATEGORY labels and SEARCH BY TAGS (mostly tagged by date), it has become more difficult to find specific information and archived CHH source materials than I’d prefer. So in 2021 I started indexing the blog. Unfortunately, in the five (!) years since 2021 there’s been a long pause in indexing because, frankly, I don’t much care for indexing.

But the reality is that it’s long past time to get the indexing project moving again, and I plan to chip away at it, post by post, until we are caught up. (But, as my astute, dear father used to say, “that’s a fine speech, son…” so we’ll see.)

Anyway, if you’ve tried the blog’s index, SEARCH function, and sorting by Categories and still can’t find the CHH post, image or other information that you’re looking for, please let me know via the blog’s CONTACT form and I’ll do my best to help.

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NEWLY INDEXED SUBJECTS (as of March 8, 2026)
• CABINS & SHANTIES
• FUN & GAMES
• NATIVE AMERICANS
• SEASONS
• WEATHER

The fine print

Note: In the Index I have not cross-indexed all the names mentioned in each blog post. if you are looking for information on a specific individual or family, I suggest you start by using the blog’s SEARCH BY KEYWORD function and search for that person’s surname, first name + surname, and first- and/or middle-initials (omit periods) + surname. Please CONTACT me if you need help finding any particular person or other info.

The Index was last updated March 8, 2026, and includes these new entries. Additions to the index are in progress and organized in a single alphabetical list by surname or subject. In the case of duplicate/re-printed posts, I have usually indexed only the most-recent, revised and up-to-date version of that post. (If you seek the original version(s), they are usually linked to in the revised posts.)

To view the entire (in-progress) INDEX, just keep scrolling…

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INDEX

BECKER, Anna & family (Mequon residents after Clark era)
see MEQUON…Research strategies & resources, parts 1, 2, 3

BIGELOW family, early Mequon immigrants
Bigelow, Gideon, brother of Isaac, in Ohio (1). Erie Canal – the Woodworth family, 1835 (part 1)
Bigelow, Gideon, brother of Isaac, in Ohio (2). Erie Canal – the Woodworth family, 1835 (part 2)
Bigelow, Isaac. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography

BONNIWELL family, early Mequon immigrants, Clark friends & neighbors
Bonniwell, Eleanor, see MOSS, Philip
Bonniwell (family), migration from England to NY to Mequon. Erie Canal – the Bonniwell Family 1832-39
Bonniwell, Walter, First Marriage. RBOH – Walter Bonniwell’s first marriage

BUCK, John (Clark family hired man, 1850)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850 – part 4

CABINS & SHANTIES
Log cabin, “A first settlement” 1840 (image) Searching for JMC’s roots: Daily life in the Stanstead area, 1784-1817
Shanties, Civil War, winter (images), “Dear Santa,”

CANADA, see various entries for LOWER CANADA

CENSUS, U.S. Federal Decennial
1840: Clark, Jonathan & Mary and (?). History Mystery! No. 1 (of many)
1850: Clark family, population schedule (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
1900: Research strategies & resources. Finding Your Mequon Roots (part 1)
1900: Research strategies & resources. Finding Your Mequon Roots (part 2)
1900: Research strategies & resources. Finding Your Mequon Roots (part 3)

CHURCHES & CHURCH RECORDS: New York State
Columbia Co., Gallatin Reformed Church, baptismal records. CHH Reader Challenge – results

CHRISTMAS
Santa Claus visits Milwaukee, 1867 (Woodworth). Santa Claus Visits Milwaukee, 1867 (updated)
Santa Claus visits Milwaukee, 1867 (newspaper item). Santa Claus Visits, 1867: Reviewed

CIVIL WAR (U.S.)
Clark, Henry M., possibly drafted & served (?). Veterans Day
Turck, Benjamin, Civil War service. Veterans Day
Turck, Joseph R., Civil War service. Veterans Day

CLARK, Arthur (Clark relative?, living with Clark family in 1850)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Who was Arthur Clark? History Mystery! – No. 4

CLARK, Caroline Mary (1st child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
see also WOODWARD, Caroline (Clark)
Biographical Sketch, 1893. Caroline M. (Clark) Woodward: a closer look at that 1893 biography
Birthdate in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)

CLARK, Elizabeth Rachel “Libbie” (3rd child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
Birthdate in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)

CLARK “FAMILY RECORD”
Introduction to important source document. Meet the Children (part 1)
What is it? Who Created it? History Mystery! No. 2

CLARK, Henry M. (2nd child—only son—of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
Birthdate in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Death date (and age at death) in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)
Military Service (purported), Civil War. Veterans Day

CLARK HOUSE HISTORY
House history & changing place names (photo). Where are we?

CLARK HOUSE HISTORIAN BLOG: news, challenges, fun, & miscellany.
April 29, 2016. Blog Stuff
June 20, 2017. Well, that took longer than expected…
October 12, 2017. An Explanation in Advance
January 18, 2018. Random Clark House Stuff
March 29, 2018, Happy Anniversary!
July 30, 2019. Still Here! Watch This Space!
January 27, 2021. CHH Reader Challenge!
February 8, 2021. CHH Reader Challenge – results!

CLARK HOUSE MUSEUM & FRIENDS
Annual Meeting, January, 2018, highlights. Random Clark House Stuff
Heritage Days, June, 2019. Still Here! Watch This Space!

CLARK, Jennie Marietta (8th child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
see also MORRISON, Jennie C. (or Jennie M.)
Birthdate in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)

CLARK, Jonathan M. (husband of Mary Turck)
see also CLARK, Jonathan M. & Mary (Turck)
see also LOWER CANADA, Stanstead (re JMC origins)
Ancestor hints for JMC in daughter’s bio. Caroline M. (Clark) Woodward: a closer look at that 1893 biography
Biographical sketch (2016), with photo. JMC: Man of Mystery
Biographical overview (2020). Now, where were we? – the search for JMC’s roots
Census, 1840 federal. History Mystery! No. 1 (of many)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Death date (and age at death) in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Death info and other calamities. 1857: Disaster
Marriage to Mary Turck, 1840. Jonathan and Mary, together.
Military Service, U.S. Army, enlistment, 1833. Jonathan Joins the Army
Military Service, U.S. Army, enlistment, 1833 (more). JMC Joins the Army: A Closer Look
Military Service, U.S. Army, enlistment & discharge, 1833 (USA Register). JMC in the U.S. Army Register
Military Service, U.S. Army, reporting for duty, 1833. Pvt. Clark, reporting for duty
Military Service, U.S. Army, at Ft. Howard, Oct. 1833. Fort Howard, October 1833 (part 1)
Military Service, U.S. Army, at Ft. Howard, Oct. 1833. Fort Howard, October 1833 (part 2)
Military Service, U.S. Army, at Ft. Howard, Nov. 1833. Fort Howard, November 1833
Military Service, U.S. Army (short summary). Veterans Day
Military Service, U.S. Army, at Ft. Howard & discharge, 1836 (map). Ouisconsin Territory, 1836
Road construction, U.S. Army military road, Nov. 1833. Fort Howard, November 1833
Schooling in Stanstead: Back to School, 1831: JMC in Stanstead?

CLARK, Jonathan M. & Mary (Turck)
see also separate entries for CLARK, Jonathan M. and CLARK, Mary Turck
Census, 1840 federal. History Mystery! No. 1 (of many)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Children of, general introduction to all. Meet the Children (part 1)
Children of, birthdates in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
House history & changing place names, photo. Where are we?

CLARK, Josephine M. (“Josie”), (7th child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
Birthdate in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)

CLARK, Laura Marcelleau (6th child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
Birthdate in Clark “Family Record.” History Mystery! No. 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)

CLARK, Mary Turck, (wife of Jonathan M. Clark)
Biographical sketch (2016), with photo. Mary Turck Clark
Birthdate,”1820,” in Clark “Family Record” (recte 1821). History Mystery! No. 2
Census, 1840 federal. History Mystery! No. 1 (of many)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Marriage to Jonathan M. Clark, 1840. Jonathan and Mary, together.
Signature of, 1867 (image). History Mystery! No. 2

CLARK, Persie A. (4th child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)
Name confusion (“Precious,” “P. A.”). Meet the Children (part 1)

CLARK, Theresa/Teresa (5th child of Jonathan M. & Mary Turck Clark)
Census, 1850 federal (1). The Clark Family in 1850, part 1
Census, 1850 federal (2). The Clark Family in 1850, part 2
Introduction to and siblings. Meet the Children (part 1)
Name confusion (“Fresta,” “Mary,” “Sarah,” “Tresa). Meet the Children (part 1)

DURK, Jacob A.
see TURCK, Jacob A. (father of Peter Turck)

DURK, Peter
see TURCK, Peter (father of Mary Turck Clark)

DUTCH LANGUAGE
Turck family, Columbia Co., New York, 1798. CHH Reader Challenge – results!

FORT HOWARD, U.S. Army, Green Bay, Wisconsin (orig. Michigan) Territory
see entries for CLARK, Jonathan M., Military Service.
Location of, including map, 1836. Ouisconsin Territory, 1836

FUN & GAMES
Football (American, images) 1860s-1880s The Big Game
Hunting, fishing, bowling, skating, etc. (images), What did you do on Sunday?
Ice fishing (image), Bitter Cold? Sounds like fun!
Ice skating (image), Winter fun, 1868
Sabbath, no fun or games on the, (images), What did you do on Sunday?
Singing, New Year’s glee tradition, Hail, Smiling morn! – 2022 edition
Sleigh riding (image), Bitter Cold? Sounds like fun!
Sleigh riding (image), “Dashing through the snow…”
Sleigh riding (image), Snow!
Sleigh riding, accidents, downed trees, stumps in snow (images), Stuff Happens – on a sleigh ride!

GERMAN LANGUAGE
Kurrent (cursive writing style). Lesen Sie Kurrent?
Turck family, Columbia Co., New York, 1798. CHH Reader Challenge – results!

HISTORY MYSTERY!
1. Who was living with Jonathan & Mary Clark in 1840? History Mystery! No. 1 (of many)
2. Clark “Family Record,” What is it? Who Created it? History Mystery! No. 2

KLEIN, Anna Maria (also CLINE, mother of Peter Turck)
Baptism of son Peter, 1798. CHH Reader Challenge – results!
Name spelling, variations, nicknames. CHH Reader Challenge – results!

LOOMER, Mary Cerena (Clark neighbor)
Marriage to J. W. Woodworth, Peter Turck officiant. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography

LOOMIS, J. I.
1850 federal census enumerator for Mequon. The Clark Family in 1850, part 2

LOWER CANADA, land (grants, sales, etc.)
Early LC land grant practices. Leaders and Associates – the unique land grant system of early Lower Canada
Clark families in land records. Deep in the Documents – Searching for Clarks in early Lower Canada

LOWER CANADA, Stanstead (re JMC origins)
see also LOWER CANADA, land (grants, sales, etc.)
see also MAPS: Lower Canada, incl. Stanstead
Illness in Stanstead, 1811. “Distressing sickness” – 1811, Lower Canada, edition
Text to accompany Bouchette’s 1815 map. Stanstead, 1815 — a portrait in words
Color engraving of Stanstead, 1815/1827. A view of Stanstead, Lower Canada, 1827
History, genealogy and early biography: Your Weekend Reading: Forests and Clearings

MAPS: Lower Canada, province
Lower Canada, 1802, part 1 of 2. Monday: Map Day! – Lower Canada, 1802
Lower Canada, 1802, part 2 of 2. Monday: Map Day! – Lower Canada, 1802, part 2
Lower Canada, 1815 (Bouchette’s masterpiece). Monday: Map Day! – Lower Canada, 1815

MAPS: Lower Canada, Stanstead (township, later county)
Lower Canada, Stanstead, c. 1790-1809 (?). Monday: Map Day! – A very early map of Stanstead, LC, landowners
Lower Canada, Stanstead, c. 1800-1809 (?) Monday: Map Day! – Diagram of Stanstead Township, c. 1800-1809
Lower Canada, Stanstead, 1815. Monday: Map Day! – Lower Canada ranges and lots

MAPS: Vermont
Vermont, 1796. Monday: Map Day! – Vermont, 1796

MAPS: Wisconsin Territory & State
Wisconsin Territory, 1836 with JMC annotations. Ouisconsin Territory, 1836

MEQUON, Washington Co. (later Ozaukee Co.), Wisconsin
Clark House history & changing place names, photo. Where are we?
Elections, 1840. Early Election Returns!
Elections, 1840 (more). 1840 Election Updates
Research strategies & resources (1). Finding Your Mequon Roots (part 1)
Research strategies & resources (2). Finding Your Mequon Roots (part 2)
Research strategies & resources (3). Finding Your Mequon Roots (part 3)

MILITARY SERVICE & VETERANS
see also CIVIL WAR, REVOLUTIONARY WAR
see also CLARK, Jonathan M., Military Service.
Clark and Turck (Turk) service, U.S. colonial era to Civil War. Veterans Day
Veterans’ Day (2016). Veterans Day

MOSS, Philip, Bonniwell brother-in-law, Clark neighbor, friend, lawyer
Moss, Philip & Eleanor (Bonniwell) migrate to Mequon. Erie Canal – the Bonniwell Family 1832-39

NATIVE AMERICANS
Agriculture and, 1836: Astounding Produce News!
American Revolution and, The American Revolution: are you watching?
Canoes, inland river travel, and, Paddling upstream…
Census, federal and Native Americans, Census Records for the In-Between Years: 1842
Chewing “gum” and, RBOH: Chewing Gum
Disease, epidemics and, “Distressing sickness” – 1811, Lower Canada, edition
JCH “Mother Earth” 2022 lectures, part 1, on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/live/6ugPFAwzXWs?si=azkg4FHsop-Cs2JN
JCH “Mother Earth” 2022 lectures, part 2, on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/live/odbb6pkBUf8?si=AxYz-Jjyz-fzagC7
JCH “Mother Earth” 2022 lectures, part 3, on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/live/CnZePqlDPkU?si=_GKFhN5gdKUMi14W
Frémont, John C. and, Monday: Map Day! – To the gold fields, 1849 & ’50
Map, Green Bay area, Michigan Territory, 1827, Monday: Map Day! – Ft. Howard & Green Bay, 1827
Map, Ouisconsin, 1836, place names and, Monday: Map Day! – One more (updated) look at Ouisconsin Territory, 1836
Map, United States, 1825, westward expansion and, Monday: Map Day! – The United States of North America, 1825
Métis, U.S. government and, I’ve been busy…at the Portage! (part 1)
Métis, U.S. government and, I’ve been busy…at the Portage! (part 2)
Settlers, early CHH area and, Meet Mary’s sister: Elizabeth Turck Maxon (1828-1913)
Trails become roads, The county’s earliest federal roads (plural)
U.S. army and, How’d they get here? Detroit to Ft. Howard, 1834 (part 1)
U.S. army and, How’d they get here? Detroit to Ft. Howard, 1834 (part 2)
U.S. government and, Presidents’ Day, 1844

NOVA SCOTIA, Washington/Ozaukee Co. immigrants from
Bigelow, Gideon, brother of Isaac, in Ohio (1). Erie Canal – the Woodworth family, 1835 (part 1)
Bigelow, Gideon, brother of Isaac, in Ohio (2). Erie Canal – the Woodworth family, 1835 (part 2)
Bigelow, Isaac. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography
Loomer, Mary Cerena. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography
Strickland, Daniel. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography
Woodworth, Ephraim & James, Erie Canal (1) Erie Canal – the Woodworth family, 1835 (part 1)
Woodworth, Ephraim & James, Erie Canal (2) Erie Canal – the Woodworth family, 1835 (part 2)
Woodworth, James W. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography

RBOH – RANDOM BITS OF HISTORY
Bonniwell, Walter, First Marriage. RBOH – Walter Bonniwell’s first marriage

RELIGION
Baptist, see TURCK, Peter.
Methodist, see WOODWORTH, James W.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR (U.S.)
Turck, John/Johannis A. service. Veterans Day

SEASONS: Winter
Blizzard (Rev. Woodworth) 1871. Snow!
Snow! Sleigh ride (Currier & Ives) 1853. Snow!
Wintertime, ruffed grouse (Currier & Ives) 1867. Wintertime

SEASONS (see also WEATHER)
Fall, see also HARVEST
Fall, apples, historic varieites (images), Tasting history
Fall, Autumn in Wisconsin, 2020 (image). Autumn in Wisconsin
Fall, cider making (image), Autumn in New England: Cider Making
Fall, Fall colors, 2020 (image). Fall Colors
Fall, football (American, images) 1860s-1880s The Big Game
Fall, harvest time, JCH stone barn (image) 1980s Harvest Time
Fall, husking (image), Autumn chores: Husking
Fall, More fall colors, 2020 (image). More Fall Colors
Fall, ox team crossing river, sycamores (image), 1841, Autumn in “the West” – 1841
Fall, pictorial essay for Labor Day(images) Labor Day – a photo essay
Fall, Stanstead area (image), 1840-1880, Searching for JMC’s roots: Lake Memphremagog
Spring, plow and plowing (image) 1853, Preparing for planting
Winter, cabins and shanties, Civil War (images), “Dear Santa,”
Winter, Cedarburg covered bridge in (image), Winter in Ozaukee County
Winter, farmers’ work in offseason (images), Labor Day – a photo essay
Winter, farmers work in offseason (image), Organizing…
Winter, ice fishing, sleighing (image), Bitter Cold? Sounds like fun!
Winter, ruffled grouse in (image), Wintertime
Winter, “Intensely Cold Weather”
Winter, Shoveling out – and other winter chores
Winter, snow & sleighriding (image), Snow!

STANSTEAD, LOWER CANADA, see LOWER CANADA, Stanstead

TURCK, Benjamin (brother of Mary Turck Clark)
Military service, Civil War. Veterans Day

TURCK, Jacob A. (also TURK, DURK, father of Peter Turck)
Baptism of son Peter, 1798. CHH Reader Challenge – results!

TURCK, James Byron, Sr. (brother of Mary Turck Clark)
Signature of, 1867 (image). History Mystery! No. 2

TURCK, John/Johannis A. (also TURK, uncle of Peter Turck)
Military service, Revolutionary War. Veterans Day

TURCK, Joseph R. (brother of Mary Turck Clark)
Military service, Civil War. Veterans Day

TURCK, Mary (wife of Jonathan M. Clark)
see CLARK, Mary Turck (wife of Jonathan M. Clark)

TURCK, Peter (father of Mary Turck Clark)
Asst. Marshal for U.S. Census, July, 1840. Early Election Returns!
Baptismal record, 1798. CHH Reader Challenge – results!
Elected County Assessor & Coroner, Nov. 1840. Early Election Returns!
Baptist Preacher, marries Woodworth & Loomer, 1838. Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography

TURK, Paulus Jacobz.(4th great-grandfather of Mary Turck Clark)
Military service, New York Militia, 1689. Veterans Day

VETERANS & VETERANS DAY
see MILITARY SERVICE & VETERANS.

WEATHER (see also SEASONS)
Prediction? fragment from an almanac? (image), Help the Historian: Mysterious (Bible?) Fragment
Summer, tornado (“hurricane”), Ozaukee Co., 1857: Disaster
Winter, cold (image), Bitter Cold? Sounds like fun!
Winter, cold (image), “Intensely Cold Weather”
Winter, snow (image), “Dashing through the snow…”
Winter, snow (image), Shoveling out – and other winter chores
Winter, snow & sleighriding (image), Snow!

WOODWORTH, James W. (Clark neighbor, friend)
Autobiography, “My Path, and the Way the Lord Led Me” (1881), Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography
Blizzard, shoveling out, 1871. Snow!
Biographical sketch, Rev. Woodworth’s Autobiography
Religion, Methodist, see all WOODWORTH posts.
Santa Claus, thoughts on, 1867 (part 1). Santa Claus Visits Milwaukee, 1867 (updated)

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