1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

A Historical Genealogical Archive Database for the families and their descendants who settled in and around the Fox Valley area of East Central Wisconsin.

VanHandel, Helen Frances

VanHandel, Helen Frances

Female 1915 - 2008  (92 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1853 
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 On April 14, the first meeting of the Appleton Village Board was held. John F. Johnston was elected village president.
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 Samuel Appleton died at his home in Boston on July 12.
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 The cornerstone for Lawrence University\'s Main Hall was laid.
  • 1853: Appleton History
    1853 The village of Appleton was incorporated, encompassing the former villages of Lawesburg, Appleton, and Grand Chute.
  • 1853: USA History
    Fourteenth President of the US is Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
2 1854 
  • 1854: Appleton History
    1854 Appleton\'s liquor ordinance was repealed, legalizing the sale and possession of alcohol.
  • 1854: Appleton History
    1854 The system of Fox River Locks and canals began operating. A boat from the Mississippi River met a boat from the Great Lakes for the first time at Appleton.
  • 1854: Appleton History
    1854 The village of Appleton was divided into two fire districts, east and west of Appleton Street, and a fire warden was appointed for each district.
3 1856 
  • 1856: Kaukauna History
    Completion of the Fox Locks and dam system. The economic boom for Kaukauna ends as canal workers move on. Vacant buildings are purchased and moved.
4 1857 
  • 1857: Appleton History
    1857 Amos A. Lawrence visited Appleton for the first time and inspected the school named for him in May.
  • 1857: Appleton History
    1857 Appleton was incorporated as a city on May 2.
  • 1857: USA History
    Fifteenth President of the US is James Buchanan 1857-1861
5 1861 
  • 1861: Appleton History
    1861 The Chicago-Northwestern Railroad was extended to Appleton from Neenah and Menasha. Trains started serving Appleton for the first time on February 27.
  • 1861: USA History
    American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter
  • 1861: USA History
    Sixteenth President of the US is Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
  • 1861: Kaukauna History
    The Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the main line between Green Bay and Milwaukee comes to town.
6 1863 
  • 1863: Appleton History
    1863 The Lawrence Engine Company was formed with Appleton\'s first fire engine.
7 1865 
  • 1865: Appleton History
    1865 The Appleton City Gas Light Company was incorporated.
  • 1865: USA History
    Abraham Lincoln assassinated
  • 1865: USA History
    Seventeenth President of the US is Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
  • 1865: USA History
    United States Civil War ends
8 1866 
  • 1866: Appleton History
    1866 The Appleton City Railway Company was incorporated to provide streetcar service to the city of Appleton. Horses provided power for the streetcars.
9 1869 
  • 1869: Appleton History
    1869 The United States Supreme Court ruled for Lawrence University and against the claims of Edward Meade, resolving a long dispute over ownership of Appleton\'s downtown property.
  • 1869: USA History
    Eighteenth President of the US is Ulysses Simpson Grant 1869-1877
  • 1869: Kaukauna History
    Augustin Grignon dies at age 80 at Buttes de Morts.
10 1870 
  • 1870: Appleton History
    1870 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early leader of the women\'s rights movement, visited Appleton.
11 1872 
  • 1872: Appleton History
    1872 Riverside Cemetery was established, with the remains of pioneers moved from Appleton\'s first cemetery at the present site of The Post-Crescent newspaper offices.
  • 1872: Appleton History
    1872 The United States government bought the Fox Locks for $145,000.
  • 1872: USA History
    Yellowstone National Park established
  • 1872: Kaukauna History
    Railway tracks from Manitowoc to Antigo laid along the south bank of the river.
  • 1872: Kaukauna History
    The Kaukauna Water Power Company plats the village of Ledyard on the south side of the river.


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