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Books
What started out as a
hobby now includes 8 different books that are for
sale. It includes three genealogies of early
settlers and four histories of the Wisconsin
Dells area. Nearly all aspects of pioneer life in
the Dells-Sauk County area are covered in these
history books. They include plenty of pictures
and illustrations.
The Curry family is
related by marriage to Roseline Peck, the first
white woman in Madison and Baraboo. This has been
called the most complete history of this Peck
family.
The Barringers came to
Sauk and settled in 1840 on War of 1812 pension
land. They have thousands of descendants. The
Bunces, Burdicks and Hubbards can be traced back
to England in colonial times. The Indian history
is a collection Indian stories of south central
Wisconsin Indians up to the present time.
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List Of Books By Ross M. Curry
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The Forebearers
and Descendants of Henry and Abigail
Barringer
Henry and
Abigail were my great-great grandparents. He
settled in the Sauk County town of Reedsburg on
pension land gained from his service in the War
of 1812. His father served in the Revolutionary
War. This book is a record of his family which
probably now numbers in the thousands. |

Hard Cover $40.00 |
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Curry's Combings, A Family
History
This
title is a play on words. This is the record of
my great-grandfather William Curry's family. They
came to Wisconsin in 1849 and were related to the
Pecks by marriage, the Pecks were the
first white family in Madison and Baraboo. This
book like the previous one is a genealogy.
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$15.00
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Dells Area History Vol. I and
Other Stories
This
is a collection of stories and articles that
originally appeared in the Wisconsin Dells Events
newspaper. This collection ranges from a
complete history of the Dells to a lynching which
will match any television shoot-'em-up show you
care to watch. The story of the Winnebago Nation
chronicles the earliest dwellers. The
collection will be of interest to future
historians who will find that Ross has done much
of their research for them.
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$15.00 |
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Dells Area History Vol. II and
Other Stories
Most
of the people in this book were well known in
Kilbourn City which was the original name of
Wisconsin Dells. This book is not only
Dells history but also Dells Area history which
we interpret as the four County Area of Adams,
Columbia, Juneau and Sauk. Most of it takes place
within a 15 mile radius of Wisconsin Dells so
that all those interested in the history of this
area should find something to their liking.
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$15.00 |
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Dells Area History Vol. III and
Other Stories
This
includes more stories than the previous two Dells
Histories but fewer pictures. Volume III of
"Dells Local History" includes stories
such as "Vanderpoel built Dawn Manor,"
"I Remember Wigwams in the Dells" and
" Louis Bluff Long Known as Lookout."
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$15.00 |
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Dells Area Indian History
Dells
Area Indian History which has gathered together
all the Indian stories I have written into one
volume. Each time I make more copies of this book
I include any Indian stories that I have written
in the meantime. Some of the stories included
are, "Ho-Chunk-gara history spans 1,200
years", "Mound builders; Evidence of
"lost civilization", "Black Hawk
traveled early Dells Country", "The
Decorah Chiefs", "Chief Yellow Thunder
returned to homestead land", and "A
brief history of early Sauk County"
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$11.00 |
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The Bunce - Burdick Book: A
Family History
Unlike
the other two genealogies this book is mostly
about my mother's family in Illinois and
Pennsylvania. This history is that of
Charles Gardner Burdick and his wife Susan Bunce
Burdick. Included is all we know about their
ancestors and the names of all their known
descendants and some relevant history and vital
statistics. Siblings of the ancestors are
included as well.
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Out Of Print |
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Postage
is $3 per book.
Ross M. Curry
S947 Clara Ave.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Ross Curry can be reached at rcurrysr@verizon.net
These books have
been sold in nearly every state in the Union. Most
local libraries have some of them and the Wisconsin
State Historical Library in Madison and the Mormon
Library in Salt Lake City has a copy of all of them
except the most recent one.
It would not have been possible without the
cooperation of all my friends and those who purchased
books. We are deeply appreciative of you all.
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