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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Lutz, Thomas Joseph |
| Title, Monographic | The Historic Maritime Lutz's of Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Date of Publication | 2007 |
| Extent of Work | 33 leaves ; 28 cm |
| Abstract | Part 1: Johann Lutz: Pioneer Commercial Fisherman. Johann Lutz came to America in June 1847 from Gruenmettstetten on the northeastern edge of Germany's Black Forest. By 1850 he was living in Sheboygan and engaged in commercial fishing on Lake Michigan. Lutz is credited with launching the "J. Sheriffs," a "built-from-scratch steam powered fishing tug" in 1871. Discusses others who may have assisted Lutz in building the ship: Joseph Steimle, David S. Jenkins, Jacob Vollrath, Caspar Pfister, John Gregory or Robert Grey, and possibly James Sheriffs. Part 2: Theodore Casper "T. C." Lutz and the Creation of the Nation's Greatest Marine Construction Company. Theodore Casper Lutz was born at "Pine Grove" in Town Wilson, south of Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1857. In the 1890s, the Hausler & Lutz Dredging and Towing Company became "one of Chicago's foremost marine construction companies during a time of convulsive change and consolidation within the industry." It was later named the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, and by 1917 was the "greatest marine construction company in the nation." Part 3: Brief Biographies for Johann Lutz's Other Noteworthy Children. John Henry Lutz, Eduard Albert Lutz, Lorenz Albertus "Lawrence" Lutz, Anna Margaret Lutz Fontanna, and Margaretha Susanna Lutz Daley Christenson Garski. |
| Notes | An earlier version of this history won a Special Honorable Mention in the 2004 Henry Barkhausen Competition for Original Research, awarded by the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History. This three-part article is taken from a larger, unfinished family history by the author entitled 'Foot Prints, Threads, and Shadows': A Kinship Anthology, Book One, the Lutz's of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and Their Related Families. |
| Call Number | MKI P2007-27 |
| MKI Terms | Family History/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Wisconsin -- Sheboygan County/ Lutz, Johann/ Business & Industry/ Chicago |