Home

Contributions

$1.00 to $24.00 per year.....Swampers were loggers who cleamed paths and removed the snow and brush from around the trees that were to be cut.

$25.00 to $49.00 per year.....Sawyers used "two-man" saws to fell the trees and cut them into logs.

$50.00 to $99.00 per year.....Teamsters drove the horses that pulled the logging sleighs to haul the logs to the railroad or the mill.

$100.00 to $499.00 per year.....Woods bosses managed the logging process.

$500.00 to $999.00 per year.....Homesteaders came and built barns and houses on the raw land after the loggers finished a job.

$1000.00 or more per year.....Settlement Builders were homesteaders who stayed and built the community that has grown into today's "German Settlement".

If you like and appreciate what German Settlement History, Inc. is about and wish to help us toward our goals, pick a "trade" or role and make your contribution. It will be greatly appreciated and used carefully and effectively. Make your check out to GSH, Inc. Since GSH, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization, your contribution may be tax deductible; check with your tax advisor.

We have six categories of gifts and we have named them in honor of the historic development of this community.

Swamper -

Sawyer -

Teamster -

Woods bosses -

Homesteaders -

Settlement Builders -

Mail your contribution to:

German Settlement History, Inc.
N894 S. German Settlement Road
Ogema, WI 54459