| Date (range) |
Title |
Additional description |
Format |
| Various |
Smith Family Photo Album |
Various photos of the Smith Family and friends over the years. |
Images |
| Various |
Smith Family Movie Album |
A collection of "home movies" of the Smith Family and fishing history. |
Video |
| Various |
Daughters of
the American Revolution |
Many members of the Smith and related families are currently or have been members of the Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR). Members of the group can trace, via a direct line, to patriots of the American Revolution against the British Empire |
Web content |
| 1848 (to ????) |
Commercial Fisherman since 1848: A history of Smith Bros. |
This is just a draft of what it shall become - a history of the Smith Bros. Fisheries and family. Help!!! |
Web content |
| 1852 to 1900 |
The origins and demise
of Amsterdam, Wisconsin |
Below is a series of articles and newspaper clippings that detail the origins of the Amsterdam Wisconsin community that thrived in the mid-1850s. This history is strong with Glibert H. Smith and the origins of the Smith Bros. Fishing enterprise. |
Images of news articles and research |
| 1920c (to 1980c) |
Smith Bros.
Whitefish Caviar |
Right now this is nothing more than images of the brand labels. Plenty of opportunity for somebody to write a history on this topic. |
Images |
| 1939 (to 1988) |
Smith Bros.
Fish Shanty Restaurant menus |
Coffee 5 cents. Perch sandwich 15 cents!!! Includes a short Smith Family fisheries history on the back of the Marine Tavern drink menu. |
Images |
| Various | Flotsam and Jetsam - A collection of Smith Bros. logos | The Smith Bros. family was as industrious with their brand image as they were with fish. This is a collection of billboards, flyers, matchbooks and anything else that would hold the image of the "Man
with the fish". |
Images |
| 1892 Jul |
Gilbert H. Smith
Obituary |
A Neighbor for over Forth Years - Gilbert H. Smith; Sheboygan Harold |
Article |
| 1913 Dec |
Minerva E. Smith
Obituary |
Passing of a pioneer - Minerva E. Smith; The Port Washington Star |
Article |
| 1918c |
Lester H.
Smith's personal log of his second of three trips across the
Atlantic during WW I |
Enclosed is the personal log of Lester on his second trip from New York harbor to France delivering troops and cargo for the war effort. |
Images |
| 1938 |
Lester H. Smith
Obituary |
Obituary of Lester H. Smith. Died April 14th, 1938. |
Image |
| 1943-1944 |
How Many
Fish Eggs are in an Ounce of Caviar?: The Little Joys of
Owning a Business |
A series of letters that were received by Smith Bros. that wanted to find out exactly how many eggs in a jar of caviar and if the act of making the caviar interfered with the love life of the Whitefish. A must read! |
Text and Images |
| 1948 March |
Bringing
Fish To The Pacific |
Adventures in Business. Half-news, half-advertising for the new Smith Bros. Fish Shanty restaurant in Walteria California. Features Oliver H. Smith and Evelyn C. Smith. |
Business flyer |
| 1949 | Fish
Shanties At Amsterdam | Sheboygan Press | Article |
| 1950c |
Fish
Shanty Showmanship |
Inventive ideas brought to successful realization by Miss Evelyn Smith, who shuttles between the two California restaurants while her brother, Capt. Oliver Smith, carries on the commercial fishing business started by their grandfather in 1848. |
Article |
| 1960 July |
Heroic
Rescues: Frank the Horse, Atlanta, Senator |
Ozaukee Press. Port Washington's 125th Anniversary special edition. Frank the Horse - a must read! |
Article |
| 1960 July |
Port
Washington's Maritime History |
Ozaukee Press. Port Washington's 125th Anniversary special edition | Article |
| 1960c |
A Lifetime of
Achievement (Evelyn C. Smith) |
The Columbia Heritage Collection wrote an article on Evelyn C. Smith and her early days at Columbia learning the craft of nursing. |
Article |
| 1966 Nov |
Boatloads
of Chubs Head for Dinner Table |
The Milwaukee Journal. Full page article with photos of the Smith Bros. fishing and chub processing and smoking. |
Article |
| 1967 Jan |
Winter
Storm swept harbor for final 1966 jolt on Dec. 28 |
Ozaukee Press. 12 Photos showing the sinking of the Bert S. in December of 1966. Lincoln D. Smith was there when the Bert S sank and adds
his experience. |
Article |
| 1967 |
New Yacht Arrives |
Ozaukee Press. Oliver H. Smith's pride and joy - the Ollie. Missing from the newspapers pictures is the exciting story of
the maiden voyage of the Ollie that Lincoln D. Smith helped pilot from New York City to Michigan. This is a must read. |
Article |
| 1968c |
It's
Pumpkin-Head Time Again |
Smith Bros. Indian Village manager Virginia Haack opens the annual Pumpkin-Head Halloween contest. Large scary knife is included. |
Article |
| 1970c |
A
partial history of John Harmon family from the time he first
came from England 1635. Also the genealogy of John Waugh born in
1687 in the north of Ireland |
Five pages of
history of the Harmon and Waugh genealogy are scanned in as an
image. This was prepared by Arlisle M. Smith and is part of her
evidence for entry into the Daughters of the American Revolution
(DAR). Unknown date of origin. |
Images (of text) |
| 1972 |
Oliver
H. Smith and Evelyn C. Smith: Speaking at Ozaukee County Historical Society |
Oliver H. Smith and Evelyn C. Smith were recorded speaking to the Ozaukee County Historical Society (Wisconsin). The main topics were two ship wrecks that happened in Lake Michigan right off the coast from Port Washington, Wisconsin. The steamer Atlanta fire that occurred March 18th, 1906. The Senator and Marquette collision in a dense fog October 30th, 1929. |
Audio |
| 1973 May |
Oliver H. Smith
Obituary |
Ozaukee Press | Article |
| 1973 Aug |
125th
Anniversary of Smith Bros. Fisheries: 1848 - 1973 |
Ozaukee Press |
Article |
| 1976 |
Smith
Plots New Courses |
Milwaukee Journal. Nice article on Lincoln D. Smith, President of Smith Bros. |
Article |
| 1976 |
Evelyn
C. Smith: Milwaukee Journal: Port Washington To France And Back |
Milwaukee Journal |
Article |
| 1976 Dec |
Ozaukee
Press Bicentennial Collection |
Ozaukee Press's Bicentennial Collection. Interesting historic pictures submitted by Smith Fisheries to this special edition of the Press. |
Article |
| 1977 Oct |
Rainstorm
Lashes Lakeshore |
Milwaukee Journal. A terrible wind and rain storm lashes up and down the coast of the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan. The casualty this time were the sailboats moored in the Port harbor before the protection of the small boat harbor. |
Article |
| 1977 Dec |
The Fisherman Who Became A Symbol |
Great Lakes Fisherman. Short article about the unknown identity of the famous Smith Bros. "Man with the fish" logo. Richard D. Smith also provides a second image
of a fisherman with a sturgeon over the shoulder. | Article |
| 1985 |
Evelyn C. Smith
Memoirs |
Maxine Louise Smith (Keller) interviewed Evelyn C. Smith in her nursing home near the end of her life. She is often considered the matriarch of the Smith Family. Just brief highlights of her life would include serving in World War I as a nurse, running the very profitable Smith Bros. caviar business and restaurants, and the inventor of the fish sandwich. A bonus handwritten notes for a devotion to be given at the United Church Circle Meeting 1973 December 15th. The topic was based upon her first hand experiences serving as a nurse in World War I in France and a "false armistice". |
Audio, images |
| 1985 |
Storm
damages Sea Wall |
Fierce southeast winds created high waves Monday that opened this 40 foot gap in the sea wall adjacent to Smith Brothers Fish Shanty Restaurant in Port Washington. |
Article |
| 1986 |
Evelyn C. Smith
Obituary |
Ozaukee Press | Article |
| 1986 |
Evelyn C.
Smith - Smith Bros, founder plays hostess even at final hour |
Milwaukee Journal's article on the passing of Evelyn C. Smith.
"She left a note that the minister found." said one relative. "It said something like, 'When I die, the party's on me. After the services, just tell 'em the meal's on Evelyn'." |
Article |
| 1990c |
Delos
Smith a Hero In Atlanta Rescue |
Not sure of the newspaper that carried this story. But, the by line is from Rick Smith, Marine Historian. Rick is not related to this Smith Family. |
Article |
| 1990c |
The
Historic Early Commercial Fisherman of Sheboygan County |
Unknown publication (not a newspaper). Very good and detailed assessment using census data of early fishing families of Sheboygan County. Gilbert Smith is mentioned. |
Article |
| 1991 Sep |
Hope
Huwatschek Obituary |
Ozaukee Press |
Article |
| 1998c |
Every Day Is Fish Day |
Ozaukee Press. Nice article on both Smith Bros., represented by Bert Smith and the Ewig Bros., represented by Gene Ewig. |
Article |
| 2006 |
Lincoln Delos
Smith 80th Birthday pictures |
66 pictures of Lincoln Delos Smith's life scanned to digital. The scanned pictures are all available as one big zip file of over 175 MBytes. |
Images |
