 | Norah’s “ODO-Stuff” Blog | “Take your feet off the coffee table” booming at me. Quirky, aesthetic. mish mash. Think … | Norah's 'ODO-Stuff' Blog |
| David Ferrie (B. 1951) | Graduated Pio Nono High School 1969 Attended UWM Married Mary Ellen O’Donnell 2004 Actor in … | David Ferrie |
| Genealogy: O’Donnell Family Tree | The genealogy chart below shows seven generations of the O’Donnell family across 200 years, from … | Family Tree: O'Donnell |
| Genealogy: Kortsch Family Tree | The fan chart below covers five generations of Mom’s family, about 125 years, from the … | Family Tree: Kortsch |
| Katherine (‘Katie’) O’Donnell (B. 1992) | Born 1992 Graduated McGill University, 2015 (English) Working as paralegal in Washington, D.C. These are … | Katherine O'Donnell |
| Brian O’Donnell (B. 1989) | Born 1989 Graduated University of Oregon, 2014 (Chinese Language and Literature) Working in Shanghai, China … | Brian O'Donnell |
| Wilson (‘Buck’) Norman (B. 1997) | Born 1997 Graduated Marietta (GA) High School, 2016 Graduated Kennesaw State University, 2024 (Business) These … | Wilson 'Buck' Norman |
| Caitlin Norman (B. 1995) | Born 1995 Graduated Marietta (GA) High School (2014) Worked Marietta Pizza Company Currently living in … | Caitlin Norman |
| Sarah Norman (B. 1993) | Born 1993 Graduated Marietta (GA) High School ( ) Working as Hair Stylist, … | Sarah Norman |
| Patrick O’Donnell (B. 1992) | Born 1992 Graduated University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (2020) Medical Specialty: Pediatrics Residing: Austin, … | Patrick O'Donnell |
| Michael O’Donnell (B. 1982) | Born 1982 Graduated Marquette University, 2002 (Advertising) Married Katie Jeske Children: Elle (2011), Aubrey (2014), … | Michael O'Donnell |
| Daniel O’Donnell (B. 1981) | Born 1981 Graduated Marquette University, 2000 (English) Graduated Marquette University Law School, 2003 Works As … | Daniel O'Donnell |
| Jonathan Reiter (B. 1973) | Born 1973 Graduated Lincoln Park High School (Chicago) Attended Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design … | Jonathan Reiter |
| Kim Kopesky Reiter (B. ) | Born Graduated Married Tyler Reiter Children: Madison, Billie These are the pictures of Kim in … | Kim Kopesky Reiter |
| Tyler Reiter (B. 1970) | Born 1970 Graduated Dominican High School (1988) Owner, Moxy Married Kim Kopesky Children: Madison (2001), … | Tyler Reiter |
| Margaret M. O’Donnell (1916-2006) | Born Margaret M. Kortsch (1916) Attended and graduated from St. Mary’s Academy High School, 1930-1933 … | Margaret Kortsch O'Donnell (1916-2006) |
| James J. O’Donnell (1918-2010): Picture Collection | Born September 7, 1918 Graduated Gesu Grade School (1932) Attended West Division High School (1933-1937) … | James J. O'Donnell (1918-2010): Picture Collection |
| Ann O’Donnell Norman (B. 1957) | Born December 8, 1957 Attended UWM Co-Owner and Manager, Kendrick and Co. Hair Salon, Marietta … | Ann O'Donnell Norman (B. 1957) |
| Norah O’Donnell (1956-2024) | Born May 22, 1956 Graduated B.A., UWM Graduated M.A., UWM Attended University of Chicago, Near … | Norah O'Donnell (1956-2024) |
| Mary Ellen O’Donnell (B. 1950) | Born April 19, 1950 Married Timothy Reiter Graduated Cardinal Stritch University, 1989 Children: Tyler and … | Mary Ellen O'Donnell (B. 1950) |
| Paul J. O’Donnell (B. 1948) | Born October 14, 1948 Graduated Marquette University 1974 Graduated UCLA (Ph.D, Political Science) Graduated UCLA … | Paul O'Donnell (B. 1948) |
| Sis’ Last Will and Testament | The will (2004) appoints Kevin as her executor. She left bequests to her caretaker, Viktor, … | Sis' Last Will and Testament |
| Margaret A. O’Donnell (‘Sis’) (1947-2004) | Mom and Dad took more pictures of Sis–over 450 of them–than any of the other … | Margaret A. O'Donnell (1947-2004) |
| Leah Lampone (B. 1948) | Graduated Marquette University Law School (1972) Married Kevin O’Donnell (1975) Children: Daniel, Michael, Patrick Assistant … | Leah Lampone |
| Kevin M. O’Donnell (B. 1946) | Born August 2, 1946 Graduated Marquette University 1968 Graduated Marquette University Law School 1972 Married … | Kevin M. O'Donnell (B. 1946) |
| Susan Henzl (B. 1947) | Born February 1, 1947 Graduated UWM (Anthropology) 1975 Married Jim O’Donnell (1971) Technical Course Design … | Susan Henzl |
| James P. O’Donnell (B. 1945) | Born August 15, 1945 Graduated UWM, 1969 (English) Married Susan Henzl in 1971 Worked as … | James P. O'Donnell (B. 1945) |
| Small Groups | Pictures of small groups of us (small being relative to the family), distinct from categories … | Small Groups |
| Miscellaneous | A few pictures not fitting into any other album. | Miscellaneous |
| The Grant Blvd House | The pictures below show the house’s exterior. For an idea of its interior, you can’t … | Grant Blvd House |
| Snow Days | Snow Days A few pictures of snowfalls. Two from 1978, two from 1979, three from … | Snow Days |
| Financial Information (1991, 1994) | Written in 1991 before a trip to Italy and updated April 1994 before one to … | Financial Information (1991-1994) |
| Ann & Norah Together | Pictures of Ann and Norah together, 1961 through 1966. Mom and Dad’s second attempt at … | Ann and Norah Together |
| Mom & Dad: Travels | Three sets of pictures: their trip to Vancouver and parts nearby, different trips around the … | Mom & Dad: Travels |
| Sis As Teacher | In a folder Dad saved these pictures of Sis taken from one of her Divine … | Sis As Teacher |
| Sherman Park Skating Reunion Booklet (1986) | Norah was an accomplished roller skater, the star of the show I saw in the … | Sherman Park Skating Reunion (1986) |
| Mom and Dad: Portraits | Taken in 1990, when Mom was 74 and Dad, 72. | Mom & Dad: Portraits |
| Eating, Drinking, Celebrating | We ate a lot of cake. Self explanatory set of pictures, arranged very roughly from … | Eating Drinking Celebrating |
| Dad’s Retirement Party (1985) | Pictures taken at the party celebrating Dad’s retirement from the County Corporation Counsel’s office in … | Dad's Retirement Party |
| Mom and Dad: Celebrations | Three sections here: a largish (54) collection of pictures from their 40th wedding anniversary celebration, … | Mom and Dad: Celebrations |
| Envelopes of Pictures: By Year | Mom sorted some of the family photographs into envelopes and loosely dated them by year. … | Envelopes of Pictures: By Year |
| Envelope: 1940s-1950s | These were in an envelope labeled “1940s and 1950s” in Mom’s handwriting. Besides being collected … | Envelope: 1940s-1950s |
| Summer Vacation: 1978 | Twin Lakes is west of Kenosha, about an hour from Milwaukee. | Summer Vacation: 1978 |
| Summer Vacation: 1962 | Location: Lake Minocqua (which Mom never did spell right), near the (good thing she didn’t … | Summer Vacation: 1962 |
| Summer Vacation: 1955 | The 1955 summer vacation. Place not remembered. The time must have been late August because … | Summer Vacation: 1955 |
| Summer Vacation?: 1951 | These pictures look like they were taken during a vacation but Mom didn’t label them … | Summer Vacation 1951 |
| Christmas 1983 | Pictures taken by Mary Ellen. For many more Christmas pictures see “Christmas Pictures.” | Christmas 1983 |
| Grade School Class Pictures: 1967 | Mom kept only two grade school class pictures, those of Norah and Ann. An odd … | Grade School Class Pictures: 1967 |
| Christmas Pictures | Fifty years of Christmas pictures. The first were taken in 1947, the last around 1999. … | Christmas Pictures |
| Mom & Dad: Official Documents | A wide-ranging collection of documents, including their marriage and birth certificates, religious certificates, draft registration, undergraduate … | Mom and Dad: Official Documents |
| Graduations | Graduation pictures of Jim, Kevin, Sis, Paul, Mary, and Ann, as well as a few … | Graduations |
| Confirmations | Confirmation pictures of Kevin and Sis (1958), Paul and Mary Ellen (1960). Dad’s 1931 confirmation … | Confirmations |
| Grade School Report Cards | Two grade school report cards for Sis (3rd and 6th grades), Kevin (2nd), Paul (7th), … | Grade School Report Cards |
| First Communions | First communion pictures of Jim, Sis, Paul, a lot of pictures of Mary Ellen, Norah, … | First Communions |
| Holy Cards | Most noteworthy is Mom’s 1925 First Communion holy card. The oldest is from 1907, given … | Holy Cards |
| Ann: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Ann can be found in ‘Ann O’Donnell Norman’. All of her pictures … | Ann: Baby Pictures |
| Norah: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Norah are in ‘Norah O’Donnell‘. All of her pictures can be found … | Norah O'Donnell (1956-2024), Norah: Baby Pictures |
| Mary Ellen: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Mary are in ‘Mary Ellen O’Donnell‘. All of her pictures can be … | Mary Ellen O'Donnell (B. 1950), Mary Ellen: Baby Pictures |
| Paul: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Paul can be seen in ‘Paul J. O’Donnell‘. All of his pictures … | Paul O'Donnell (B. 1948), Paul: Baby Pictures |
| Sis: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Sis are in ‘Margaret A. O’Donnell‘. All of her pictures can be … | Margaret A. O'Donnell (1947-2004), Sis: Baby Pictures |
| Kevin: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Kevin are in ‘Kevin M. O’Donnell‘. All of his pictures can be … | Kevin: Baby Pictures |
| Start Here (RTFM🙄) | Purpose This archive is the start of a genealogical history of the O’Donnell family branch … | |
| Baby Book: Sis | From 1947. As with Paul’s, Sis’ baby book doesn’t record much information. Printed on light … | Baby Book: Sis |
| Baby Book: Paul | From 1948. Only Paul and Sis have extant baby books. Mom didn’t make many notations … | Baby Book: Paul |
| Jim and Kevin: The Bath Collection | Taken while living at Grandpa O’Donnell’s apartment in downtown Milwaukee (Summer 1947). | Jim and Kevin: The Bath Collection |
| Jim: Baby Pictures | Later pictures of Jim are in his ‘James P. O’Donnell‘ post. The park pictures were … | Jim: Baby Pictures |
| Mom and Dad’s Wedding | April 8, 1944, at Immaculate Conception Church, Bay View. Dad’s brother Bill, stationed in Europe … | Mom and Dad's Wedding |
| Mom and Dad As Young Adults | In a variety of settings, Mom and Dad in their late teens and middle 20s. … | Mom & Dad As Young Adults |
| Dad In Law School | Dad with law school friends. The letter is an August 17, 1945, inquiry written two … | James J. O'Donnell (1918-2010): Picture Collection |
| History of Lines, Spooner, & Quarles (1910-1960) | Dad worked for Lines, Spooner, & Quarles as an office boy before he went into … | History of Lines Spooner & Quarles |
| Letters: From Mom to Dad (1944, 1945) | Mom wrote Dad 19 letters between August 16, 1945, and October 14. Also included here … | Letters: From Mom To Dad (1945) |
| Letters: From Dad To Mom (1942-1945) | Fourteen letters, including the earliest letter between Mom and Dad (November 22, 1942), and continuing … | Letters: From Dad To Mom (1942-1945) |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court Appeal (1981) | The only legal work of his that Dad chose to keep in his personal records. … | Documents: Wisconsin Supreme Court Appeal |
| Letters: To Dad From Family and Friends | Letters from Bill O’Donnell can be seen in the separate ‘Letters to Dad From Bill‘ … | Letters: To Dad From Family & Friends |
| Letters: To Mom and Dad From Ann and Sis | Two letters from Sis while travelling, the first from England, the later one from Finland. … | Letter: From Ann, Letters: From Sis |
| Letters: To Dad/Mom From Bill | Seven letters Bill wrote to Dad (1940, 1944) and one to Mom (August 10, 1944). … | Letters: To Dad/Mom From Bill |
| Documents: Odds and Ends | Documents not fitting into any of the other text categories. Some of the more interesting … | Documents: Odds & Ends |
| Documents: Dad at Santa Anita Racetrack | Racing form from the Santa Anita racetrack in Los Angeles, April 24, 1989. Only the … | Documents: Dad at Santa Anita Racetrack |
| Edward J. O’Donnell, S.J. (1909-1986) | Dad’s cousin. The first of the seven children of Edward O’Donnell, Dad’s father’s younger brother (1875-1939) … | Edward J. O'Donnell. S.J. |
| A Marine’s Guide to North China (September 1945) | A 30 page booklet printed on heavy paper stock intended to introduce the 1st Marines to northern … | WWII: "A Marine's Guide to North China" |
| Yosemite National Park (June 1945) | Fifteen pictures taken at Yosemite while Mom and Dad drove from San Francisco to Milwaukee … | WWII: Yosemite |
| WWII: Spokane, 1944 | A number of pictures placed in an envelope labeled “Spokane” in Mom’s handwriting. They must … | WWII: Spokane |
| WWII: Seattle, 1944 | Mom and Dad as newlyweds in Seattle, waiting for Dad to be shipped out. Several … | WWII: Seattle |
| Seattle Photobook | A 1944 photobook showing scenes of Seattle, postmarked September 1, 1944. Sent by Mom to … | WWII: Seattle Photobook |
| Dad’s Pocket Phone Book: 1940s | A small (3 ½”x 2 ½”) leather bound book listing Dad’s friends, family, and acquaintances. … | Dad's Pocket Phone Book: 1940s |
| WWII: Life Aboard the Ship | Life On the USS Effingham Dad was fortunate as a wartime sailor in that his … | WWII: Life Aboard the Ship |
| WWII: Ship Assignment and Operations | Naval Paperwork Mostly routine Navy paperwork. The first transfer order (August 29, 1944) moves Dad … | WWII: Ship Assignment/Operations |
| USS Effingham Reunions | Those Effingham people planned a lot of reunions. Really. A lot of them. They even … | WWII: USS Effingham Reunions |
| WWII: Naval Photos Annotated By Dad | Introduction Twenty one pictures Dad took and annotated between November 1944, when the USS Effingham … | WWII: Annotated Photos |
| World War II: Farragut Naval Training Station | Basic Training After induction Dad was sent to the Farragut Naval Training Station in, of … | WWII: Farragut Naval Training Station |
| World War II: “Farragut News” | A 16-page base newspaper dated October 27, 1943, telling us that Dad was undergoing boot … | WWII: "Farragut News" |
| World War II: Miscellany | A collection of 40 photos, objects, and text documents from Dad’s time in the Navy … | WWII: Miscellany |
| Postcards From the 1940 Canoe Trip | Postcards Dad–and Roman Renk–sent to Dad’s family during the 1940 canoe trip. You can read … | Postcards From 1940 Canoe Trip |
| Diary of a Canoe Trip on the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi (July 27-August 4, 1940) (Typeset) | Typeset version of Dad’s handwritten account of the canoe trip with Roman Renk. Pictures have … | Diary of a 1940 Canoe Trip (Typeset) |
| Diary of a Canoe Trip on the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi (July 27-August 4, 1940) (Autograph) | Nine page diary of the 1940 canoe trip with Roman Renk in Dad’s handwriting. For easier … | Diary of a 1940 Canoe Trip (Autograph) |
| Dad’s Friends | Dad’s closest friend, Jim O’Herrin (1918-1936), died young, when Dad was a high school senior. … | Dad's Friends |
| West Division High School Memorabilia | Dad was manager of the West Division football team, definitely in 1936 and probably the … | Dad: West Division Memorabilia |
| West Division High School Yearbook: 1937 | Dad’s senior yearbook. Only pages with annotations have been included here although the complete hard … | Dad: West Division Yearbook: 1937 |
| West Division High School Yearbook: 1936 | Dad’s junior yearbook. Only the annotated pages are shown here, though the complete hard copy … | Dad: West Division Yearbook: 1936 |
| Dad: Boy Scouts (1932-1934, 1959) | Dad’s Personal Health merit badge certification (second picture), as well as five of those for … | Dad: Boy Scouts |
| Dad’s Baby Book (1918-1919) | Five-page booklet on cardboard stock, supplied by Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company, on West Water … | Dad's Baby Book (1918) |
| O’Donnell Flats and Tory Hill | Dad started a memoir of the O’Donnell Flats that he didn’t finish, including a description … | O'Donnell Flats and Tory Hill |
| Guiney Family | Introduction A little Guiney genealogy here. For Kortsch family genealogy, see the post on Mom’s … | Guiney Family |
 | Ferdinand Kortsch (1826-1900) (Corrected 12-15-2025) (N.B. add family tree sections to post to keep reader centered) | Overview This account sketches the life of the founder of the Milwaukee branch of the … | Ferdinand Kortsch (1826-1900) |
| The O’Donnells: Dad’s Notes | Dad’s handwritten notes listing family information for his grandfather, father, and several of his aunts … | Genealogical Information: O'Donnell |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 4: James J. O’Donnell (1918-2010): Biographical Sketch | Born September 7, 1918 Graduated Gesu Grade School (1932) Graduated West Division High School (1933-1937) … | James J. O'Donnell (1918-2010): Biographical Sketch |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 4: William F. O’Donnell (1922-2004) | Born William Frances, 1922 (The feminine form of his middle name is unusual for a … | William F. O'Donnell (1922-2004) |
| William F. O’Donnell: Campaign Materials & News Clips | Bill’s campaign materials and newspaper articles that Dad kept. The first shows him in 1949 … | William F. O'Donnell: Campaign Materials/News Clips |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 4: Marie O’Donnell (1925-1926) | Marie was the third child and first daughter of James and Margaret McIntyre O’Donnell. She … | Marie O'Donnell |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 4: Laurence (‘Lorny’) O’Donnell (1927-1961) | Introduction Lorny’s name was frequently misspelled, even by his own family, but it was Laurence, a common … | Laurence ('Lorny') O'Donnell |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 4: Marion O’Donnell Eldredge (B. 1931) | Fifth child, second daughter, and only surviving daughter of James J. O’Donnell Sr. and Margaret … | Marion O'Donnell Eldredge |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 3: James J. O’Donnell Sr. (1874-1955) | Early Years Third child of James O’Donnell (1844-1906) and Bridget Quinn O’Donnell (1850-1884). We know … | James J. O'Donnell Sr. (1874-1955) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 3: Margaret McIntyre O’Donnell (1888-1944) | Overview After Sena Thompson O’Donnell died in 1912, Dad’s father James married Margaret McIntyre in … | Margaret McIntyre O'Donnell (1888-1944) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 3: Sena Thompson O’Donnell (1874-1912) | No pictures of Sena are known. Sena B. Thompson was born in Illinois in 1874 … | Sena Thompson O'Donnell (1876-1912) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 2: James O’Donnell (1844-1906) | Son of William O’Donnell, he was born in 1844 and age two when his parents … | James O'Donnell (1844-1906) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 2: Bridget Quinn O’Donnell (1848-1884) | Early Life No pictures of Bridget are known. Her father was Michael Quinn, her mother, … | Bridget Quinn O'Donnell (1848-1884) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 2: Susan Reddy Collopy O’Donnell (1847-1915) | The second wife of James O’Donnell (1844-1906). Born October 1847. Died March 5, 1915. Life … | Susan Reddy Collopy O'Donnell (1847-1915) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 1: William H. O’Donnell (1825-1899) | The first of our family to come to America. Early Years Born about 1825 in … | William O'Donnell (1825-1899) |
| The O’Donnells, Generation 1: Bridget Clifford O’Donnell (C. 1824-1904) | Introduction Bridget Neavin Clifford O’Donnell may be the most elusive person in the archive. … | Bridget Clifford O'Donnell (C. 1824-1904), William O'Donnell (1825-1899) |
| Kevin Kortsch (1932-2009) | Sixteen years younger than Mom and the youngest of the Kortsch children, Kevin was the … | Kevin Kortsch |
| Gerald Kortsch (1926-2011) | Mostly pictures of Gerry as an adult. For more pictures of him as a child … | Gerald Kortsch |
| Alice Kortsch (1913-1916) | The complete photographic collection of Alice Kortsch. She was born on July 7, 1913, and … | Alice Kortsch, Kortsch Family: Earliest Pictures |
| John (‘Jack’) Kortsch (1921-2006) | Jack left behind very little information with which to sketch his life: no birth record, … | John ('Jack') Kortsch |
| David White (B. 1944) | David is the son of George and Ellen Kortsch White. He is married to Lynne … | David White |
| Ellen Kortsch White (1919-2008) | Pictures of Ellen, primarily as a young person but some as a child and a … | Ellen Kortsch White |
| Paul (‘Pat’) Kortsch (1912-1992) | Introduction Pictures of Pat as a child can be seen below and in Mom’s Photo … | Paul ('Pat') Kortsch |
| Ann Guiney Kortsch (Nana) (1890-1973) | Biographical information on Nana and her birth family, including more pictures, is in the ‘Guiney … | Ann Guiney Kortsch |
 | Paul Kortsch Sr. (1854-1921) | Paul Sr. (1854-1921) Paul Kortsch Sr. was Ferdinand’s middle son and Mom’s grandfather. (He can … | Paul Kortsch Sr. |
| Paul Kortsch Jr (1887-1957) | Overview An account of Paul Kortsch Jr., Ann Eanlen Guiney Kortsch (‘Nana’), and Their Six … | Paul Kortsch Jr. |
| “Travels Without A Donkey” (1939 World’s Fair) | Photo itinerary of a trip Mom and Ellen took to the New York World’s Fair, August … | Travels Without A Donkey (1939) |
| Mom’s Irish Poetry Anthology | A thirty-one page sourcebook for Mom’s Mount Mary senior thesis, “Irish Poetry From 1836 to … | Mom's Irish Poetry Anthology |
| Immigration Cards of the Guiney Sisters | Inspection Cards of the Guiney Sisters, And Their Ship Background The number of people coming … | Immigration Cards: Guiney Sisters |
| Inez Dretzka Milinovich (1915-1993) | Pictures of Mom’s lifelong friend, Inez Dretzka Milinovich. In the fourth from last picture Mom … | Inez Dretzka |
| Mom’s Photo Album: 1929-1939 | Mom liked taking pictures, as we all ruefully came to learn, going back to when … | Mom's Photo Album: 1929-1939 |
| St. Mary’s Academy Yearbook (1930) | Ten pages from Mom’s high school yearbook, taken when she was a first-year student. Only … | Mom: St. Mary's Academy Yearbook (1930) |
| Kortsch Family: Earliest Pictures | Pictures of Mom’s family from the 1900s to 1920s, with a few later. Some historical … | Kortsch Family: Earliest Pictures |
| Unidentified Pictures | Seventy one pictures, mostly from the 1930s to the 1950s, some earlier and a few … | Unidentified |
