Two dozen historical short stories about the people and places in De Pere, and the genealogies of Arthur John Altmeyer, Nicholas Altmayer, Havilah Babcock, Emmett Elijah Bolles, Charles D. Carrick, Dr. M. H. Fisk, Dominicus Jordan, August Maternowski, Richard August Meiswinkel, John N. Paige, Enos W. Persons, Milton P. Persons, Alexander P. Schmidt, Rookoos Seroogy, Frank C. Shattuck, John Smith, Daniel Irving Walsh, John Wassenberg, Dr. Abiather Buck Williams, and Willard Wheeler Winegard, who are featured in the book.