Hi folks. I've added several more photos to the site. Of particular interest to fans of Wauwatosa may be the addition of a couple old maps of town. One, which hangs in the entrance way of the Chancery Restaurant in The Village shows part of town when the street naming and house numbering systems were... Continue Reading →
Not too much longer…
I received an email from the publisher today. In part: "I am happy to inform you that within the next few weeks, your manuscript will be edited, paged and sent to print!" This is cool. For those of you who are champing at the bit to start purchasing multitudes of signed copies of the Buddy Schumacher... Continue Reading →
And yet more pictures
I've got all sorts of images I can put on this site. I've already added some of the houses that Buddy Schumacher and his family lived in, as well as some of the sights one might see in The Village, Wauwatosa's downtown area. There's much more, a lot of which I'll have to scan in.... Continue Reading →
Pictures of Wauwatosa
I've started posting photos of Wauwatosa areas that relate to the story of Buddy Schumacher's disappearance and murder. The first ones I posted concern the area where Buddy was headed when he disappeared ... the ominous-sounding Blackridge, an area that the Wauwatosa Fire Department used to flood in the 1920s and 1930s for use as... Continue Reading →
We’re almost there!
The text has been sent to The History Press. Image information has been sent. Images (except for four 1925 newspaper images I'm waiting on from Milwaukee) have been sent. About the Author has been sent. Just those four more images and the publisher will have everything!
The book’s official title
In consulting with The History Press editorial staff, we've determined that the book will be called “Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher.” I've sent a CD full of images to The History Press, including a photo of myself. Not much left to do on my end but send the manuscript, which could very well... Continue Reading →
Still seeking information
Even though this book is written, I'm still open to hearing more about this case. I'm hoping at some point to do a screenplay and would welcome additional information on any of the people involved. Among the people and topics I would love to hear more about would be:William Brandt's family. Brandt was one of... Continue Reading →
Website additions
I've added several items to the website over the past few days. Links to the Milwaukee County, Wauwatosa and Wisconsin historical societies websites. A link to the Wauwatosa NOW three-part series on this case that I wrote in the summer of 2010, the 85th anniversary of the disappearance of Buddy Schumacher. This is a "Reader's... Continue Reading →
Image update
I just got permission to publish some newspaper reprints from 1925 in the book. We'll have some images from the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel. Thank you! As you can see from the News Coverage photo gallery on this site, the Milwaukee papers devoted a lot of coverage to this case.These images are really going... Continue Reading →
Update 4/15/2012
Progress update on the book: I have finished writing and have edited twice. I am in the final stages of collecting all the photos and maps and other images that are to be considered for the book. When that has been accomplished (within the next week I hope), I'll send everything to the publisher, The... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman - Author/Publisher/Actor 