Craig's Common School Question Book
Revised Edition
Asa Hollister Craig, Author

Craig's Common School Question Book Revised Edition

OR

The Question Book: A General Review of Common School Studies to Be Used in Schools, in Connection with Text Books

1887 Edition

Asa Hollister Craig, Author

Published by author, Caldwell, Wisconson

Printed by King, Fowle & Katz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Blog post article by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com

Have you heard of Craigland Farms in Mukwanago, Wisconsin?

Review Question

Q: 684. Which three ex-Presidents died on the 4th of July? 

This is a question from Craig's Common School Question Book Revised Edition published in Caldwell, Wisconsin, 1887 by Asa Hollister Craig.

Early Settlers in Wisconsin Territory

 Asa Hollister Craig was born in 1847 to Perry and Maria Susetta Hollister Craig. Early settlers of the Territory of Wisconsin, Perry and Maria were married on September 21, 1843, in Racine.

Gardener, Postmaster, Capitalist, Author

Never far from his roots, Asa spent his entire life in the Midwest state of Wisconsin. Asa Craig was man of many talents. In census reports he names his occupations as gardener, postmaster, capitalist and author. Craig was also an educator and Freemason.

Who Is Asa Hollister Craig?

In 1873, Asa married Rebecca Berthring. Their daughter, Alice Craig Edgerton, was an attorney before the profession for was was deemed acceptable. A member of the Wisconsin Bar, her first job was as a stenographer in a law office since that is the job female lawyers were allowed.

Society of Territorial Badgers

He was a member of a small group called The Society of Territorial Badgers, whose membership requirement was to have been born in Wisconsin prior to May 29, 1848.

Waukesha County Public Schools

As an educator, Craig served as superintendent of schools in Waukesha County. One of the works he wrote for students was several editions of Craig’s Common School Question Book.

Caldwell Prairie Clippers Baseball Team

Active in his community, Asa organized one of the first baseball team in southeastern Wisconsin, called the Prairie Clippers, whose home plate was Caldwell.

The Melon King

Always having an avid interest in horticulture, Mr. Craig, along with being the town’s postmaster in Mukwonago, developed new varieties of corn. For his creation of the popular Craig Honey Melon, Asa was dubbed The Melon King. 

Craigland Farm

In Elkhorn at the age of 85, his produce exhibit contained 60-pound watermelons and “unusual” varieties of squash that he had developed over 30 years. Today, the Craigland Farms of Mukwonago remain a family business.

Answer to Review Question
A: 684. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe. Adams and Jefferson expired the same day---July 4, 1826. Monroe died in 1931.

Sources
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