First Evangelical Lutheran Church

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First Evangelical Lutheran Church

Green Bay businessman, candymaker and musician Otto Kaap and his wife donated a 47-bell carillon cast by Petit and Fritsen that was dedicated on December 22, 1957 by Robert Donnell.

References
1957 "43 Cast Bronze Bells Arrive for Carillon," Green Bay Press-Gazette, November 21, 1957, Page 1 | Part 2 |
The first four bells were installed earlier.
The carillon is a gift to the church of Mr. and Mrs. Kaap and commemorates the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Kaap, Mr. Kaap's parents; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Limber, the parents of Mrs. Kaap; and Mrs. Henrietta Mahn, Mr. Kaap's grandmother. Mrs. Mahn was a charter member of the congregation when it was organized here 94 years ago.

1957 "Carillon Bells Arrive in Green Bay," The Oshkosh Northwestern, November 23, 1957, page 8.

1957 "Carillon Bells Must Peal With Concordant Harmony," Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 20, 1957, page 3.
Robert Donnell

1957 "Two Carillon Concerts Attract Large Crowds," Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 22, 1957, page 5.

1974 Otto Albert William Kaap (17 Nov 1887 - 20 Apr 1974) grave
Having donated a carillon to his church here, First Evangelical Lutheran, Mr. Kaap had become fast friends with Eric Jordan, a Loughborough carilloner.

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