Burg turned antiques into family treasures

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: October 17, 2003| Author: DAVE SHEELEY | Copyright information

Burg turned antiques into family treasures

She traveled to find rarities she could fix up

By DAVE SHEELEY dsheeley@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Friday, October 17, 2003

Elm Grove -- The once--dilapidated antiques Dorothy Burg fixed up often drew the attention of passers-by, who peered inside the windows of her Milwaukee home and pointed at the many relics.

"She didn't have an inch of wall space that wasn't covered in something," her daughter Kathleen...

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