Like state, Turners celebrating a sesquicentennial In Wisconsin, Milwaukee came first, followed by Madison and Shboygan

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | June 4, 1998| | Copyright

Although they are better known today for their Friday fish fries and gymnastics training, the Turners have a history that dates to Wisconsin's birth.

"It's the Turners Sesquicentennial, too, since the first American Turners club was founded in 1848 in Cincinnati," said Turners member Gretchen Rosing, of Milwaukee.

The Turners established their first Wisconsin club in Milwaukee in 1853 and added others in Madison in 1855 and Sheboygan in 1856, Rosing said. When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Turners members were so numerous in Wisconsin that they answered the call to arms and filled at least ...

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