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- ↑ "USWCA Past Presidents". USWCA. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- 1 2 "United States Women's Curling Association Historical Review 1947-1997" (PDF). USWCA. 1997. p. 120. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ↑ Inc., Ricon Consulting. "Milwaukee Curling Club :: Kiltie Mixed Bonspiel". milwaukeecurlingclub.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Gidley, John M. (2001). Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club. Savage Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-886028-51-7.
- ↑ "Milwaukee Curling Club::Tuesday Evening - All-American & Roth League". milwaukeecurlingclub.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
