Research Contacts

People with memories of Paul, the family, or the eras covered in the biography

Immediate Family

Alice-Ann Walhus Whiteneck

SisterPrimary

Paul's older sister. Lives in Walnut Creek, California with her husband Don Whiteneck. The single most important living witness to Paul's St. Louis childhood, the Gannon Avenue Christmas Eves, and the Chautauqua summers.

Shey Roth

SonPrimary

Paul's son. Lives in Sonoma County, California. DJ, comedian, former Whole Foods. Website: sheyroth.com. Instagram and other social. The perspective of the child.

Don Whiteneck

Brother-in-law

Alice-Ann's husband. Walnut Creek, California. May have memories of Paul from family gatherings across the decades.

Frauenthal Cousins

Roger Mueller

First cousin once removed

Son of Muriel Ebsworth Mueller. History teacher in North Carolina, Peace Corps veteran. Raised by a teacher mother, taught Western Civilization overseas. Facebook, LinkedIn accessible.

Corky King

First cousin

Son of Ann Frauenthal King and Harold King. Swim coach in the Chicago area (Hinsdale Central HS). Chautauqua summers companion. Wife: Julie. Child: Skylar King.

Carol King

First cousin

Daughter of Ann and Harold King. Still lives in Chautauqua, Illinois. Childhood summer companion of Paul and Alice-Ann.

Christiane Ebsworth Ladd

First cousin once removed

Barney Ebsworth's only daughter. Chicago. Husband: Mark J. Ladd. Contact is sensitive — she is the sole executor of Barney's estate. Approach through formal channels.

Stephen Frauenthal

Distant cousin

Living Frauenthal descendant, grandson of Herman Frauenthal (brother of Dr. Henry). Potential source for the broader Frauenthal line.

Ally (family genealogist)

CousinCorrections

The cousin who provided the critical correction that Bernice was a Frauenthal by birth, not a Gapen. Primary source for family tree verification.

School & Early Life

Bayless High School Alumni Association

Affton, MO

Paul's class (early 1960s). Yearbook archives, possible surviving track teammates and classmates.

University of Illinois Alumni

Class of 1969

Paul's college class. Alumni directory may provide leads to classmates, roommates, or fraternity brothers who remember him from Urbana-Champaign.

Robert Joiner

Cleveland HS '52

Cleveland High School Class of 1952 reunion organizer. Knew Paul's cousin Barney. Phone: 425-772-7756. Relevant for the Ebsworth biography crossover.

Austin & Web Pioneer Era

Early Austin BBS Community

1980s-90s

Austin's pre-web computer community. People who were on the Austin bulletin boards before spring.com. Potential contacts via Austin Free-Net alumni and early Austin tech oral histories.

Austin Coworking Pioneers

2000s

People who were in the early shared workspaces of Austin. Potential contacts via coworking conference attendee lists and Austin tech history archives.

spring.com Early Users

1996-2000

The first users of Paul's BBS and early web community. Likely reachable through old Austin tech directories and Wayback Machine archives.

Tai Chi Lineage

Choy Kam Man School

San Francisco

The tai chi school where Paul studied. Successor teachers in the Choy Hok Peng / Choy Kam Man lineage may remember Paul or have records of his training.

Austin Tai Chi Community

Austin

Fellow tai chi practitioners in Austin. Students and teachers in the Yang Style tradition who have practiced alongside Paul.

Family Archives & Institutions

Houston County Historical Society

Spring Grove, MN

Records of the Walhus family in Spring Grove. Norwegian Lutheran church records. Dr. Martin J. Walhus dental practice records.

Faulkner County Historical Society

Conway, AR

Records of Max Frauenthal, the Frauenthal & Schwarz store, and early Heber Springs. Photos and documents.

Missouri Historical Society

St. Louis

St. Louis records covering Union Station (Barney W. Frauenthal), Cleveland High School, Bayless High School, and the broader Paul Walhus St. Louis context.

Archives of American Art

Smithsonian

The Barney Ebsworth oral history (April 2017). The primary source for family memories as Barney told them.

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