Sussex-Lisbon 1st Annual Hops Festival Last Revised 05/01/2014 A Proposal Sussex-Lisbon Hop Festival Overview The Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. is pleased to celebrate over 175 years of hop heritage in Waukesha County. Waukesha County’s own resident, James Weaver, introduced commercial hop growing to the State of Wisconsin in 1837 by bringing a rootstock from England and Oneida County, New… Read more »
Taffy pull photo surfaces from 1952 community center event by Fred H. Keller Posted: Living Sussex Sun, June 21, 2011 Three years ago, I received a black-and-white photo in the mail from Linda (nee Speigle) Otzelberger of Hartland. The photo was of 10 people at the Sussex Community Hall during a teen event in January of 1952. The Sussex Community… Read more »
General / Grocery Store History Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 05/20/2005 Colgate area Once there were several businesses inColgate, including general stores, a blacksmith, and a post office. From 1887 to1903 the post office was on the south side of County Line Road, and thereforewas in the Town of Lisbon. The Wisconsin Central Railroad depot… Read more »
Sussex Fire Department edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Updated: 01/19/2016 Note – This article contains references and information about early Sussex gas / filling stations. The Sussex Fire Department almost had its start before the Sussex Main Street School burned down on January 30, 1922. Before this event the Sussex-Templeton Advancement Association had a project to form a fire… Read more »
Elevator and Feed Mill History Transcribed and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 12/30/2005 A Look Back at the Sussex Mills of Old: Sussex Mills a Fixture of Area’s History by Fred H. Keller, published, Sussex Sun,November 30, 1999 With the coming of the Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls and Western Railroad in 1890, sussex Elevator was theend of… Read more »
Hardware Store History Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/18/2005 The interior of the Podolske Hardware store inthe mid 30’s shows the rural home and farm orientated types of hardwaremerchandise available for sale. The fly strip hanging from the ceiling looksover hay and manure forks barn brooms, fence stretchers, drill braces and bits.Laura Podolske poses for… Read more »
Lynndale Farms Raceway / Race Track by Michael R. Reilly updated 03/04/2015 Lynndale Farms Raceway was a road racing course situated about 20 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It opened in 1963 and closed in 1967. Most websites list the track as being in Pewaukee, but it actually existed in the Town of Lisbon (with a Pewaukee postal address). The… Read more »
Sussex – Lisbon Area Business History Directory (Current & Recent) The Directory links below are to local area businesses, both current, or no longer in active operation. Many more businesses aren’t listed, but will be in the future. Whether your business is/was a traditional brick-and-mortar one, or you operate(d) from your home, SLAHS wants to document your business history. In… Read more »
Sportsplex seeks cash investors; Engage LLC needs $3.5-$4.9 million to build Sussex facility The company that wants to build a 130,000-square-foot Sportsplex in Sussex now has at least two-thirds of the money it needs to start building the facility. By PETER ABBOTT Sussex Sun,Posted: Jan. 22, 2008 The company that wants to build a 130,000-square-foot Sportsplex in Sussex now has… Read more »
The Station Ribbon cutting for grand opening of “The Station” shopping center. Peppermint Junction Ice Cream Parlor, The Gathering Place, The Baggage Room Card Shop, and The Country Store. 1978.
