In October of 1980, a great going company in Milwaukee was the Excalibur Automobile Corporation of Milwaukee with a production of 250 per year of this Excalibur Series IV model. The basic cost was $44,000, and the entire 1981 production was already sold out when this October 1980 promotion photo was taken. They were even expanding, as there would be… Read more »
Depot History by Mike Reilly, 4/28/03, updated 06/04/2004 The Depot history continues from 2001 to Present. In October2001, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Quarterly Newsletter of the Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society (SLAHS), was mentioned for the first time that the old depot property behind the church on Main Street might present a future opportunity forhousing a local historical… Read more »
Depot History by Mike Reilly, 4/28/03, updated 12/28/2005 The Depot history continues from 1976 to 2001. C & NW Railway Station (Taken from the Lake Mills Leader of April 8, 1976) Area dailies have recently publicized the closing of Chicago and Northwestern Railway depots in the state. Among the 24 stations which may beeliminated is the depot in… Read more »
“Toys in the Attic” HISTORY MUSEUM SHOWS OLD TOYS, ORNAMENTS The Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society opened its “Toys in the Attic” exhibit Dec. 8 at the society’s museum in the former Northwestern Railroad Depot next to the Sussex Piggly Wiggly. FredH. Keller, Staff Writer, December14, 2005 TOYS OLD AND DEARSLAHS president Betty Mindemann shows off her prized 1910 doll, a… Read more »
Train wreck in Mapleway Park by Fred H. Keller Retrospect, Living Sussex Sun, Posted: Sept. 8, 2009 It was a cold clear night on Feb. 19, 1966, 43 years ago. A Chicago Northwestern Railroad train was treading its way through Wisconsin toward Sussex, on its way to Milwaukee. At about 2:30 a.m. it passed the Sussex Depot on Maple Avenue…. Read more »
C. & N. W. Sussex Depot & Railway History by Mike Reilly, 4/28/03, updated 08/15/2015 To the right -> you see the historical marker fixed to the railroad train station that will one day become the museum showplace for the Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. The railroad name, commonly associated with its’ construction, was often called the… Read more »
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In Memory to Those Who Served SLAHS Well Lois A. Wandsneider (nee Kramer): died Saturday, February 16, 2002;Charter member of Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, serving on the Steeringand Membership committees. Francis R. Haasch: died Sept. 19, 2004, Board member, Parliamentarian,and elected Vice President March 2004. Henry “Hank” Carlson: died December 27, 2004, 1st President of Association. Steve Haasch… Read more »
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