Panel urges review of condo plan Complex proposal may be too dense for developer’s site Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Thursday, September 28, 1995 Author: BETSY THATCHER, Journal Sentinel staff Development in a plan for a 14-building, 112-unit condominium complex may be too dense for its proposed site, Plan Commission members believe. Last week, Carl Trapp showed his plans to the… Read more »
The original George “Red” Semrow’s Beer Depot is now, 59 years after it first opened for business, under its fourth owner as J’s Liquor. Semrow had no competition in 1949 when he started, but there’s plenty today, including two supermarket franchises. Red was born in 1916 and only attended grade school, the nearby Willow Spring Grade School. The U.S. entered… Read more »
Blacksmiths Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Updated 01/10/2006 The first plow is said to havebeen brought in by D. Bonham. At that time, the settlers went to Milwaukee toget their plows sharpened and repaired, which had to be done very frequently,for on much of the land grew what was called red root brush, and the ground,being… Read more »
Swine Flu-1918 variety by Fred H. Keller, Village Historian Living Sussex Sun, Retrospect, Posted: Nov. 17, 2009 Several features about “swine flu” are appearing in local newspapers and on TV. This type of information has been seen before, from Asian flu, to avian flu, and back to the 1918 epidemic of the Spanish influenza. History does repeat itself. On Nov…. Read more »
Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. Search this site and our local communities.Wisconsin History Search Only You may now join, or renew your SLAHS membership using your PayPal account, credit, or debit card. Please use the following link to make a secure on-line payment. HomeAbout UsSearch this siteHistoryGenealogyMuseum MembershipMonetary Donations Artifact Donations Buy A Brick Donation Fundraiser Letter Notable LinksAntiqibles … Read more »
Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. Search this site and our local communities.Wisconsin History Search Only You may now join, or renew your SLAHS membership using your PayPal account, credit, or debit card. Please use the following link to make a secure on-line payment. HomeAbout UsSearch this siteHistoryGenealogyMuseum MembershipMonetary Donations Artifact Donations Buy A Brick Donation Fundraiser Letter Notable LinksAntiqibles … Read more »
Sussex United Methodist Church began without a steeple By Fred Keller Sussex Sun, Posted: March 19, 2008 Sussex, Lisbon and Lannon churches can be divided into two categories: historic ones founded in the 19th century and the latecomers of the 20th century. One of the historic standouts is also one of the oldest, Sussex United Methodist Church at N63 W23523… Read more »
From the Wisconsin State Historical Society’s digital collection: History of Sussex church historical society paper Waukesha Freeman October 8,1934 The Fortieth Anniversary of the Organization of St. Alban’s Parish, Sussex, Wis. With a Sermon Preached on that Occasion by the Rev. William Adams, D.D., Of Nahotah, Wisconsin. Beaver Dam, WI: 1882. Our Harvest Home service this year was appointed… Read more »
