Banking Service History Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/16/2005 The first bank was started in Sussex in 1911. CalledSussex State Bank, it was operated by J. W. Cannon. It was closed in 1933 duringthe Bank Holiday due to the weakened condition caused by the GreatDepression. In May, 1939, upon recommendation of the Federal DepositInsurance… 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 »
Ephraim Boots, Sussex Brewery by Fred H. Keller Posted: Living Sussex Sun, May 15, 2012 There is a very small, one-inch entry in “The 1880 History of Waukesha County” about Ephraim Boots. It reads, “E. Boots, proprietor of the Sussex Brewery, PO Sussex, is a native of Sussex Co. England. He was born Jan. 7, 1831. In 1850 he came… Read more »
Sussex Business Notes Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 05/17/2005 A short time later his (George Podolske)business had outgrown the cramped rented space in the old furniture store. Hemoved into the building immediately west which remained the base of hisoperations for the next half century. this building, though gone now, willforever be known as the… Read more »
Something’s brewin’: Coffee shop perks up old home Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Thursday, November 5, 1998 Author: CINDY CREBBIN, Special to the Journal Sentinel The most frequent comment Chris Carrillo gets about his coffee shop at N64-W23798 Main St. is: “It’s about timeSussex got a coffee shop.” Actually, Carrillo, 31, operated his coffee shop for a year at the Sussex… Read more »
Brook Hotel, livery stable become Clock Tower Park By Fred Keller Sussex Sun, Posted: Oct. 1, 2008 Downtown Sussex sports a 1-acre mini park known for its clock tower, though it no longer keeps accurate time. The park has had various names Brook Park, Village Square, Clock Tower Park and variations. The village lists it as Old Brooke Park… Read more »
Lisbon to vote to end Haass library agreement By Kelly Smith Posted: June 9, 2014, Living Sussex Sun Lisbon The town board is expected to formally take action next week to terminate at the end of this year the long-standing agreement with the Village of Sussex over sharing most of the operating costs of the Pauline Haass Libary. Town… Read more »
Library History – Part 1 Library History- Part 2 Library History Part 3 Library History – Part 4 Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly October 10, 2005, Last Revised 12/17/2014 Early Library History:Milwaukee County The first library was createdin 1848 by the Young Men’s (Literary) Association formed the preceding year. Itwas located in a single leased room on… Read more »
Haass Library talks failing By Kelly Smith Printed Living Sussex Sun, Nov. 11, 2014 Efforts to reach an out-of-court settlement in the dispute over the Pauline Haass farm land are failing or have failed and lawyers for the town of Lisbon and the Pauline Haass Library Board are preparing to go to trial, possibly later this year or… 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 »
