Waukesha County Detective Society alias Waukesha County Horse-Thief Society alias Waukesha County Anti-Horse-Thief Society, etc., etc. Compiled, edited and written by Michael R. Reilly, January 12, 2006 Updated 01/17/2006 Late in 1884 or early in 1885, a number of Waukesha County residents, including those from the town of Lisbon, fed-up with the lost of property due to thievery, and… Read more »
Domino clubs in Sussex circa 1800s by Fred H. Keller Posted: Dec. 6, 2011, Living Sussex Sun Rob Howard, a lifelong insurance agent in Sussex whose roots go back to the pioneer families of Lisbon including the Davidsons who came in 1850, the Weavers who came in 1836 and Charles Howard who took up a claim near the intersection of… Read more »
Lila B. Graser Chapter No. 159, Order of the Eastern Star – Sussex The principle fraternal organization for women in Sussex-Lisbon was the Sussex Order of the Eastern Star, an auxiliary of the local Masonic lodge. The Eastern Star was organized in Sussex in 1906. A “Worthy Matron” (leader) was chosen each year thereafter. Each succeeding Worthy Matron had to… Read more »
Gangs of Sussex, and Local Areas Mark Jurgenson: Was that the gang coined “The Rubber knife gang?” Timothy M Dewar: Yep Timothy M Dewar: There were a few rubber knife gangs in Sussex Kenneth Schubert: The “Rubber Knife Gang”. That sounds so familiar yet I can’t recall who that was referred to. Mark Jurgenson: It was a generic term… Read more »
The Rifle Club, also known as the Sussex Gun Club by Fred H. Keller Posted: Living Sussex Sun, Sept. 17, 2013 A Sussex local girl, 16-year-old Betty Lou Fuller, was out and about in the early spring of 1945, just as World War II was ending, with her box Brownie camera, and took a photo in Templeton (east Sussex) of… Read more »
Camp Fire Girls of Sussex-Lisbon Area 1910 Mar 17, The Camp Fire Girls organization was formed in LakeSebago, Maine. It was formally presented to the public exactly two years laterCamp Fire was founded in 1910 by Luther Gulick, M.D., and his wife, CharlotteGulick, as the first nonsectarian organization for girls in the United States.In 1975, membership was expanded to include… Read more »
Retrospect: The Lisbon 4-H Club of 1950: Where are they now? By Fred Keller Sussex Sun, Posted: July 23, 2008 Betty Manke Riemer, a charter member of the Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, recently came up with a 58-year-old photo of a 1950 meeting of the Lisbon 4-H Club. The 4-H movement was very strong in those days, with many clubs… Read more »
Ashlar Lodge #193 – Masonic by Michael R. Reilly, Editor Updated05/05/2015 Ashlar Lodge went up For Sale approx December 2014. Description Free standing building right on Main Street in the Village of Sussex. Zoned B4 so bring your business. Architecturally loaded with charm & character. Main floor offers a 45 x 28 barrel ceiling hall with HWF’s under the carpet,… Read more »
