A game of base ball between the Experts, of Hartland, and Greenhorns, of Merton, in which the former had nine innings and the latter eight, the score was, respectively, 26 and 43. Ignorance was bliss in this instance, sure. source: Waukesha Freeman June 1, 1882, page 1 of 8. The Merton and Sussex baseball teams played here [Merton] on… Read more »
Lannon and its quarries By Ruth Schmidt A man, in his retirement years, stood on thefront porch of his home in the little village of Lannon and looked down LannonRoad. “Five of the stone houses on this street originally stood in StoneCity at the Hadfield quarry,” he mused. “There are ten more on VineStreet, and at least four on… Read more »
The Community of Duplainville Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 Note: Duplainville is part ofthe Town of Pewaukee to the south but is an integral part of the Sussex-Lisbon area history and influence. (Note: see Duplainvillehome page on the internet) Pewaukee Area Historical Society Web Site Duplainville, Wisconsin, anunincorporated community within the… Read more »
Christmas Christmases Past by Kim Cole and Emmie Mayer (Stories of Madeline T. Lembke) (This is one of a series of local histories complied andwritten by Arrowhead High School students under the direct of their teacherDavid Waltry. The Backroads series is the title of three books publishedby the students over between 1986 – 1989. Their project received an award fromthe… Read more »
Occupations of Early Town of Lisbon and Village of Sussex Residents: 1850 – 1860 Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Updated 06/02/2005 The first Federal Census thatlisted residents occupations was the 1850. For the town of Lisbon the primarywork performed was that of farming, if you weren’t a farmer, you were a farmlaborer, or you were a… Read more »
Occupations of Early Town of Lisbon and Village of Sussex Residents: 1870 – 1880 Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Updated 06/11/2005 The first Federal Census that listed residents occupations was the 1850. For the town of Lisbon the primary work performed was that of farming, if you weren’t a farmer, you were a farm laborer, or… Read more »
Occupations of Early Town of Lisbon and Village of Sussex Residents: 1900 – 1910 Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Updated 08/19/2005 The first Federal Census thatlisted residents occupations was the 1850. For the town of Lisbon the primarywork performed was that of farming, if you weren’t a farmer, you were a farmlaborer, or you were a… Read more »
Quarry / Quarries also see Lime Kilns Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 02/20/2014 Retrospect: Massive fire took out old Templeton quarry By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Posted: Feb. 3, 2009, Living Sussex Sun Below banner headlines on its front page, the Friday, July 23, 1909, Menomonee Falls News reported a mighty fire in Templeton… Read more »
Saw Mill History Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 04/26/2006 Prairieville, June 18th, 1841 N. B. Cash and the highest price paid for good Winter Wheat, delivered at my store or the mill formerly known as the Clinton Mill, now as the Globe Mills, where custom work will be done at short notice in Saw and… Read more »
Schroeder’s Implement Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/03/2009 When Schroeder’s was just a farm. Looking west from present day Highway 74 and Main St. c 1900. Source: Recollections from the Past: Sussex, Wisconsin, Presented by Farmers & Merchants Bank, August 4, 1972 A later photo as a tractor implement business in 1972 Source: Recollections from the… Read more »
