Pauline Haass Public Library: Local History Publications Index Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 08/15/2015 Below are some of the 78 books that can be found in the Local History bookcase by the Reference Desk at the Pauline Haass Public Library. Lannon History: Village of Lannon Golden Jubilee, 1930 – 1980, 45 pages. James and Mary… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. (Please print this page) Membership & Annual Dues Statement NAME:____________________________________________STUDENT/TEACHER/LIBRARIAN:_______________________________ ADDRESS:_________________________________________GRADE LEVEL/CLASS-COURSE TAUGHT:______________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP:___________________________________SCHOOL/LIBRARY:__________________________________________ TELEPHONE:_______________________________________ EMAIL:____________________________________________[Required for Newsletters/Updates] Membership categories: Regular Category [Voting Privilege]* Amount (per year Jan. 1 thru Dec. 31) Check (X) one Individual $15.00 _____ Circle one > Hardcopy or Email Newsletter Senior (65 & over) $10.00 _____ Circle one > Hardcopy or Email… Read more »
Willow Spring SchoolHistory Transcribed and edited by Michael R. Reilly Updated 01/03/2006 Original Willow Spring stone schoolhouse – torn down in 1926 The Last Class atWillow Springs? New School for WillowSpring in Menomonee Construction to Begin soon. School Will then BecomeState Graded. Menomonee – Recently 105 of the voters of Willow Spring district in thistownship authorized the… Read more »
Sussex Main Street School by Fred H.Keller, Sussex Village Historian, Living Sussex Sun, Posted: Oct. 6, 2009 12:50 p.m. Sussex Grade School, photo by Montgomery, Hartford, Wis. Postmark dated 1913. Mailed to Canby, Oregon. This school was destroyed by fire in 1921. A wrinkled, folded multi-class photo recently turned up mistakenly identified with a date of “about 1938,” but in… Read more »
Lisbon Township (Sussex), District No. 10 Graded School South St. (Maple Ave.) and Main St. Transcribed and Edited by Michael R. Reilly 9/17/2007 Updated 09/16/2007 The first school was organized in 1849 for Lisbon Township School DistrictNo. 10. A special meeting was held November 27, 1849 to get the ball rolling on the new school. By June 1,… Read more »
