Pages from the Past Posted: Living Sussex Sun, June 1, 2011 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian 100 yrs ago – June 1, 2011 The annual Memorial Day ceremony noted that the veterans of the Civil War are quickly dying off. A Waukesha County Civil War monument has been ordered at a cost of $4,000 from an Eastern firm. It… Read more »
Pages from the Past Posted: Living Sussex Sun, March 1, 2011 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Pages from the Past March 2, 2011 50 years ago – March 2, 1961 The Town of Lisbon had a primary in February as seven filed papers for two Lisbon supervisor seats. They were: Harry Bartlett, Oscar Ward, Robert Smocke, Ervin Schuldt, Will… Read more »
Pages from the Past Posted: Living Sussex Sun, May 3, 2011 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Pages from the Past May 4, 2011 Posted: May 3, 2011 100 years ago – May 4, 1911 The Lannon estate of Thomas McCartney and Heman Harmon have been offered for probate. McCartney was the executor of Marmon’s will and has died; a… Read more »
Pages from the Past By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Posted: Living Sussex Sun, November 2, 2011 Pages From the Past 100 years ago – Week of Nov. 2, 1911 Area hunters Alfred Cessar, John Huberty and John Feilsing were out hunting rabbits in Doylestown and came back with a record 93 rabbits and two squirrels on a weekend… Read more »
Pages from the Past By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Posted: Living Sussex Sun, October , 2011 Pages From the Past October 11, 2011 100 years ago – week of Oct. 12, 1911 William Howard Taft is the United States President. In the automobile business, Charles Franklin Kettering invents an automobile self starter. 50 years ago – week of… Read more »
Pages from the Past By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Posted: Living Sussex Sun, September 6, 2011 Pages From the Past September 7, 2011 Posted: Sept. 6, 2011 100 years ago – 1911 Last month 13 young girls were camping at Lake Five and a wind-rain storm came up. The girls tried for hours to tent pegs (holding them… Read more »
Pages from the Past Posted: Living Sussex Sun, February 1, 2011 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Pages from the Past February 2, 2011 100 years ago – Feb. 2, 1911 A week ago, the switch engine on the Bug Line Railroad jumped the track in downtown Menomonee Falls causing train schedules in Lannon and Sussex to get jumbled. The… Read more »
9/11 memorial, Lisbon incorporation top stories of year ByKelly Smith Posted: Living Sussex Sun, Dec. 27, 2011 11:16 a.m. 1The construction of the 9-11 memorial in the Town of Lisbon, built by volunteer trades and crafts workers throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and funded by scores of corporate and individual donations, was the top story in the Sussex Sun during 2011. Newly… Read more »
Pages from the Past Posted: Living Sussex Sun, January 5, 2011 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Posted: Jan. 4, 2011 1:28 p.m. 100 years ago – Jan. 5, 1911 The 1911 Model T Ford is available at the Menomonee Falls J.B. Wittlin Motor Company for $780 for a touring car and $680 for a roadster. The cost of a… Read more »
Pages from the Past Posted: Living Sussex Sun, April 6, 2011 By Fred Keller, Sussex Village Historian Posted: April 5, 2011 100 years ago – April 6, 1911 Henrietta Froeming, a native of Neleb, Scheiselhew, Germany, died at age 79 and was buried at Sunnyside Cemetery. There was a chance that an electric train (mostly for passengers) would run through… Read more »
