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 »
Index to Town of Lisbon History by Section Below are some examples from Garret Vliet field book as reported back to the General Surveyor. Note that Section 25 ismarked with a large area of “prairie”. This is the location where Thomas Spencer Redford and his father’s family choose to settle. With open land readily available, it must have made clearing… Read more »
Do you have a good triviaquestion you’d like to see listed here? Send your question and answer (has to beabout our local area) by email to the webmaster (see below). Q2. Where is the geographic center of the Town of Lisbon? Q3. What is the straightest road that crosses the Town ofLisbon from one side to the other? Q4…. Read more »
In the Hamilton School District there has been a series of church schools over the years: St. Agnus in Butler, St. John’s Lutheran in Lannon, Peace Lutheran in Sussex and a feeder program from Faith Lutheran in Sussex to Lannon’s St. John’s, plus St. James Catholic School from 1954 to 1970 and then again from 1978 to 1988, when it… Read more »
Lannon State Graded (Elementary)School Teachers and School History Compiled by Mike Reilly 06/04/04 At the old stone school house There is evidence that fromwhen public schooling was created in Wisconsin under the State firstconstitution, that grades only ranged from 1st thru 5th, and some sort of”high school” or upper level classes were offered to students. When achild started… Read more »
Fifth-sixth grade school 1941-42 By Fred H. Keller Posted: Living Sussex Sun, Sept. 24, 2013 The Sussex Lisbon Area Historical Society includes Lannon history as part of its collection and research material. Some years ago, the Society acquired a set of “Lannon Highlights,” a newspaper that the Lannon School, first through tenth grade, published, probably starting with the school years… Read more »
Lannon Elementary School Pictures 1st and 2nd Grades at Lannon Graded School circa 1933-34. MarieMiller, 2nd row, 6th from left Lannon Graded School – Grades 5 & 6 – 1938, Marie Miller isin 3rd row, 5th from left. Marie Miller, middle row, 7th from left. Lannon School Marching Band, April 1941; Marie Miller is in front row just to right… Read more »
Community School History: Lannon Elementary History of Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 Introduction As of 11/6/00, the history of the Lannon areaschools has been moved from the general Lannon history web pages to here. Moreinformation about its’ history and of how the State of Wisconsin, and WaukeshaCounty… Read more »
Historyof Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 Post Civil War Thru 1899 1864 – After the Civil War, people’s awareness ofpolitics, civics, and history were at all-time heightened levels.Consequentially, many schools included these topics as separate classes orweaved the material into their current curriculum. Post Civil War – a… Read more »
History of Education in Lannon Area; Waukesha County, Wisconsin Edited by Mike Reilly, c.November 6, 2000 revised 06/04/04 1900 Thru 1938 Note: There is evidence that from when public schooling was created in Wisconsin under the State firstconstitution, that grades only ranged from 1st thru 5th, and some sort of”high school” or upper level classes were offered to students…. Read more »
