Post Offices, Postmasters, Mail Carriers and Mail DeliveryHistory for Sussex, Lisbon, Lake Five, Colgate, Templeton, and Lannon, Waukesha County,Wisconsin by Mike Reilly, Editor, January 8, 2004,Revised 09/16/2007 also see The Postal System in the Wisconsin Territory: Early Milwaukee County; Waukesha County and the Sussex-Lisbon Area 1911 – Unknown Men, possibly railroad employees Backside of above postcard Lisbon Post Office… Read more »
The Postal System in the Wisconsin Territory: Early Milwaukee County; Waukesha County and the Sussex-Lisbon Area by Mike Reilly, Editor, January 17, 2004, Revised 09/16/2007 also see Post Offices, Postmasters, Mail Carriers and Mail Delivery History for Sussex, Lisbon, Lake Five, Colgate, Templeton and Lannon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin and Postal Finder lists postmasters of other nearby communities While… Read more »
SussexProhibition Club W. C. T. U. Transcribed by Michael R. Reilly Updated 04/01/2014 A temperance lecture will be given at the Town Hall, Sussex, onWednesday evening, Feb. 15th, under the direction of the W. C. T. U. WaukeshaFreeman, Thursday, February 9, 1888 [Note: TheWoman’s Christian Temperance Union (W. C. T. U.) was organized in 1874 by womenwho were concerned about… Read more »
The Underground Secret Fortress, Wisconsin From: Black Belt TheatreOn Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 7:34 AM, <noreply@bandcamp.com>To:Mike Reilly Today at 12:18 PMHi Mike,It’s our drummer’s basement. Steve Adams,of Sussex, Member of Black Belt Theatre, drummer, http://www.blackbelttheatre.com, https://www.facebook.com/blackbelttheatre, Former member of TVT recording artists Bender: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender_(band) and https://www.facebook.com/bendermusic . Uses home recording studio known as:”The Underground Secret Fortress”.
Sussex-Lisbon Area’s Pre-History (For further reading click The Story Of Wisconsin, 1634-1848) Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 10/07/2011 The Sussex-Lisbon area was once part of New France, which was the western 2/3’s of North America claimed by France in 1671, and then the Northwest Territory in 1783 (but wasn’t yielded by British troops until 1815). The… Read more »
Retrospect: Charles Zimmermann held the reins at Sussex Lumber for 42 years Posted: April 2, 2008 By FRED KELLER Sussex Village Historian Sussex Lumber went by many names between its beginnings in 1886 as Sherry Lumber Co. and its demolition on Sept. 13, 2004. The owner of the land that the lumberyard was built on was William Graeves, who… Read more »
Taffy pull photo surfaces from 1952 community center event by Fred H. Keller Posted: Living Sussex Sun, June 21, 2011 Three years ago, I received a black-and-white photo in the mail from Linda (nee Speigle) Otzelberger of Hartland. The photo was of 10 people at the Sussex Community Hall during a teen event in January of 1952. The Sussex Community… Read more »
Sussex Fire Department edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Updated: 01/19/2016 Note – This article contains references and information about early Sussex gas / filling stations. The Sussex Fire Department almost had its start before the Sussex Main Street School burned down on January 30, 1922. Before this event the Sussex-Templeton Advancement Association had a project to form a fire… Read more »
Sportsplex seeks cash investors; Engage LLC needs $3.5-$4.9 million to build Sussex facility The company that wants to build a 130,000-square-foot Sportsplex in Sussex now has at least two-thirds of the money it needs to start building the facility. By PETER ABBOTT Sussex Sun,Posted: Jan. 22, 2008 The company that wants to build a 130,000-square-foot Sportsplex in Sussex now has… Read more »
Subway N64W22600 Main,Sussex, WI 53089 Located in Sussex Plaza Mall, Subway has been making fresh, wholesome subs for the town since 2001. The smaller of the two Subways in Sussex, guests will find this welcoming, 8-table location minutes east of downtown, and across the street from Quad Graphics. Subway Restaurant Executive Dr,Sussex, WI 53089 Located on the southwest side… Read more »
