Reference – Native Americans Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal by Patty Loew · Acceptable condition · $3.78 Overview – An updated and revised edition of Patty Loew’s Indian Nations of Wisconsin is now available, ISBN 9780870205033. From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and… 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 »
Lisbon ponders water for Maple/K; Halquist $1 million lawsuit settlement could fund project Halquist Stone Co. and town officials might work together to install municipal water on the town’s southeast side. By KELLY SMITH Sussex Sun, Posted: Jan. 14, 2008 Halquist Stone Co. and town officials might work together to install municipal water on the town’s southeast side. One town… Read more »
Lisbon, Sussex plan joint meeting Town Board members have agreed to a face-to-face meeting with the Sussex Village Board to discuss potential shared and consolidated services. By KELLY SMITH Living Sussex Sun,Posted: Feb. 10, 2009 Town Board members have agreed to a face-to-face meeting with the Sussex Village Board to discuss potential shared and consolidated services. A date for the… Read more »
Haass Library talks failing By Kelly Smith Printed Living Sussex Sun, Nov. 11, 2014 Efforts to reach an out-of-court settlement in the dispute over the Pauline Haass farm land are failing or have failed and lawyers for the town of Lisbon and the Pauline Haass Library Board are preparing to go to trial, possibly later this year or… Read more »
A History of Milwaukee and Wisconsin Breweries Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly, copyright 1996 Last Revised 08/16/2015 The Middle Europeans brought with them a taste for beer, a beverage which had not been much admired in Milwaukee before their arrival. A combination brewery and distillery, the “Milwaukee brewery”, had been established by Welshmen Richard G. Owens,… Read more »
Val Blatz Brewery VALENTINE (VALENTIN) BLATZ (1826-1894) compiled & edited by MikeReilly Last Revised 08/16/2015 Much of this information wasoriginally printed in the “Industrial History of Milwaukee – 1886”.Thanks to former MABC member Ken Obermann, much of it was reprinted years ago inThe Cream City Courier. As Ken wrote, “these may tend to be a littlewordy, and… Read more »
Weaver Family: Ten Years in America – Life Highlights by Michael R. Reilly, February 5, 2014 The Weaver family, with father, William F., and wife, Mary Hardeman, came from the Canterbury [see Note 1] church Diocese [where oldest child, James, was christened], in Old Romney, Kent County, England, then relocated at a later date to Peasmarsh, Sussex, County, England…. Read more »
“Memories of Early Days” by Melinda Ann Warren Weaver, Darlington Wis., December 21, 1875 Transcribed and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 08/07/2009 School and Grain I see that my thoughts havewandered years away from this time and circumstances that I commenced to writeabout in this letter. What I have written concerning this one particular familyseems of right to belong… Read more »
James Stone, Sr. Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/06/2012 Descendants of James Stone, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1STONE, SR.was born 1792 in Sussex Co., England (Source: St. Alban’s burial record.), anddied September 25, 1854 (Source: St. Alban’s burial record.). He married MARIA(MARIAH)SMITH(Source: Chris Stone Letter dec. 2, 2003.) in Sussex Co., England. She was… Read more »
