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Updated 05/09/2012

Recent additions to website:   Calendar of Events
 

Indians: Local - Arrowheads and Artifacts - "Indians Were Here First!"

Town of Lisbon Plat Map > 1873 > 1891 > 1914

Lisbon Incorporation Efforts - chronological history of events Updated March 20, 2012 Continued on Lisbon Incorporation Efforts - Page 2, Page 3 - Town of Lisbon Consolidation/Merging Discussions

Sussex' Incorporation as a Village

Pages from the Past - Need volunteers to help in transcribing past columns. Nov and Dec 2006 added 12/28/2011. Thank you Sarah!

SLAHS Quarterly Meeting: Quarterly Meeting and Elections, Thursday, JUne, 2012, 6:30 pm, at the Waukesha State Bank Community Room, off Hwy 164 in Sussex.

Depot Museum Needs Help!
     A leak was found in our oil boiler at the Depot Museum; it has been temporarily repaired, but the problem will occur again. Another related problem is the high oil cost, though we've kept the temperature down when the Depot isn't occupied. Since we have a little time with the temporary patch, we are pursuing a gas connection to the building and getting bids for either a gas boiler, or forced air system that utilizes the current ductwork air handler.
     In either case, it will mean money that will be difficult to replace unless the community steps up to help out. We will be looking at fund raising projects, but will also be looking for your help. As all homeowners know, things like this happen, and rather than just fixing the leak, we would like to do something about reducing our heating costs in the process
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Please send donations to:
Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. (or SLAHS)
P. O. Box 32
Sussex, WI. 53089-0032

New Exhibit: "Early Businesses of Our Founding Fathers": Depot Museum, Coming in Spring 2012.! Everyone is welcome!   (The Depot Museum will be open every 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 PM. January thru March by appointment only; call Fred Keller 262-246-3603)) Admission $4.00, children 10 and under Free.

Fundraiser Letter and  Buy A Brick Donation Give us a Click!

Museum Memorial Garden: We are in need of volunteers to care for the flowers and trees. Please call June Keller (262) 246-3603 if interested in helping.

  FUNdraising - our Pick 'n Save id number is 737810. Please add us to the We Care program, whether you already have a charity selected or not. You may donate up to three charities. Thank you.

The Civil War: Lisbon Township - Regimental Service Accounts

The Civil War: The Volunteers and Draftees of Lisbon Township

Hardeman Family Letter Collection - eight (8) early letters from James Weaver (b 1800) and family to relatives in England, dated 1831 thru 1883 describing family and circumstances in both the Township of Augusta, Oneida, New York and Township of Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Updated 01/28/2009.

At the March 8, 2012 Annual Meeting held at the Waukesha State Bank meeting room, the following were re-elected Officers:

President: Steve Haasch
Vice-President: Roger Johnson
Secretary: Susan Haasch
Treasurer: Donna Zimmermann

Board of Directors (Two positions were open)

Peter Sparrow and Robert Schlei were elected.

In 1906   Click on link to left to read about 100 years ago.

Board of Director Meeting: Now held quarterly -- Depot Museum, 6:30 PM on:  8/02/12.

Waukesha County Directories, 1890 - 1892 Listing individuals with Sussex, Lake Five, Lannon Springs and Merton as residence or PO.

Building & Grounds Meeting: Now held quarterly -- Depot Museum at 6:30pm, the Wednesday after the Quarterly Board Meetings.  6/13/12. Extra meetings to be called as needed.
About your: Historian Fred Keller, click on Fred Keller: A Man For All Seasons and also Fred H. Keller and His Collection - Sussex Sun articles about his collection and the beginning of a local historical society. Newsletter Committee Meeting: Steve Haasch residence at 6:30pm on: 5/07/12.
About your: Website Editor & Webmaster: Michael R. Reilly (Mike)    (510) pages of local historical information currently (339 in February 2007). Website pages - 173 as of 8/18/03 See us grow!

Newsletter articles due: 04/27/2012.

Newsletter Mailed: 05/22/2012.

Why music? Both Enya and Loreena McKennitt create and sing songs of folk-like nature. As Editor, I added the player to several web pages thinking that visitors might welcome listening to the music while they search and read. You can continue listening by opening a new page within your browser window.

    If you are interested in contributing to this website's content, cemetery and newspaper transcriptions, individual/family history, early stories of the area/people/businesses, etc., please contact Mike Reilly Note: To make your contributions easier to add, please consider submitting them by email, email attachment, or CD, audio DVD, or SD.

     The Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the collection and preservation of historically significant artifacts, pictures, stories, and similar materials from the Sussex and Lisbon area (Lannon, Colgate, Lake Five, Marcy, Merton, Pewaukee, Menomonee Falls, and Butler). The Society held organizational meetings in mid 2001, and formally announced intentions for official formation as a non-profit corporation in November 2001. The Society is affiliated with the Wisconsin State Historical Association as a local society.          

     The Society has an open membership policy, welcoming all interested parties to join for a nominal fee. Annual memberships are for the calendar year beginning on January 1 of each year. Lifetime memberships are also available for a fee. 

Thomas Spencer Redford

1st to Stake a Claim in Lisbon Township

The Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc.'s museum is located at:

N63 W23791 Main St., Sussex, WI. 53029 (The Depot Museum will be open every 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 PM. January thru March by appointment only; call Fred Keller 262-246-3603)) Admission $4.00, children 10 and under Free.

Telephone: (262) 820-9164

Correspondence should be addressed to :

Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc.  (or SLAHS)

P. O. Box 32

Sussex, WI. 53089-0032

E-mail us at:  slahsinc@yahoo.com 


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