100 years ago — 1908

John Watson and his son-in-law, Charles J. Will, owned a large farm at Hillside and North Lisbon roads known as the Watson & Will Farm. The foundation of their Holstein-Friesian herd was a world-champion cow, Colantha.

50 years ago — 1958

The Sussex Village Board was presented with a petition signed by 215 village residents protesting the purchase of the 78-acre park west and south of the village. The Village Board had approved the purchase in August on a unanimous 7-0 vote.

25 years ago — 1983

A surprise party was staged at McLaughlin’s Barn for Don and Carole Patterson’s 25th wedding anniversary.

Hamilton’s all-time basketball high scorer and first-team all-state basketball player, Terry Youngbauer, was signed to play professionally in Australia for the upcoming season.

Lisbon put the question of a joint Sussex-Lisbon library on hold.

10 years ago — 1998

Hamilton accepted the resignation of its athletics director for the previous three years, Mike Endres.

The St. James Knights of Columbus raffled off a 14-horsepower Simplicity tractor in green and gold colors with a Reggie White signature on the hood.

St. James Convent, built in 1955, was demolished in three hours. In the early 1990s, it had served as the Sussex Emergency Food Pantry.

Lisbon decided to crack down on the 39 bills for ambulance service that had not been paid.

5 years ago — 2003

Longtime Sussex Food Pantry Director Judy Casper resigned.

The Lisbon Fire Department hired a full-time firefighter, Tim Hopkins.

Lisbon’s Redeemer United Church of Christ staged an Oktoberfest in Sussex Village Park.