Updated 03/05/2008
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William Butler Family - revisited James Butler Ax Murder of His Wife - newspaper accounts of the murderous deed |
New Exhibit: Past & Present Sussex Area Railroads now open: Depot Museum, Grand opening was 9/13/08. until the end of March. Everyone is welcome! New Exhibit "Remembering Farming in the Past" starting April 1, 2008 Annual Meeting/Officer & Director Election: Thursday, March 13, 2008, 6:30 p.m., Pauline Haass Public Library; QuadGraphics Room |
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Lisbon Township (Sussex), District No. 10 Graded School |
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. |
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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: , 5/07/08, and 8/13/08. |
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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, 6:30 PM on: 3/19/08, and 6/18/08. |
| 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. | Publicity Committee Meeting: Depot Museum at 6:30pm on: 04/07/08, and 5/12/08. |
| About your: Website Editor & Webmaster: Michael R. Reilly (Mike) (339) pages of local historical information as of February 2007. Website pages - 173 as of 8/18/03 See us grow! |
Newsletter articles due: 04/25/08 Newsletter Mailed: 05/19/08 |
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If you are interested in contributing to this website's content, cemetery 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 computer disk (floppy). Unfortunately, MAC/Apple computer entries may not be compatible. |
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.
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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). 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. |
1st to Stake a Claim in Lisbon Township |
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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) 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 |