History

November 20, 2020 - West Bend, WI - November 22 is the 57th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. The 35th President of the United States was assassinated in 1963 while riding...

November 18, 2020 - West Bend, WI - This Sunday, November 22 will be the 57th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. The 35th President of the United States was assassinated in...

October 23, 2020 - West Bend, WI - Here's a little seasonal blast from the past. What can you tell me about this photo? Year, location, owner??  What's there now?   And what was in the...

September 29, 2020 - West Bend, WI - Leaders with the West Bend Baseball Association confirmed this week that a refurbishing of Carl Kuss Field will get underway shortly as financing is nearly complete. [youtube...

September 27, 2020 - Town of Wayne, WI - A dire house fire over the weekend in the Town of Wayne went from bad to worse. On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at approximately 10:38...

September 23, 2020 - Town of Wayne, WI - A dire house fire over the weekend in the Town of Wayne went from bad to worse. On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at approximately 10:38...

September 20, 2020 - Washington Co., WI - The tines are bent and uneven and the wood handles show more than a century of wear. They live in the far recesses of the silverware...

September 17, 2020 - Washington Co., WI - The tines are bent and uneven and the wood handles show more than a century of wear. They live in the far recesses of the silverware...

September 17, 2020 - West Bend, WI - The West Bend Parks Commission will have an update at tonight's meeting regarding renovations planned for Carl M. Kuss Field at Regner Park. It was August 8,...

September 2, 2020 - Washington Co., WI - There will be a celebration tonight at Washington County Fair Park to honor Marilyn Merten for her commitment to public service and Washington County   Marilyn Merten has...

Jackson, WI - It was July 2017 when Steve Kissinger closed on the purchase of the old Friedens Church on Cedar Creek Road and Highway P in Jackson. The church on the hill dates to...

August 3, 2020 - West Bend, WI - A bit of West Bend history was unearthed this week as the six Fiberglas fuel storage tanks were pulled out of the ground near the old...

August 1, 2020 - West Bend, WI - A bit of West Bend history was unearthed this week as the six Fiberglas fuel storage tanks were pulled out of the ground near the old...

July 26, 2020 - Hartford, WI -President Reagan's Remarks to Broan Manufacturing Company employees in Hartford, Wisconsin on July 27, 1987. Can you identify the other local lawmakers on stage as Reagan enters? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_O0XuWlA5Y] I...

June 30, 2020 - Washington Co., WI - There will be a Celebration of Life this afternoon starting at 4 p.m. for Washington County Judge Richard Becker who passed away June 22, 2020, at...

June 29, 2020 - Jackson, WI - It was quite a day for Dolores Tomaszewski of Jackson as she celebrated her 100th birthday in fine fashion with family, friends, cake, and a parade. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXTBkyJ98To] Dolores...

June 21, 2020 - Washington Co., WI - It is Father's Day, my dad's birthday and the first year he is not with us having passed July 18, 2019.   I have been asked the past...

May 10, 2020 - Hat tip to Ruth Marks for planting the seed on what occurred 30 years ago today on May 10, 1990. It was late spring, baby birds were in the nest, trees...

January 15, 2020 - West Bend, WI - The old Enger-Kress building, 151 Wisconsin Street, has a long history in West Bend.   According to the Janean Mollet-van Beckum book, City of West Bend, "The Enger-Kress...

January 8, 2020 - West Bend, WI - Armchair historians from West Bend are honing in on the timeline of the aerial photo overlooking S. Main Street. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcKvZPe59-s] The huge framed photo is in an...