VIDEO | President Ronald Reagan July 27, 1987 speech at Broan Manufacturing in Hartford
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?
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Remembering Washington County Judge Richard Becker
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...
VIDEO | Happy 100th birthday to Dolores Tomaszewski of Jackson
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.
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Dolores...
2020 annual Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s tour announced
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...
VIDEO | Taking a look back at the May 10, 1990 snowstorm
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...
Remembering the Enger-Kress Pocketbook Company in West Bend
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...
VIDEO | Remember when: South Main Street in West Bend
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.
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The huge framed photo is in an...
VIDEO | Remember when: South Main Street in West Bend
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...
Memories of Santa requests from kids in Washington County, WI
Washington Co., WI - A photo of December 1910 provided by the History Center of Washington County shows a line outside a store in downtown West Bend when Santa came to visit.
The enthusiasm was...
Theo Richter icehouse | By Lee Krueger
Town of West Bend, WI - Today’s 1920 history photo is courtesy Lee Krueger. It’s the Theo Richter icehouse. I was after a photo of maple syrup tree tapping. Krueger said the weather is...