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05 25 11 WHS_006_386.jpg Weltburger, 10 21
1911, new 1912 Ford
05 23 11 WHS_006_378 Invitation of Fireman’s
Ball, Watertown Pioneer Company No. 1
05 19 11 Chapter on Ellen McDermott;
part of online Watertown
History book.
Notepad: Watertown High School
05 17 11 Maintaining a prime location, N
Second and E Main streets. A work in progress, May 17, 2011
05 16 11 1861: Circus coming to Watertown
05 15 11 Today scholarships will be awarded at Watertown High School.
A good time to reflect on the life of Joseph
E. Davies, who established a significant scholarship program in 1951. Chapter
on Davies
05 07 11 Under the supervision of F. J. Hall, master mechanic
Railroad locomotive built in Watertown at
local railroad shop, 1867.
05 05 11
On the eve of the reopening of the Towne Cinema it is timely
to look back at the Classic at same location
05 03 11 Richard Geschke Hardware, 1886.
Crown Jewel Vapor
Stove
Western Washer
Chapter
on Richard Geschke, part of online Watertown
History book.
05 01 11 Octagon House and
Grounds open today for 2011 season
Porches being worked on yesterday.
Pertinent citation from
more than 70 years ago: 1940. The Board of Directors was
often plagued with the question of what constituted good repairs. Were the porches
a part of that pressing need? As early
as June 1940, Architect George
Fred Keck offered to draw plans for the porch restoration project. A year later a five hundred dollar donation
accompanied blueprints for the restoration of the verandas. These funds were made available from the Honorable Joe. E. Davies, Ambassador
to Belgium and Russia. - John Richards: The Hill and The Mill,
page 99.
04 26 11 High School principal Edward Hinterberg
Addressing student
assembly on first day of 1955-56 school year, at which time text books were
issued.
04 22 11 Ben Feld [1922-2011],
longtime educator in Watertown schools and a well-known area historian, died
on Friday, April 22, 2011.
Feld had taught in
Watertown schools for many years and was also an elementary school principal
here. Although he touched the lives of
many children through his years as an educator, he reached many more through
his love of local history. Among his
writings were “Criminating Evidence,” “The Burial of Thomas Bass,” “Watertown
Squab Company,” “Peccadilloes in the Police Department,” “City Government 101,”
“Milwaukee Street Bridge,” “Young Love” and many more. Most of them are archived at the Watertown Historical Society
website.
It was also Feld who brought the idea of expanding the popular Watertown Daily Times “Glimpses of the Past”
column to include events of 100 years ago. For decades, he researched and
produced the 100 years ago section for the Daily
Times, continuing that work until about three years ago when slipping
health forced him to leave the research he loved. Since that time the 100 years ago glimpses
were taken over by Ken Riedl, who expanded the column to include glimpses 150
years ago.
Feld’s greatest love was
finding the unusual, bizarre and offbeat stories from the area and turning them
into articles and/or books. His work
contributed much to the colorful history of Watertown and the surrounding area.
He was a World War II
veteran, retiring as a major. He received his bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso
University and his master’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He
taught school in Ohio and in Stevens Point before coming to Watertown where he
served as a teacher and administrator for over 34 years.
04 20 11 Otto Schatz, Boots and Shoes,
302 E Main; closing of his business in 1911, 100 years ago.
04 17 11 The Charles Piper harness shop, circa 1890.
Was
located at 506-508 East Main St, today site of Schuett’s
Drive-In and Bank One
04 11 11
Recall of 100-year-old donation
to Watertown Public Library coincides with National Library Week.
04 04 11
Let's Play Ball. The long-anticipated day of the Brewers'
2011 home opener at Miller Park is finally here
. . . and a great time to
reflect on Fred Merkle,
baseball legend from Watertown.
03 29 11 1915: A Fierce Gun Fight at Watertown With
Supposed Train Robbers; Officer Doerr’s Close Call
03 27 11 August Fuermann Brewery workers,
Watertown, WI.
03 19 11 Sacred Heart College; now Maranatha
Baptist Bible College
03 10 11 Watertown Police Dept looking to restart K-9 program.
03 01 11 Dogs . . . and early days in Watertown
[1858-1860], “Baked Puppy”
Chapter on in
online History of Watertown
ANNOUNCED
02 25 11
Sunday, August 7, 2:00pm -
4:00pm. /
House Ice Cream Social, 1st Brigade Band Concert

Octagon House Ice Cream
Social,
1st Brigade Band Concert and
Historical Program on the grounds of
the Octagon House
919 Charles Street
Watertown, WI
Ice cream and cake
available beginning at 1:30 pm. Concert
begins at 2:00 pm.
This year marks the 150th
anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War so the program is sure to be an
extra special one.
02 21 11 Beloit Boosters in Watertown, c1910
02 20 11 1940, Pipersville Interurban Station, east of town and Watertown
Limited trolley car. This station was
along the line coming into town, where Hustisford Rd
is today.
Chapter on Watertown’s Interurban in History of Watertown, Wisconsin
02 19 11 1898,
Union School No. 1, 700 E Main, drawing, Weltberger
Demolished. Today location of a motel
02 18 11 Streetcar Bridge
Waukesha Interurban Milwaukee, 1910
02 17 11 1903 interior view of Watertown Public Library when located at 104
E Main St [opened March 2, 1903].
Was located in a building
next to the former Merchant's Natl Bank [NE corner
First and Main].
Three years later, in 1906, the library in the Carnegie building
opened on W Main.
Chapter on Watertown Public Library
02 11 11
Fountain and Pavilion, Concordia Island Park, [Tivoli
Island], looking south, 1886
Chapter on
Concordia Island/Tivoli Island
02 10 11 Watertown Police Baseball Team
02 04 11 Lincoln School
Kindergarten
class, 1923
Third
Grade class, 1926
Sixth
Grade class, 1929
02 02 11
Lincoln School assumed,
c1910
Mary Crangle
principal.
Unknown group pic, Mary Crangle.
08 29 06 Program commemorating and celebration 150th anniversary of America’s First
Kindergarten
Image
Portfolio
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150th program Watertown Mayor Jessica Doyle
Charlotte Groth John David Wife of WI Governor
Elizabeth Burmeister Douglas Keiser Joel Kleefisch
Sec of Education School Superintendent State Representative
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