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Watertown Remembered history book reissued in eBook format, $2.99

for readers such as Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Sony Reader, etc,

and associated eReader apps, including an app for the new Apple iPad..

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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

Chapter on Classic Theater

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.

Chapter on the Octagon House

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.

Chapter on A. F. Fuermann

03 19 11 Sacred Heart College; now Maranatha Baptist Bible College

Chapter on Sacred Heart

03 10 11 Watertown Police Dept looking to restart K-9 program.

File on WPD K-9 unit

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