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Two Rivers Band Photos, Uniforms and Instruments at The Washington House Museum

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Hamilton Band The Hamilton Band story (click on link above) is worth republishing. With so much fascinating musical history in our community we invite you to The Washington House Museum where fascinating artifacts are on display. Take a step back … Continue reading →

Milwaukee, Lakeshore and Western Railroad Comes to Two Rivers

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This story appeared in the 1936 Centennial newspaper and celebrated the train service being extended to Two Rivers, but there was more to this story. Hezekiah Huntington Smith “the Father of Two Rivers” at around 80 years of age, hammered … Continue reading →

People of Two Rivers – Remembering Everett “Butch” La Fond

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by Nancy Jo LeClaire Mr. La Fond was born in Two Rivers on January 4, 1900, the son of the late Henry and Minnie Krueger La Fond. He attended St. Luke Parochial School and Two Rivers High School. He just … Continue reading →

Who Ya Going to Call?

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By Holly Engelland, August 2022 In grade school Susie Carron and I made a “telephone” which consisted of two cans and a taut string. This string stretched over the top of Mrs. Delmore’s house from my second-floor bedroom to the … Continue reading →

Operator, can you help me place this call?

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Norma (Nelson/Jones) Lutzke was an operator for the Commonwealth Telephone Company. She graduated from Washington High School in 1943, and started working at Commonwealth shortly after graduation. She worked with the manager, Ed. Weber and linemen like Clarence Oestreich and … Continue reading →

Youth Hostel in Two Rivers, Wisconsin – Part Two

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By Jeanne Mease, July 2022 The story continues… On June 14, 2022, I visited the Zander farmhouse on Maplewood Road north of Two Rivers. Laura (Zander) Stoeger managed to get us all together. Her brother Karl, from Arlington, VA, was … Continue reading →

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