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Brodhead, Wisconsin Bicentennial ecumenical church service.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Bicentennial ecumenical church service at the high school football field.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Bicentennial ecumenical church service at the high school football field.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Bicentennial ecumenical church service at the high school football field.

Milwaukee Road locomotive 508 is westbound at the Brodhead, Wisconsin Depot in March, 1971

Heritage show at Brodhead High School. Frieda Olin shows a church of the past.

Heritage show at Brodhead High School. From left: Unknown, unknown, Paul Roemer, Ken Petersen, Kori Petersen, and Frieda Olin.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School.

Heritage show at the Brodhead HIgh School.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Bedroom of yesteryear.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Bess Zimmerli (green dress) shows an old school setting to Don Condon.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Harness and farm equipment.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Farm equipment.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Surveying equipment.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. A kitchen of yesteryear.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Cheesemaking equipment.

Heritage show at the Brodhead High School. Gun shop.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Bicentennial Pageant.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Bicentennial Pageant. Middle couple is Dale and Holly Everson.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Heritage show.

Bicentennial quilt made by Brodhead, Wisconsin Senior Citizens Club. Many local people drew and embroidered the blocks. They were then sewn together and a large group of ladies quilted the finished product.

Brodhead, Wisconsin Heritage show. People are unknown.

Dedication ceremony for the Sugar River State Trail in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This trail is the former New Glarus Branch of the Milwaukee Road between Brodhead and New Glarus.

Unknown coupe in front of home at 409 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In the 1960's - 1970's this was Krittger Nursing Home. The building has since been removed and is now a parking lot for the Brodhead United Methodist Church.

Unknown home in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Two men with bicycles and two women in front of unknown home in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Sugar River State Trail grand dedication in Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left: Assemblyman Joseph Tregoning, Senator Gordon Roseleip, unknown, Mayor Loren Sutherland, and unknown.

Frank Engebretson stands in the doorway of his barn at 1007 Fifth Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Saving the Covered Bridge Painting from the old Frank Engebretsen barn in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The painting can now be seen in the Brodhead City Hall Council Chambers. Man in back middle of image is Jerry Earleywine.

A ladies quartet called the Downbeats at a Brodhead, Wisconsin Homemakers meeting. Slide said "Harmaus". From left: Phyllis Keen, Diane Townsend, Helen Markham, and Audrey Hein.

The Broughton building later known as Recreation Bar and Bowling Alley. It is the site of the present city hall. 1115 West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Santa arrived by helicopter in the center of downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. The pilot was Lee Buchanan of Blackhawk Helicopters. This was a short lived mode of transportation for Santa as the stunt was deemed too dangerous. Santa was Sandy Peterson.

Unknown woman with a goat on wheels in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

North Town Sub-division ground breaking in Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left: unknown, Mayor Loren Sutherland, developer Maurice Satrang, unknown, and C.S. Pierce.

The back of the Broughton building in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The rear wall collapsed on March 6, 1987. This is now the site of the new city hall.

The Goldenrod Creamery on Eleventh Street at West Fifth Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin. After it closed it was deeded to the city. In later years the city leased it to a company that produced Uncle Larry potato chips.

Two unknown men with an early automobile.

The old Clarence School south of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Unknown bicyclists at Brodhead, Wisconsin terminus of the Sugar River State Trail.

Unknown snowmobilers at the Brodhead, Wisconsin terminus of the Sugar River State Trail.

International truck in a museum. Note on slide said: truck like one used by Emil Scheberle Creamery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Dean and Mary Peterson with their South Side Grocery jeep at the time of the Brodhead, Wisconsin Centennial.

Bridge in Avon Township south of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Photo from the Riemer farm west of Brodhead, Wisconsin during the 1963 National Corn Picking Contest.

The day after Thanksgiving in 1969, Santa arrived by helicopter in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. The pilot was Lee Buchanan.

A community barbecue at South Side Park, Brodhead, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1957. Note Roderick Lumber Co. in the background.

F.M. Roy Ties with Brodhead, Wisconsin's 1923 Ford fire truck.

Unknown people in a store in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Chet Smith, Ed Fleming and Paul Horne cutting ice from the Mill Race in Brodhead, Wisconsin with an early powered ice saw. The saw is owned by Mr. Smith.

The south side of the Brodhead, Wisconsin power plant.

The old Brodhead, Wisconsin mill on the Race.

An unknown man in an early delivery truck. Printing on truck says "Schiller Ideal Player Piano. The name on the truck door is J.C. Berryman.

An old view of downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin, looking west from Center Avenue. Note the old sided building on the right where the present day Citizens Bank stands.

Train arriving at the Brodhead, Wisconsin depot from the west. Printing on crates on cart to the far left say McPherson Dairy.

East Exchange Street looking west from East Second Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Building at left is Bill Day blacksmith shop, carriage factory on right, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Dodge and Stephenson building, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Signs by door say coal and salt for sale.

View of the old Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin, looking south.

The Reed House on the west end and north side of Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. This is the present site of the Sugar River State Trail building and parking lot.

The old power plant in the foreground and the mill in the background, both on the Mill Race in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

An unknown man stands behind the counter of what appears to be an old drug store in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The old Brodhead, Wisconsin City Hall. The city library was on the second floor - note covered steps going up. The police station was beside it to the right. Left was the post office, Solomon Auto Parts, and old bowling alley.

The busy intersection of First Center Avenue and Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin during some type of celebration. Awning on corner building reads "Jewell Brothers".

Water tower #37 on north side of Milwaukee Road depot looking east, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin looking north on First Center Avenue. Banner reads "Welcome Fireman" and awning on second building reads "Lou Hahn the Tailor".

Four unknown persons in a boat on the Mill Race near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Note on slide said: boat in back yard.

Three men in a horse drawn wagon in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Fred Stephens, L. owner of former Stewart & Broughton ice business from early 1900’s to 1926, then sold to Chester Smith.

The store was K.K. Hellrudis. The woman at left is Anna Kingbalm and at right is Katty Hooker Hyatt.

Unknown persons rest at Camp Putnam on Decatur Lake near Brodhead, Wisconsin. The door in center of photo reads, "Camp Putnam Cooler".

Two unknown women pose in what appears to be an early store.

Unknown people in what may have been the first post office in Brodhead, Wisconsin where the Bank of Brodhead now sits.

Inside an old Brodhead, Wisconsin print shop. In the foreground is a paper cutter. The man at right is type-setting by hand.

The old Bank of Brodhead building on the corner of First Center Avenue and Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Estimated to be early 1960's.

The businesses on the west side of Tinker's Garden, Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left: Recreation Bar, Old bowling alley, Solomon Auto Parts, old Post Office, and old City Hall.

The white building is the old Colden and Parker Lumber Company, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Next to the right are Coplein's Bar, Recreation Bar and Bowling Alley.

Brodhead, Wisconsin businesses on northwest side of Tinkers Garden. Note Vern's Shoebox, Just For Him Mensware, and Big A Auto Parts.

The closing of Lyons Drug Store, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Ray Lyons sold his business to Sven Johnson who then went into business with Robert Reis, closing this store.

Newman Seed and Feed in Brodhead, Wisconsin was run by Don Edwards who can be seen in this image. The new Fire Department parking lot now is now at this site.

The north side of Tinker's Garden in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. Note Engel's Royal Blue Grocery Store and Lyon's Drug Store.

Maxwell Street Day in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. The west side of First Center Avenue. Note the businesses of Fashion House womensware, Luekey's Ben Franklin 5/10, and a restaurant. Estimated to be early 1950's.

Dean Peterson in his original old grocery store in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The store was in a house that was at the site of what is now the post office. Note the packages of lard for sale on top of the counter.

Wheeler Searles in front of Lyons Drug Store, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Ground breaking at the North Town Sub-division, Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left: Truman Olin, Dick Wraight, John D. Timm, Bob Riese, Maurice Satrang, and John Wish.

Ground breaking for the old high school, now the middle school in Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left: Dean Peterson, Willis Lorch, Loren Sutherland, Stan Knight, Florence Behrens, Evelyn Engstrom, Ralph Mau, Joseph VanMatre (contractor), Supt. Roland…

Farm scene of early steam tractor and threshing machine.

Unknown farm hands pose around an early McCormick grain binder.

Stacking loose hay.

The display grounds of the 1963 National Corn Picking Contest held at Willis Riemer farm in Decatur Township near Brodhead, Wisconsin.

C.S. Pierce rides the last train from New Glarus to Brodhead, Brodhead, Wisconsin. This branch line was torn up later that year and is now the Sugar River State Trail.

Brodhead, Wisconsin EUB Sunday School class early 1960's. Front left: Ann Reed, unknown, Linda Friedly, unknown, and Joyce Keen. Row two: unknown, David Gibson, Bob Jones, Bill Moore, and teacher Clara Lenherr.

Brodhead, Wisconsin EUB Sunday School Class late 1950's - early 1960's. Front from left: Linda Miller, Donna Lewis, Christine Wolfe, Marcia Moore, Margret Clark, and Rhonda Stuessy. Row two: Mark Gibson, Terry Lee, David Edwards, Bill Shrier, and…

Brodhead, Wisconsin EUB Sunday School Class mid 1950's. Girl second from left front is Shirley Kubly. Boy at far right is Lloyd Keen. Boy second from left back is Steve Jones. Teacher is Clara Lenherr.

The new EUB Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin ready for dedication.

Unknown person at an EUB Easter sunrise service in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The service took place on the hill overlooking Bluff View Park on the A.A. TenEyke farm. 1950's.

EUB Easter sunrise service 1950's, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Man in back center looking at camera is Herb Hawkins.

EUB Easter sunrise service 1950's in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Girl on right playing accordion is Shelby Mauerman.

Slide is labeled "EUB Centennial Youth". Some kind of EUB youth group function celebrating Brodhead, Wisconsin's Centennial. First girl on left is Flora Stuessy. Third and fourth girls are Doris Williams and Judy Mauerman. Seventh girl is Ginny…

A church service held at Putnam Park from boats on the Mill Race, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Brodhead, Wisconsin EUB youth group has chili supper followed by caroling. Girl at left is Flora Stuessy. Tall boy in back is Gary Olin. Girl standing at right is Ginny Boettcher. Seated at table are left Caroline and Christine Jones. Photo was taken…

The wedding of Bob and Lyvonne (Fairman) Olin, Brodhead, Wisconsin.