by Steve Tesmer | Apr 21, 2012 | Historic People
Date in History: 1904 – 2001 Chester was born in Columbus, WI in 1904 to Emil and Margaret Mittag. The family moved to Fort Atkinson in 1910 when his dad opened a tailor and dry cleaning business out of a barn at their new home at 604 North Main Street. By 1912,...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 21, 2012 | Historic People
Date in History: 04/09/1968 Thirty-five years ago, on a cold and overcast Tuesday morning, Fort Atkinson Police Officer David McKee dove into the cold and muddy waters of the Rock River to rescue a frightened boy who had fallen into the river from the railroad bridge....
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 21, 2012 | Historic People
Date in History: 1830s – 1860s The cream brick home that sits at 407 East Milwaukee Avenue in Fort Atkinson is the May House, built in 1863 for Eli May. Young Eli came to this area in 1839 with his family. His dad, Chester May, was a contractor who had worked on...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 21, 2012 | Historic People
Date in History: 1850 – 1930s George Marston, the man who helped shape the civic and cultural development of the beautiful city of San Diego, California, was a Fort Atkinson boy. Born here in 1850, George grew up at the home his dad built at 323 Merchants...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 21, 2012 | Historic People
Date in History: 1883 – 1952 Born on the Kumlien homestead in Sumner WI, Angela spent her childhood exploring the shores of Lake Koshkonong. She later taught in Fort Atkinson schools until she married Herbert Main. Angie adored her paternal grandfather, the...
