The Eagle Historical Society would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Saturday October 27th, the Eagle Business Association hosted its 10th Annual Eagle Pumpkin Party.  A variety of businesses and organizations volunteered their time to help kids and and families enjoy the afternoon doing family-fun things.  Events were held at the Library, Fire Station, Historical Society, Eagle United Methodist Church and a variety of games and music at the gazebo next to the Fire Station.  Several contestants entered pumpkins into the Pumpkin Carving Contest and the winners for each age group are listed below.

                               2018 Eagle Pumpkin Party
                       Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners

Age Group         Place          Name                              Pumpkin Name

Under 8       Tied    1             Kira Suhm                                         My Kitty
                       Tied   1            Amelia Konne                                   Unicorn Dreams
                                  2            Holden Manz Kutschera                Harry Potter

8-10                         1            Matthew Padilla                               Jail Bird
                                  2            Izabella Riebe                                   Pumpkinladon

11-13                        1            Annalise Riebe                                  Owllady

18+               Tied     1            Ann Morgan                                      Scrub-a-dub
                     Tied     1            Timothy Riebe                                  Toothy
                                  2            Joyce Morgan                                   Sphynx
                                  3            David Morgan                                  Vampire

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The Eagle Historical Society maintains a research library and archives at the Eagle Historical Society Museum, located at 217 Main Street, Eagle, WI 53119.

The collection focuses on all aspects of the history of Eagle and its citizens, businesses, and churches.  Material does not circulate but photocopying is available at the discretion of museum staff. Laptop computers are allowed.

Our collection includes the following;

1. Extensive Historic Files on Eagle Families
          A. Book – History of Waukesha County
          B. Book – Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County
          C. Book – Prairie Farmers Home Directory – 1928
          D. Book – Rural Directory – 1918-1923
2. Selected Family Genealogies -Vertical File
3. Local Obituaries
4. Cemetery Records – Jericho, Little Prairie, Melendy’s Prairie, Oak Grove, Oak Ridge, Old St. Theresa’s, St. Theresa’s-Oak Knoll
5. Waukesha Freeman Obituaries-1859-1920
6. Local Weddings, Birth and Military Service Records
7. Book -Index to Waukesha County Marriages -1846-1907
8. Plat Maps 1940-1957, Plat Books 1873, 1891, Others
9. Eagle Quill Newspaper 1898-1950. STAFF WILL DO LOOKUPS
10. Photos of Eagle: Places and People. Actual Photos, Digitized
11. Local Business History and Ledgers
12. School History and Class Photos
13. Church History – Eagle Methodist and St Theresa Catholic
14. General Information of Area
15. Extensive File of Eagle Artifact Documents
16. Village and Town Government Records
          A. Village-1912 to Present
          B. Town -1925 to Present
17. Eagle News Column-1897 to Present
18. Book: Yesterday in Little Prairie 1874-1919. 3 Volumes
19. Yearbooks
          A. The Megaphone, Waukesha High School.1941, ’42,’43
          B. Minneiska, Whitewater State Teachers’ College 1929
20. Local Telephone Directories

Before visiting the Museum, download the Genealogy or Research Request Form below and bring it with you.

Eagle Genealogy Request Form

Eagle Research-Request-Form

As a rule we don’t alter donated items but when we received this Eagle Telephone Company switchboard our hope was to restore it. It had been repurposed into a dressing table and if you look closely you can see where holes from the switches and cords had been filled in.

We couldn’t find any photos of the original switchboard. EHS member Jim Neist researched switchboards and crafted this generic switchboard. This will give visitors a more realistic idea of how a switchboard functioned.

Thank you Jim!