by Sears Homes | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized |
David Spriggs and I have spent countless hours reading old newspapers. We’re reading the Lake Mills Leader (Wisconsin) looking for more information on Addie Hoyt, and we’re also reading the Virginian Pilot, hoping to find a photo of the houses that were...
by Sears Homes | Mar 8, 2012 | Uncategorized |
As of last month, more than 260,000 people have visited this website. As a result, more and more folks are sending me beautiful pictures of the Sears Homes in their neighborhood, and one of those people is Catarina Bannier, a Realtor in the DC area. (Visit her website...
by Sears Homes | Feb 25, 2012 | Uncategorized |
On Friday, I posted a detailed blog about Addie’s deep roots in the Lake Mills community. Addie Hoyt (1872-1901) was the granddaughter of Kimball Hoyt and his wife, Sally Sanborn Hoyt. The Hoyts first came to Jefferson County in 1843. When Sally Sanborn Hoyt...
by Sears Homes | Feb 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In the early 1980s, the Fargo Mansion Inn was slated for demolition. The two men who purchased it and saved it (Tom Boycks and Barry Luce) have done a remarkable job of restoring it. This weekend, this wonderful house (and one of the Innkeepers, Tom Boycks) were...
by Sears Homes | Dec 18, 2011 | Addie |
“A number of persons who knew [Enoch] will tell the same story – he shot Addie!” So wrote Mary Wilson (Enoch’s granddaughter) on page 274 of A History of Lake Mills. Since the articles on Addie have started to appear, I’ve received a...
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