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 | 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 26, 2011 | Uncategorized |
On November 3, 2011, Addie Hoyt’s remains were exhumed and taken to Milwaukee for an autopsy. Read about the results of that autopsy here. When I was in Lake Mills (early September and then again in late October), I walked the full breadth and length of the...
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