by Sears Homes | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Thursday evening, after some diligent searching, I found the obituary for Julia Hawley Hoyt, Addie’s mother. The microfilm was so badly faded that the text was barely legible, but I did find it. As I expected, Julia Hawley Hoyt never made it back to Lake Mills...
by Sears Homes | Dec 26, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Wouldn’t it be nice if the City of Lake Mills would have treated you better? And not only the city, but all of Lake Mills’ past and present residents? Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone interested in this mystery would treat everyone with respect? I...
by Sears Homes | Nov 29, 2011 | Addie |
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is, “How are you related to Addie?” When I gave my talk in Lake Mills on September 4th, I explained that I didn’t even know I had an Aunt Addie until my father died in June 2011. While I was...
by Sears Homes | Nov 4, 2011 | Uncategorized |
As of Thursday (November 3rd) at 11:45 am, Addie Hoyt Fargo is no longer in Lake Mills. (Update: Read the autopsy results here!) Her skeletal remains were removed from the grave that bears her name and transported to Milwaukee, for a state-of-the-art, top-notch...
by Sears Homes | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
There’s a saying that when an old person dies, it’s like a library burning down. In other words, it’s a significant loss of historical information and stories and records and experiences that can never be restored. I’d have to say there’s...
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