Alfred Martin’s 80th Birthday

Riding The Rails – Franklin Interurban Train The subject of building more commuter trains has bee in the in the last few year, but in 1904 there actually was an electric rail service in Franklin that began in the St. Martins area. St. Matins became a hub for travelers from Mukwonago, East Troy and other […]

BY DOUG SCHMIDT Franklin Historian Most Franklin, Greendale and Greenfield area residents have traveled along Highway 36, more commonly known as Loomis Road, but few know the origins of its name. In the early 1800s, the southwestern portion of Milwaukee County was largely a frontier. As townships began to transform the landscape, a pony express […]

Early Franklin Sawmill Was Converted to a Gristmill by Area Brewers Robert Storm 7/17/2019 An 1840’s mill was located in the southwest corner of present day Whitnall Park. Through the years, the site of the mill had been protected by a barn located next to the mill site. The barn was constructed after the mill […]