Four years after Marconi sent his first wireless messages, MSOE students dazzled audiences at a 1911 industrial exposition in Milwaukee with a wireless controlled 25-foot model Zeppelin. It flew around the Milwaukee Auditorium,
with bells ringing, propellers turning and landing lights turning on and off via a remote control.

Milwaukee School of Engineering celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Recognizing a need for technically trained employees who could step into productive roles in industry, founder Oscar Werwath begain teaching a handful of young men at the School of Engineering. The young school became the Milwaukee School of Engineering and thrived, offering a variety of degrees in engineering, business, nursing and several specialty degrees. The campus grew from a single room to a dozen buildings in downtown Milwaukee.

This picture, as well as a wealth of others, can be found in a book currently being compiled by Ellen Langill, Ph.D. The coffee-table history will tell the story of MSOE, from its humble beginnings to its 15-acre campus.
Photo courtesy of Milwaukee School of Engineering

The City of Waukesha was a popular place on July 4, 1916, when 25,000 to 30,000 people flocked to see the 4th of July parade wind through the downtown area. More than 1,100 people and 137 floats took part in the procession.
Photo courtesy of the Waukesha Freeman

The timing was perfect. In what proved to be record-breaking hot weather in July of 1955, the Thiensville-Mequon Lions Club hosted its first annual Water Carnival at the Thiensville Village Park. Attractions included the Mercury Water Ski Thrill Show Parade of Champions, motor boat racing, diving, log rolling, casting, a Venetian Night parade, canoe races and dog retrieving. This event could very well have been a precursor to Family Fun Before the Fourth, the celebration hosted by the two communities on the Saturday preceding July 4.
Photograph from The Cedarburg News.