Hales Corners Historical Society
5885 South 116th Street, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130
 

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Search no longer!  The items on this page can be purchased from the Hales Corners Historical Society.  Please print out the order form below, complete it, and send with payment to the above address.  If you are in the area, you can save money by buying the items at the Hales Corners Library Circulation Desk (5885 S. 116th Street in Hales Corners).

ATTENTION:  We are pleased to announce that reprints of the history book are available.  If you buy the reprinted book at the Hales Corners Library, the price is $12.00.  If you would like it mailed to you, shipping is $3.00 extra.  See item #2 below.

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1.   Walking Tour Book.  Hales Corners Historical Society Neighborhood Walking Tours, 2007.  60 pages, soft cover.  The book contains 10 walking tours and one driving tour.   There are maps of each tour, photos of  buildings and landmarks, and detailed descriptions of what you will see on each tour.   Note:  the Walking Tour Book is currently available free of charge at the Hales Corners Library.

        Price: $5.00 each book (includes shipping, packaging, and handling) 
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2.    History Book REPRINT. Hales Corners Wisconsin, A History in Celebration of 150 years 1837-1987.  Compiled and edited by Vera Shephard and Ed Weiler, 1988, reprinted 2007.  210 pages, the reprint is softcover and spiral-bound.  A wealth of information.

Table of Contents:  The Early Years, Hales Corners Businesses - Old and New, Village Government, Local Architecture, Area Churches, Local Schools, Whitnall Park, Professional People, Organizations, Hales Corners Families, Stories of Earlier Days.

       Price:  $ 15.00 each  book (includes shipping, packaging, and handling)
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3.    Fire Department Book. When Fire Engines Were Red  by Harry Heileman, 2000.  93 pages, soft cover.  An account of the development of a small village fire department (Hales Corners, Wisconsin) from 1927, when the Fire Department was formed, to the present.   Mr. Heileman includes boyhood memories, personal stories, and descriptions of daily operations, plus the results of considerable research regarding equipment, finances, politics, and people.  The book contains several photos of old fire engines.

        Price:  $ 10.00 each  book (includes shipping, packaging, and handling)

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4.    Note Card Set.  The set contains eight note cards, each printed with a different archival photograph.  The photographs are of farm and village scenes of early Hales Corners.  Brown image on off-white card stock paper.  Eight envelopes included.  Envelope size is 5-3/4" x 4-3/8".   Fine quality.  Makes a nice gift.

        Price: $ 7.50 per set (includes shipping, packaging, and handling)

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5.    Sesquicentennial Booklet.  Plowing the Land, Reaping a Community: Hales Corners and Wisconsin's Sesquicentennial.  Hales Corners Historical Society, 1998, 20 pages, soft cover.  The booklet describes the early settlement of Hales Corners via text and illustrations.  It is available to local fourth grade teachers at no charge (call us at (414) 529-6150 ext. 24).  Support for this Wisconsin Humanities Council grant project was provided in part by the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commission with funds from corporate contributors and the State of Wisconsin.

        Price: $ 4.00 each booklet (includes shipping, packaging, and handling)

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If you are in the area, stop by the Hales Corners Library Circulation Desk (5885 S. 116th Street).  You can buy the History Book Reprint for $12.00, Fire Department book for $8.00, note card sets for $5.00, and sesquicentennial booklet for $1.00, cash and carry.  The walking tour book is currently free of charge.  
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