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December 1, 2020

MTHS 2021 Picture Calendars Available on December 14th

THIENSVILLE — The Mequon-Thiensville Historical Society’s 2021 calendar is now available. MTHS 2021 calendars will available starting on December 14th at Chuck’s Place in Thiensville, Thiensville and Mequon branches of Port […]
May 12, 2020

Foxtown Brewery Supports Society

Foxtown Brewery on Mequon Road in the Town Center hosted a major fundraiser for our historical society. Tom Nieman (center), the owner of Foxtown, and his manager, Kyle Smith, offered […]
April 16, 2020

MTHS Wish List

Please consider sponsoring one or more of the following archival storage items. We need at least ten of each item on the list, so your sponsorship at any level will […]
March 25, 2020

Postal Museum’s Inaugural Season Great Success

The opening ceremony for the Mequon River Postal Museum and Stamp Gallery was held at Mequon City Hall, June 20, 2019. More than sixty attendees were treated to guided tours […]
May 12, 2019

MTHS Opens Discussion Forum on Facebook

The MT Historical Society has started a unique opportunity for people in the Mequon-Thiensville community to share local pictures, stories, information and ask questions. This type of Facebook page has drawn 1000s of followers […]
December 13, 2017

Thiensville’s History of No Churches between 1839 and 1919

John Henry Thien, the founder of the hamlet that would eventually bear his name, came to this area from Saxony (now part of Germany) in 1842. Had he stayed in Saxony, […]
August 10, 2017

Mequon Celebrates 60 years

5 Questions (by Bob Blazich re: City of Mequon)News Graphic, August 2017 Mequon just celebrated its 60th birthday. Some might be surprised Mequon hasn’t been a city for longer. What […]
March 19, 2017

Woman’s Club of Mequon by Fay Walker

Since September of 2016, I have had the pleasure of helping to coordinate and preserve the documentation and history of this local service organization that will be celebrating their 80th […]