Pewaukee Historical Society Is Almost Ready to Launch The Complete Version of Their Website!

The Clark House Museum, located at 206 East Wisconsin Avenue in the Village of Pewaukee, recalls Asa Clark, the first white settler of Pewaukee. Current exhibits include Walk Along the Lake and Pewaukee Rural Life. Pictures and artifacts portray a way of life from the early 1900s in the Village and Town (now the City).

Asa Clark's son built the Clark House, which remained in the Clark family until the death of Marietta Clark Larson, great granddaughter of Asa, in 1984. In 1992 the Pewaukee Area Historical Society purchased the property.

In the early 1900s the son of Asa Clark, Pewaukee’s first white settler, built the Clark House, which remained in the possession of the Clark family until the death of Marietta Clark Larson, Asa's great granddaughter in 1984. In 1992 the Pewaukee Area Historical Society purchased the property and the Clarke House Museum today is open to the public as a window into Pewaukee's rich past.

Today, Pewaukee is a charming community that makes a big splash with visitors and citizens lucky enough to call it home. Located just off I-94 and west of Milwaukee, this vital community has been successful in preserving the small-town feel and tranquility of the area, while encouraging growth and attracting new businesses.

M. Carol Fay was best known for her work with the Pewaukee Area Historical Society, which she co-founded in 1977. "She wanted people to understand how Pewaukee became a community," said her son Dan, an attorney in Pewaukee. "My mother taught us if we were going to live in a community we have to put something back into the community. She had a wide variety of interests."

During her career, Fay worked for the Laureate Group, several nursing homes and other health care facilities, including a home hospice company and a travel agency. She owned The Clothes Trader, a Pewaukee clothing resale shop for 5 1/2 years, selling it in 1982. She helped numerous women start similar shops throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

She worked with all ages of people over the years, teaching such things as basic living skills, budgeting and entrepreneurship. She was known to stand up for her principles and to encourage others to do the same.

Under Fay's leadership, the historical society, which had its museum in tight quarters at the back of a building on Oakton Ave., was able to purchase, renovate and relocate to the former Mosley Clark Stagecoach Inn, at the corner of E. Wisconsin and Prospect Aves. Fay completed her fifth term as president of the historical society during the renovation, and was active on the board nearly every year since its founding.

Penny Williams, Pewaukee village clerk, worked closely with Fay to see the Pewaukee Historical Society's new quarters become reality. She lauded Fay's involvement. "I believe Carol was the hardest worker for the historical society that's ever come along. She really was what kept everybody inspired."