The schoolhouse will reopen for weekend visits starting on Saturday, May 3, 2025, and will be open seven days a week beginning on Memorial Day.

1074 W Fond Du Lac Street

Ripon, WI 54971

George Lynch

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Born in New York in 1827, Lynch was educated at Dehli Institute where he was a classmate of General Edward Bragg, later a prominent Democrat in Wisconsin. After publishing a paper in Dehli, New York, Lynch moved to Brandon, Wisconsin. He attended the March 20, 1854 school house meeting, and recalled, in writing, his encounter with Bovay before the meeting. Bovay told him, “we’re going to organize our party.” During the meeting, Lynch suggested naming the party “democrat-republican” but Bovay knew the party must be called Republican, and won out.