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When Jacob Lamers, Sr. started Lamers Dairy in 1913, raw milk was
distributed to the villagers in preserve cans and delivered to the
customers as members of the family went to school in the morning.
The following year, they began using a horse and buggy as the milk cart,
until 1919 when the first truck was purchased. Dairying was becoming
a full-time operation by 1926 when another truck was added to help
with the service to our customers.
Richard C. Lamers and his wife Emma (Vandenberg) Lamers purchased
the business from his father on August 1, 1930 and the dairy was moved
to John Street in Kimberly, Wisconsin.
The first milk bottles imprinted with the Lamers' name were introduced in 1931 and the first mechanical refrigeration in
the village was installed in 1932. The hand operated filling of bottles gave way to automatic equipment and just a year
later, the Lamers installed equipment to pasteurize the milk. In 1941, Lamers Dairy introduced homogenized milk to the
village and also doubled the size of their building.
In 1950, the building was expanded again and a laboratory was installed for quality testing of all dairy products. It was at
this time that Rich and Emma's son, Richard Jr. joined his father in their business.
All eight of Richard, Jr and Barbara's children worked in the family business as they were growing up and today, five of
the children remain actively involved. In 1998, the business was moved to the current location on Speel School Road in
Appleton, Wisconsin.
distributed to the villagers in preserve cans and delivered to the
customers as members of the family went to school in the morning.
The following year, they began using a horse and buggy as the milk cart,
until 1919 when the first truck was purchased. Dairying was becoming
a full-time operation by 1926 when another truck was added to help
with the service to our customers.
Richard C. Lamers and his wife Emma (Vandenberg) Lamers purchased
the business from his father on August 1, 1930 and the dairy was moved
to John Street in Kimberly, Wisconsin.
The first milk bottles imprinted with the Lamers' name were introduced in 1931 and the first mechanical refrigeration in
the village was installed in 1932. The hand operated filling of bottles gave way to automatic equipment and just a year
later, the Lamers installed equipment to pasteurize the milk. In 1941, Lamers Dairy introduced homogenized milk to the
village and also doubled the size of their building.
In 1950, the building was expanded again and a laboratory was installed for quality testing of all dairy products. It was at
this time that Rich and Emma's son, Richard Jr. joined his father in their business.
All eight of Richard, Jr and Barbara's children worked in the family business as they were growing up and today, five of
the children remain actively involved. In 1998, the business was moved to the current location on Speel School Road in
Appleton, Wisconsin.
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