Historic Bremen likes to open the Historic Bremen Depot on the first Sunday of each month during the summer, but with Marshall county having become a COVID-19 hot spot, we have decided not to open it this year. We continue… Continue Reading →
In 1918, a new and virulent strain of influenza swept the world, killing tens of millions. The spread was worsened by the fact that Europe was embroiled in the Great War, later to be called World War One. Recruits came… Continue Reading →
As of Tuesday, May 26, Bremen History Center will resume its regular hours: Tuesdays, 10AM to 2PM. Feel free to come in or call Derek Jensen at 574-315-8327 for an appointment. We will wear masks and maintain social distancing for… Continue Reading →
The Bremen History Center is still closed for the time being, as the COVID-19 coronavirus keeps most Americans at home. But we remain aware that history must be recorded in order to be preserved. So we have collected photos of… Continue Reading →
If you’re not familiar with Google Street View, it is a feature of Google Maps that shows the view along roads and streets from the perspective of Google’s trucks that bristle with cameras. As the truck moves, it periodically takes… Continue Reading →
This week, Historic Bremen purchased the old Lutheran Church on South Street known as The Gathering Place. The property had been owned and cared for by Kent Koontz since 2002. In addition, for the past 60 days, a volunteer group… Continue Reading →
The annual meeting of the members of Historic Bremen will be on Thursday, January 23, at 6:30PM at the old Lutheran church on E South St. Refreshments will be served. The speaker will be Dale Borkholder, who grew up Amish… Continue Reading →
Items from the Bremen Enquirer from the old days.
Mary Jo [Pease] McPherron grew up around Tippecanoe and taught school in Madison township, St Joe county, but her late husband Tom taught school in Bremen. He coached girls’ track and boys’ wrestling and taught higher mathematics for many years…. Continue Reading →
Recently, Barb Berg offered an antique horse fountain and hitching posts to Historic Bremen. And this past week, the means were rallied and the items retrieved from the Berg farm on Grape Road south of town. One is a large,… Continue Reading →
The next History Chat of 2019 is Larry Kipfer, long-time director of Bremen parks, on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend find… Continue Reading →
Our request for yearbooks has been successful, and we have acquired numerous yearbooks recently that we wanted for our collection. Our new list is much shorter: 1902 (“Oracle” published every 4 years) 1959 1960 1965 1980 and beyond We thank… Continue Reading →
Bremen Iron & Metal Co. was founded in 1943 in Bremen by the Ochstein brothers–Charles, Isaac, Sam, & Abe–after buying the Bremen Junk & Wrecking Yard from Claude Mitchel in 1942. They moved from Maple & Whitlock (now a residential… Continue Reading →
The next History Chat of 2019 is Randy Sriver, long-time teacher at Bremen High School, on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend… Continue Reading →
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