The Marshall County Independent reported on a mysterious French woman found by the railroad tracks at Bremen back in September of 1898—118 years ago this week. Click the image to display a larger version. The Enquirer itself had a little... Continue Reading →
The Bremen Enquirer ran the above humorous item August 11, 1904. This was apparently the same Laloo the Enquirer noted the very next week. Mr Snyder was an unusual sort and came to an unfortunate end not long after by... Continue Reading →
The Indiana Barn Quilt was created as part of the celebration of the Indiana Bicentennial this year. It features a quilt square depicting a barn from each of the 92 counties in Indiana. In September, it will be coming to... Continue Reading →
Among the artifacts donated to Historic Bremen by the Bremen Public Library was a comb-bound book celebrating the 100th anniversary of St Paul's Lutheran Church in Bremen. It featured photographs of past and present ministers and church buildings, as well... Continue Reading →
This year, the Koontz family sold Koontz Hardware to Yoder Hardware of Shipshewana. In 2014, Kent Koontz gave a History Chat explaining the founding and history of the store that means so much to his family and residents of Bremen.... Continue Reading →
Jim Anderson recently passed along a number of marvelous scans of color slides he took in the 1950s. Many are Jaycees and camping trips, but also included are photos of the town and St Christopher's Workshop, where Jim worked for... Continue Reading →
The Thursday, July 21, History Chat featured Dick Kares showing and curating his extensive collection of Bremeniana. He brought just a small portion of his collection, including postcards, calendar, fire department ribbon, and other artifacts. There was a terrific turnout... Continue Reading →
Way back in 1910, when motion pictures were just getting a foothold in American culture, Carl Ponader and Otto Fries bought the 1888 William Huff building that was part of Huff's hardware store (the Downtown'r restaurant in 2016). This is... Continue Reading →
Bremen has always been a musical town, with top-notch bands, orchestras, performing troupes. At times, it bubbled over into singing in the streets. Not always appreciated. "Ella Ree" is an 1853 ditty by James W Porter & Charles E Stewart/Steuart.... Continue Reading →
With war with the Axis Powers looming, Bremen decided in 1940 to celebrate Independence Day properly for the first time since 1910: with a show of fireworks, bands, and more. Click the image to display a larger version. Fireworks could... Continue Reading →
Born in 1918, Bill Butler joined the US Army in 1941 and drove tanks in North Africa and Italy in some of the most momentous battles of the war. Our thanks to Bill! https://youtu.be/e9nsXvX9ty0
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