Today marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy that took the lives of five young Bremen residents. In 2000, these young people lost their lives in a collision with a semi on US 30 when they failed to stop the... Continue Reading →
Back in the days before Bremen stretched much west of St Joseph Street (Bowen Avenue today), Dr Cecil Burket's horse farm stood on the site where El Rancho Viejo and CVS sit today. In the 1980s, the house was replaced... Continue Reading →
Kevin and Lynn Rose brought in some photos and other items they got at auction and had tracked down to Bremen. Among the photos, Earl Kulczar was mentioned, and we soon determined that the two main ones were of his... Continue Reading →
Here is a short list of anniversaries that I'm aware of. 2024 was the 125th anniversary of the 1899 establishment of the Bremen Telephone Company, started by the Koontz Brothers out of their drug store. 2024 was also the 100th... Continue Reading →
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the day John Sullivan started the Wooden Peel pizzeria in the building previously occupied by the Gayle Lynn dress shop. Current owners Saylor Carrico and Becky Carlson opened up the old arch between her... Continue Reading →
If you have old family photos from a professional studio in Bremen, there's a good chance some of them were taken at Cook Studio, run by Mrs F E Cook. Her name was Bertha, but friends called her Dot. She... Continue Reading →
I try to get copies or photos of menus of the various restaurants in town from time to time. And occasionally folks will donate a menu from some old restaurant. I've collected these now in an album. If you have... Continue Reading →
Out of "bullfrog country and huckleberry marsh", Marshall county, Indiana, was cleared and drained, leaving a great deal of good, mucky soil for onions and wheat and later spearmint and peppermint. It was the mint that made Bremen the "mint... Continue Reading →
We were given a collection of photos and scrapbooks compiled by Linda Lacey that include pictures of the Jr High band in the 1980s. Some students in the photos are known, but we'd love more identifications. Click on the gallery... Continue Reading →
In July of 1911, 24 members of the Spartan Club gathered for the last time to pay their respects to the first of their body to pass away. The club had formed in 1903 as a social club and had... Continue Reading →
The Bremen History Center is closed for the holidays but will be open again--Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10-2--starting Saturday, January 4.
The bridge over the Yellow River at North Center Street has been identified for demolition. Historic Bremen, county historian Kurt Garner, and others are trying to get the bridge repaired rather than replaced. It's a historic structure built of large... Continue Reading →
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