Here is a huge album of photos handed down thru the Senff family. It includes Shaffer, Redman, Anglemyer, and a few other German township families.
Nearly 120 years ago, German township wasn't quite so wild as the Wild West, but it wasn't so mild, either. One notorious figure was John Swoverland, who would start fights and threaten honest citizens whenever the mood took him... until... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, May 26, 1954, Peter Kovach disappeared from work and wasn't located until Saturday, when his body was found hanging in the woods. Doc Bowen was called to the scene and pronounced the mysterious death a suicide.
The first Bremen High School was a wood frame building on the north side of town at the corner of Montgomery and Bike (originally called "Bikes") Streets. It was later replaced with a larger brick building on the same lot.... Continue Reading →
The Bremen History Center has an exhibit all about the life and career of Otis R Bowen, MD. This post exists as a reference for tagging the families in Doc's background. See the exhibit page for details.
Recently, Jeff Main offered Historic Bremen the gift of the PBX (private branch exchange) switchboard used at the Liberty Coach plant in Bremen throughout the 1950s. The switchboard was made in Syracuse, NY, and was used to connect Liberty Coach... Continue Reading →
