In 1857, the fire department of South Bend purchased a hand-pump fire engine they used for some 15 years. It was a style called "piano-type" (because it looked a bit like a piano on wagon wheels) and was made by... Continue Reading →
The Bremen Historic Train Depot on Douglas Road will be open from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept 1, the first Sunday of the month. The History Center will not be open at the same time. It is open Tuesdays and... Continue Reading →
We at Historic Bremen say goodbye to our good friend Virginia Henke. Along with her husband RT and others, she was a founder of Historic Bremen and a volunteer for all of its more than 20 years, not to mention... Continue Reading →
Fannie Lidecker graduated from Bremen High School in 1902. She went on to study at Valparaiso College (after leaving Moe Lowenstine's clothing store where the Wooden Peel and Mean Bean are today) and returned to Bremen to teach school for... Continue Reading →
Historic Bremen's Derek Jensen will deliver a history of Bremen, Indiana, talk to a brown-bag lunch audience at the Bremen Public Library on Friday, June 28, at noon. The talk will cover early families, construction of the downtown, local businesses,... Continue Reading →
Something I like to say all the time is "If you want to preserve history, you have to capture it." We often get offered random artifacts from Bremen's history, but those rarely include things or even photos from events that... Continue Reading →
On Friday, April 19, the Marshall County Historical Society and Museum will host their first Casino Night Fundraiser, "Back to the Pine Tree Inn," at the REES Theater in Plymouth from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sue Irwin and Sandy Garrison... Continue Reading →
We say goodbye to our friend Don Schneider, longtime Bremen barber and collector of Bremen photographs. The copies that hung on the wall of his barber shop hang in our history today and formed the core of our collection. He... Continue Reading →
We were sorry to learn that Bill Butler has passed away at the age of 105. Bill was a fixture in our Sharing Bremen Memories group before the pandemic and did a fascinating history chat for us several years ago... Continue Reading →
You may have noticed the "WM HUFF 1888" inscription high on the Bremen Theater building. That building was built by William Huff as his hardware store. In 1902, John Weiss built the Sunrise Pancake House building on the corner, and... Continue Reading →
The History Center will not be open on Saturday, Dec 23 or Tuesday, Dec 26. But it will be open on Saturday Dec 30, barring extreme weather. If you have family visiting for the holiday and would like a tour,... Continue Reading →
Dick Kares passed away yesterday. We thank him for his contributions and support over the years. He did a history chat for us about his collection of Bremen historical items and graciously let us scan his postcard collection and tour... Continue Reading →
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