In the early 1950s, Bremen's art teacher, Justine Baker, began a project to paint a number of classic film scenes that would become beloved artifacts among Bremen residents for many decades. Most of the scenes are plucked from Disney films,... Continue Reading →
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 →
Bremen High School recently donated the bulk of their trophy collection to Historic Bremen.
Today, we opened the Meister Pharmacy Collection, donated to us by Jim Meister. Thanks, Jim!
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 →
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 →
Thanks to Marla Miller, who brought us a 1976 RCA Studio II video game console to add to our "Recent Technology" exhibit. Imagine the thrill of being able to play blackjack in your own home! 😉 Here's one in action....... Continue Reading →
Last year, we were given on loan-term loan a ledger of the John Link & Lewis Fink sawmill in German township. It is filled with many Bremen-area names of customers who had logs sawn into lumber. It's a fascinating document... Continue Reading →
Among the items bought to us by the Bremen Public Library are several copies of the Lion's Roar, the high school newspaper put out during the 1970s. Here's one issue's "Grease Spot" column on Lee Anglemeyer's 1966 Ford Custom car... Continue Reading →
On July 20, Township trustee clerk Kim Baker dropped off several record books of trustee business over the years. One of them is the very first book of school business for the township, with records dating as early as 1853.... Continue Reading →
Historic Bremen has put together a time capsule filled with items commemorating the year that was 2020. A lot happened last year: the COVID-19 pandemic, major road repairs lasting months, businesses closing temporarily or permanently, employees working from home, remote... Continue Reading →
Brenda [Grove] Vergauwen visited the history center recently with an interest in the history of her small barn, which dates to around 1900 and must have served as a carriage house when the northwest side of Bremen was sparsely populated.... Continue Reading →
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