It didn't happen in Bremen, but many older residents will remember the mysterious 1973 train derailment in Wyatt that killed engineer Glen Perkins and (pictured above) train fireman Delroy Liepelt. It was blamed on an unknown person breaking the padlock... Continue Reading →
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25 years ago, Jane's Park was built in the Parke View subdivision of the town, creating numerous sports fields, a substantial walking path, and playground facility. The park honored Jane [Sieg] Stillson, who died of breast cancer in 1999. Use... 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 →
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 →
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 →
At the end of 1918, the armistice had just been signed on November 11, and Americans were looking forward to a brighter future. https://www.flickr.com/photos/historicbremen/49093387257/
In 1897, motion pictures came to Bremen for the first time. The Bremen Theatre did not exist yet (that would come along in 1910), so the presentation was shown in the hall on the second floor of the Wright Building,... Continue Reading →
Victor Brunner was a Mishawaka man who served in World War 1 as a balloon scout in Panama. He sat in a balloon tethered to the ground and scanned the skies for enemy aircraft. In case of emergency, he could... Continue Reading →
This year, Historic Bremen will host a record number of class reunions at the history center. Some reunions that were postponed from last year doubled up our events this year. The classes of 1970, 1971, and 1960 have already taken... Continue Reading →
Thirty-five years ago, in the summer of 1986, the United States of America embarked on an audacious plan: to create a human chain across the continent to raise awareness and funds for USA for Africa, the organization that produced the... Continue Reading →
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