The number one thing people ask for at the history center is pictures of businesses they remember from their childhood. Do your kids a favor & take pictures of their favorite public spaces, your house, their bedroom, & their friends... Continue Reading →
A reminder that the "good old days" are generally just whenever the speaker was a child, and the people who really remember the old days didn't think they were so good. Bremen Enquirer - 21 Sep 1889 Bremen Enquirer -... Continue Reading →
The next History Chat of 2019 is Larry Kipfer, long-time director of Bremen parks, on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend find... Continue Reading →
The next History Chat of 2019 is Randy Sriver, long-time teacher at Bremen High School, on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend... Continue Reading →
The next History Chat of 2019 is Bruce Jennings, Bremen's long-time high school principal, on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend find... Continue Reading →
The next History Chat of 2019 is Frank DeSantis, Bremen's long-time teacher and coach, on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend find... Continue Reading →
The first History Chat of 2019 is Don Bunge, Bremen's long-time football coach and teacher, on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend... Continue Reading →
In 2014, Charles Schramm gave a talk at the history center on the history of Woodie's Food Mart, which started downtown on West Plymouth Street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P6NHadT2lQ&t=12s
In 2014, Kent Koontz gave a talk at the history center on the history of Koontz Hardware store, sold in 2017 to the Jones family and called Yoder Hardware. https://youtu.be/ZYJPHNPpqgk
In 2016, Mary Ellen Kauffman and Miriam Hochstetler gave a talk at the history center on their lives growing up in the Amish community and their later interactions with them. https://youtu.be/94Pz5Kry1sI
About 1850, Jacob BN Klinger (1819-1894) was elected surveyor of Marshall county, a post he would hold for 12 years. He engaged his much younger brother, Jeremiah M "Jerry" Klinger (1835-1911) to join him, and the two proceeded to survey... Continue Reading →
In 2010, Al Suttor gave a History Chat on the history of the Bremen Bible Church, which began in Bremen in 1924 as the Apostolic Christian Church. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJWEa4y7Rj8 Click any image to view a larger version. [flickr_tags user_id="133138807@N08" tags="Bremen-bible-church"]
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