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Class of 1951… back in 1945

Here is Principal Cook with part of the 6th grade class in 1945, most of whom would graduate as part of the class of 1951. Click on an image to display a gallery. The photo was taken at what is... Continue Reading →

Doc Schlosser’s memories

Dr. Walter K Schlosser (1888-1973 - obituary) grew up on a farm in German township, studied medicine at Indiana University, and spent most of his career as a part-time surgeon and a full-time chemist and manager at the Schlosser Brothers... Continue Reading →

Leitch Cigar Company box

This terrific piece of Bremeniana just came up for auction on eBay: a Joseph P Leitch Company cigar box from about 1900. It features a fantastic photo of one of the Bremen bands of the time, and the back is... Continue Reading →

Wagner, Zimmer, Miller photo collection

Historic Bremen has recently scanned and researched more than 65 photos in two family photo albums donated to the History Center. These photos date from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s and feature numerous families related to Bremen residents. As... Continue Reading →

Yockey, Swank, Fries, Ringle photo collection

Historic Bremen has recently scanned and researched more than 65 photos in two family photo albums donated to the History Center. These photos date from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s and feature numerous families related to Bremen residents. As... Continue Reading →

Fritz Nierste, 42 yrs a teacher & coach

Fritz Nierste started teaching at Bremen High School in 1951 at just 24 years old. A World War 2 vet who had presumably given the enemy many very, very difficult tests, he had come from Wesphalia, Indiana, and took over... Continue Reading →

Mystery: BHS class of 1920

The History Center has been given a picture of the Bremen class of 1920, but the students are not identified by name, and there was no BHS yearbook produced in 1920. We need help in identifying the class members. The... Continue Reading →

Town marshals and chiefs of police

The new display for the police department includes a list of all the Bremen marshals and chiefs of police. To date, there have been 33 marshals and 5 chiefs of police. We all know the role of the town marshals... Continue Reading →

Hoople family tree

Charles Jackson "CJ" Hoople came to Bremen in 1876 and opened a saloon that would become the most venerable tavern in Indiana: Hoople's. His father was John Rawden Hoople, who had come to America from French Canada in about 1830... Continue Reading →

1938: Bremen runaways reach Florida, news reaches Australia

This story about Bremen runaways Edwina Keyser (13) and Lowell Mast (14) ran in the Sunday Mail of Brisbane, Australia - 6 March 1938. (Note: they translate the money into Australian shillings and pence. Australia converted to the decimalized Australian... Continue Reading →

1850 census – Bremen’s founders

1850 census of Bremen, Indiana. This page shows the George Pomeroy and Josiah Geiselman (here spelled "Guiselman") families who founded the town in 1846. Click on the image below to see a larger version. Some sources suggest the town was... Continue Reading →

1958: World’s heaviest man dies in Bremen

Robert Earl Hughes (4 June 1926 - 10 July 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world at over 1041 pounds. How was Bremen involved? Robert Hughes died here in Bremen. Recently,... Continue Reading →

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