The Bremen History Center welcomed the Bremen High School class of 1960 for their 65th reunion. Turnout was robust at 13 classmates & spouses. A good time was had by all. Not pictured: Simon Borkholder. Ann Scott & Kent Koontz... Continue Reading →
Back in the days before Bremen stretched much west of St Joseph Street (Bowen Avenue today), Dr Cecil Burket's horse farm stood on the site where El Rancho Viejo and CVS sit today. In the 1980s, the house was replaced... Continue Reading →
Kevin and Lynn Rose brought in some photos and other items they got at auction and had tracked down to Bremen. Among the photos, Earl Kulczar was mentioned, and we soon determined that the two main ones were of his... Continue Reading →
I try to get copies or photos of menus of the various restaurants in town from time to time. And occasionally folks will donate a menu from some old restaurant. I've collected these now in an album. If you have... Continue Reading →
We were given a collection of photos and scrapbooks compiled by Linda Lacey that include pictures of the Jr High band in the 1980s. Some students in the photos are known, but we'd love more identifications. Click on the gallery... 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!
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 →
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 →
About 1882, German-born John Wilhelm came to Bremen and built a small, wood-framed shop for his merchant tailor trade. This he worked in for about 20 years before selling out to Louis Gerber--a young and industrious tailor--in 1902. Gerber moved... Continue Reading →
The Teen Hop got started in 1960 on the second floor of the (present) Encore Consignment building, where the bowling alley formerly was, on E Plymouth St. It soon moved across the street to the former Stewart Bakery building (now... Continue Reading →
Bremen residents were awfully proud of their family doctor getting elected governor of the whole state. The moment he was elected, they decided to name a street for him. The one they chose was on the west side and had... Continue Reading →
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