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 →
In 1948, the Bremen Hi-Y club at the school decided a little good sportsmanship spirit was warranted at basketball games and created a sign that remained in the gymnasium until it was remodeled in 1987-88. The sign, apparently encouraged nationally... Continue Reading →
Note: This article was first posted December 17, 2018. It has been updated and improved with new research. Bremen's paper of record, The Bremen Enquirer, was founded in November of 1885 by Brook H Bowman (1858-1931). 2018 marked the end... Continue Reading →
One of our goals at Historic Bremen is to scan all of the BHS yearbooks and make them available online on our Flickr account. We don't scan every page but rather focus on senior pictures, clubs, and sports teams, with... Continue Reading →
Theodore Bauer served Bremen as a barber for seven decades, starting in his brother Oliver's shop in 1896 moving four or five times to shops on N Center street (depending on whether or not you count replacing an old wood-frame... Continue Reading →
It's been 36 years, and yet it only seems like yesterday that the class of 1986 graduated Bremen High School. Here is a substantial part of that class' senior portraits. If you have more or portraits from other years, we'd... 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 →
Dan Shuppert, long-time Bremen English teacher and counselor, allowed us to add his collection of sports teams he coached over the years to our digital collection. The photos range from the early 1980s to the 2000s. Note: Many of the... 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 →
Many Bremen residents will not be aware that the downtown was home to many grocery stores over the years. This includes the principle grocery store in Bremen for many years: Woodie's Supermarket. Woodie Schramm's grandfather Andrew came to America from... Continue Reading →
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