Tom Teghtmeyer kicked off the 2016 History Chats on May 17 with an interesting talk on the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln. It was a well-attended and appreciated discussion. Rest of the 2016 schedule: June 16 — Maria Mikel... Continue Reading →
The next history chat will feature Tom Teghtmeyer, discussing Abraham Lincoln, on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. Please enter by the old bank entrance at the corner of Plymouth and Center. Those who attend find the talks very... Continue Reading →
The Bremen Public Library has recently donated to a number of wonderful artifacts to Historic Bremen, many of which are available and on display now. These include a number of photographs that date to the turn of the 20th century.... Continue Reading →
Woodie Schramm came to Bremen from Warsaw in 1944 and bought the Home Cash Grocery from Lester Koontz. In 2014, Woodie's son Charles gave a History Chat talk at the Bremen History Center on the history of the business and... Continue Reading →
The Pizza Hut building on the northeast corner of Plymouth & Marshall was knocked down today to make way for a somewhat larger building in August that will reportedly have a little dine-in space. The work is being done by... Continue Reading →
At the turn of the 20th century—back when the game was spelled "base-ball" and the word "fans" was printed in quotation marks to show it was just slang—Bremen fielded multiple fine baseball teams that played all over Michiana. Their names,... Continue Reading →
Paul Hirstein and wife and long-time friend George Cox visited the Bremen History Center on Tuesday. George taught science at Bremen Junior High until 1978. Paul was a member of the Bremen Water Department in the 1970s and, along with... Continue Reading →
Winter has come to an end here but in October of 1909, it was coming on with a vengeance. The cold snap led to this harsh reminder for young Romeos who let their horses stand in the cold while they... Continue Reading →
Salem Church on the southwest corner of Plymouth and Montgomery is planned to be replaced with a new structure substantially renovated as funds are available. The church was built in 1901 under Rev. William G Braeckly to replace a nearly... Continue Reading →
The Main family recently donated the old telephone switchboard from the Liberty Coach plant to Historic Bremen. It is on display now at the History Center. An operator sat in front of the switchboard and connected those who rang her... Continue Reading →
There is a barely a mention of Easter in the early days of the Bremen Enquirer. It appears to have been a quiet, religious affair. But even the earliest mention of activities other than the bare fact of observance is,... Continue Reading →
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