Happy new year from the Bremen A&W Drive-In... The A&W opened in Bremen in the summer of 1957. They closed each winter (you can't walk orders to the cars very easily if there's snow all over), but before long Ervin... Continue Reading →
Several towns started near Bremen never reached a self-sustaining size. The remarkable document below tells part of the tale; it is the official postmaster record for Marshall county, and lists the towns, their postmasters, and their name changes over time.... Continue Reading →
Another little gem popped up on eBay the other day. It is a postcard showing Cleo Juday's "Juniors" youth band, resplendent in their new uniforms, marching down East Plymouth Street in 1913 playing either Frank H Losey's "Fidelity" two-step (which... Continue Reading →
In 2010, Jim and Loretta Huff sat down with Mary Kay Jones and others at the History Center and discussed the history of the Bremen Holy Walk. Historic Bremen thanks the Huffs and Mary Kay for their participation.
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 →
130 years ago this past week, Brook Bowman put out the first issue of the Bremen Enquirer. In his second issue, Nov 28, 1885, Bowman ran this review from the Plymouth Republican. Click the image to display a larger version.
Historic Bremen has recently added more than 150 additional photos to the Historic.Bremen Flickr account from the Schneider collection. This is a collection of images collected and displayed by Don Schneider over his many years as a barber in Bremen.... Continue Reading →
The powers that be are in the process of digitizing the Bremen Enquirer and making it available online. Hoosiers can access it—and many other Indiana newspapers—for free via Inspire, a collaboration with the Indiana State Library and their Hoosier State... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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