Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Historical SOciety "Burns" Mortgage; Too Much Water for Greentown's Plant; Peddler Ordinance Enacted; Change of Ownership in Finreal Homes
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Comprehensive Plan Presented to Planning Commission; Bridge Washes Out; School Board Hires Attorney; Alley and Sewage Highlight Public Comments; Model "A" Club Visits Glass Museum
Local teachers and administrators gathered in front of Chesterton Grade School for the teachers' training program in 1899. Among those pictured are Porter School teacher Mary Bradt (front row, far left); Newton E. Yost, Porter School principal...
Pictured on the left is Grover Salb, the father of Dr. J.P. Salb. Pictured on the right is Robert G. Hochgesang, father of Alice (Hochgesang) Noblitt. Taken on East Sixth St., Jasper, IN. The car is a 1909 Hupmobile 20 Roadster. Keywords: car, men,...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Lady Comets Win Second State Championship; "Flipping the Switch" Culmination of Fountain Dedication
The Brainerd family home, pictured here, was completely destroyed by the tornado that swept through Porter on April 7, 1948. Trees were downed, and many buildings, including the town hall, school,and several homes, were damaged or destroyed....
Bailly family; Howe, Rose Bailly; Howe, Frances Rose; Howe, Rose Frances
Rose Bailly Howe, daughter of one of the first Euro-American settlers of Westchester Township, Joseph Bailly, is seen here in the early 1850s with her daughters. Her younger daughter, Frances Rose, is pictured on the left, and her elder daughter,...
Home Life; Watermelon; Gustafson family; Peterson family; Peterson, Emily
The Gustafson-Peterson families enjoy watermelon in this charming slice-of-life scene taken at their homestead in Old Porter around the turn of the century. Emily Peterson, longtime Chesterton High School teacher and Porter librarian from 1914 to...
Frank Waugh and his wife Elmatie are pictured on the front porch of their home in 1903 surrounded by their family. From left to right they are Edward, baby Edna, Glen and Bill Waugh, and standing at the right, Stacy Johnson, Matie's mother. Frank...
Chellberg Family; Chellberg, C.L.; Chellberg, Naomi; Chellberg, Ruth; Home life
C.L. Chellberg, son of the original Chellbergs who settled in Baillytown, relaxes on the porch of the Chellberg family farmhouse. Pictured on his right are his young daughters Naomi and Ruth and an unidentified man in this c. 1910 photograph.
Students in the seventh grade at Chesterton Grade School are pictured in their classroom in 1923. Upon the completion of the high school on Morgan Avenue later that year, grades seven through twelve moved to the new building. Westchester Junior...
Furness family; Leigh, E.B.; Leigh, Clara Furness; Leigh, Dr. E.B.; Furness, Louise; Furness, E.L.
This picture was taken during a visit by the Furness's daughter and son-in-law and his parents from Chicago. Pictured in front of the Furness home are (from left to right): Mrs. Wymer, Mr. Leigh's secretary; Mrs. E.B. Leigh; Clara Furness Leigh;...
From left to right: Anna Thieman, Henry Thieman, Elizabeth Thieman. Car pictured is a 1914 Model "T" Ford. Taken in the city of Dubois, IN. Keywords: car, pennant, wagon
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of firefighters being served coffee during a fire in freezing temperatures. Pictured are (from left to right): Jack Newton, Arnold Kluesner, Kent Kunz, Butch Hochgesang, Chick Carson. Keywords: men, firemen,...
Photograph of altar boys of St. Raphael's Catholic Church in the city of Dubois, IN. Pictured: Gabriel Thiesling, Vernon Matheis, Eugene Heeke, Donald Brosmer, Sylvester Kempf, James Seger, Claude Seger, Edgar Gehlhausen, Harold Matheis, Ernest...
An article in the Jasper Herald about a murder-suicide where Elmer Schroeder (pictured) was shot and killed by Herman Petry, who then shot and killed himself. Keywords: man, newspaper.
A photograph of a community meeting to discuss the creation of a branch library in Ferdinand, IN. Pictured from left to right: Father Firmus Dick, Senator Bernard Krampe, Miriam Annis (Indiana State Library Administrative Assistant), Marcella Foote...
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of local Girl Scouts' art and crafts exhibit at the Jasper Public Library. Pictured from left to right: Jill Ruxer, Martha Schroeder, Susan Beaven, Paula Messmer, Kathy Chattin, Brenda Braun, and Jan Hoffman....
A photograph and article in the Jasper Herald of local Girl Scouts' art and crafts exhibit at the Jasper Public Library. Pictured from left to right: Jill Ruxer, Monavae Scales, Martha Schroeder, Donna Knies, Beth Schroeder, Connie Schmidt, Anita...
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of a brewery that was once located on the site where the Jasper Public Library now stands on Main Street, Jasper, IN. Pictured from left to right: Anton Habig, John J. Sermersheim, John Gier, Joseph (Christ)...
