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North Manchester Historical
Society-2018 Programs
Jan 8
Video "A Sense of Place" and Annual Members'
Meeting
Feb 12
Matt Barnett, Young George Washington
Mar 5
Harold Marks Jr., Tales of Main Street from
1950s and 1960s
Apr 9
Elaine Sholty, Caroline Scott Harrison (Wife of
Pres. Benjamin Harrison)
May 14
Jennifer Hotchkiss and John Knarr, Eel River &
Ogan's Landing (New Canoe Launch)
Jun 11
Steve Pittman, Poet Biorefining - 10th
Anniversary
July 9
South Shore Railroad Video
Aug 13
Steve Heckman, Heckman Bindery/HF Group
Sep 10
Rosemarie Felts, German Immigration & Local
Schooling
Oct 8
Dr. Russ Gilliom, La Balme & Eel River
Nov 12
Pete Jones, Frontier Surveyors
Dec 10
Wabash Musicale
North Manchester Historical Society--2014 Programs
Jan 13
Annual Membership Meeting & Studebaker Video
Feb 10 Doyne
Carson, Storyteller-Lincoln’s Boyhood
Mar 10 John
Knarr, Indiana’s Covered Bridges
Apr 14 Jim
Myers, Women in Sports in NM
May 12 Margaret
Fritzel, Covered Wagon Diary
Jun 9
Shirley Glade, Icons
Jul 14
Terry Smith, Gettysburg & NM in Civil War
Aug 11 Dani Tippmann,
Miami Tribal Traditions
Sep 8
Indiana’s Canals
Oct 13 Joe
Krom, French in NE Indiana
Nov 10 Jerry
Bolinger, Log Houses
Dec 8
Music: Silvertones
The programs will be held in the Assembly Room of Timbercrest Senior Living
Community, 2201 East Street, at 6:40 p.m.
There is no cost for the program, which is free to the public.
All are welcome. While many
attend only the program, the public is also invited to come to the Assembly Room
at 6 p.m. for a meal prior to the presentation.
For those who wish to attend the dinner, reservations must be made no
later than noon on Friday before the program.
The cost of the meal is $8.50.
Reservations may be made by calling Evelyn at 260-982-6777, Mary at
260-982-1813, or the Center for History at 260-982-0672.
North Manchester Historical Society
-- 2013 Programs
Our monthly meetings begin with an evening
meal at 6 p.m. If you want meal reservations,
please contact Mary Chrastil,
marygrace@hoosierlink.net by
Friday noon before the Monday meeting. Cost of
the meal is $8.50 per person.
There is free
admission for the program generally starting at
6:40 p.m. in the Timbercrest Assembly Room.
Free-will donations are encouraged to defray
program expenses.
The
public is invited to join us!
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Date |
Program |
| January 14,
2013 |
Annual Membership Meeting and Video
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| February 11,
2013 |
Ron Woodward: Humor of Lincoln
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| March 11, 2013 |
Thelma Rohrer: Chautauquas
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| April 8, 2013 |
John Knarr: Pre-Civil War
Correspondence
of the Thomas Marshall Family
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| May 13, 2013 |
Ferne Baldwin: North Manchester
Physicians
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| June 10, 2013 |
Pete Jones: History of the Spanish
American War in This Area
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| July 8, 2013 |
Video: Kankakee River &
Marsh--Historical Significance
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| August 12, 2013 |
Juanita Rapp: Early Schools in
Northern Wabash County
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| September 9,
2013 |
Joe Krom: William Wells
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| October 14,
2013 |
Vicki Knott: Belgian Draft Horse
Registry History
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| November 11,
2013 |
Linda Kuester: women Spies of the
Civil War
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| December 9,
2013 |
To Be Determined |
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North Manchester Historical Society
-- 2012 Programs
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January 9, 2012 |
Annual Meeting and old-time video on the
building of the Peabody Mansion. |
Reports to membership and old-time video
on building the Peabody Mansion |
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February 13, 2012 |
The Siege of Fort Wayne with Norm Gable
and Sean O'Brien of Historic Fort Wayne |
The Siege of Fort Wayne was a critical
event for the fledgling United States
during the War of 1812. |
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March 12, 2012 |
Restoring the historic NM Opera Curtain
with Jennifer Hein, Conservator |
Conservator Jennifer Hein will report on
her progress, techniques and problems in
restoring the rare NMHS opera curtain. |
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April 9, 2012 |
The importance of Opera Houses in Small
Towns with Manchester College professor
Katherine Tinsley |
Opera houses were important community
centers in small towns.
This program is part of the
celebration surrounding the restoration
of NMHS opera curtain. |
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May 14, 2012 |
"West with a Harvey Girl" with Linda
Kuester, who brings to life the
experiences of her mother, who worked
for the Fred Harvey restaurants. |
Linda
Kuester brings to life the experiences
of her mother, who worked for the Fred
Harvey series of restaurants in the
Southwest.. |
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June 11, 2012 |
The National Register of Area Historic
Places Buildings with Paul Diebold |
Paul Diebold will speak on properties
listed in the National Register of
Historic Places. |
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July 9, 2012 |
Local Cemeteries with Ferne Baldwin. |
History of various local cemeteries and
the interesting people buried there. |
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August 13, 2012 |
The history of the Peabody Family and
Businesses with Nancy Reed, Director of
the NM Center for History. |
Many people do not know the history of
this family, which has been very
important to the history of North
Manchester |
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September 10, 2012 |
Early Windmill Development in North
Central Indiana with a representative
from the Kendallville Windmill Museum. |
Presenter from the Kendallville Windmill
Museum will talk about early windmills
in North Central Indiana, including the
Baker, Rex and Rochester Windmills made
near NM. |
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October 8, 2012 |
Hollywood Designer with John Corso from
Wabash will tell about his work in the
movies. |
John will talk about his work,
interesting projects in movies, and
perhaps growing up in Wabash and how he
got to Hollywood. |
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November 12, 2012 |
The History of the Stockdale Mill.
Speaker to be determined. |
Speaker has not been identified.
Presentation should cover the
recent restoration of the mill. |
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December 10, 2012 |
Nostalgic Views of Christmas through
Literature with Richard Livingston. |
Richard Livingston will present readings
from "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by
Dylan Thomas and other writings by
Truman Capote and Robert Frost. |
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N.M. HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS FOR
2011
Timbercrest Assembly Room
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Date
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Title
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Presenter
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Person in charge
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Jan 10
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Annual Business
Meeting & Review of 2010 plus 1938 Film,
“See Yourself in the Movies,” made in N.
Manchester
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Bill Eberly
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Darlene Bucher
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Feb 14
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Past & Future of
the Cigar Factory
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John Knarr &
Jim Chinworth
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Jeanette Lahman
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Mar 14
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Unknown Famous
People of Wabash County
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Pete Jones
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Bonnie Merritt
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Apr 11
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Construction of
Vintage Clothes for Reenactments &
Movies
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James Townsend
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Darlene Bucher
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May 9
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Geological History
of N. Manchester Area
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Bill Eberly
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Bob Nelson
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June 13
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Traveling the
Oregon Trail
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Randy Polston
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Bob Nelson
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July 11
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Local Outdoor
Photography
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Ted Rose
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Arlene Deardorff
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Aug 8
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Chronicles of
Wabash County
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Ron Woodward
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Grace Kester
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Sep 12
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Activities on
Wabash & Erie Canal
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Susie Jones
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Bonnie Merritt
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Oct 10
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National Register
of Area Historical Places
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Paul Diebold
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Grace Kester
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Nov 14
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The Blacksmith: Top
of the Tradesmen
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Norman Gable
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Jeanette Lahman
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Dec 12
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Musical Program
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Lee Maloney
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Arlene Deardorff
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2011
NMHS Program Committee: Darlene
Bucher, Ch.; Arlene Deardorff;
Grace Kester;
Bonnie Dee Merritt;
Bob Nelson, Jeanette Lahman
MONTHLY PROGRAMS FOR
THE NORTH MANCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 2010
Month
Topic
Presenter
Person in Charge
January 11
What's
New at the Center for History
Bill Eberly
Darlene Bucher
February 8
How
Early Americans Dressed & Why
Esther Ruppel
Arlene Deardorff
March 8
Story
of Lewis & Clark
Pete Jones
Peggy Gilbert
April 12
Appalachian Trail Adventure
Larry Ray
Grace Kester
May 10
Railroads of North Manchester
Bill
Eberly
Bonnie Merritt
June 14
Silent Movie & Sing Along by
Lee Maloney
Arlene Deardorff
Chicago Organist
July 12
The Fascinating Story of Roann
Ellie Draper
Nancy Tiger
August 9
100 Years of Boy Scouting
To be named
Grace Kester
September 13
Underground Railroad in Indiana
Jeannie Regan-Dinius
Nancy Tiger
October 11
Modern Ku Klux Klan in Indiana
Worth
Weller
Peggy Gilbert
November 8
Tales of Early
Businesses
John Knarr
Bonnie Merritt
Decembe 13
The Timbercrest Choir
Mary Coe
Darlene Bucher
A Christmas Gift to the Community
2010
Program Committee: Darlene
Bucher, Ch.; Arlene Deardorff; Peggy Gilbert;
Grace Kester;
Bonnie Dee Merritt; Nancy Tiger
2009 Calendar -- North
Manchester Historical Society Programs
| January 12 |
Bill Eberly, Pres., State of the
Historical Society |
| February 9 |
Jerry Sweeten, Middle Eel River
Watershed |
| March 9 |
Conrad Snavely, Our Sea Going
Cowboys |
| April 13 |
Remembrances of High School
1930s-1970s |
| May 11 |
Bonnie Freed, Impact of Liegh &
Florence Freed |
| June 8 |
Nancy Reed, History of the North
Manchester Fire Department |
| July 13 |
Tom Dunwoody, History of the Circus |
| August 10 |
Shirley Willard, Potawatomi Trail of
Death |
| September 14 |
Margaret Fritzel, A Pioneer Woman in
First Person |
| October 12 |
Bernie Ferringer, History of the
North Manchester Greenhouse |
| November 9 |
Leesa Metzger, America in Bloom &
Local Flower Gardens |
| December 14 |
The Peabody Entertainers, Christmas
Program--Carol Davis, Director |
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