Remembering the Argos Boy Scouts: A 1950s Story
Feature Image. Argos Explorer Scouts two weeks before their canoe trip in Wisconsin, ca 1954. First Row (Sitting L-R):Mark Dunlap, Gene Good, Jim Free, Robert Kepler, Eugene Snyder, Maurice Hagan, Steve Gonce, Art Redinger, Larry Gordon. Second Row (Kneeling L-R):...
One-Room Jail in the Fire House
Feature Image. Old Marshall County Jail and sheriff's residence, postmarked 1911.A “calaboose” was usually a one-room jail used to house transients and drunks overnight, before sending them on their way. The following un-edited articles were found in a couple of...
Plymouth Was a Bicycle Manufacturing Hub
Feature Image. Rialto line to see Smiley Burnette, ca 1952.By Dennis Gibson During the 1890s, the U.S. was in the midst of its first bicycle craze. Bikes helped bridge the gap between horses and automobiles. The boom awakened an interest in good roads, furthered...
The Great Huckleberry Emporium of Marshall County
Feature Image. The Huckleberry Queen in the National Police Gazette.Save the date for our third annual Casino Night Fundraiser! This year’s theme is Boots & Bowties. Join us June 19 at the REES Theatre as we journey back in time to the infamous Huckleberry...
Archelaus Hunt: Founder of LaPaz
Feature Image. Parade celebrating the LaPaz Centennial in 1973.The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was built through Marshall County in 1873. Archelaus Hunt came back from South America following its completion. Like so many other towns, its location was determined by...
Mildred Bovee (1909-1979)
Feature Image. Image of Esther Badiac, Mildred Bovee and Berniece Strang, ca 1958.To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the remarkable women who have improved the quality of life in Marshall County and beyond, not just for women, but for...
Ben Shaffer Gets Bremen Some Artillery
Feature Image. Celebrating a monument for Union soldiers on Decoration Day, ca 1903By Derek Jensen, President of Historic Bremen, Board Member, Marshall County Historical Society. Benjamin Shaffer (1844-1912) was an interesting character in Bremen history. His...
A Bold Robbery in Bourbon
Feature Image. Bourbon railroad depot, ca 1883.While the advent of railroads brought many advantages to the community, including easier access in and out of the area and an easier way for the farmer to move his crops, it also brought more people into the county,...
Betty Jane Smith: A Culver Tragedy
Feature Image. From left: Betty Jane Smith; Mildred Isom, Betty Jane Smith, and Eleanor Turner (photo courtesy Mildred Isom)By: By Mildred Isom, Edited by Jeff Kenney and Anita Boetsma In July 2007, Mildred Isom, originally of Culver, sent an essay about her...
Dedication of the Historic Firehouse
Feature Image. Fire House dedication, firemen standing in front of old firehouse, ca 1995.The following article was written in the MCHS Quarterly on July 3, 1976, and the original firehouse was still in use after 100 years.The City Hall and Engine Building, now...
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