Home Made Remedies
Quite often something really interesting surfaces as we go about our preservation and archiving efforts. A paper turned up recently with hand-written remedies (and gardening advice), mixed with a couple of newspaper clippings from 1912. There is also a recipe for...
Anita Boetsma | Jan 18, 2025 | 0 Comments
Letter Home From the Klondike
The archives here at the Marshall County Historical Society and Museum are full of stories of people living their daily lives, throughout our history. This article, first published in the Marshall County Independent, on February 4, 1898, on page one, shows the...
Anita Boetsma | Jan 17, 2025 | 0 Comments
Hazel’s Dress
Money was hard to come by in 1924 when Fred and Etta Jane (Berkeypile) Brugh were raising their young family in a remodeled log cabin two blocks northwest of the Marshall County Courthouse in Plymouth. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, then the Plymouth Radio Company, while she cared for their four daughters. Frugality necessitated handmade then hand-me-down clothes for Myrtle, Goldie, Hazel and baby Helen.
Anita Boetsma | Jan 17, 2025 | 0 Comments
The Broadway Doesn’t Stop at Plymouth
In fall 1957 I was a first-year cadet at Culver Military Academy. Our family then lived in Hamilton, OH, where my dad was employed as director of engineering for Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, the amalgamation of Baldwin Locomotive Works, Lima Locomotive Works and other...
Anita Boetsma | Jan 17, 2025 | 0 Comments
Hints for Researching Your Family
Did you know that your Marshall County Historical Museum is an incredible research facility? Not only do we house the historical records, but we offer capable researchers to guide your journey. Here are a few tips that will set the stage for you to be successful in your search.
Anita Watts Kopetski | Jun 12, 2024 | 0 Comments
Plymouth Was a Bicycle Manufacturing Hub
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 cause of women’s liberation and was even linked to changes in social...
Dennis Gibson | May 31, 2024 | 0 Comments
