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...
Fun Facts about Valentine’s Day
Feature Image. An assortment of Valentine's cards from the Museum collection.The iconic cupid of Valentines Day, with a cherubic face and angelic wings, began as the Greek god, Eros. He was the son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and procreation. Cupid is known...
Clips from the Argos Reflector
Among the fascinating tidbits contained in our archives are the microfilm editions of the newspapers that once served our towns. The Argos Reflector published all the news that was news in Argos for many years. Below is a selection of the best from 1881 through...
Organizing Fire
Innovation and necessity have been, and still are, the driving force of progress in almost any field; perhaps none so desperately as the need for fire safety. As communities in Marshall County grew in population, naturally, business enterprises took hold, and...
A History of Extreme Weather
Indiana has had some really memorable winter seasons, but in 1816, everything went haywire. Snow in June destroyed all of the crops, it was bitterly cold on the 4thof July, and blizzards struck in August! How could that happen? The dust from Mount Tambora, which...
