Press Releases of the North Manchester Historical Society

RECENT PRESS RELEASES OF THE NORTH MANCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

September 2019, NMHS Program, September 9, 2019. Dr. Russ Gilliom, "Dentistry of the 1860s"
August 2019, NMHS Program, August 12, 2019. Luke Hunt, "The Manchester Mastodon"
July 2019, IHS-Traveling-Exhibit-Freedom
July 2019, NMHS Program, July 8, 2019. Elizabeth Sanders, "Forks of the Wabash"
May 2019, NMHS Program, May 13, 2019. Ray Boomhower, Presenter, "Gus Grissom and the Apollo 1 Disaster"
April 2019, NMHS Program, April 8, 2019. Cindy Thies, Presenter, "Lesser-Known First Ladies"
March 2019, Smithsonian Exhibit: Crossroads, Change in Rural America (coming in 2020 at NMCF)
March 2019, Hours for Center for History and Thomas Marshall House Museums during 2019
March 2019, NMHS Program, March 11, 2019. Doug Lehman, Presenter, "USS Indiana" (submarine)
February 2019, NMHS Program, February 11, 2019, Jeanine Wine, Presenter, "Preserving Cultural Heritage through 3D Digitization"
January 2019, NMHS Program, January 14, 2019, Film "The Story of the Black Swamp"
December 2018, Ariel Wagner Hired as New Director of Center for History
December 2018, NMHS Program, December 10, 2018, Wabash Musicale/Christmas
November 2018, NMHS Program, November 12, 2018, Pete Jones, Presenter, "Frontier Surveyors & Surveying"
October 2018, Traveling Exhibit-Who is a Hoosier?
October 2018, NMHS Program, October 8, 2018, Dr. Russ Gilliom, Presenter, "La Balme Memorial Site-Eel River"
September 2018, NMHS Program, September 10, 2018. Rosemarie Felts, Presenter, "German Immigration & The Local German School"
August 2018, Funfest Activities at the Center for History
August 2018, NMHS Program, August 13, 2018. Steve Heckman, Presenter, "Heckman Bindery/HF Group"
July 2018, Travel Featuring St. Louis and Route 66
July 2018, NMHS Program, July 9, 2018. Story of the South Shore Railroad (Video)
June 2018, NMHS Program, June 11, 2018. Poet Biorefining (10th Anniversary); Presenter Steve Pittman
May 2018, NMHS Program, May 14, 2018, Eel River & New Canoe Park; Presenters Jennifer Hotchkiss and John Knarr
May 2018, NMHS Video - Special Screening of Documentary Film "A Sense of Place" on May 10
April 2018, NMHS Volunteer Reception
April 2018, NMHS Program, April 9, 2018, Caroline Scott Harrison, Wife of Pres. Benj. Harrison; Presenter Elaine Sholty
March 2018, Opening of Museums and Scheduled Hours
March 2018, NMHS Program, March 5, 2018, Tales of Main Street from 1950s & 1960s. Harold Marks, Jr., Presenter
February 2018, NMHS Program, February 12, 2018, Young George Washington. Matt Barnett, Presenter.
January 2018, NMHS Program, January 8, 2018, Video "A Sense of Place" and Annual Members' Meeting
December 2017, Travel Tales, Bernie Ferringer
December 2017, NMHS Program, December 11, 2017, Market Street Beat-Christmas Music
November 2017, NMHS Program, November 13, 2017, John Comstock and Liberty Mills: Pete Jones, Presenter
October 2017, NMHS Program, October 9, 2017, Video: Potawatomi Trail of Death
September 2017, NMHS Program, September 2017, Manchester University in N Manchester: Town-Gown Relationships, Pres. McFadden presenter
August 2017, Funfest Activities at the Center for History, August 11-12, 2017
August 2017, NMHS Program, August 14, 2017, Video: Shifting Sands-The Indiana Dunes
July 2017, NMHS Program, July 10, 2017, "Overland to California 1846-59: Pioneer Diaries." Marlin Heckman, Presenter.
June 2017, NMHS Program, June 12, 2017, "Indiana War Memorials"
May 2017, NMHS Program, May 8, 2017, "Preserving Indiana Landmarks"
April 2017, NMHS Volunteer Recognition
April 2017, NMHS Program, April 10, 2017, Cynthia Thies presents "Lesser-Known First Ladies"
April 2017, NMCH Now Open
March 2017, NMHS Program, March 13, 2017, Jean Gernand presents "Pioneer Women"
February 2017, NMHS Program, February 13, 2017, Matt Barnett presents "Thomas Lincoln"
January 2017, NMHS Program, January 9, 2017-Video: Journey through Time-Wabash County
December 2016, Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Thomas Marshall House
December 2016, NMHS Program, December 12, 2016: The Wabash Community Band: Indiana Composers
November 2016, NMHS Program, November 14, 2016: Pete Jones: John Comstock of Liberty Mills
October 2016, NMHS $25,000 Challenge Grant
October 2016, Efroymson Grant of $10,000 Awarded
October 2016, NMHS Program, October 10, 2016: Leonard Williams, Landslide Elections
September 2016, Bicentennial Torch Relay-Pioneer Days-Harvest Festival
September 2016, IHS Traveling Exhibit: Indiana & the Political Process
September 2016, NMHS Program, September 12, 2016: Andrea Neal, Road Trip: A Pocket History of Indiana
August 2016, NMHS Program, August 8, 2016: Mitch Schutz, Schutz Brothers & Horse Tack Since 1946
August 2016, FunFest Activities at the Center for History
July 2016, NMHS Genealogy Project & Workshop
July 2016, Thomas Riley Marshall House-New Summer Hours
July 2016, IHS Traveling Exhibit: Hoosier Centennial
July 2016, NMHS Program, July 11, 2016: Carol Knarr Gebert, Presenter, Emma Edmonds-Civil War Spy
June 2016, Mill Stones Now on Exhibit at the Center for History
June 2016, NMHS Program, June 13, 2016: Prof. Fred Whitford, Presenter, Purdue Extension Services
May 2016, NMHS Program, May 9, 2016: Terry Lynch, Presenter, Mudslinging, Muckraking & Apple Pie: Presidential Campaigns
May 2016, Travel Excursion to West Virginia, Sept 21-23, 2016
April 2016, NMHS Honors Volunteers (2015-2016)
April 2016, NMCH Facade Restoration Update
April 2016, NMHS Program, April 11, 2016. Adam Brouwer, Presenter, Honor Flight
March 2016, NMHS Program, March 14, 2016. Perry Hammock, Presenter, Indiana Bicentennial Celebrations
February 2016, NMHS Program, February 8, 2016. Lila Hammer, Presenter-Manchester University Chime
December 2015, Christmas Concert-Peabody Entertainers, December 14, 2015
December 2015, Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Marshall House, December 12, 2015
November 2015, NMHS Program, November 9, 2015: Liars & Storytellers, presented by Gladys Airgood & Mac McKinley
October 2015, NMHS Program, October 12, 2015, Michael Beauchamp, Presenter-Story of Modoc the Elephant
September 2015, NMCH Activities During Harvest Fest, September 26
September 2015, Indiana Disasters Traveling Exhibit, September 1-October 13
September 2015, Don Bechtold's Wood Carvings of Wagons on Display at NMCH
September 2015, NMHS Program, September 14, 2015, Thelma Rohrer, Presenter-Artist Daniel Garber
August 2015, NMHS Program, August 10, 2015, Video-Many Faces of Old Glory
August 2015, Travelling Exhibit: Hoosiers & Their Hooch; Perspectives on Prohibition
August 2015, FunFest Activities at the Center for History, August 7-8, 2015
July 2015, Bicentennial Sign-Endorsed Video Project-Center for History
July 2015, Fall Excursions Led by Bernie & Vicki Ferringer
July 2015, NMHS Program, July 13, 2015, David Waas, The Great Flood of 1913
July 2015, Thomas Marshall House Summer Schedule (2015)
June 2015, NMHS Program, June 8, 2015, Jennifer Capps, President Benjamin Harrison
May 2015, NMHS Program, May 11, 2015, Shirley Willard, Potawatomi Trail of Death
April 2015, NMHS Volunteers Honored
April 2015, NMHS Program, April 13, 2015, Ferne Baldwin, Hessian Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
March 2015, Southeast Indiana Tour, led by Bernie Ferringer, June 18-19
March 2015, NMHS Program, March 9, Margaret Fritzel, "Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder"
February 2015, NMHS Program, Feb 9, Steve Olsen, North Manchester Real Time Facebook Page
January 2015, NMHS Annual Business Meeting & Natural History Video
December 2014, Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Thomas Marshall House
December 2014, Silvertones, Christmas Musical Program
November 2014, NMHS Program, Nov 10, Jerry Bolinger, "Log Cabin Construction"
October 2014, October 2014 Harvest Festival Activities at NMCH
October 2014, October 2014 NMHS Program--Joe Krom, "The French on the Indiana Frontier"
September 2014, IHS Exhibit on Indiana Post Office Murals
September 2014, Day Trip to Indianapolis, December 2, 2014
September 2014, NMHS Program on September 8, 2014--Bob Schmidt, Pres. Canal Society of Indiana, "Indiana Canals"
August 2014, NMHS Program on August 11, 2014--Dani Tippmann, Miami Tribal Traditions
August 2014, New Windows and Front Design at Center for History
August 2014, FunFest Activities at the Center for History
August 2014, IHS Exhibit-"Auto Indiana", August 5-25
July 2014, NMHS Program-Terry Smith, Gettysburg and the 47th Indiana-July 14, 2014
June 2014, Two Summer Excursions Planned -- Bernie Ferringer, Tour Coordinator
June 2014, June 2014 NMHS Program--Shirley Glade, "Russia in My Life"
May 2014, NMHS Volunteer Recognition Reception; Gladys Airgood, Volunteer of the Year
May 2014, Historic Homes Preservation Group Program and Tour on May 13, 2014
May 2014, NMHS Program- Margaret Fritzel, Storyteller, "Covered Wagon Train Diary"-May 12, 2014
April 2014, IHS Exhibition at Center for History Highlights Indiana Authors and Literature, April 29-May 22
April 2014, NMHS Program--Jim Myer, Presenter: Girls Sports at Manchester High School
March 2014, News from the Center for History & N. Manchester Historical Society
March 2014, March 2014 NMHS Program--John Knarr, Presenter: Covered Bridges
February 2014, February 2014 NMHS Program--Doyne Carson, Storyteller, Abraham Lincoln as Boy
January 2014, January 2014 NMHS Program--Annual Members' Meeting & Studebaker Video
December 2013, NMHS Receives Outstanding Project Award from the Indiana Historical Society for 2013
November 2013, December 2013 NMHS Program-Southern Gospel Quartet-Bound 4 Glory
November 2013, Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Marshall House
October 2013, NMHS Program (Nov. 11) on A Quaker Woman Spy of the Revolutionary War, presented by Linda Kuester
October 2013, Video on Kankakee Marsh Now Available at Public Library
October 2013, Freedom-History of U.S., Indiana Historical Society Traveling Exhibit
September 2013, Harvest Festival Activities at Center for History, Saturday, October 5
September 2013, NMHS Program on Belgian Draft Horse Corporation of America, presented by Vick Knott
September 2013, Making a Name for the North Manchester Center for History
September 2013, NMHS Hosts Joe Krom for September 9 Program on William Wells
August 2013, Bernie Ferringer -- Travel Plans
August 2013, FunFest Activities at the Center for History
July 2013, Juanita Rapp to Present NMHS Program--Early Schools of Northern Wabash County
July 2013, NMHS Program on The Grand Kankakee Marsh (Video)
June 2013, Pete Jones: NMHS Program on Spanish American War
May 2013, Tour of Local Homes May 21
May 2013, NMHS Receives $2,000 Grant for Video History of North Manchester
May 2013, Historic Homes Preservation Group Receives $40,000 Interest-Free Loan from Indiana Landmarks
May 2013, Ferne Baldwin to Present Program on Physicians in North Manchester and Their Medical Practices
April 2013, Volunteer Recognition and Reception
April 2013, NMHS Presenter John Knarr: The Marshall Families and Senator Stephen Douglas
March 2013, Prof. Thelma Rohrer: The Chautauqua Movement and Frank Beard
March 2013, New Exhibits and New Hours at the Center for History
February 2013, Ron Woodward: NMHS Presenter on The Humor of Abraham Lincoln
January 2013, NMHS Video -- See Yourself in the Movies, 1938
December 2012, Richard Livingston -- Special NMHS Christmas Program
November 2012, Thomas Marshall House Decorated for Christmas
November 2012, James Whitcomb Riley Program at Center for History
November 2012, Stockdale Mill Program at NMHS
October 2012, Prof. Thelma Rohrer to Speak on Chautauqua
September 2012, Kendallville Windmill Museum Program at NMHS
July 2012, Nancy Reed to Present NMHS Program on Peabody Family
June 2012, Firehouse Follies -- A Night of Historic Entertainment
May 2012 NM Center for History Unveils New Opera Curtain
May 2012, Volunteer Recognition and Reception
March 2010, Miller Family Farm Implements at Center for History