North Manchester Groups Plan September Trip To Upper Peninsula
The North Manchester Historical Society and Manchester Shepherds Center are sponsoring a five-day trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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North Manchester Groups Sponsoring May Trip To Quad Cities
The North Manchester Historical Society and Manchester Shepherds Center is sponsoring a “Quad Cities Getaway” in late May.
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September Historical Tour Spotlights Ohio Attractions
News Release NORTH MANCHESTER – North Manchester Historical Society & Shepherd’s Center are sponsoring a trip to Eastern Ohio, Sept. 9, 10 and 11. You could call this our small-town tour. We will be visiting six small communities that each have a unique business or attraction. Our first … Read More
Historian To Present Story Of Apollo 1 Disaster
NORTH MANCHESTER — On Monday, May 13, the North Manchester Historical Society will welcome Ray E. Boomhower to present his program, “Fire in the Spacecraft: Gus Grissom and the Apollo 1 Disaster.” The program will be held in the Assembly Room at Timbercrest Retirement Center, 2201 East Street, … Read More
Retired Navy Captain Featured In Program On USS Indiana
NORTH MANCHESTER — The subject of the North Manchester Historical Society’s March program will be the USS Indiana (SSN 789): its Christening and Commissioning. The program will be conducted by guest speaker Doug Lehman. Lehman is a retired U.S. Navy captain. He is a Wabash native and has been … Read More
Smithsonian Exhibit Coming To North Manchester Museum
NORTH MANCHESTER — North Manchester’s Center for History has been selected by Indiana Humanities to host a Smithsonian-curated traveling exhibit called “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” as part of the Museum on Main Street program, which brings exhibitions and programs to rural communities in Indiana. The exhibition, which … Read More
North Manchester History Meeting To Feature Black Swamp
NORTH MANCHESTER — On Monday, Jan. 14, the North Manchester Historical Society will be having its annual meeting. Following the meeting, there will be a showing of the documentary film “The Story of the Black Swamp.” The program will be held at Timbercrest Retirement Center, 2201 East St., North … Read More
Historical Society Hosts Author Joe Krom
The North Manchester Historical Society will host author Joe Krom at 6:40 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. A meal will precede the event by reservation. Mr. Krom will be speaking on, “William Wells on the Indiana Frontier.” Krom’s historical novel, Heart of a Warrior: The True Saga of Sweet … Read More
Learn About Early Schools Of Wabash County
The North Manchester Historical Society is presenting a program by Juanita Rapp on early schools of Northern Wabash County on Monday, Aug. 12. Rapp became interested in this subject when she was part of an eight-member committee of the Wabash County Retired Teachers who conducted research that resulted … Read More