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ID	64604
Title of Article	Museum Day offers glimpse at local history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ron Hoke, president of the Goshen Historical Society; Goshen Historical Museum
Date	October 28, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Historical Society, Goshen Historical Society

ID	62735
Title of Article	Five Medals remembers Indiana's past
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Military re-enactors; Shaun Davidson; Elaine Wojcinski, Blacksmith re-enactor
Date	October 22, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Five Medals Festival, Elkhart History, Local History, River Preserve County Park

ID	60815
Title of Article	County revisits roots at Five Medals Festival
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Re-enactors; A re-enactor portrays a blacksmith
Date	October 16, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Fister, George H., Elkhart History, Local History, River Preserve County Park

ID	60743
Title of Article	A showcase of local history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cannon demonstration; Firearms demonstration
Date	October 12, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Gathering at Five Medals, Elkhart History, Local History

ID	59873
Title of Article	Spriggs to join rare NFL company in local history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Spriggs runs drills
Date	April 28, 2016
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Concord High School, Football, Spriggs, Jason

ID	51839
Title of Article	Public invited to view museum's new space
Notes	New Corson Local History Library and reading room grand opening
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	April 25, 2013
Page	D1
Subjects	Elkhart County Historical Museum, Elkhart County Parks and Recreation Department, Libraries

ID	39841
Title of Article	Battle lines drawn over local government reform
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	November 29, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Local History, Government, Township

ID	32614
Title of Article	Pieces of our local history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of inductees
Date	October 25, 2007
Page	B3
Subjects	Elkhart County Solid Waste Management District

ID	96034
Title of Article	Inventory of an architect
Notes	Turnock, Enoch Hill envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 02, 1996
Page	B1
Subjects	Turnock, E. Hill, Architects, Turnock, E. Hill, Buildings, Local History

ID	36570
Title of Article	Noteworthy!
Notes	Indiana Business Magazine; shelved in Local History Magazines
Source	Other
Location	Basement
Date	September 1, 1990
Page	8-10
Subjects	Selmer, H and A., Inc.

ID	30242
Title of Article	Blacks in Elkhart, a history of overcoming
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 23, 1990
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	African-Americans, Local History

ID	13428
Title of Article	Noteworthy!
Notes	Indiana Business Magazine, shelved in Local History Magazines; Instrument companies included in article: Selmer, Conn, Gemeinhardt, Armstrong, Buescher, Blessing, Babbitt, Hardy's, Larilee, Marlin Lesher Reed, Kiel, Sharp Baton, Vincent Bach and United
Source	Other
Location	Basement
Picture Caption	photos of instruments and production
Date	February 1, 1990
Page	cover, 8-10
Subjects	Musical Instrument Industry, Conn, C.G., Ltd., Selmer Co., The, Buescher Band Instrument Co.

ID	13288
Title of Article	Old movies turned into videos of local history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 17, 1988
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart City Council

ID	93475
Title of Article	Yesteryear's champions
Notes	Elkhart High School envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart High School football team
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 06, 1987
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Football, Local History

ID	87286
Title of Article	An ending and a beginning
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 05, 1983
Page	AM section pg. 7
Subjects	Civilian Conservation Corps, World War II, Local History

ID	36704
Title of Article	Grant would put local history into schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 15, 1976
Page	1
Subjects	Local Musicians, Schools

ID	33982
Title of Article	Early band instrument days recalled by Grolimund
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joseph M. Grolimund Sr.
Date	September 30, 1975
Subjects	Grolimund, Joseph M., Sr., Selmer, H and A., Inc., Musical Instrument Industry, Local History

ID	41887
Title of Article	Local history involved in Quester unit's name
Notes	Woman's World
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Mrs. William Myers, Mrs. Richard Mackey, Mrs. David Long & Mrs. Donald Munn
Date	October 13, 1972
Page	9
Subjects	Questers, Coeur de Cerf Chapter, Women's Clubs

ID	16289
Title of Article	Amish Deeply Rooted In Local History
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	Amish property with horse drawn carriage
Date	April 7, 1972
History #	153b
Subjects	Amish Community, Amish Schools

ID	33711
Title of Article	Focus on dynamic Cass County
Notes	multiple articles
Source	South Bend Tribune
Location	Michigan History File
Picture Caption	photos
Date	May 5, 1968
History #	27
Subjects	Cass County Local History Library

ID	96758
Title of Article	Elkhart County Infirmary Article
Notes	Elkhart County Infirmary envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 26, 1927
Subjects	Elkhart County Infirmary, Local History, Politics and Government

ID	37029
Title of Article	Did you know?
Notes	see also Winey Book 1; page 7; "This is the fourth of our series of 'Local History' Ads...,"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 3, 1921
Subjects	Christiana Creek, McCoy, Isaac, Beardsley, Havilah, Elkhart History

ID	83687
Title of Article	Local History Society Places Marker on Site
Source	Unknown
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	No date given
History #	604
Subjects	Historical Markers, Elkhart County Pioneers, Elkhart County, History of, 19th Century