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1. 150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - 1999

   150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - This picture was taken at the Vera Cruz celebration at St. John's and shows some of the people involved in the ceremony. The only person identified is Ruth Gottschalk, standing in the front row on the left. All the people, except for the man behind Ruth, appear to be dressed in period clothing. Ruth is wearing a dark blue dress with a wide ruffle at the 3/4 length sleeve that is trimmed with white lace, matc...

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2. 150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - 1999

   150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - This photo of Kent Ulery was taken the same time as 2009.028.221&222. In this view you can see a vase of flowers on a table behind him, as well as, a chair upholstered in red fabric. Over his right shoulder you can see a floor candelabra with white candles in it.

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3. 150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - 1999

   150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - This is another shot from the same view of 2009.028.221, 222 & 223. This shows Jerry Flueckiger at the podium. You can see more of the table behind him with the flowers and probably a bible and a cross over it.

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4. 150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - 1999

   150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - This photo was taken in the parking lot outside the St. John's Church druing the anniversary celebration. In the distance beyond the parking lot can be seen two buildings, one pale green, the other white. The two story pale green is a business building. There is an awning over the first story and a sign to the side of the building that is advertising something about fabrication. There is a US flag decoratio...

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5. 150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz - 1999

   150 Years Celebration - Vera Cruz This photo shows 4 men posing behind the podium at the front of the church. You can see a microphone on a stand in front of the podium which is decorated with a cross, and a teal and yellow cloth draped over the podium. To the side of the podium is a wall with what appears to be a table in front of it. In the distance you can see into another room that is evidently closed off at times with a folding door. Th...

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6. 150th Anniversary of St. John's Church - 1999

   150th Anniversary of St. John's Church - St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church of Vera Cruz, Wells Co., IN, celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1999. Some of the parishioners posed in front of a cornfield, which is probably near the church, to commemorate the day. They have been identified, but not in order and 1 person's name is missing. They are Frank and Billie Croy from Keller, Texas; Burt and Janet Moses; George and Marlene Schlagenh...

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7. 1890s Downtown Berne Celebration - 1890s

   1890s Downtown Berne Celebration - This photo appears to have been taken from the rooftop of a business across the street, looking down on the action below. It's apparently the 4th of July or some other patriotic celebration because there are American flags decorating the businesses. The central business of this photo is one that has "Furniture and Undertaking" painted on its awning. This would be Yager's. The store to the right also has a pa...

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8. 1897 St. John Church Choir - 06/00/1897

   St. John Church Choir 1897 back row: Reppert, Bill; Neuenscwander, Bertha; Henneford, Otto; Neuenschwander, Frances Biberstine; ?; Beitler, William; front row: Vitz, -----; Kathryn (Henneford) Niblick; Joray, ---- (Mrs. Emannuel); Neusbaum, Dula Biberstine. There is an address label on the back for Mrs. Ervin Walters, RR3, Bluffton, IN 46714. There is a note written in one handwriting "Our Choir Taken Jun. 1897 F.B."; in another handwriting ...

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9. 1904 Sunday School Class - 1904

   1904 Sunday School Class top row: Josephine Hirschy (1891 - 1976), orphaned girl, Aldine Schindler (1889 - 1981), orphaned girl, Emma Reusser (1890 - 1948) Front row: Miss Bentz, teacher, Mary Garkert (?), orphaned girl, Priscilla Schindler (1891 - 1909), Flora Sauder (1890 - 1974)

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10. 1906-1907 Muensterberg School Monroe Twp. No. 9

    1906-1907 Muensterberg School Monroe Twp. No. 9 was located in Section 30 northwest of Berne. Written on the front of the picture in white is "1906-1907"; on the back is "School #9 Monroe Twp Muensterberg"

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11. 1909 Baker School Wabash Twp. District No. 1

    The Baker School District #1 Wabash Twp. is in this clipping from a newspaper which was probably the Berne Witness April 1964. The note written on the article is about 1909. The photo is identified in the newspaper, but not by rows. Hilda Moser Amstutz has identified the children by rows.

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12. 1910-1911 Dora Hirschy, Teacher

    1910-1911 Dora Hirschy was the teacher at this school. This is the Monroe Twp., Adams Co., IN school known as the Muensterberg school. The school is a brick building with what appears to be screen on the windows and curtains. There is an embossed shield on the bottom center.

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13. 1911 Confirmation Class - 16 Apr 1911

    1911 Confirmation Class - This picture shows a group of students who have just been confirmed at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Vera Cruz, Wells Co., Indiana. They are back row from left: Joe Meyer, Della Girod, Orel Baumgartner, Frances Westerick and Pete Myer Front from left: Henry Heiniger, Lela Studebaker (Jahn), Rev. Oswald Vitz, Lisette Hanni, Bertha Garden. All the girls are wearing white dresses with huge bows in the...

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14. 1911 Mennonite Men's Chorus - 1911

    1911 Mennonite Men's Chorus - In the back row: Baumgartner, George; Sprunger, Theodore; Baumgartner, Menas or Schroeder, Rev. P. R.; Ray, H. Preston; Sprunger, Ben; Lehman, Clinton A. or Lehman, J. F.; Neuenschwander, Menno; Stauffer, Chris. In the middle row: Lehman, Wilbert; Burkhalter, Amos; Burkhalter, Menno; Sprunger, Herbert F. or Lehman, Emmanuel; Baumgartner, Rose Lehman; Tyndal, Catherine Egly; Luginbill, Eli; Sprunger, William J. In ...

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15. 1911-1912 Monroe Twp. School

    1911-1912 Monroe Twp. School - Gilbert C. Lehman was the teacher at this school. On the back of the picture written in ink is "This picture is (--inted) to Miss Wida Winters by Gilbert C. Lehman for not whispering during the term of 1911 and 1912."

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16. 1912 Adams County Eighth Grade Graduation - 1912

    1912 Eighth Grade commencement took place in Berne. The photo was taken outside of the Berne Public School which was located on Franklin Street. We find fewer hats on the girls, with headband, flowers and bows coming into style. The guys are holding their hats. The sack jackets are a thing of the past, as the lapels are now longer. The graduates were from the township schools. Identification pages are available as is a list of the graduates....

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17. 1913 Confirmation Class - 23 March 1913

    1913 Confirmation Class - This group has been identified as the Class of 1913 at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Vera Cruz, Wells Co., Indiana. Back row left to right: Gottfried Smith, Marie Reusser, Edna Gerber, Alfred Smith. Front row left to right: Dewey Baumgartner, Rev. Schroer, Elesa Hannie. All three girls are wearing white dresses with cinched waists and blouson tops. Their sleeves are elbow length and fit the arm snug...

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18. 1913 Flood Corner of Jefferson and Water Street - 1913

    The flood of 1913 covered a large area not just locally, but in Ohio and a large part of Indiana at least. This postcard show boards, fire wood and barrels washed out on to Jefferson and Water Streets.

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19. 1914 Parade - August 1914

    Looking northeast from the Engine House is a clear view of the bricked street, buildings on the north side of the street, and various floats. In this photograph, all of the floats are motor driven rather that horse drawn. The year 1914 and Berne Indiana have been written on the front.

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20. 1914 Parade - August 20, 1914

    August 20, 1914 is on the front of this postcard in white. In blue ink is Berne, Ind. Taken from the upstairs of the building to the west of the Fair Store catches the awning of the store and gives a view of the south side of Main Street. The floats are horse drawn with automobiles parked on the side of the street. The building with the round windows housed the Berne Overall and Shirt Company with the First Bank of Berne west of it. To the e...

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