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1. Aerial View of Home Destroyed by Tornado - April 1965

   Aerial View of Home Destroyed by Tornado - This is an aerial view of an unidentified home near a wooded area that was destroyed by the Palm Sunday tornado. The house is on a backward P shaped area with a circular driveway that has an upside down teardrop effect in the middle. You can easily see the footprint of the house and see that 1/2 of the house on the right side is completely destroyed, while the half on the left side, appears to be just ...

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2. Butcher Home Palm Sunday Tornado - April 1965

   Butcher Home Palm Sunday Tornado - This aerial view of the Butcher home shows how far the destruction spread. A long, apparently cement driveway, starts in the lower left hand corner and leads diagonally across to a house, that apparently withstood the tornado. There appears to be some damage, but the roof is still on the house. The barn behind it, however, was not so fortunate. The entire barn is gone, but we can tell where it was by the out...

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3. Charles & Arlene (Reinhard) Fell

   Photos of Charles & Arlene (Reinhard) Fell Charles Fell (1940 - 2024) son of Earl & Mary (Leimenstoll) Fell, married Kathryn Arlene Reinhard, daughter of Ephraim & Roberta (Whitehouse) Reinhard, on June 17, 1961, they had two children. The second photo would have been around the time of their 40th wedding anniversary in 1991.

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4. First Mennonite Church - 1960s - 1970s

   First Mennonite Church - This is a photo of the church looking out into the nave from the altar area. Someone is standing with his back to the camera at the lectern and there is a grand piano between him and the photographer. To the right of the photo, on the floor below the altar, sits an organ with it's back pressed against the altar. A light on top of the organ is on and a young man sits at the organ wearing a suit. The nave is designed in...

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5. Kermit Yoder Farm - Tornado - April 1965

   Kermit Yoder Farm - Tornado - This aerial view shows the destruction of the Kermit Yoder farm of southern Adams County, IN after the tornado of April 1965 struck. The black and white photo shows a heart shaped driveway in the center, filled with cars. To the right of the driveway is a large barn that has had 3/4's of it's roof ripped off. Various other outbuildings have had their roofs ripped off as well, and you can see the debris from this s...

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6. Laura Rich and Jared Gerig Engagement Photo - 1997

   Engagement photo announcing the upcoming marriage of Laura Michele Rich and Jared Clayton Gerig in the Monday, May 19th, 1997 Berne Tri-Weekly newspaper: "Laura Michele Rich of Upland, Ind. and Jared Clayton Gerig of Fort Wayne, are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Dr. Norval and Margie Rich of Decatur. She is a 1987 graduate of Adams Central High School, a 1991 graduate of Tay...

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7. Lawrence & Martha (Liechty) Eicher

   Photo of Lawrence & Martha Eicher Lawrence (1907 - 1986), son of John & Lena (Gilliom) Eicher, married Martha Liechty (1909 - 2011), daughter of Emil & Pauline (Liechty) Liechty, on November 30, 1935. They had two daughters.

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8. Loren & Dorothy (Stalter) Gottschalk

   Loren & Dorothy Gottschalk - This picture of an older couple has been identified as Loren & Dorothy (Stalter) Gottschalk. It is believed to be an anniversary photo. Dorothy is wearing a teal green dress decorated with fabric covered buttons on the left shoulder. She is also wearing a teal beaded necklace and gold earrings with a teal stone in the center. Her hair is pulled up into a pouf on top of her head. Loren is wearing a pin-striped navy...

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9. Men and Women in Dale Carnegie Course

   We asked a number of people for the reason this group was gathered. Most of the individuals were known, but the reason for them being together was not. The widow of one of the gentlemen told us that they were taking the Dale Carnegie course, "How to Win Friends, and Influence People." Neuenschwander, Ted; Sprunger, Arly ;Brewster, Joe; Stucky, Sherman; Emberlin, Don; Stuckey, John; Gerber, Cliffton; Longenberger, Ralph; Lehman, Weldon; Ringger,...

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10. Mennonite Men's Chorus

    Mennonite Men's Chorus - This is a group photo of the Men's Mennonite Chorus. The year is unknown for sure, but the conductor is Freeman Burkhalter. The people have been identified on the back. It shows the group standing in the Mennonite Church Sanctuary behind a baby grand piano. You can see the style of the pews, the architecture of the sanctuary and the style of the piano.

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11. Mennonite Men's Chorus

    The Mennonite Men's Chorus is in the choir loft of the First Mennonite Church. The photo was taken after 1966. Each of the men are wearing dark suits with bow ties. The lapels on the suits are medium in width. Mary Kay Burkhalter is wearing a dark colored suit with a light colored blouse. Her necklace looks like pearls and her shoes are dark colored patent. Those in the photo are: Burkhalter, Mary Kay Myers (Mrs. Freeman), pianist; Burkhal...

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12. Mennonite Men's Chorus - early 1970s

    Mennonite Men's Chorus - This is a photo of the Mennonite Men's Choir possibly taken in the early 1970s. It shows the men posed on risers in the patio of the Mennonite Church. You can see the stair case and the mezanine with a door leading to the main office, behind them. They are all wearing tuxedos with white shirts and black bow ties, except for the one woman in the group. She is wearing a straight, knee-length skirt with a belted jacket. ...

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13. Myers Farm Palm Sunday Tornado - April 1965

    Myers Farm Palm Sunday Tornado - This photo shows a ground level view of the aftermath of the tornado on the Myers Farm. Someone has written in the border under the photo, "Myers Farm Palm Sunday Tornado April 1965". It is also written in pencil on the back of the photo. The picture shows a pile of debris consisting of hay bales, corrugated tin roofing, steel drums, overturned farm equipment with its wheels up in the air, and various pieces of...

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14. Palmer House - 1965

    Palmer House - This is a photo of the Palmer House restaurant in Berne, Adams Co., Indiana. It is dated 1965 and shows the interior of the dining room. The wall on the right side of the photo is lined with tables with booth seating. The tables are chrome with Formica tops. And each table is set with a sugar dispenser, salt and pepper shakers, a napkin dispenser and a glass ash tray. Each booth also has a chrome coat rack attached to it. Thr...

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15. Palmer House - 1965

    Palmer House - This is another picture of the interior of the Palmer House taken by Dave Cole. This shot is from the cash register looking back into the kitchen. You can see the cook standing in back, framed by the pass-through in the wall. You can also see a refrigerator. The door to the left has had the top third of it cut out, probably so the cooks and waitresses can see if the way is clear to go through. The wall has been papered in a fl...

    Record Type: Photo