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  1. 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 ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Group of Men and Women
  2. Caroline Hirschy - This Life Is Yours - 1954 or 1956

    When Caroline Hirschy was honored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the celebration was held in the Marine Room which was located in the basement of the Auditorium. The Auditorium is now the Berne Public Library. This photo was printed in reverse as Marine Room is printed backwards in the photo and the identification given is also reversed. The date on the identification of the photo is 1956, but the program which is also included in this col...

    Record Type: Photo

    Caroline Hirschy - This Life Is Yours
  3. Caroline Hirschy - This Life Is Yours - 1954 or 1956

    When Caroline Hirschy was honored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the celebration was held in the Marine Room which was located in the basement of the Auditorium. The Auditorium is now the Berne Public Library. This photo was printed in reverse as Marine Room is printed backwards in the photo and the identification given is also reversed. The date on the identification of the photo is 1956, but the program which is also included in this col...

    Record Type: Photo

    Caroline Hirschy - This Life Is Yours
  4. First Mennonite Mens Chorus

    First Mennonite Mens Chorus Front row: Menno Burkhalter, Menno E. Stauffer, Eli Luginbill, Menas M. Baumgartner, Henry Reusser, Wilbur B. Nussbaum, Clifton Gilliom Middle row: Theodore F. Sprunger, Grover W. Sprunger, Omer Neuenschwander, Benhart Nussbaum, Amos Burkhalter, Carl T. Habegger. Back row: Wm. J. Sprunger, Ira Sprunger, Slyvan Habegger, Elmer W. Baumgartner, Daniel J. Sprunger, unknown.

    Record Type: Photo

    Mennonite Mens Chorus
  5. Menno Burkhalter

    Menno Burkhalter (1876 - 1969) He served as postmaster as well as the owner of the Fair Store in Berne. His wife was Sarah (Gilliom) and they had six children, Frances, Freeman, Gertrude, Florence, Lorraine and Edward. Photo is taken from page 37 of the Thirtieth Anniversary Souvenir Edition of the Witness--1926

    Record Type: Photo

    Menno Burkhalter
  6. Menno Burkhalter Family

    Photo is identified as Menno Burkhalter Family back row: Frances, Florence, Freeman, Gertrude, Lorraine front row: Edward, Sarah and Mr. Menno Burkhalter Menno's parents were Peter & Maria (Lugibill) Burkhalter. He married Sarah Minnie Gilliom, daughter of Peter & Rachel (Lehman) Gilliom. Their children: Frances, unmarried; Freeman, married Mary Myers; Gertrude, married Andrew Mason; Florence, unmarried; Lorraine, unmarried; and Edward,...

    Record Type: Photo

    Menno Burkhalter Family
  7. Menno Burkhalter Sunday School Class

    Photo is labeled as Sunday School, Menno Burkhalter, teacher Top Left: Cyrus Lehman (1886 - 1970) No one else is identified. Menno Burkhalter (1876 - 1969) son of Peter & Maria (Lugibill) Burkhalter, married Sarah Gilliom in 1903. Cyrus Lehman (1886 - 1970), son of Benjamin F. & Sarah (Moser) Lehman, married Katherine Steiner in 1913.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sunday School Class
  8. Mennonite Men's Chorus - prior to 1966

    This photo of the Mennonite Men's Chorus was taken in the choir loft of the First Mennonite Church, Berne, Indiana. Each of the men is wearing a suit with narrow lapels and the ones that can be seen have three buttons. Their ties are also narrow. The pianist is Mary Kaye Burkhalter. She is wearing a dress with a jacket over it. The dress has a round neckline and is about knee length. The jacket has a large lapel with a ribbon design on the ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Mennonite Men's Chorus
  9. Men over 80

    Photo of the Annual Octogenarian Gathering of men 80 or older. Based on their ages and when they all died, the photo was taken between 1964 and 1966. Not all of the men are identified. Row 1: 1. unknown 2. Albert Augsburger (1881 - 1970) 3. William Townsend (1877 - 1966) 4. unknown 5. Jonas Sprunger (1882 - 1977) 6. Henry (not Amos) Reusser (1875 - 1966) 7. Oscar Sprunger (1890 - 1984)--I don't think this is the correct name as he wo...

    Record Type: Photo

    Octogenarians
  10. Men's Chorus

    The Mennonite Men's Chorus, a group of 33 men, gathered for a photograph at the front the First Mennonite Church sanctuary. They are all dressed in suits and ties. The director in the front center holding the baton is Freeman Burkhalter. The picture itself is in a thin, wood, black frame with a red felt mounting board on the back that looks to have been cut from something. There is wording across the top saying "Them that Love God" in white ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Mennonite Men's Chorus
  11. Men's Chorus of First Menonite Church - 1958

    Men's Chorus of First Mennonite Church - This is a not very clear copy of an original picture, but all the people in the photo have been identified, which is important. The men are posing for the camera on risers wearing black tuxes with white shirts and black bow ties. There is one woman standing in the front on the left. She is wearing a striped, quarter-length sleeved jacket over a plain, dark skirt. The identification of the people is typ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Mennonite Men's Choir
  12. Mr. & Mrs. Menno Burkhalter

    Photos have been identified as Mr. & Mrs. Menno Burkhalter. Menno's parents were Peter & Maria (Lugibill) Burkhalter. He married Sarah Gilliom, daughter of Peter & Rachel (Lehman) Gilliom, in 1903.

    Record Type: Photo

    Mr. & Mrs. Menno Burkhalter
  13. Octogenarian Gathering - 22 May 1961

    Octogenarian Gathering - This is a picture that was taken by Mel Liechty on 22 May 1961 at a gathering of men who had all reached their 80th birthday milestone. The men are all wearing suits and ties and are gathered in a building, possibly a church or restaurant, that has a very long coat rack. You can see the coat rack behind them, and to the far left, you can see some wire coat hangers and see that they have all put their hats on the shelf a...

    Record Type: Photo

    Octogenarian Gathering
  14. Portrait of the Burkhalter Family

    This is a portrait of the Burkhalter Family. On the far right is Menno Burkhalter and to his left is his wife, Sarah (Gillom) Burkhalter. Next to her are their daughters (from right to left) Florence, Lorraine, and Gertrude. In front of Menno and Sarah is the youngest son Edward. In the backrow (left to right) is Frances and Freeman Burkhalter.

    Record Type: Photo

    Portrait of Burkhalter Family

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