St. John Lutheran Church, Hubbells Corner, Indiana
St. John Lutheran Church, Hubbells Corner, Indiana
Celebrating their 190th anniversary in 2023, members of the St. John Lutheran Church near Sunman, Indiana, sat down and gave us some of their more memorable life experiences with the church.
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The Former Applewood Restaurant, Aurora, Indiana
The Former Applewood Restaurant, Aurora, Indiana
Do you remember the Applewood Restaurant in Aurora? In this episode of “History In Your Own Backyard” we speak with Doug Holland owner of the Applewood about this historic Indiana landmark…[View More]
Bright Providence Presbyterian Church, Bright, Indiana
Bright Providence Presbyterian Church, Bright, Indiana
This locality was settled in the early 1800’s; several of the pioneers came from a Presbyterian heritage. Families had to travel down the hill, ford the Whitewater River to attend the nearest Pr…[View More]
The Great Train Derailment of 1967, Dearborn County, Indiana
The Great Train Derailment of 1967, Dearborn County, Indiana
Back in 1967 on Sunday, October 1st around 9:00 in the evening, a train headed to Cincinnati from Indianapolis derailed halfway betwen Weisburg and Bonnell, Indiana. One engine and 38 cars spilled ove…[View More]
Fire Destroys Historic Indiana Landmark, Dillsboro, Indiana
Fire Destroys Historic Indiana Landmark, Dillsboro, Indiana
On Thursday, December 15, 2022 a fire destroyed the historic Laughery Valley Ag Feed Mill in Dillsboro, Indiana. In 2015 a proposal to produce a documentary video on the history of the mill was sent t…[View More]
Lower Dillsboro Road Bridge, Dillsboro, Indiana
Lower Dillsboro Road Bridge, Dillsboro, Indiana
On Lower Dillsboro Road in Dearborn County, Indiana is a former county road bridge over South Hogan Creek. There’s not much information out there about the bridge but this is what I’ve pieced toge…[View More]
17 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Historic Aurora, Indiana
17 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Historic Aurora, Indiana
Aurora, Indiana is packed with historic buildings and sites. Everywhere you turn you’ll see something of historic significance. In this video we covered 17 historic sites and stories that you pr…[View More]
State Route 1 Phantom Bridge, # 3, Guilford, Indiana
State Route 1 Phantom Bridge, # 3, Guilford, Indiana
This is the third in a series of phantom bridges along State Route 1 in Dearborn County, Indiana. This particular bridge was probably built around 1917. The bridge is 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and sp…[View More]
20,000 Foreigners Hired to Rebuild Railroad in Dearborn County, Indiana
20,000 Foreigners Hired to Rebuild Railroad in Dearborn County, Indiana
I have a lot of people that ask me what is my favorite video. After producing over 575 documentary videos on everything from one room school houses to cathedrals, it’s hard to say. Every video proje…[View More]
North Dearborn High School, Dover, Indiana
North Dearborn High School, Dover, Indiana
North Dearborn High School opened its doors in 1959. In 1973, North Dearborn High School consolidated with Sunman High School to become Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation and North Dearborn …[View More]