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Lake Shore Lanes fire, Oct. 21, 1978

Aug 19th, 2012 by

On Oct. 21, 1978, Lake Shore Lanes bowling alley and the coffee shop accompanying, located at 620 Lake Shore Drive, burned to the ground in a spectacular fire. Dating back to 1953, Jim and Mary Dewitt had owned the bowling alley, which was sold in 1977 to Don and Juliemae Neidlinger. The fire call came in around 1:45 p.m. and firefighters worked until 10 p.m., with damage estimated at $500,000. The blaze, which was fought by Culver and several surrounding fire departments, was believed to have started in the fryer in the kitchen. Earlier in the 1970s, a small fire in the restaurant did some damage, but was put out in time to save the building and businesses.

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Culver Ice House fire, 1906

Aug 17th, 2012 by

In 1906, the first commercial ice house operation on Lake Maxinkuckee, opened in the early 1880s by Sterling Holt of the Indianapolis Ice Co., burned to the ground. These shots were taken from across the lake at Culver Military Academy by a cadet. The ice house was located in the depression near South Street and Wabash, south side of Culver.

Posted in Businesses, Events, Fires, Ice Houses, Organizations - Culver-Union Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. | 1 Comment »

Culver hardware fire, 1957

Aug 16th, 2012 by

The entire upper floor of the Culver hardware store at 120 South Main Street was lost in a three-hour, $60,000, April, 1957 blaze, which The Culver Citizen describes as interrupting the “traditional” Easter Sunday noon parade.

Residing in the apartment at the time was the Chatman family, one of several making up Culver’s African-American community at the time. Recalling the fire in a Feb., 2012 article in the Culver Citizen, Geraldine (today Parhm) said, “It was an emotional time. As I remember, everything we had was lost. The owner of the hardware building (Paul Snyder), I remember mom saying how helpful he was.”

Photos here provided by Marj Overmyer.

 

Posted in African-American History, Buildings, Culver -- Town of, Culver Hardware, Events, Fires, Organizations - Culver-Union Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. | No Comments »

1903 Culver fire dept. records book

Aug 16th, 2012 by

The Culver Fire Department, which formed in Jan., 1903, began keeping hand-written records which continued through  the century. Pictured here is the very first book in its entirety. Read more about the formation of the department and its early minutes here.

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Culver firemen

Aug 16th, 2012 by

Posted in Buildings, Culver -- Town of, Organizations - Culver-Union Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. | 1 Comment »

Ferrier Lumber Co. fire, Culver – April 21, 1923

Aug 15th, 2012 by

The fire which claimed the Ferrier Lumber Company on the north side of East Jefferson Street in Culver was spotted around 4:30 a.m. April 21, 1923. Fire departments from Knox, Plymouth, and Logansport assisted, and Culver’s inadequate water supply forced firemen to pump water from nearby Lake Maxinkuckee. Efforts were concentrated on saving the surrounding homes (one, that of Oliver Morris, was burned, though not entirely). Clark Ferrier burned his hand moving his car to safety, and two firemen were injured fighting the blaze.

“Rain Saves Culver from Flames,” proclaimed the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel of the day. Rain fell “in torrents for about 15 minutes” at around 10 a.m., enabling firefighters to gain the upper hand in the fire, which they finally pronounced likely not to spread by 11:30 a.m. The damage was estimated at around $100,000 to the lumber company, which rebuilt its central building in brick, a structure which stood at the site until the 1990s, when it was demolished and replaced with the Bayside Condominiums.

Photos provided by Craig Hopple.

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Now you can join or donate to the AHS online!

Apr 12th, 2012 by

Join the AHS online or make a donation the easy way!
Please click the “Donate” button below, and be sure to fill out the form below as well, so we have your information:

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Culver Citizen index by date

Apr 6th, 2012 by

 Click a link below to navigate the Culver Citizen historical collection or click here to browse latest additions (sorted by latest posted).

 View the 1896 – early 1903 papers under The Culver City Herald here.

 

1903 Culver Citizen newspapers

May – July, 1903

August – Oct., 1903

Nov – Dec., 1903

 

1904 Culver Citizen newspapers

January – March, 1904

April – June, 1904

July – September, 1904

October – December, 1904

 

1905 Culver Citizen newspapers

January – March, 1905

April – June, 1905

July – September, 1905

October – December, 1905

 

1906 Culver Citizen newspapers

January – March, 1906

April – June, 1906

July – September, 1906

October – December, 1906

 

1907 Culver Citizen newspapers

January – March, 1907

April – June, 1907

July – September, 1907

October – December, 1907

 

1908 Culver Citizen newspapers

January – March, 1908

April – June, 1908

July – September, 1908

October – December, 1908

 

1914 Culver Citizen newspapers

January – March, 1914

April – June, 1914

July – September, 1914

October – December, 1914

 

1950 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1950

April-June, 1950

July-September, 1950

October-December, 1950

 

Other 1950s Culver Citizen newspapers

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1960 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1960

April-June, 1960

July-September, 1960

October-December, 1960

 

1961 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1961

April-June, 1961

July-September, 1961

October-December, 1961

 

1962 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1962

April-June, 1962

July-September, 1962

October-December, 1962

 

1963 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1963

April-June, 1963

July-September, 1963

October-December, 1963

 

1964 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1964

April-June, 1964

July-September, 1964

October-December, 1964

 

1965 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1965

April-June, 1965

July-September, 1965

October-December, 1965

 

1966 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1966

April-June, 1966

July-September, 1966

October-December, 1966

 

1967 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1967

April-June, 1967

July-September, 1967

October-December, 1967

 

1968 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1968

April-June, 1968

July-September, 1968

October-December, 1968

 

1969 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1969

April-June, 1969

July-September, 1969

October-December, 1969

 

1970 Culver Citizen newspapers

August, 1970 Special Insert: Lake Maxinkuckee Pollution

 

1971- 1975 Culver Citizen newspapers (click to view assorted issues available)

 

1973 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1973

April-June, 1973

July-September, 1973

October-December, 1973

 

1974 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1974

April-June, 1974

July-September, 1974

October-December, 1974

 

1979 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 1979

April-June, 1979

July-September, 1979

October-December, 1979

 

1983 “Consider Culver” Citizen Special edition: Launch PDF file.

 

2008 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2008

May-July, 2008

August-October, 2008

November-December, 2008

 

2009 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2009

April-June, 2009

July-September, 2009

October-December, 2009

 

2010 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2010

April-June, 2010

July-Sept., 2010

October-December, 2010

 

2011 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2011

April-June, 2011

July-Sept., 2011

October-December, 2011

 

2012 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2012

April-June, 2012

July-Sept., 2012

October-December, 2012

Culver Historic Visitor’s Guide, 2012

 

2013 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2013

April-June, 2013

July-Sept., 2013

October-December, 2013

‘Little Savages’ movie special publication, 2013

 

2014 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2014

April-June, 2014

July-September, 2014

October-December, 2014

 

2015 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2015

April-June, 2015

July-September, 2015

October-December, 2015 

 

2016 Culver Citizen newspapers

January-March, 2016

 

 

 

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Culver High School and Elementary yearbooks

Mar 29th, 2012 by


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Culver High School Maxinkuckee yearbook, 1920

Culver High School Maxinkuckee yearbook, 1922

Culver High School Maxinkuckee yearbook, 1928


CHS Maxinkuckee yearbook, 1929

Culver High School Maxinkuckee yearbook, 1931

Culver High School Graduation Announcements, 1946 - '48

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1952

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1953

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1954

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1955

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1956

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1957

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1958

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1959

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1960

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1961


Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1962

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1963

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1964

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1965

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1966

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1967

Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1968

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1969

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1970

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1971

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1972

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1973

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1974

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1975

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1976

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1977

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1978

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1979

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1980

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1981

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1982

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1983


Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1984

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1985


Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1986

Culver Community High School yearbook, 1987

Culver Community High School yearbook, 1988

Culver Community High School yearbook, 1989

Culver High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1990

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1991

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1992

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1993

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1994

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1995

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1996

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1997

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1998

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1999

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2000

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2001

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2002

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2003

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2004

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2005

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2006

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2007

Culver Community High School Cavalcade yearbook, 2008

Culver Elementary School yearbook, 1986-87

Culver Elementary and Jr High yearbook, 1982

Culver Elementary School yearbook, 1983

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New AHS newsletter is online, on the streets

Mar 26th, 2012 by

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The Spring, 2012 edition of “Culver History Quarterly,” the Antiquarian and Historical Society newsletter, is now online.

As previewed recently, this is the first edition of the AHS newsletter to be published within the pages of the Culver Citizen newspaper, which has been made available by subscription to all AHS members (the newsletter published in the March 22, 2012 edition of The Citizen).

There are some critically important articles in this edition, so Launch PDF file.

to take a look.

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