Crawford County Historical & Genealogical Society

11/05/2025

Patronicity ONLINE FUNDRAISER launches Nov. 15- January 14, 2026 (lasting only 60 days) Stop by this Marengo Landmark to see and shop for the "hard to buy" family and friends. Why not order them an engraved brick paver to honor or memorialize a favorite person or family. HELP build the Marengo Big Springs Parklet.(Your donation will be doubled by a grant from the IHCDA CreatINgPlaces Program. Plans will be on view and discussed along with the history of this local landmark! See dates and times below:

11/04/2025

From our collection. Milltown basketball team and cheerleaders. 1970 (thanks to those who confirmed!)

We are open on Tuesday and Thursday from 11am to 2pm, 310 Oak Hill Circle in English.

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10/28/2025

Opera house in Eckerty, unknown date (probably early 1900s).

From our collection. We are open on Tuesday and Thursday from 11am to 2pm, 310 Oak Hill Circle in English.

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10/28/2025

New video up on our youtube channel (please subscribe if you have not), from 1994 and it documents the moving of the Farm Bureau building in "old" English and taking it to it's current location up on the hill.

Back in 1994, the town of English Indiana was on the move, literally! The original town was moved due to flooding. This video documents the moving of the F...

10/26/2025

Big Springs Parklet was designed using a partnership grant with the Indiana University Rural Engagement Department. Their Placemaking Studio Student, Alejandro Medina Lara, designed the Big Springs Parklet for Marengo to attract visitors to the historic landmark Old Town Church. The parklet will be a gift to our town that will help preserve and tell our town's heritage. It will include a story walk with signs that visitors can visit 24/7 and leave knowing about our proud heritage. We have been approved for a $1 to $1 matching grant from the IHDCDA Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority. An Online Fundraiser, Patronicity, will begin the fund drive on Nov. 15 and run 60 days through January 14, 2026. However, any funds contributed now until then will also count toward the match promised by the IHCDA. Attached is the engraved brick form to order and support building the Big Springs Parklet. (Engraved brick pavers being sold to support the building on the next post)

10/26/2025

Our October program is now up on youtube:

Author Randy Mills was at the October 14, 2025, meeting of the Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society, where he spoke about basketball legend, L...

10/21/2025

Our next monthly meeting program.

10/16/2025

Fall issue of The Crawford Countian will be sent out soon. This newsletter is for members of the organization. If you would like to join, check out https://cchgs.org/membership-%2F-newsletters

10/15/2025

Larry was a former President of the organization and a long time member.

Larry Maxwayne Burmeister Sr., age 88, of Franklin, Indiana passed away peacefully at his home on October 13, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 4, 1937, in Marklevile, Indiana to Jean McGuire Burmeister. He was a proud United States Army Veteran serving in the Navy from

10/08/2025

Out-of-state vistors tour the OLD TOWN CHURCH!

09/30/2025

Some photos of Dave Smith with the Milltown basketball team taking on Larry Bird with Springs Valley.

Author Randy Mills will be our guest speaker at our next monthly meeting, October 14, 6:30pm, which will be hosted at the Crawford County Public Library (not our building, so please take note). He will be talking about his book "As if by Magic", which is about Larry Bird's high school basketball days. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.