Jo-Ann Boepple
Thank goodness for Edwardsburg service club
Over the last 16 years I have been writing this column each week and from time to time I have mentioned the generosity and ...
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Taking a look at Edwardsburg 100 years ago
Most of the news at the end of the year either summarized what had happened in 2015 or made predictions for 2016.
by joannboepple, Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:04 pm
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Talking desserts of the 1960s
Just when you think life is good, along comes a curve.
by joannboepple, Thursday, January 7, 2016 2:53 pm
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Does anyone still use safety pins?
This week I am going to keep you on pins and needles.
by joannboepple, Thursday, November 19, 2015 10:22 am
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M&Ms on display at Edwardsburg Museum
Today’s trivia question is: “What melts in your mouth and not in your hand?”
by joannboepple, Monday, November 16, 2015 11:38 am
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Looking back at the 1960s
When the Edwardsburg Museum opened this year it began the season with a Civil War display to coincide with the Anniversary of the Civil War.
by joannboepple, Friday, September 25, 2015 9:50 am
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US-12 links Michigan to Washington state
Travelers and residents come and go through Edwardsburg, but many of them do not know that the US-12 they travel is a very historic highway.
by joannboepple, Monday, September 21, 2015 3:09 pm
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Museum focused on 1960s
The 1960s is the focus of the new display at the Edwardsburg Historical Museum. In researching that decade it is amazing how many topics are ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:52 am
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Testing your 1960s knowledge
This is a test.
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 16, 2015 11:46 am
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Finally, an old-fashion summer weekend
Finally we had a summer weekend
by joannboepple, Friday, July 10, 2015 8:25 am
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Will today’s photos be here in 50 years?
Despite all of the modes of communication we have and all the records we create today, it sounds as if things might be pretty dismal ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 2, 2015 9:08 am
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Every home’s most prized possession
Now I have really done it! I have messed up big time.
by joannboepple, Friday, June 26, 2015 8:29 am
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Edwardsburg museum looking for items
The Edwardsburg Museum needs your help. No, they don’t need the grass cut or the bathroom cleaned or a new air conditioner, even though all ...
by joannboepple, Friday, June 19, 2015 8:25 am
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Fashion police summer tips
Depending on where you live and your age, you may not have even heard of white clothing rules.
by joannboepple, Friday, June 12, 2015 9:29 am
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A generation attacked by numbers
My generation is being attacked by numbers.
by joannboepple, Friday, June 5, 2015 11:50 am
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Look at all the history around us
Sometimes we look at things, but we don’t really see them.
by joannboepple, Friday, May 8, 2015 4:55 pm
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I am not a worker by definition
You may have noticed that at the end of my weekly column it says: “works at the Edwardsburg Area History Museum.”
by joannboepple, Friday, May 8, 2015 3:44 pm
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Research is key for displays at museum
When preparing a new display for the Edwardsburg Museum, research is an integral part of the design no matter what topic is chosen.
by joannboepple, Thursday, April 23, 2015 3:48 pm
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Look at all we have here
Someone said we cannot see the “forest for the trees.”
by joannboepple, Friday, April 17, 2015 2:22 pm
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A preview of the Civil War display
I promised a glimpse of the Civil War display this week.
by joannboepple, Thursday, April 9, 2015 2:00 pm
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Erasing the mistakes in your life
In an article I wrote recently I said I was looking for a big eraser to eliminate my big mistakes in life.
by joannboepple, Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:32 pm
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Not a No. 2 Ticonderoga to be found
Now that I have found so many pencils at my house, my favorite pencil, a Ticonderoga No. 2 is not among them.
by joannboepple, Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:30 pm
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Pencils and sharpeners disappearing too
Continuing from last week, the next object or set of objects disappearing from elementary schools is the hand-cranked pencil sharpener.
by joannboepple, Thursday, February 19, 2015 5:20 pm
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Blackboards have place in classroom
Recently I read an article about 10 things disappearing from elementary schools.
by joannboepple, Friday, February 13, 2015 10:03 am
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Just sitting around thinking
Satchel Paige is credited with the comment, “Sometimes I sits and thinks, but sometimes I just sits.”
by joannboepple, Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:17 pm
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