Edwardsburg Area History Museum
Broadway theater had key role in 50s
The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new ...
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Jo-Ann Boepple
From stuffing phone booths to VW Beetles
How many people can you stuff into a phone booth?
by joannboepple, Thursday, April 3, 2014 12:55 pm
JoAnn Boepple
Phone booths used to be for stuffing, not just calling
How many people can you cram into a telephone booth?
by joannboepple, Friday, March 28, 2014 9:35 am
Jo-Ann Boepple
Dreams a hot topic these days
A popular topic in today’s news seems to be dreams. Not the kind you have at night along with nightmares, but the dreams that ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:22 am
columist
The rest of the telephone story
In a previous column I wrote about telephones in Edwardsburg in the 1940s and early 50s.
by joannboepple, Thursday, March 6, 2014 1:16 pm
Columns
Years go by faster and faster
As you get older time seems to go faster.
by joannboepple, Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:02 am
Candy bars
Snickers is the No. 1 selling candy bar in U.S.
Bruno Mars is not a candy bar, but there are over 40,000 different candy bar varieties in the world and the No. 1 selling candy ...
by joannboepple, Monday, February 24, 2014 4:03 pm
Columns
Bruno Mars is not a candy bar
Bruno Mars is not a candy bar! I found that out by watching the Super Bowl. Yes, I did watch the Super Bowl, but not ...
by joannboepple, Friday, February 14, 2014 8:06 am
Opinion
1912 was a big year
Edwardsburg became an incorporated village 100 ago in 1912. Villages in Michigan are organized primarily to establish regulatory ordinances and to provide services such as ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:22 pm
Opinion
A little settlement on the lake
If you think that Edwardsburg is only 100 years old, that is a mistake. Yes, last week this column stated that Edwardsburg is 100 years ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:57 pm
Edwardsburg’s birthday
A little settlement on the lake
If you think that Edwardsburg is only 100 years old, that is a mistake. Yes, last week this column stated that Edwardsburg is 100 years ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 12, 2012 7:54 pm
Edwardsburg’s 100th birthday
Edwardsburg celebrating centennial
Edwardsburg has something to celebrate. In 1911, the residents of Edwardsburg began a discussion about incorporating the village. During the first vote to incorporate, the ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 5, 2012 5:58 pm
Edwardsburg centennial
Edwardsburg celebrating centennial
Edwardsburg has something to celebrate. In 1911, the residents of Edwardsburg began a discussion about incorporating the village. During the first vote to incorporate, the ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, July 5, 2012 4:57 pm
Opinion
Three strikes and you’re out
Three times and you’re out! That’s what this week is, the third time to get the Bacon family right. This is becoming a book and ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, June 28, 2012 12:11 pm
Opinion
Three strikes and you’re out
Three times and you’re out! That’s what this week is, the third time to get the Bacon family right. This is becoming a book and ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:09 am
Opinion
Let’s set the record straight
When writing for this column, I often consult local history experts — people who have lived here longer than I have or who know much ...
by joannboepple, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:14 pm
Opinion
Let’s set the record straight
When writing for this column, I often consult local history experts — people who have lived here longer than I have or who know much ...
by joannboepple, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:28 pm
Opinion
Bacon lineage dates to pioneer times
In the 1930s and ‘40s, Edwardsburg High School graduated three sisters known as the Bacon girls: Eleanor, Virginia and Thelma. They grew up on a ...
by joannboepple, Monday, June 18, 2012 12:28 pm
Opinion
Bacon lineage dates back to pioneers
In the 1930s and ‘40s, Edwardsburg High School graduated three sisters known as the Bacon girls: Eleanor, Virginia and Thelma. They grew up on a ...
by joannboepple, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:12 pm
Opinion
EHS through the years
This week’s trivia is about Edwardsburg High School. EHS just held its 124th graduation ceremony. The first high school graduation was held in the Presbyterian ...
by joannboepple, Friday, June 8, 2012 3:28 pm
Opinion
EHS through the years
This week’s trivia is about Edwardsburg High School. EHS just held its 124th graduation ceremony. The first high school graduation was held in the Presbyterian ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:06 pm
Opinion
You read it here first
Sometimes I have to look in the mirror and tell myself how clever I am. But then something always comes along and cuts me to ...
by joannboepple, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:32 pm
Opinion
You read it here first
Sometimes I have to look in the mirror and tell myself how clever I am. But then something always comes along and cuts me to ...
by joannboepple, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:48 pm
Opinion
How Memorial Day came to be
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. It originated after the Civil War to ...
by joannboepple, Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:23 pm
Opinion
How Memorial Day came to be
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. It originated after the Civil War to ...
