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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.


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Showing 14 results for American Flag.
ID72559
Title of ArticleCourthouse flagpole comes down to earth
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAmerican flag atop the Elkhart County Courthouse
DateJun 08, 2021
PageA1
SubjectsElkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Commissioners, Flag, American

ID72509
Title of ArticleMemorial Day activities to honor fallen veterans
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAmerican flags stand next to headstones in Rice Cemetery
DateMay 28, 2021
PageA1
SubjectsVeterans, Memorial Day, Rice Cemetery

ID68537
Title of ArticleCub Scouts remember
NotesCub Scouts
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAmerican flags
DateSep 11, 2020
PageA1
SubjectsSeptember 11, 2001 Attacks, Firefighters

ID65690
Title of ArticleSolemn ceremonies, festive parades set for holiday
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAmerican flags next to headstones
DateMay 25, 2019
PageA1, A4
SubjectsMemorial Day, Veterans

ID63849
Title of ArticleElkhart Police honor fallen officers
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionElkhart Police honor guard; Officers saluting American Flag; Joshua Payne, Daniel Payne, Jared Davies; Curtis Hill
DateMay 16, 2018
PageA1
SubjectsElkhart Police Department, Memorials

ID62021
Title of ArticleRhapsody wrap-up
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRhapsody Arts and Music Festival; Elkhart Parks and Recreation Department lined the bridges to Island Park with American Flags
DateJune 13, 2017
PageA3
SubjectsRhapsody Arts and Music Festival

ID14194
Title of ArticleOrder in the class
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of class
DateSeptember 8, 2005
PageA1
SubjectsPletcher Furniture Village, School Prayer, American Flag

ID89369
Title of ArticleICLU takes up flag desecration challenge
NotesFlag Desecration envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionstudents with desecrated American flag
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateApr 10, 2003
PageA1, A7
SubjectsFlag Desecration, Flag, American, Lawsuits, Courts

ID89366
Title of ArticleOfficial calls for arrest of students
NotesFlag Desecration envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionProtesting students and desecrated American flag
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateMar 18, 2003
SubjectsFlag Desecration, Flag, American, Stiver, Phil, Demonstrations

ID89368
Title of ArticleStudents 'strike' for peace
NotesFlag Desecration envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionKristen Fath, Valerie Yoder; high school students with desecrated American flag gathered by Elkhart County Courthouse
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateMar 06, 2003
PageA1, A8
SubjectsFlag Desecration, Flag, American, Demonstrations, Iraq War

ID12347
Title of ArticleWorking together: Public, private sectors unite for revitalization
NotesCivic Plaza (Elkhart) envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionCivic Plaza's clock tower with American flag
DateFebruary 4, 1990
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
PageH1, H3
SubjectsDowntown Elkhart Redevelopment, Elkhart Civic Plaza, Economic Revitalization Areas, Elkhart Centre, Inc.

ID75377
Title of ArticleRuth Adams Picture
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRuth Adams; American flags
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateJun 15, 1984
SubjectsFlag, American, Elkhart County Historical Society

ID102726
Title of ArticleConcord Mall's Grand Opening Pictures
NotesConcord Mall (1970-1979) envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAttendees in front of entrance; Renee and Mitchell Betcke; Eldon Lundquist, Rebecca Sue Graham, Brice Franklin ribbon cutting; American flag
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateAug 10, 1972
Page13
SubjectsConcord Mall, Shopping Centers

ID56140
Title of ArticlePictorial History of Elkhart's Part In the War
NotesSee also Elkhart Truth Collection, Misc Documents drawer
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionIllustrated American Flag; Helmer Johnson; T. W. McCoy; Franklin P. Moyer; Wagoner Delbert Callender; Fred Bloom; Kenneth Nooney; Arthur Haring; George Lilly; Blake Lilly; William Walls; J. Raymond Conley; Harry J. Davis; Guy Tallerday; George A. Robbins; Floyd Ganger; Arthur O. Johnson; George V. Eppers; Dominico Porcarelli; Salvatore Brigante; Charles Anderson; Raymond C. Hackman; Joe Iannantuoni; Fordrest Blough; Faires Cunningham; Louis Enders; Company E, Third Regiment, Indiana State Militia -- Organized for home defense during the war; Third Regiment Band of Indiana State Militia, organized in Elkhart during the war; Elkhart celebrates the homecoming of Battery E, January 15, 1919; Red Cross Canteen Workers: Mrs. Karl Simonton, Mrs. Charles Miles, Mrs. James A. Bell, Mrs. Robert Parmater, Mrs. Percy Cochran, Mrs. Ralph Emerson, Mrs. A. E. Schuler, Mrs. Charles Burns, Mrs. J. C. Lane, Mrs. C. C. Colbert, Mrs. Charles Romberger, Mrs. Nicholas Kuhnen, Mrs. George B. Pratt, Mrs. Charles A. Davidsson, Mrs. Herbert Bucklen, Mrs. J. B. Martin, Mrs. W. A. Stauffer, Mrs. Kirk Brumbaugh, Mrs. Ada B. Smith, Mrs. Jay G. Wallick, Mrs. John I. Liver, Mrs. Clarence E. King; Mrs. C. E. Teed, Mrs. E. B. Zigler, Miss Clara Ziesel, Mrs. I. H. Church, Mrs. H. L. Landis, Mrs. Wilbur Templin, Mrs. George Fleming, Mrs. C. W. Frink, Mrs. Nellie F. Smith; Cyrus E. Frye; Dr. J. O. Walters; J. D. Wood; Clark Barney; Logo Elkhart Enterprise Encircles The Earth
DateApril 1, 1919
PageInsert in Elkhart Truth
SubjectsWorld War I, Military Units, War Casualties, Elkhart History