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Showing of 76 results for Elkhart County Pioneers.

ID	24850
Title of Article	Land zoning changes to manufacturing OK'd
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 9, 2007
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Pioneers, Zoning, Government, Elkhart County, Development, Industrial

ID	13177
Title of Article	Change of zoning OK'd
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 13, 2005
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Pioneers, State Road 19, Wakarusa, IN, Zoning

ID	11901
Title of Article	Empty-nesters get new place to flock
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 11, 2005
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Pioneers, Timberstone, County Road 6

ID	29618
Title of Article	Elkhart native, consulting pioneer dies
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 4, 1992
Page	A5
Subjects	Olson, Mary, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	17971
Title of Article	Concord Township
Source	The Paper
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	Map circa 1874, Misc facts
Date	March 11, 1986
History #	161a
Subjects	Concord Township, Elkhart County, History of, 19th Century, Elkhart County Pioneers, Noffsinger, Joseph

ID	33698
Title of Article	When is Baldwin not an apple or a lake?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of home
Date	December 3, 1977
Page	9
Subjects	Baldwin, John, Elkhart County Pioneers, Union, MI, Cass County

ID	33846
Title of Article	This old house once knew many Joys
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of home
Date	August 6, 1977
Subjects	Joyful Givers, Inc., Cass County, MI, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	31876
Title of Article	Pioneering life story
Notes	published in Crystal Valley Express, Middlebury
Source	Local History File
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	November 1976
History #	1581
Subjects	Grieb, Tim, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	43883
Title of Article	Elkhart, 1876 - a better place than many in that era
Notes	South Bend Tribune
Source	Other
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	maps & drawings
Date	July 4, 1976
History #	1511
Subjects	Elkhart, History of, 19th Century, Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad (MS & NI), Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	27060
Title of Article	Mrs. Landon, first woman driver, dies at age 93
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of Mary E. Landon
Date	October 21, 1971
History #	1081a
Page	9
Subjects	Lands, Fred, Elkhart, History of, 19th Century, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	38004
Title of Article	Ancestors of Elkhart Couple Early Bonneyville Settlers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	Bonneyville Mill house
Date	March 17, 1967
History #	127d
Subjects	Bonneyville Mill, Bonneyville Mill County Park, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	26358
Title of Article	Historical markers tell of Elkhart's past
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photos of markers
Date	March 15, 1967
Subjects	Historical Markers, Prospect Park Neighborhood, Beardsley, Havilah, Statue of, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	27059
Title of Article	(no title)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	March 7, 1966
History #	1081a
Subjects	Landon, Mary E., Elkhart, History of, 19th Century, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	34016
Title of Article	A soldier of another era
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	June 23, 1965
History #	1091
Subjects	Mow, Mark, Civil War, Veterans, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	27058
Title of Article	Mrs. Landon nation's first woman driver
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of Mrs. Mary E. Landon
Date	May 29, 1965
History #	1081
Subjects	Landon, Mary E., Elkhart, History of, 19th Century, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	25266
Title of Article	Origin of Washington Twp.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	February 25, 1965
History #	162
Subjects	Washington Township, Elkhart County, History of, 19th Century, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	37978
Title of Article	Early days in Osolo Township
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	February 23, 1965
History #	123a
Subjects	Osolo Township, Elkhart County, Simonton, Samuel, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	37711
Title of Article	How Olive Township Was Started
Notes	"Twelfth of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 22, 1965
Subjects	Olive Township, Elkhart County Pioneers, Terwilliger, Cornelius

ID	19601
Title of Article	Woodbridges To Middlebury Twp.
Notes	"Eleventh of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 19, 1965
Subjects	Middlebury Township, Elkhart County Pioneers, Middlebury, IN

ID	37709
Title of Article	Pioneers Of Jefferson Township
Notes	"Ninth of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 17, 1965
Subjects	Jefferson Township, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	37914
Title of Article	Colonel Eyed Jackson Township
Notes	Eighth in a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 16, 1965
Subjects	Jackson Township, Jackson, John, Col., War of 1812, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	21089
Title of Article	Harrison Township
Notes	see also Winey Book 1, p. 58
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	February 15, 1965
History #	11
Subjects	Harrison, Christopher L., Elkhart County Pioneers, Harrison, William Henry, Gen.

ID	37710
Title of Article	How Harrison Township Was Named
Notes	"Seventh of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 15, 1965
Subjects	Harrison Township, Elkhart County Pioneers, Harrison, William Henry, Gen.

ID	17523
Title of Article	How Elkhart Township Began...
Notes	"Sixth of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 12, 1965
Subjects	Elkhart Township, Elkhart County Pioneers, Goshen, History of

ID	17970
Title of Article	Origin of Concord Township
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	February 11, 1965
History #	161
Subjects	Concord Township, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Pioneers, Elkhart County, History of, 19th Century

ID	17583
Title of Article	RR Spurred Clinton Township...
Notes	"Fourth of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 10, 1965
Subjects	Clinton Township, Elkhart County Pioneers, New York Central Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS)

ID	17577
Title of Article	Naming of Cleveland Township
Notes	"Third of a series concerning early history of townships of Elkhart County"
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 9, 1965
Subjects	Cleveland Township, Cleveland Township, History of, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	35354
Title of Article	Two Samuel S. Strongs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	December 31, 1964
History #	1068
Subjects	Strong, Samuel S., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	41346
Title of Article	Scholarship to honor late Mrs. Baumgartner
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	October 16, 1964
History #	1050
Subjects	Baumgartner, Gertrude (Mrs. A.J.), Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	41345
Title of Article	Mrs. Baumgartner, good citizen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	August 26, 1964
History #	1050
Subjects	Baumgartner, Gertrude (Mrs. A.J.), Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	41344
Title of Article	'Queen of Elkhart' dead at age 86
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of Mrs. Gertrude Baumgartner
Date	August 24, 1964
History #	1050
Subjects	Baumgartner, Gertrude (Mrs. A.J.), Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	38149
Title of Article	Building With A Past
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	drawing
Date	January 28, 1961
History #	151
Subjects	Buildings, Elkhart County Pioneers, Gregory Farms

ID	37912
Title of Article	Col. John Jackson--The Legacy He Left To Elkhart County
Notes	Aubenaubee (Obsbenobe)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Col. John Jackson; Jackson home; Audenaubee, a Pottawattomi Indian Village landmark; Jackson cemetery; Mrs. Lake W. Headley
Date	February 14, 1957
Subjects	Jackson, John, Col., Elkhart County Pioneers, Potawatomi, War of 1812

ID	25467
Title of Article	York Homestead One Of Elkhart County's Oldest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Isaac Ivins house
Date	July 3, 1956
Subjects	York Township, Ivins, Isaac, Home of, Elkhart County Pioneers, Historic Homes

ID	31880
Title of Article	Former resident knows her Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of Phoebe Kolb
Date	September 14, 1955
History #	434
Subjects	Kolderup, Pamela G., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	15978
Title of Article	MRS. MARY J. FIELDHOUSE
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 10, 1945
Subjects	Fieldhouse, John W., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	34231
Title of Article	Woman, 102, Dies in Home Here
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 18, 1942
Subjects	Meyer Funeral Home, Elkhart County Pioneers, Oldest Living Persons

ID	20046
Title of Article	Jacob Goldberg, pioneer local merchant, dies in Chicago at 87
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of Goldberg
Date	January 31, 1938
History #	227
Subjects	Goldberg, Mrs. Orie (Ida), Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	26425
Title of Article	Pioneer Dies At Age Of 92
Notes	Obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 30, 1932
Subjects	Lough, Matthew, Elkhart County Pioneers, Neff, Steve

ID	37721
Title of Article	(no title)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 30, 1931
Subjects	Elkhart County Pioneers, Revolutionary War, Veterans, Elkhart County, History of, 19th Century

ID	14575
Title of Article	James S. Mather
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 20, 1931
Page	2
Subjects	Mather, Jonathan R., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	39514
Title of Article	MRS. ELIZABETH L. EBY
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 28, 1930
Subjects	Eby Pines, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	26565
Title of Article	Mrs. Mattie Dinehart Long
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 15, 1930
Subjects	Long, Thomas M., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	29666
Title of Article	CHARLES N. WHITE
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 31, 1930
Subjects	White, Charles N., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	30505
Title of Article	JULIUS D. WOOD
Notes	obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 17, 1930
Subjects	Wood, Julius D., Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	31852
Title of Article	Pioneer Dies At Age Of 92
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 22, 1930
Subjects	Neff, Steve, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	37915
Title of Article	Experiences of Elkhart County pioneers retold by Mrs. Manning
Source	Goshen Daily Democrat
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	July 6, 1927
History #	105
Subjects	Underground Railroad, Elkhart County Pioneers, Manning, A. G., Civil War

ID	39450
Title of Article	Preceptors of Elkhart youth thirty-six years ago
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of 1888-1889 school teachers
Date	July 17, 1926
History #	169
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	28442
Title of Article	Pioneers of this section in picnic 39 years ago
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	photo of group
Date	July 8, 1925
History #	164
Subjects	Pioneer Cemetery, Elkhart County Pioneers

ID	39583
Title of Article	Elkhart County Pioneers; Average Age, 87; Eldest, 98
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of elder pioneers
Date	February 26, 1925
Page	1
Subjects	Pflibsen, Dale, Page, John B., Hostetter, David C., Blough, Joseph P.