Whispers of the Past

Send us Fan MailJoin Hannah and Aaron as they discuss upcoming events at the Museum. Hannah goes back in time with some newly donated letters from a collection about a young girl growing up in rural Whitley County in the 1920's and 1930's. Music: Fuzzball Parade  by Kevin Macleod  Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailWe've changed our podcast layout up just a little bit. Things have been bustling at the Museum! Join podcast hosts Hannah & Aaron as they talk about all of the new and upcoming exciting events and projects going on at the Museum as well as some of the recent past exhibits and events!Music: Fuzzball Parade  by Kevin Macleod Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailJoin us as host Hannah Varga asks Whitley County Historical Staff and Board members as well as Facebook followers the top 3 Christmas questions. Question 1: What's your favorite Christmas movie?Question 2: What's your favorite Christmas memory?Question 3: What does Christmas mean to you?Thank you so much for hanging out with us from Whispers of the Past Whitley County, Indiana. We wish you and your families a very safe, happy and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Music by Tunetank from PixabayThanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailJoin us in this episode as Rachael and Jennifer discuss the 2nd Annual Art@the Museum Exhibit and Workshops! Join us for the artists reception Friday, September 26 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. The Art@the Museum wraps up on Friday, so come on out and support all of the local artists in the community that are on display at the Museum!*A big THANK YOU to all of our 2025 Art@the Museum Sponsors:Old Settlers Days-Whitley County, M. Graham, Sculpey, Windsor Newton, Holbein, Blick Art Materials, Dixon Ticonderoga, Rosemary & Co Artists Brushes, Bristle Magic, Zebra Pen, Chelsea Classical Studio, The Big Squeeze, Cateater - Stop Motion Studio, Ohuhuart, Fox and Superfine, Milan, Michael Harding Oil Paints, Jackson's Art, TVPaint, Clip Studio Paint, Flexcut Carving Tools and Gamblin.Music by Ievgen Poltavskyi from PixabayThanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we were invited to sit in at the latest Whitley County Retired Teachers Association meeting and record local teacher, marching band director and baton twirling coach Kathleen Reese as she talked about her school days!Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailJoin us for this exciting podcast as Rachael Hartman talks with local baseball legend Bruce Miller. Bruce grew up in Columbia City and went on to play baseball at Indiana University. He then was drafted by the White Sox and ended up playing for the San Francisco Giants throughout the 1970's. Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn this latest episode, host, Rachael Hartman, speaks with this year's President of the Old Settler's Days Committee, Kim Wheeler. Dive in with us as we hear why the Old Settler's Days festival is so very important to Kim, a family tradition so to speak! And be sure to come on out to Old Settler's Days and make this a family tradition of your own!Music by Mykola Odnoroh from Pixabay.Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode host Rachael Hartman and co-host Aaron Mathieu discuss different preservation techniques as well as hazards to artifacts and how to prevent them. With preservation month right around the corner, learn how to preserve some of your family heirlooms in a frugal but effective way.Music by Ievgen Poltavskyi from PixabayThanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn this extended episode of Whispers of the Past, Rachael goes heart to heart with local Whitley County basketball legend Bill Schwarz. We learn more of who Bill Schwarz really is. Many community members knew him from his basketball court appearances. Bill digs deep down and shares with us who he is and what he is about as he shares his early experiences, his basketball experiences, onto college and later on in life. We hope you sit back and enjoy this wonderful personal episode. And thanks for listening to Whispers of the Past.  Music by Universfield from PixabayThanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Gary Bird joins us to talk about Whitley County veterans, cemeteries, & his involvement with cemetery stone cleaning through the Whitley County Veterans Cemetery Cleaning Restoration non-profit organization.Music by Jimmy F. from PixabayThanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailEpisode 2 "The Beast of Busco" with host Rachael Hartman and co-host Aaron Mathieu. Aaron was born and raised in the small town of Churubusco. After finding out that an ancestor formed the town of Churubusco, his father had an immediate love of Churubusco and all things Churubusco. This love of Churubusco and local history was instilled in Aaron as he grew up. One of the big Churubusco events was the turtle hunt for Oscar in 1948-1949. Aaron is interviewed on his research and knowledge regarding Oscar, the Beast of Busco."Fox Tale Waltz Part 1 Instrumental" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan MailWe've invited special guests, longtime residents and community members Bill Overdeer and Don Wineland to share their stories of Christmases Past in Whitley County. Special guest co-host Clay Geiger joins us!"We Wish you a Merry Christmas" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Thanks for listening!