Recently Greg Whaley visited the Jasper County Historical Society to present a proposal asking for support for a G-16 Model of a Miniature Train Company (MTC) Rensselaer to be purchased
Anna Marie Fisher began her teaching career in Milroy Township in the Center School, a school located on her family’s farm. She was 17 and taught for 64 years until
Anna Marie Fisher began her teaching career in Milroy Township in the Center School, a school located on her family’s farm. She was 17 and taught for 64 years until
Pictured is an old bridge on the verge of removal; it is Lake County Bridge #36 crossing the Kankakee River in Indiana. This bridge is a unique style and was
Pictured is an old bridge on the verge of removal; it is Lake County Bridge #36 crossing the Kankakee River in Indiana. This bridge is a unique style and was
I, like many of you, was at the Jasper County Fair daily, that third week in July. The questions of every year is “Will it be super-hot or very rainy?”
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The Lawyerâs Title Building at 209 W. Washington Street has a long history in downtown Rensselaer. The original building may go back to 1881, but a fire in the 1920âs altered the building in what was then the Ellis Opera House.
According to my notes, it has also housed Ben Fendigâs Shoe Store, Porterâs Menâs Clothing Store, Homer Hendriksonâs Grocery, John Michaelâs Grocery Store, and the JC Penney Store, then a JC Penney Catalog Store was next door.
The building was purchased by Scott Lucero from the Grow and Hoover families in 1995. In 1997, construction began by totally gutting the building, and it has been renovated inside and out.