Whispers of the Past

Whitley County Historical Museum

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A Whitley County, Indiana fun and historical podcast by the Whitley County Historical Museum, featuring community members telling stories of Whitley County's past!

DEC 16

Episode 10: Christmas Memories

Send us a text Join 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 Pixabay Thanks for listening!

14 min
SEP 24

Episode 9: Art@the Museum with Jennifer Zartman Romano

Send us a text Join 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 Pixabay Thanks for listening!

24 min
AUG 26

Episode 8: Kathleen Reese - School Days Remembered

Send us a text In 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!

1h 8m
AUG 5

Episode 7: All-Stars of Whitley County - with local Baseball great Bruce Miller

Send us a text Join 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!

27 min
JUN 2

Episode 6: Old Settler's Days with Kim Wheeler

Send us a text In 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!

33 min
MAY 1

Episode 5: Preservation Tips and Techniques

Send us a text In 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 Pixabay Thanks for listening!

30 min
APR 1

Episode 4: Heart to Heart with Bill Schwarz

Send us a text In 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 Pixabay Thanks for listening!

50 min
FEB 28

Episode 3: Interview with Gary Bird

Send us a text In 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 Pixabay Thanks for listening!

55 min
JAN 28

Episode 2: The Beast of Busco

Send us a text Episode 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 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks for listening!

25 min
12/17/2024

Christmas in Whitley County, Indiana

Send us a text We'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 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks for listening!

22 min

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A Whitley County, Indiana fun and historical podcast by the Whitley County Historical Museum, featuring community members telling stories of Whitley County's past!

Creator

Whitley County Historical Museum
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

10
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© 2025 Whitley County Historical Museum
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