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Indiana Through the Mapmaker’s Eye examines four ways people have used maps through the years: as documentation, as tools, as political images and as art. Some of the maps included in the display are an 1833 tourist pocket map of Indiana, a 1910 Sanborn Company fire insurance map of Bloomington, Thomas Kitchin’s 1747 map of French settlements in North America, a circa 1880 scale model map of the University of Notre Dame, and an 1881 bird’s-eye view of Mount Vernon, Ind.

In both cases, we will complement the IHS display with local items from our own collection related to the themes of the exhibits.

The museum is located in the lower level of the Culver Public Library at 107 N. Main Street in downtown Culver.

PLEASE NOTE that some yearbooks require large files to facilitate best quality — so please be patient as they download for viewing. 

Culver High School yearbook, 1929, The Maxinkuckee	Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1955
Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1960	Culver High School Tomahawk yearbook, 1964
Culver High School Cavalcade yearbook, 1969	Culver Elementary and Junior High yearbook, 1982
Culver Elementary School yearbook, 1983-84	Culver Elementary School yearbook, 1986-87

As previewed recently, this is the first edition of the AHS newsletter to be published within the pages of the Culver Citizen newspaper, which has been made available by subscription to all AHS members (the newsletter published in the March 22, 2012 edition of The Citizen).

There are some critically important articles in this edition, so click here to take a look.

See below excerpts from Citizen articles and Assembly pamphlets:

The program for August 1903, the Chautauqua at the town Assembly ground located east of Main street to the Lake.

Calendar Maxinkuckee Assembly August 5 to 22
Aug. 5—Opening Day
Aug. 6—Children’s Rally Day
Aug. 7—Lord’s Day Service
Aug 8—Temperance Day
Aug 9—Farmer’s Day
Aug 10—Prohibitions Rally Day
Aug 11—Young People Conference
August 12-15— National SS Conference
Aug 17-18—State W.C.T.U. Meeting
Aug. 18-22—National Evangelistic Congress
Aug. 22—Close

Day Services are all free. The evening will be used for lectures, entertainments etc, for which 10 cents will be charged. An excellent program has been provided which will be announced from time to time by small bills. Everybody is invited to these meetings. Assembly Hotel rate 50 cents for lodging, meals 25 cents.

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The following gravely written article reports on a mock-trial that took place at the 1903 Chautauqua. The proceedings apparently had a full slate of judge, jury, and witnesses, and took place in the open-air tabernacle in the oak grove.

Miss Jeanette Scharle Charged With Violation of Rules and Destruction of Property and Good Will:
Great sensation in beautiful Maxinkuckee Park

One of Chicago’s fairest young ladies under arrest. Tried on the very grounds for misdemeanor, where she had come to spend a pleasant and quiet outing.

She was arraigned on two charges; that of destruction of property nad destroying the peace and good will of those who were trying to sleep. This occurrence took place on the second floor of the hotel between the hours of eleven and twelve o’clock p. m. The young lady accidentally tipped over a pitcher of water and knocked down a handful of nails on the floor both of which found exit through a knot-hole just over Mr. Taylor’s room. The young man’s new 49-cent hat that had only been worn six years was badly damaged and had to be hung out in the sunshine along with his bathing suit.

The judge in making his charge to the jury spoke of the facts that were brought before them and said a verdict should be so returned in accordance with the criminal attempt of the perpetrator, which was to be a submerging into the lake of the prisoner by the sheriff not less than three or more than seven times in rapid succession. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty in the first degree. The audience seem to fully appreciate the gravity of the situation as at times it was utterly impossible for the court to proceed. Feeling that mob law would be brought into service unless the jury gave a very strong decision against the prisoner. While this has been only the beginning of a mock court, yet the large numbered who gathered to attend it in the tabernacle though it one of the most enjoyable features of the assembly.

On Sunday, Dec. 4, starting at 2 p.m., a bus-driven tour will start outside Wesley United Methodist Church on School Street. Attendees will enter each of several Culver church buildings for a brief look at the architecture of, and talk about the history of, that particular church, primarily led by Jeff Kenney of the AHS.

Before leaving each church building, those in attendance may take part in singing a short Christmas carol.

The event will culminate at Wesley church, where refreshments will accompany a short concert and prayer service featuring music from St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church and Wesley itself, with virtuoso organist Ron McMahon providing primary accompaniment. The concert portion of the event is slated to begin at 4 p.m., for those who would like to attend only that program and not the entire tour. Both tour and concert are free and open to the public.

Publications of St. Mary (St. Mary’s) of the Lake Catholic Church, Culver.

St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church dedication banquet program, Aug.28,1955	St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church St. Thomas Moore Club banquet program, June 9,1957

More to come…