South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-25
RELICS WILL Re
PART OF DISPLAY
Interesting Exhibit to be Made
by Northern Indiana His
toriCaI Society.
BY Helena C1cndenen.

IL is such a common thing for
visitors TO a place 20 find they know
more about the interesting posses
sions Of the visited town than do the
inhabitants themselves, that ! am
going 10 suggest TO every South
Bender and Mishawakan TO be
found informed about their home
town places and objects of interest.
Specially am l going 20 bring be-
fore South BendeTs the reminder
that in their city of treasureful
places. there is no spot OF greater
interest than the home Of the North
err Indiana Historical society. Even
though you may have visited it
many times. go again and now be-
fore the arrival Of our centennial
visitors. for i have learned from
George A. Baker, secretary of the
society, that he has made an entire
Encouragement Of relics for the CEN
tennial exhibit
" q. show Relics.
Owing 10 our limited case room, -
he explains, "it has been necessary
for US to retire some Of our museum
specimens for this special exhibit.
However, we will show our most
important collections. such as our
Fort St. Joseph collection; stone and
copper implements from Indiana;
collection Of old-time textiles;
pioneer household relics; collection
of old china and glassware; revolu-
tionary and Civil war relics.
in fact. we will put on for GEN.
tennial week what Will be a revela-
ton TO students and to many others,
concerning the great amount Of ma
terial which we r e gathered for
the study of India history"
Couldn't you give me a list of
the items of this special exhibit
Il could. and will" Mr.. Baker as
sured me. I give you herewith the
token that the promise was fulfilled.
List of Articles.
Portraits of the early explorers,
Marquette. LaSalle and Charlevoix.
with medallions of LaSalle.
Early maps: Joliet, 1874: Fran
quelins. 1854: CharlevoiX. 1921.
Collection Of maps showing the
development of the cartOgraphy of
the northwest territory dating from
1870. Also collection Of Indiana
maps together with original plats OF
South Bend and Mishawaka
Birdseye views OF South Bend 1856
and 1874, with Photographs of
buildings and of pioneer settlers.
Day books and ledgers of William
| burnett, first permanent trader on
| the St Joseph river, dating from
! 1890. Also collection OF books and
documents showing the trading adj
| ventures OF such early settlers as
Joseph Bertrand. Pierre Navarro,
Alexis COquillard and Lathrop y.
! Taylor. together with hundreds of
papers and documents relating TO
/ early Indiana and South Bend his
I tory.
I The society's large collection OF
! Indiana state publications. and In
diana newspapers.
/ Collection of Pottawatomie In
/ dian portraits, including that of Leo
pOld Pokagon. the treaty signer
Collection of articles made by
/ piOpeer Indiana manufacturers.
/ The society's collection OF ColfaS
/ relics, which includes many books
| papers and speeches, and personal
( relics OF the former vice president
The society's collection Of books
relating TO Indiana. and publica-
/ tons bearing Indiana imprints.
Do you think that anywhere in
the state there is a more Interesting
I sightseeing place than the home OF
/ these possessions