Historic 1/2 Hours
Get a glimpse into our history – from childhood memories to conspiracy theories!
Historic Half-Hours debuted in 2010. These events started out as a way to preserve the many memories and stories that our members have and expanded to anyone that has a story to tell about Hobart and its surrounding area. (And who doesn’t have a story?)
Please join us live and in person the first Wednesday of every month, as we host these Half-Hours at the beginning of our regular business meetings at 1 PM.
Or, if you aren’t able to attend or just want to catch up, please click below for a variety of transcripts and videos of these special presentations.
Have an idea for a speaker or a topic? Please feel free to contact us at PHONE # / E-MAIL.
Personal Memories of Growing up in Hobart
Mary Peters Betz
As you know, I was the youngest child in my family. It was both nice and at times lonely, although I must admit it was very nice having two older sisters and an older brother. I never lacked for gifts and presents. One advantage of being the youngest.
A Brief History of Maple-Bank Hospital
F. D. Brown, M.D.
Villages surrounding Hobart had dwelling houses converted into hospitals. Maple-Bank was designed and built as a small village hospital for Hobart and its environs where dairying was the chief industry.
Hobart in the 30′s and 40′s
Mary Peters Betz
Now, I’m going to ask you to visualize the village of Hobart as it was in the 1930′s and 1940′s.
The Village of Hobart Swimming Pool
F. D. Brown, M.D.
The Village of Hobart Swimming Pool represents one of the finest community efforts one could imagine. To name any one person as responsible would be to leave out most of the area residents.
At Home in the Last Century and Changes Since
Wallace H. Rich
I will tell a little about how we lived – the changes that came along and some happenings along the way. Before 1900, Hobart had no electricity, no cars, no telephones, radio, television, hard roads or RFD. I remember one evening a man who worked on the section gang came to ask Father to sign a petition applying for the first RD carrier.