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Willennar Genealogy Center: A Service of Eckhart Public Library

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The Willennar Genealogy Center: A Service of Eckhart Public Library contains a rich collection of local and family history materials.
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Eckhart Public Library Mission: Eckhart Public Library serves our community by providing an environment and resources that foster lifelong learning and literacy. The Willennar Genealogy Center: A Service of Eckhart Public Library collects, preserves and makes available to the public information regarding the people, organizations, institutions, and events of Auburn and DeKalb County, Indiana.

06/23/2026

Gunsaullus Construction Company Featured in Grit Newspaper

John Martin Smith Miscellaneous Collection

This image is a Grit newspaper article about the Gunsaullus Construction Company. The image is dated June 21st, 1929. It was in the Grit issue of June 23-29, 1985.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/11676

06/22/2026

Advertisement for Combination License Plate Holder and a Holder-Lock for the Engine Crank

John Martin Smith Miscellaneous Collection

Advertisement for a combination license plate holder and a holder-lock for the engine crank made by The Oakes Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was In Motor Age magazine, June 22, 1916, page 114.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/library/40690

06/21/2026

Presbyterian Church in Garrett

John Martin Smith Postcard Collection

This is a picture postcard of the Presbyterian Church in Garrett, Indiana. It is a corner view of the church from across the street. There are leafless trees surrounding the church. Printed in white on the bottom of the postcard is: "Presbyterian Church. Garrett, Ind."

Handwritten on the back of the postcard is: "Garrett June 21 Dear Sonny, this is about all of the important bldgs in this large city Write Often Love, Dad & Mom". It is addressed to: " #35341764 Cpl. Robert Conkle 317th Depot Repair Sg 12 A.D.G. A.P.O 922 % p.m. San Francisco. Calif." It is postmarked: "Wheel & OH TR45 JUN 21 1944 R.P.O."

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/10479

06/20/2026

Johann Kalb "Baron DeKalb"

Willennar Genealogy Center Photo Collection

This is a picture of DeKalb County's namesake and Revolutionary War hero.

"Better known as Baron DeKalb, he, was born in Germany of a peasant family on June 20, 1721. He became a military man who fought in scores of fierce battles, the last on the Camden,South Carolina, America. His aim in life was fighting for the rights of man, for which he died, August 19, 1780 at age 59, while aiding our colonies in their fight for freedom. The right of all mankind. Time has eroded the memory of his achievements but the name DeKalb survives. 150 years after the naming of our county in 1837, an enduring marker, an eternal monument."

This picture and notes were taken from the DeKalb County Sesquicentennial Calendar.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/4422

06/19/2026

Claude Francis Hanson

Willennar Genealogy Center Photo Collection

This is a photograph of Claude Hanson working at the Auburn Foundry. Taken shortly before his retirement in 1949, at age 67, he is ladling 80 lbs. capacity molten iron into a mold.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/4484

06/18/2026

Tanya Tucker Poster

John Martin Smith Miscellaneous Collection

Black and white poster advertising the performance of Tanya Tucker on June 18th, 1988, at the DeKalb High School gym in Auburn, Indiana.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/library/35872

06/17/2026

The Albert King Family

Collection: Acquisition Photos

This is an undated family photograph of the Albert King family. Family members are: Seated (L-R), Albert King, Lois (born 5/13/1923), and Myrtle; standing (L-R), Bessie, Laura (born 10/11/1917), and Edna.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/6423

06/16/2026

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail Yard at Corunna, Indiana

John Martin Smith Miscellaneous Collection

This black & white photo is of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail Yard in Corunna, Indiana looking west. A Vulcan steam shovel is parked on the siding to the left, and the Depot is also on the left.

Date: June 16, 1906

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/14783

06/15/2026

The Lincoln Town Car

Collection: Transportation in Indiana

This is an undated photograph of a Lincoln Town Car parked next to the covered bridge in Spencerville, Indiana.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/8540

06/14/2026

Street Scene of Butler, Indiana on June 14, 1953

John Martin Smith Miscellaneous Collection

Broadway is seen looking north towards Oak and Main streets in Butler, Indiana. Cars line the parking spaces on the street, and a Mail Pouch sign can be seen.

https://willennar.catalogaccess.com/photos/13728

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700 S Jackson Street
Auburn, IN
46706

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Saturday	9am - 12pm

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