
Browse Collections (18 total)
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Nashville News
The Nashville News is one of the oldest newspapers in Barry County, MI. All copies held by the Hastings Public Library have been scanned to PDF for…
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Hastings Banner
The Banner:The Hastings Banner newspaper has been published in Hastings, Michigan since 1856. The following history highlights are taken from Richard…
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Barry County Michigan Plat Maps
A collection across multiple years of Plat Maps covering Barry County, MI.
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James P. Dibble: We Got Married!
James and Maxine dated in High School and after. They decided to get married while he was in flight training and tied the knot on October 29, 1942.…
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James P. Dibble: Flying with Eisenhower
See records of the flight where James and other P-38 pilots flew escort for Eisenhower in 1943.Jump to other sections of the collection:James P.…
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James P. Dibble: The Monument in Padula, Italy
The citizens of Padula, Italy, were extremely friendly and helpful during Jim & Ted Dibble's search for answers to their uncle's death. As…
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James P. Dibble: The Search for Answers
Learn about the 30+ years James' nephews Jim and Ted spent investigating his death to unearth what actually happened. Using private investigators,…
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James P. Dibble: Killed in Action
Typically pilots rotated home after their 50th mission. James took off for his 49th mission on Septemebr 9, 1943, and never returned.He was shot down…
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James P. Dibble: The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943
From Jim Dibble's account titled "The Day of Armegeddon" included in this collection:"Following the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the missions…
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James P. Dibble: Letters Home
Getting letters from home was always a highlight of the week for everyone overseas. They wrote home frequently as well as evidenced by the volume of…
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James P. Dibble: Mission Reports
A collection of Mission reports from James' combat flights.Jump to other sections of the collection:James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter…
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James P. Dibble: Combat!
James spent his combat time based out of North Africa and helped clear the way for the eventual invasion of Italy in 1943. He was a member of the 94th…
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James P. Dibble: Flight Training
James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942.…
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James P. Dibble: High School into the Army Air Corps
An athlete, James played on the Hastings High School football team for several years and later was active in sports at the YMCA in Chicago. In High…
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James P. Dibble: His Early Life
Born in Hastings, MI, James grew up in the area. He attended one room schoolhouses around Hastings, spent some time in Grand Rapids and ultimately…
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James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot
This collection recounts the early life, military training and combat career of WWII P-38 pilot James P. Dibble of Hastings, MI. It includes…
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Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary
Did you know the Hastings Public Library has been around in one form or another since 1896?
It started out as the Women's Club Reading Room and… -
Michigan Central Railroad Crash - 1914
Photographs and Newspaper article about a crash that happened near Nashville, MI in 1914.