Items
Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
Hastings Banner Published 1876
Hastings Banner Published 1876. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…

Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead
Recap of Hastings Banner articles related to the memorial fountain dedicated to World War II dead.

Hastings Banner Published 1863
Hastings Banner Published 1863. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his father, 1942-06-17
Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his father.

Kids Playing with a Giant Connect Four Game
Children with a giant Connect Four game, one of several outdoor games set up at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Maple Valley News Published 1969
Maple Valley News Published 1969. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1957
Nashville News Published 1957. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 18 to July 20, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 18 to July 20, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1964
Hastings Banner Published 1964. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago
James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago, IL.

James Dibble's Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross Award
James Dibble's Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross Award

Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI, on May 28, 1914
Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI on May 28, 1914

Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943
Lt. Frank Mcintosh's account of August 30, 1943. Written in the 1990's.

Nashville News Published 1939
Nashville News Published 1939. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1906
Hastings Banner Published 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

James Dibble in his Schultz bakery uniform
James Dibble in his Schultz bakery uniform.

Nashville News Published 1937
Nashville News Published 1937. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 26, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 26, 1943.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-05
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Postcard from Bill in Arkansas to his mother, 1942-04-08
Postcard from Bill in Arkansas to his mother.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 22 to August 25, 1943.

James at High School Graduation
James at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan.

Maple Valley News Published 1967
Maple Valley News Published 1967. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1978
Hastings Banner Published 1978. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Hastings High School Commencement Program, 1939
Hastings High School Commencement Program, James is listed on page 3 under College Courses.

U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony
U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Dredla from Aviano Air base speaking at James Dibble's monument dedication ceremony.

Hastings Banner Published 1879
Hastings Banner Published 1879. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…

Hastings Banner Published 1902
Hastings Banner Published 1902. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day
Newspaper clipping reporting James' gifts to his parents for Mother's and Father's Day.

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents, 1942-11-14
Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents.

James and Maxine Dibble after he got his wings
James and Maxine Dibble after he got his wings.

Side 1 of the 125th Anniversary Library History Display
Part of the Library History display created by Diane Hawkins showcasing key events in the library over its 125 years.

Jim Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation
James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation.

Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859
Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…

Hastings Banner Published 1892
Hastings Banner Published 1892. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Hastings Banner Published 1925
Hastings Banner Published 1925. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Hastings Banner Published 1886
Hastings Banner Published 1886. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-06-30
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1945
Hastings Banner Published 1945. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

List of Hastings Public Library Directors
List of Hastings Public Library Directors from 1918 through 2022.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, September 9, 1943.

Letter from Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble
Letter from Jim Dibble to Tom Brokaw about his uncle James Dibble. The letter was later printed in Brokaw's 1999 book The Greatest Generation Speaks:…

Nashville News Published 1915
Nashville News Published 1915. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-05-26
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-06-04
Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Hastings Banner Published 1931
Hastings Banner Published 1931. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Hastings Banner Published 2022
Hastings Banner Published 2022. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings City Council Creates the Hastings Public Library
Newspaper notice of formal creation of the Hastings Public Library by issuance of an Ordinance by the City Council on December 23, 1963.

James Dibble and his brother Bill with their Uncle Bob at Barlow Lake
James Dibble (left) and his brother Bill with their father Bob at Barlow Lake, west of Hastings, Michigan.

Hastings Banner Published 1977
Hastings Banner Published 1977. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…