Barry County History Portal - Hosted by Hastings Public Library

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Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
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Members of the Women's Club in Period Dress

In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of…

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Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School

Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School.

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Barry County Plat Maps - 1873

Color scans of the City of Hastings and all Townships and Villages in Barry County for 1873. Images include:Assyria Township Baltimore Township Barry…

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Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03

Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03

HastingsBanner_1874-01-07.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1874

Hastings Banner Published 1874. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.Note…

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Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943

Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943.

NashvilleNews_1880-01-03.pdf.pdf

Nashville News Published 1880

Nashville News Published 1880. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents, 1943-01-16

Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.

NashvilleNews_1916-01-06.pdf

Nashville News Published 1916

Nashville News Published 1916. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

NashvilleNews_1894-01-12.pdf

Nashville News Published 1894

Nashville News Published 1894. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 20 to June 24, 1943

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 20 to June 24, 1943.

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P-38 pilot Capt. Charlie McCann

P-38 pilot Capt. Charlie McCann (left), Tech Sgt. Gene Pillar the crew chief, and "Lady Beverly", McCann's plane named for his sweetheart and eventual…

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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-06-18

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

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Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 23, 1943

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 23, 1943.

HastingsBanner_1991-01-03.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1991

Hastings Banner Published 1991. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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Letter to Maxine Dibble with options for bringing James Dibble back to the U. S. for burial

Letter to Maxine Dibble with options for bringing James Dibble back to the U. S. for burial.

HastingsBanner_2007-01-11.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 2007

Hastings Banner Published 2007. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, now a farm field.

James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, as identified by the Salerno Private Investigator.

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Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his mother, 1942-05-10

Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his mother.

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Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on.

Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on. This was an advanced training plane.

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Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 10, 1943

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 10, 1943.

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Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his brother Bill in Chicago, 1942-07-13

Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his brother Bill in Chicago, IL.

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Pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron

Pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron

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Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years

Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years.

NashvilleNews_1876-09-29.pdf.pdf

Nashville News Published 1876

Nashville News Published 1876. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"

Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"

HastingsBanner_1954-01-07.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1954

Hastings Banner Published 1954. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HastingsBanner_1886-01-07.pdf

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…

NashvilleNews_1887-01-01.pdf

Nashville News Published 1887

Nashville News Published 1887. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

HastingsBanner_1955-01-06.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1955

Hastings Banner Published 1955. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HastingsBanner_1903-01-01.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1903

Hastings Banner Published 1903. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

NashvilleNews_1917-01-04.pdf

Nashville News Published 1917

Nashville News Published 1917. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

HastingsBanner_1986-01-02.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1986

Hastings Banner Published 1986. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HastingsBanner_1918-01-03.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1918

Hastings Banner Published 1918. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HastingsBanner_1859-01-06.pdf

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…

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Newspaper clipping of the Chico Flying School Review Parade, date unknown

Newspaper clipping showing flying school trainees in review before the base commander. James Dibble is somewhere in the upper picture. He included…

HastingsBanner_1958-01-02.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1958

Hastings Banner Published 1958. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-05-30

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

HastingsBanner_1864-01-06.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1864

Hastings Banner Published 1864. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

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1st Fighter Group Journal including August 30, 1943

1st Fighter Group Journal for August 30, 1943.

NashvilleNews_1888-01-07.pdf

Nashville News Published 1888

Nashville News Published 1888. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943

Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble,…

HastingsBanner_1880-01-07.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1880

Hastings Banner Published 1880. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…

NashvilleNews_1882-01-07.pdf

Nashville News Published 1882

Nashville News Published 1882. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

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Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943

Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943.

NashvilleNews_1875-01-01.pdf.pdf

Nashville News Published 1875

Nashville News Published 1875. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

HastingsBanner_1916-11-09.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1916

Hastings Banner Published 1916. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HastingsBanner_1951-01-04.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1951

Hastings Banner Published 1951. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HastingsBanner_1960-12-29.pdf

Hastings Banner Published 1960

Hastings Banner Published 1960. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

HPL_125th_Text0057.pdf

Hastings Public Library Celebrates 125 Years Newspaper Article

Newspaper article celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Hastings Public Library.