
Whispers of the Past
A Whitley County, Indiana fun and historical podcast by the Whitley County Historical Museum, featuring community members telling stories of Whitley County's past!
Podcasting since 2024 • 6 episodes
Whispers of the Past
Latest Episodes
Episode 6: Old Settler's Days with Kim Wheeler
In this latest episode, host, Rachael Hartman, speaks with this year's President of the Old Settler's Days Committee, Kim Wheeler. Dive in with us as we hear why the Old Settler's Days festival is so very important to Kim, a family tradition so...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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Episode 5: Preservation Tips and Techniques
In this episode host Rachael Hartman and co-host Aaron Mathieu discuss different preservation techniques as well as hazards to artifacts and how to prevent them. With preservation month right around the corner, learn how to preserve some of you...
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Episode 5
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29:34

Episode 4: Heart to Heart with Bill Schwarz
In this extended episode of Whispers of the Past, Rachael goes heart to heart with local Whitley County basketball legend Bill Schwarz. We learn more of who Bill Schwarz really is. Many community members knew him from his basketball court appea...
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Episode 4
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Episode 3: Interview with Gary Bird
In this episode, Gary Bird joins us to talk about Whitley County veterans, cemeteries, & his involvement with cemetery stone cleaning through the Whitley County Veterans Cemetery Cleaning Restoration non-profit organization.<...
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Episode 3
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55:09

Episode 2: The Beast of Busco
Episode 2 "The Beast of Busco" with host Rachael Hartman and co-host Aaron Mathieu. Aaron was born and raised in the small town of Churubusco. After finding out that an ancestor formed the town of Churubusco, his father had an immediate love of...
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Episode 2
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