Rachael Hartman is a native of Whitley County, graduating from Columbia City High School. She attended Indiana State University where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Theater and Communication. For eight years, Hartman served as a reporter, assistant editor and managing editor for Whitley County’s newspaper The Post & Mail. She now serves as a Curator Technician for the Whitley County Historical Museum, and is editor of the Whitley County Historical Society’s quarterly publication “The Bulletin.” Hartman also has her own photography business – Hartland Photography. In her free time, Hartman likes to spend time with her husband Justin and her family, she likes to travel and collect historical items and fossils. 

Director at the Whitley County Historical Museum and Co-Host of Whispers of the Past podcast.