HISTORY OF BAUGO TOWNSHIP AND THE VILLAGE CALLED "JAMESTOWN"
Library of Congress Copyright @2006
About The Author
About the Author
Author Carl Bradley (Brad) Wright, Has spent his childhood from just after the Palm Sunday tornado in 1965 to adulthood, growing up in this area called JImtown. Attending the local school and church as his parents were members of the church as well as the local fire department. You grow up with the township being your family.
Brad has spent years visiting with local farmers, residents, former history authors, and has gathered a lot of information on the township called Baugo in Elkhart Indiana. This area was named BauBaugo by the Pottawatomie Indians, meaning how the creek was so winding and dangerous. Baubaugo stood for treacherous dangerous waters.
So much can be recorded.
What started out as a youth being inspired hearing that the Indians living near by and personally finding arrow heads along the banks of the Baugo Creek, It was not until adult age, did the interviews begin and the research took off. Not realizing that the information I was gathering would someday lead to a filing cabinet full of facts, photos, and maps. In 1936 my first historical figure, John Harold Bollenbacher wrote a book. I met with him on many evenings and weekends to inhale his knowledge and his passion for the community.
The many history books of this county that were written by, Deahl, Chapman and Weaver, helped contribute to my findings. In his passing, information he compiled was given to me from his daughter Helen Bollenbacher and I shared as well in the book.
There is a limted edition book available.
As you visit this site, you will be able to order a soft back autographed copy of the lastest version for your personal collection. You will find, history, genealogy, maps, plat maps, contracts, and photographs never seen before.
There is a video of Jimtown recorded in 1936 from the roof top of the former old school that you will find on this site. Please order a book today and share with family and friends. People that have once lived in this area, or even know of someone that did inspired me to write, and because of the book, I have mailed books all over the United States and even into Europe.
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History of Baugo Township and the Village called Jamestown
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Many years of invested time well shared with the people of the community to compile such rare and forgotten information all in one book.
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