If you're not already a member, we invite you to join us The society meets once every third Sunday of the month and features a topical guest speaker. Meetings are held at 2:30 p.m. in the community room of the Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Downtown Hammond.
Your membership dues also include our monthly newsletter Flashback, featuring upcoming events plus entertaining and factual looks back at the city's history.
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The following issues are available for viewing on-line You may also print out your own copy via your printer
Current Editions
May-August 2006 Issue
This Month in History
Paramount Theater - Curtain Call May 7th, 1981
Membership Dues & Drive For 2006
April 2006 Issue
This Month in History
Wooden Water Towers - Vanishing Urban Icons
2006 Annual Dinner Meeting Reservations Form
March 2006 Issue
This Month in History
Woodmar Mall - Out With The Old In With The New
February 2006 Issue
This Month in History
Black History In Early Hammond
1860 Census Data
The Hohmans - Hammond's First Permanent Settlers
January 2006 Issue
This Month in History
Woodmar Country Club 1925-2005
Hammond's Gasoline Alley - Indianapolis Boulevard - Roby
November/December 2005 Issue
This Month in History
Lever Brothers Company 75 Years Earlier - Hammond Plant Founded In 1930
A Tribute To A Hammond Soldier
October 2005 Issue
This Month in History
A Grand Opening - The Straube Piano Company
Frank S. Betz & The Frank S. Betz Company A story of personal achievement and industrial growth
Frank S. Betz Company Medical Battery Devices
September 2005 Issue
This Month in History
Stately Wolf Lake Park - Twenty-Nine Years From A Dream To Reality
Wolf Lake State Park Grand Plans
Seventh Annual Oak Hill Cemetery Walk
Newsletter Archives
May-August 2005 Issue
This Month in History
On The Fast Track - Hammond Race Tracks
2005 Annual Dues Reminder
April 2005 Issue
This Month in History
Seems Like Old Times - The High School Debate
2005 Annual Dinner Reservations Form
March 2005 Issue
SPECIAL EDITION - NKPRR #624 FIFTY YEARS IN HAMMOND 1955-2005
This Month in History
Nickel Plate Road Engine Number 624
Open Letter To A Railroad President / 624 Facts
Railroad Museum 1976 / 624 Photo Credits
Restoration Efforts
February 2005 Issue
This Month in History
Building a new Tech High School - Part Two
James Edwards-Star of Film, Television & Stage
January 2005 Issue
This Month in History New Monthly Feature
Building a new Tech High School - Part One
Who Could Forget - Trains Were Traffic Stoppers
December 2004 No Publication
November 2004 Issue
Your Opinion on the old Hohman Block Stone Door Arch
The Milwaukee Clipper - A Hammond Marina Landmark from 1990 to 1996
Do You Remember Maywood Park?
October 2004 Issue
Region Hauntings - I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost
Why Leaves Change Color In The Fall - Folklore and Facts
September 2004 Issue
Salvage In Hammond 1942 to 1944 - A Wartime Record
Program Schedule For 2004 to 2005
Hammond Achievement Award Dinner - News Release
May 2004 Issue
Everyone Loves A Parade - Hammond Celebrates
Membership 2004
Vintage View -- Hohman and Plummer circa 1930's
April 2004 Issue
Jimmy Clabby - Hammond's Champion Boxer
Eat, Drink and Be Merry - Annual Dinner Event 2004
Vintage View -- Ann Avenue and Russell Street at the turn of the century
March 2004 Issue
Show and Tell Rekindles History
Hammond's Professional Football Team - The Hammond Pros 1920-1926
Civic Center Happenings -- Early Events at The Hammond Civic Center - Part Two of a Two Part Series
Vintage View -- Hohman Avenue 1920's
February 2004 Issue
J. T. Hutton - Hammond Architect - (Brief Article)
Pandemic - The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic
Planning and Construction of The Hammond Civic Center - Part One of a Two Part Series
Vintage View -- Lyndora Hotel Lobby
January 2004 Issue
Early Health Care and Hammond's First Hospital - Saint Margaret's Hospital
Vintage View -- Along South Hohman Avenue - circa 1906
December 2003 No Publication
November 2003 Issue
"A Christmas Story" 20th Anniversary 1983 to 2003
South Shore Line -- America's Last Interurban Railroad
Vintage View -- Industrial High School
October 2003 Issue
Update on the Hohman Avenue Railroad Tower
Cemetery Tour 2003 Photo Recap
One Hundred Four Years Ago -- A story by Ami Crawford
Vintage View -- Hohman Avenue and Ogden Street
September 2003 Issue
Feature Article: "Carved in Stone" - Cemeteries and Gravestones and the stories behind them
Frank S. Betz - World Traveler
Program Schedule for 2003 to 2004
May 2003 Issue
Hammond's First Industry
Annual Dues Renewal Reminder Notice
"Vintage View" - Robertsdale
April 2003 Issue
City Hall War Memorial circa 1950
Annual Dinner Meeting Information & Reservation Form
"Vintage View" - Central Park
March 2003 Issue
Feature Articles: Lost Architecture of Hammond - Lake County Superior Courthouse 1903 - 2nd in series
Hammond’s Very Own — Jean Shepherd
Kaufman & Wolf The Lion Store – 1907
February 2003 Issue
Feature Articles: Lost Architecture of Hammond - Michigan Central Railroad Passenger Depot - 1st in series
Famous Civic Center Visitors - Eleanor Roosevelt - October 18, 1938
Frank S. Betz Company circa 1910
January 2003 Issue
Feature Articles: Irving Park and Shelter House 1939 / 1941 -- History of Early Hammond Parks - Part Five
Joseph Hess - Pioneer Settler and Founder of Hessville
Lake George Picnic Grounds circa 1910
December 2002 No Publication
November 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: Famous Hammond Visitors: Gene Autry, January 1949
Manhattan Shirt Company Shutters Hammond Facility, February 1949
Parking Meters: A Financial Windfall For City, May 1949
The Orpheum Theatre
A Letter from the President to the Society
October 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: In Memoriam—Suzanne Long 1948 - 2002
Historical Oak Hill Cemetery
Remembering Hammond’s First Library Building
September 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: The Changing Face Of State Street
Edward C. Minas Company Building Demolition
Hammond's First Water System
State Theater Sign Off, Monday, October 6, 1947
May 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: Turner Field, June 7, 1940 - Region's First Night Baseball Game & Babe Ruth Home Run Exposition -- History of Early Hammond Parks - Part Four
Brooks House Garden Acres
April 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: The Goldblatt's Clock Dedication
The Minas Facade-Can It Be Saved?
The Henderson Building / Hammond Hospital
Retired Issues Are available for research at the Suzanne G. Long Local History Room
March 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: Turner Field Egg Hunt, March 26th, 1936 -- History of Early Hammond Parks - Part Three
Laying of the Last Brick at Columbia Center, June 17th, 1941
February 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: The 1938 Hammond Auto Show, Sunday March 6th, 1938
Autos Set Ablaze at Auto Show, Monday, March 7th, 1938
Dan Bruhn Hammond Inventor, circa March 1911
Art Murals Grace Hall of Wallace School, circa 1913
Champion Truck Attachment, circa 1917
January 2002 Issue
Feature Articles: Tank Explosion at Lever Brothers, January 18th, 1940
The Building of Columbia Park - History of Early Hammond Parks - Part Two
Famous Visitors to the Hammond Civic Center - Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore Sculptor, October 27th, 1939
December 2001 No Publication
November 2001 Issue
Feature Articles: Goldblatt's Clock Makes It's Appearance
John Kotzer, Hammond's First Fallen Fighter, January 13th, 1922
Hammond's First Recorded Earthquake, March 8th, 1937
Antarctic Snow Cruiser makes way through city, October 27th, 1939
Civic Center Flag Pole, Hammond's Newest Patriotic Symbol in 1939
October 2001 Issue
Feature Articles: Old Hohman Avenue Railroad Tower Maybe On The Move
History of Early Hammond Parks - Part One of an ongoing series
Keepers of the Green - Park Department Employees
September 2001 Issue
Feature Articles: Lawrence Hoffman - Hammond Magician, June 1937
Columbia Avenue Water Tower, circa Summer 1938
Ridge Street - The Old Fort Dearborn Stagecoach Trail
Membership dues are now currently $10.00 per year for individuals, $25.00 per year corporate.
Contact the - Hammond Historical Society || 564 State Street || Hammond, IN 46320 || Phone 931-5100.
Or By E-Mail: Hammond Historical Society at the Hammond Public Library.
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