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New Bremen Historic Association Dedicated to preserving and discovering the history of New Bremen, Ohio. See how our town has changed over the years and see how much has remained the same.

We will use this page as a way to educate and update our followers regarding the history of New Bremen, Ohio. In the future look for interesting photo's from our past and learn the history behind them. There will be a few guessing games we may challenge you with as well. And we're very welcoming to your questions! We have countless resources at our disposal and will do everything within our means to help you answer those questions. We would love for this to be a very interactive page so please get involved. Our community is very fortunate to have so much of our history preserved and our association along with all of the residents of New Bremen wish to preserve and discover every piece of it that we can. Have fun and thanks for coming to our page!

For those of you not in town, work continues on the Crown office restoration on S. Washington St.
10/15/2026

For those of you not in town, work continues on the Crown office restoration on S. Washington St.

A look back in our history to one of the most influential citizens in New Bremen, Charles Boesel. He was born in Bavar...
10/12/2026

A look back in our history to one of the most influential citizens in New Bremen, Charles Boesel. He was born in Bavaria Germany in 1814 and emigrated to the USA at ae 18. He settled in New Bremen in 1836 and started a general store.

As the canal opened in 1845, he built a warehouse and began dealing in grain. He was soon appointed Postmaster and also started a bank. He later represented Auglaize Couty in our State Legislature from 1862-1866 and served in the Ohio State Senate from 1870-1874. He died in 1885.

Her had three wives and 15 children, with some of them becoming very prominent in local businesses, among them Jacob (1841-1896), Charles (1843-1909) and Julius (1857-1924). They owned the bank, hardware store and a local pork packing company and also built the opera house in 1895.

The Boesel you may personally remember is Jake Boesel (1917-1988), who worked at the bank for 20+ years on N. Main St.

Some LARGE moves in New Bremen over the years.
10/09/2026

Some LARGE moves in New Bremen over the years.

A few recently acquired pictures of Stamco employees, that you may remember, taken in the 1950's, 1960's, or? Stamco wa...
10/07/2026

A few recently acquired pictures of Stamco employees, that you may remember, taken in the 1950's, 1960's, or?

Stamco was our town's largest employer for many years from 1910 until they filed for bankruptcy in 2001.

A look at one of our towns most recognizable buildings, one you have been by thousands of times. The firehouse was built...
10/05/2026

A look at one of our towns most recognizable buildings, one you have been by thousands of times. The firehouse was built on South Washington Street in 1897 by the Cataract Fire Company which serviced Ober Bremen, the part of town east of the canal. In the 1920's, New Bremen's four fire cimpanies merged together.

A sad day in New Bremen as we remember October 1, 2003, and the loss of two of our firefighters, John Garman & Ken Jutte...
10/01/2026

A sad day in New Bremen as we remember October 1, 2003, and the loss of two of our firefighters, John Garman & Ken Jutte.

For those of you who don't live in New Bremen, here's the recent building activity as Crown remodels their Plant #2, th...
09/29/2026

For those of you who don't live in New Bremen, here's the recent building activity as Crown remodels their Plant #2, their office on South Washington St.

The site was the home of the Arcade Department Store from 1902 until 1952 when it closed. The new Crown Company purchased the site in 1953 and used it to expand their seven-year-old business.

A look back today at one of our town's most important buildings, erected in 1891 by William Schulenberg (1838-1928) and ...
09/28/2026

A look back today at one of our town's most important buildings, erected in 1891 by William Schulenberg (1838-1928) and Herman Laut (1849-1919) at 7 to 17 West Monroe Street.

It is Friday and football time in New Bremen. What better time to take a look back at some of our early football teams ...
09/25/2026

It is Friday and football time in New Bremen. What better time to take a look back at some of our early football teams and read the complete report of the sport from its founding over a hundred years ago in 1902. And some pictures of some teams from the 1980's after the "re-birth" of our high school teams in 1971.

Here is the detailed article in the Towpath, written by Lucille Francis in 2000.
https://www.newbremenhistory.org/towpath/1997-2000/THE%20TOWPATH%202000-1.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawUjLjVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMVpTeDZwMURoTFF6Q0xyOGhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEet4imk_ajeq9VoMuoh2eXNb4rH2YwKUP31AsVpfoz3XkRsaIQrZgY-3limU0_aem_WjPHmf1c9M5Y4GwQYGUKMA

Another look back today at sites in our town and how they have changed over the years.
09/22/2026

Another look back today at sites in our town and how they have changed over the years.

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