History on Foot

Eastside
Germans From Russia

Below are images that accompany the Museum’s walking tour.

100 East South Street

: Henry and Anna Eckhardt’s Grocery Store in 1910. Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society.

: Henry and Anna Eckhardt’s home and grocery store looking west, c. 1908. Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society.

: The interior of Henry and Anna Eckhardt’s grocery story in the 1920s. Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society.

: Henry and Anna Eckhardt in their wedding finery, 1901. Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society.

103 East South Street

: This is a view 100 E. South Street in 1910 looking east. Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society.

The first image of the NAD bus route that was modified to add more stops in the Germans from Russia West settlement area. The second image is of German Russian Frank Barth in his NAD work jumpsuit.

134 East Park Street

: Kindsfater family photo, date unknow. From left: Johannes (John) C. Kindsfater, John Jr, Katherine (Kate) Catharina (standing back row), Amelia (Mollie), and Anna Maria Sittner. Baby unidentified.

: Grace Kindsfater

: Carl Kindsfater

140 East Park Street

: Jacob Sittner, Sr.

: Jacob Sittner, Jr.

: Jacob, Jr and Elizabeth Sittner family. Lee Adam is standing second from right. Jacob III is sitting second from left. Jacob, Jr and Elizabeth are seated in the center.

: Elizabeth Sack Sittner and baby Lee Adam.

122 East South Street

: Henry Helzer, Sr and family, date unknown.

127 East South Street

: Adam Sack, date unknown.

138 East South Street

: Fred Eckhardt (left) and Philip Michael, Jr (right) install a light post on December 4, 1926, as seen in The Hastings Daily Tribune.

200 East South Street

: Emmanual German Congregational Church looking west, date unknown. Photo courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society.

224/226 East South Street

: John and Mollie Schleuning celebrate 51 years of marriage with an article in The Hastings Daily Tribune on February 24, 1934.

: Conrad and Elizabeth Schlitt in an advertisement for Hastings Reality, posted in the April 16, 1959 issue of The Hastings Daily Tribune.

201 South California Avenue

: The new homes Henry Eckhardt built at 207, 211, and 215 South California in 1938 as seen in the January 24, 1939 issue of The Hastings Daily Tribune.