Edwardsburg’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Edwardsburg. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Edwardsburg was established in 1828 in an area that had previously been known as Beardsley's Prairie. It was incorporated as a village in 1911, and is named after Abraham Edwards, a politician and early settler of the area.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Edwardsburg’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Edwardsburg’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPublic school, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Edwardsburg, decade by decade
1980s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Public school (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.