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Hastings Public Library's Home as of 2007
The front facade of the current Hastings Public Library at 227 East State Street, Hastings, MI. -
Hastings Public Library's Home in the Old Post Office from 1965 to 2007
The front facade of the Post Office that became the Hastings Public Library in 1965 at the corner of Church and Court streets, Hastings, MI. -
Three Library Directors
The three most recent HPL Directors. Left to right are Evelyn Holzwarth (2007 - 2015), Laura Ortiz (2015 - 2017) and Peggy Hemerling (2017 - present) -
Members of the Women's Club in Period Dress
In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of the century�s decades. Pictured above from left to right are:
Sitting: Mrs. Frank (Nettie) Brooke (1830) and Mrs. John Lombard (1820)
Standing: Mrs. James Sweezy (1800), Mrs. Richard (Allie) Bates (1840), Mrs. P.T. (Rose) Colgrove (1850). Mrs. Carrie Grant (1860), Mrs. William W. (Margaret) Potter (1870), Mrs. Charity Stauffer (1880), Mrs. Arthur Brown (1890), Mrs. Maggie Bailey (1900) -
Agreement Between the Women's Club and the Board of Education in Hastings
Copy of the agreement between the Women's Club and the Board of Education in Hastings to place the Women's Club book collection in the new high school for both school and public use. Unfortunately the original signed agreement cannot be located. -
James Dibble and his brother Bill with their older brother Bob at Barlow Lake
James Dibble (left) and his brother Bill with their older brother Bob at Barlow Lake, west of Hastings, Michigan. -
Maxine Dibble in her Navy uniform
Maxine Dibble in her Navy Uniform. -
James Dibble and his brother Bill
James Dibble (right) and his brother Bill, Grand Rapids, Michigan. -
The Dibble family at Barlow Lake
The Dibble family at Barlow Lake. Mother Estella (standing), brother Bob (kneeling), brother Bill (left), James (right), and father James (on the ground). -
Maxine on her Wedding Day in Phoenix
Maxine on her Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ. -
James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix
James on his Wedding Day in Phoenix, AZ. -
James' Senior Photo from Hastings High School
James' Senior Photo from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. -
James and Maxine at High School Graduation
James and Maxine at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. Other students in background unknown. -
James at High School Graduation
James at High School Graduation from Hastings High School, Hastings, Michigan. -
James and his brother Bill in Chicago, 1941
1941: James (right) and his brother Bill in Chicago soon after James graduated High School. -
James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago
James with his prized Model A Ford in Chicago, IL. -
James, Bill and their father James at the family farm
James (left), Bill (right) and their father James (center) at the family farm. -
Jim Dibble and Vinnie Dimaio at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane
Jim Dibble and Vinie Dimaio, relative of a family friend, at the crash site holding a piece of James Dibble's plane found with a metal detector. -
Ted and Jim Dibble at the crash site with found plane parts
Ted and Jim Dibble at the crash site with found plane parts. -
Jim Dibble with Jim's brother Bill, Enzo Pinto and Sal Dimaio in Padula.
Jim Dibble (left) with James' brother Bill (back to camera), eyewitness Enzo Pinto (center right) and relative of a family friend Sal Dimaio (right). Enzo authored the monument erected in James Dibble's honor. Sal was a guide from Salerno/Naples. Pinto saw the crash when he was 12 years old, later became the Padula mayor, and authored the plaque on James Dibble's monument.