paul thomas: Throwback Thursday - Elkhart Historian Demonstrates the First GPS.
- 07/07/16 01:45 AM
Throwback Thursday Elkhart Historian Demonstrates the First GPS Paul Thomas, Historian of Elkhart County and founder of the "Time Was" Museum on north Main Street, in Elkhart, Indiana shows many of the inventions made in Elkhart, Indiana. Here is a clip of his demonstration of a GPS made for cars, in 1930, although it was not called that at the time.
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Located in downtown Elkhart, Indiana, the "Time Was" Museum, was founded by Historian Paul Thomas, who has collected information dating back to 1856. The museum houses photos, memorabilia and newspapers, located on 2 floors of the building.
Mr. Thomas is a delight as he tells the history of Elkhart, using many props from actual inventions that originated locally. School children are fascinated by the different hats he uses to tell the stories of the founding of Elkhart. People of all ages visit the museum as well as large groups, … (17 comments)
paul thomas: Time Was Museum, Elkhart, with Historian Paul Thomas. . Video
- 08/16/14 06:54 AM
Visit Past Inventions from Elkhart, Indiana with Historian Paul Thomas. Stephanie Baker, one of the agents of Elkhart County Subdivisions takes you to the "Time Was" museum to find out what major inventions were from Elkhart, that changed the lives of the world. The video was produced and created by Larry Johnston and included in the You Tube Channel WLKRT Elkhart.
The museum is full of Elkhart's history with memorabilia and photos dating back to the 1800's. Mr Thomas who has lived in Elkhart for over 90 years, has a keen understanding of how Elkhart progressed in it's manufacturing … (3 comments)
paul thomas: The History of Elkhart, Indiana......... Paul Thomas remembers it all.
- 12/19/13 06:41 AM
The History of Elkhart, Indiana ....... Paul Thomas Remembers it All. Who is Paul Thomas, You Say? Let me tell you. Paul Thomas was not here before Elkhart, but he lived here all his life. Mr Thomas ran a small business on North Main Street. Paul Thomas Shoes was in the middle of Elkhart. He served as City Councilman ans many other committee around town. In 1988, after retiring, he turned his 2 story building into the City's Historic Museum, collecting Elkhart Artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia. After running the Museum and collecting items, many of them donated, for over 20 … (3 comments)
paul thomas: Elkhart County Indiana, "Time Was" Museum, MLS Tour
- 09/29/13 05:35 AM
Elkhart County, Indiana, "Time Was" Museum, MLS Tour. Continuing our MLS Tour, (If you missed the previous blogs, our local MLS formed a committee to educate the Real Estate Agents, so they know what is vailable to New Home Buyers).The next stop was at the "Time Was" Museum.
The "Time Was" Museum, downtown Elkhart, is a treasure of information that has been collected by Historian, Paul Thomas. He showed the Agents many of the Historic collectables and photos of the area and eplained the History of Elkhart County. Paul is one of the most fascinating people I have ever met, … (2 comments)
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