Reitz Home Museum-Bring the Derby Home

This lecture will focus on how the growing city propelled neighborhood schools. Engler will look at how the shifting population later eliminated many of the walk-able schools that had educated city children for years.

Additionally, he will briefly highlight township schools in rural parts of the county as well as area colored schools. 

Joe Engler became fascinated with local history after buying an old bungalow on the West Side and restoring it in the Arts and Crafts style. While doing his research at Willard Library, Joe turned up old photos and articles about sites he had seen and some he never knew existed.HistoricEvansville.com became an extension of his notes and has developed into a valuable historic resource. Joe writes articles on history for several online outlets and recently authored a historic postcard book. He is also a current Board Member and Webmaster of the Vanderburgh County Historical Society.