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Santa in the Caboose THANK YOU!

โœจTHANK YOU THANK YOU!
๐ŸŽ…This year’s Santa in the Caboose was a huge success thanks to every visitor and so many volunteers!
๐Ÿš‚This event is fun for everyone and has a huge impact in funding the upkeep of the Depot and Train Park!

๐ŸŽ„Thanks to our old friends who come every year, and to the new friends who found us this year.
๐ŸชThanks to the Scouts and Leaders of Griffith Girl Scout Troop 15620 for baking cookies for us to sell at our bake sale and for being part of the fun with their holiday hair club and headbands.
๐ŸŒญThanks to Griffith Cub Scout Pack 622 for again selling hot dogs and hot chocolate up at the Park during the event.
๐ŸฅงThank you TriKappa for donating baked goods!
๐ŸซThanks to the Griffith Public Schools for helping get the word out about Santa in the Caboose.
๐ŸŒณThanks to the Park Department for sharing the info at Central Park.
๐ŸขThanks to all the businesses that let us put flyers in their windows.
๐Ÿ‘‹Hopefully we didn’t forget anyone!!
๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธAnd a huge thanks all the Griffith Historical Society members who decorated the Depot and railcars, worked to promote the event, made goodies to sell, and made the event run smoothly!!
โœจA special shoutout to volunteers/members Karen, Nancy, Martha Belinda, John, Laura, Valerie, Debbie, Jim and Beth for making this weekend a success!

๐ŸŽ…๐ŸคถAnd, of course, a big thanks to Santa and Mrs. Claus!

We had a wonderful time and we’ll see you next year!!

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Wadsworth Information Community Callout

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜!
We are looking for YOUR help!!

Mrs. Sue Guy and the Griffith Historical Society are embarking upon a fun project about the history of Wadsworth Elementary School and Mrs. Elsie Wadsworth herself, but we need information from YOU!

If you have photos, memorabilia, stories, information about the school or the teacher, we are asking you to share with us!

You can comment right here on this post, email us at [email protected], or organize a time to meet with us. If you have digital copies of photos, you can email them or share them here. If you have physical items you would like to share, we can copy anything into our computer and return the original to the owner.

Thank you in advance for your help and support, Griffith!!

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Early Boys Basketball Team

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’› ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ–ค
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ!

๐Ÿ€ How much has basketball changed since this photo was taken?!
๐Ÿ€ Is there anyone here you recognize?

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Griffith High Wrestling in 1964

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’› ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ–ค
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ!

Griffith Varsity Wrestling – 60 years ago!
Do you recognize anyone in this picture?

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๐†๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ฌ

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’› ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ–ค
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ!

โžœ ๐†๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ฌ
Not only were the uniforms different, but the rules were different, too.
Check out these articles about how football has changed over the years.

โžœhttps://www.sportsattic.com/araig/NflRulesHistory.htm
โžœhttps://www.dawgsbynature.com/2021/6/8/22460859/odd-original-football-rules-that-are-no-longer-used
โžœhttps://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2019/09/02/NFL-100/Evolution.aspx

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Griffith’s 1st Football Team – 50 years later

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’› ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ–ค
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ!

Griffith’s 1st Football Team – 50 years later
1934 -1984
Do you recognize anyone in this picture?

(And to think that it’s been another 40 years since then!)

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Griffith’s Football Field Dedication in 1938

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’› ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ–ค
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ!

Griffith’s Football Field Dedication in 1938
How much do you think the field has changed over the years?

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A final set of Thank Yous

๐€ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ to EVERYONE who donated to this year’s ElmerJ Program for Griffith’s 3rd graders!

This isn’t nearly all the thank you notes and pictures we received. There were oh-so-many more, and all equally as grateful and excited that they were able to visit our museum and learn about Griffith’s history AND that it was all completely funded by the kind donations of our Members!!

So THANK YOU once again! You can donate to us anytime via the “donate” button on our website. And if you would like to volunteer for events like these, or anything down at the Historical Society, please send us a message or email ([email protected])! We are always looking for volunteers and enthusiastic Griffith-ites to help our programs run!