Getting your first car is usually an unforgettable part of the high school experience, as well as the adventures with friends that come along with it. Then, as now, fueling up is part of the experience.
34-cent per gallon gas in the 1970s is equivalent to about $2.86 in 2023 dollars.
Students built and operated what was called a โHamโ radio, which originally was developed as an emergency broadcast system. Students could talk across town, around the world, into space for fun, or in times of need: all without the Internet or cell phones.
๐ธGriffith Historical Society members work on putting together a two-sided Display Board showing photos and info from Griffith High Schoolโs 100 years. โกFrom left to right are Debby Hoot, Karen Kulinski, Martha Gatlin, and Nancy Stout. ๐ซWhen the board is finished, it will be taken to the High School and put on display there! ๐ปWe’ll work on sharing digital copies here and our Facebook page as well!
In days gone by, putting up the townโs Christmas decorations right after Thanksgiving was a yearly event in Griffith. Members of the Community Spirit organization and the Griffith Fire Department are pictured here in the 100 block of South Broad Street. Lighted garlands were strung across Broad for several blocks. It gave the town an especially festive holiday look, reminiscent, some folks said, of Bedford Falls, the town in the movie, โIt’s a Wonderful Life.โ
Mat Beiriger, Scottie Schweitzer and Mat Theis pose for a photo amidst a bountiful fall harvest. Farmers were the first to come to the Griffith area in the mid-1850โs when land here was cheap, but needed to be drained before it could be used. Under all the water, they found rich, fertile land on which to plant their crops.
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Griffith History Museums 