The exterior of the building shows what’s inside Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the Mishawaka Historical Museum on South Main Street. The museum will be open to the public on Saturday. Greg Swiercz, South Bend Tribune
The exterior of the building shows what’s inside Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the Mishawaka Historical Museum on South Main Street. The museum will be open to the public on Saturday. Greg Swiercz, South Bend Tribune
MISHAWAKA — Marv Wood. Adam Driver. Margaret "Maggie" Prickett. Freddie Fitzsimmons. Elizabeth Richardson.

The names connected to the Princess City are being brought to life as the Mishawaka Historical Museum has opened its doors to showcase the city's past.

Five years in the making, the storefront museum at South Main Street north of Third Street has exhibits that honor the businesses, politicians, sports stars, artists and everything else that the city of Mishawaka has witnessed to make up the community it is today.

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For Peter DeKever, all the artifacts, building challenges and years of planning have come together for its opening, which took place March 18.

And the emphasis is Mishawaka — from 1832 to the present.

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