Branch County MI Archives Photo Place.....Diebel's Hardware ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Burt Fuller burtf@msn.com September 20, 2006, 2:28 pm Source: Hist. Of Branch Co., Vol. 2 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/branch/photos/diebelsh66079gph.jpg Image file size: 48.5 Kb Diebel's Hardware Diebel's Hardware was founded by Henry Diebel on February 15, 1912, at which time, he purchased the former Keyes Hardware located at 119 E. Chicago St., Bronson, Michigan. The store building itself had been built in 1885. Henry operated the business up to his death in 1935, at which time, his son Burtram, took over the management of the store. See a photo of the Diebel's on the Photos Page. Source: Permission obtained from The Branch County Historical Society from their book "History of Branch County, Vol. 2", ©1984, p. 151 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/branch/photos/diebelsh66079gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb