This photo of the Masonic Temple Building on Main Street was taken in the late 1930s by Pearl Roscoe.
VERMILION — The Vermilion Historical Society and Ritter Public Library are teaming up to bring local history to life through a special video presentation featuring photographs from Vermilion’s past.
The program, titled Historic Vermilion Photos, showcases images spanning the early 1900s through the 1960s, drawn from the museum’s extensive photo archive. The event will take place Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. in the lower level of Ritter Public Library, followed by refreshments. Admission is free and open to the public.
The presentation was created by Historical Society member Glen Cutcher, who assembled a video narrative highlighting a selection of rare photos and stories originally featured in Vermilion Views, the long-running online column by Rich Tarrant, curator of the Vermilion History Museum.
Tarrant has spent more than two decades collecting and researching vintage photographs and the stories behind them. Many of the images were taken by his grandfather, Pearl Roscoe, who owned and published The Vermilion News from 1905 to 1964.
The program offers residents a chance to see Vermilion’s early days through the eyes of those who lived it — from bustling Main Street scenes to quiet moments along the lakefront that defined the town’s character.
For more information, email VermilionHistoricalSociety@gmail.com.
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