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Memories of Old Vermilion In-Person

The Vermilion Historical Society in partnership with the Vermilion History Museum and Ritter Public Library will present “Vermilion Historic Pix” a video narrative of old Vermilion photos by Rich Tarrant.

Tarrant, curator of the Vermilion History Museum, has been actively collecting, researching and writing about Vermilion’s history for over 25 years. He has published three books, created numerous audio recordings and movies and collected thousands of old and not so old photographs of Vermilion.

“Old News is Good News” the motto of the museum was created by Tarrant who loves to share his knowledge of Vermilion.

In 1900 Pearl Roscoe, Tarrant’s grandfather, purchased the Vermilion News weekly. He was the printer, editor, and newspaper publisher until his death in 1946. Roscoe was an avid photographer and created a wonderful record of people and places in Vermilion.

Tarrant has developed over 350 of the over 500 glass negatives that his grandfather created. The video will reveal some of Roscoe’s treasured photos and with an historical narrative.

These remembrances are free and open to the public to enjoy. For more information email: VermilionHistoricalSociety@gmail.com.